‘hacer dition af hs books pubsed by Harpe & How, Publishers. le, This encanta dito os pled 509) Areet rene eas dion 1 arroiocen’s nawoncox Copyright © 1973 by Frances Sahin, Al is ‘Revel inte nthe Und Shatner Noa ots ook ay be eae ‘rprolicel nay nanser whatocret itt eritenpernision acne cee ‘et quotations mtd i cc ws tnd sevens Formation nde apr fo Poblibers, Inc Obst Sars, New sk, 81002 Design by C. Linda Dingler tary f Congress Catling in-Publzation Det Sonn, France "The nla handbook. Incas nde. Aatlgy [Acker Lois. Te Bria S20 69 TS Se Contents {Introduction by Minor White Preface How to Use Ths Book 1 art I: Basic Astrology For the Astrological Beginner Sun Sigs 3, Howes 6, Trpitie and Quads plete 10, Mecline and Feminine Groupings 18, ‘gente 21 Basie Chart Catelation Information Needed 24, Neeany References 25, Procedure 28 Sun Sign Potente ‘Ares 3, Taras 34, emi 36, Cs 40. Virgo 2, ir 4, Scop 5, Sugita 48, apace 46, Aquos 4, Pacer 80 ising Sign Overlay Patterns ‘Aes 35, Taras 5, Gein 7, Caner 6, Lap 162, Veg 85 iba 87 Seo 7, Sugita T, (Capiar 5, Aguaise 7, ces 79 “The Houses: How They Relat to Man and His Environment Fst House 83, Second House 8, Thied House 8, Fourth Hose 87, Bh Howe 8, Sth Hatse 88, Seventh Hour 9, Eighth House 90, Ninh House House 64oMrTER 6. Planets inthe Sigus and Houses Sun 86, Mon 103, Mercury 19, Verus 189, Mar 145, Jopter 1, Satur 81, Uranus 109, Neplane 219, ito aze 7 1. ispostorsf the Planets 5. Balaton ofthe Planets Part I: Interpreting the Aspects ® General Rules for Interpreting and Tnegrating Aspects 10, Taterpretng the Aspects 11, General Remarks Concerning Conjunction, Sexes, Squares, Trine, snd Oppoine 12. The Conjonetions un 78, Mom 254, Mercury 290, Venus 398, Sas SOL, Jpter 308 Sat I, ran 313 Neple 517, Pat 30, Nonh Node 324, South Node 388 18. The Sexes Sun 327, Moun 39, Mere 304, Vena 37, Ma B41 Jupiter 30, Stun 3, Ursa 388, Neg Si Pt 351 14 The Squares Sun 352, Maia 956, Mercury 61, Vos 965, Ma G0, Jpter 34, Sat 377, Urns 80 Neptane 342, 15, The Trine Sun 385, Mon 80, Merry 92, Ves 397, Mare 4, Jot 404, 17, Uns 410, Neon 412 Pit aid Nodes 16. The Oppostons Sun, oon 49, Mercury 423, Ven 42, ar 460, Jer 44, Saturn 438, Urn 438, Neptone ” lory Generel Index row Index of Aspects Bg 28 on ss2 0 60 Introduction The eagerness with which increasing numbers of people ae delving int astrology i ealthy sign ofa powerful hunger fr a more meaning: ful way’ of lie Stl one might reasonably ask, astrology’ as it hasbeen practiced a worthy Instrument to satay that hunger? There are serious ind sympathetic people who believe that it snot. Im many ways Wester Astrology has become debased in ts resources, subject to commercial dis tortion, and reduced to simple gossip by sha, planet, and house Happily, inightfl astrologers, eho were Best surprised, then delighted tthe skyrocketing iter in their at, have started to respond {this fevewal of interest By attempting to renew astrology aself Ths book, ‘The Astrologers Handbook, presents significant efor on the part of two experienced astrologers to clarify and rebldthe potentially magni ‘ent but threatened stricture concerned with man’s correspondence to ow did astrology come tothe state in which we now Bnd #2 The rea sons date at least to the micaeventeeth century, when man Began to think of himself as more important than God, and the rise of scientific supremacy began. One ofthe major effects ofthe new thinking was that ruture, previo at one with every onder of phenomenon in the universe, came deseraed, and atthe dimension of Divine Intention was ast aside, the world besame metaphyically two-dimensional rather than {ree dimenslona. Astrology, which had had no misgivings aboot hich vas higher, God or man, of course became the target of the sing oppos- tion, Soon atonomy and astrology split from each ether, and the new ‘seletiss started suing edits agunet astrology Urough a comrpt—and politically oiented=chorch “The attempts to teardown sch s profound understanding of what ech rman is place on earth todo could not eliminate artrlogy, but they did dhiveit underground. For ceturles peeped out only in the ol alznanacs,esting more sn ty ha ay itl at So stooge, bt the disaster stat for several honed yews tt conta wih ther tclecta ip, That was cosy ation, ann ac even tay the sepa analger tl ary Dene the ngs prong ht 2 song metaphysis wold have gen, stg and dlroyant ge nish haw asians nding between fats ad tenes Ion. The srpied igh tht have secured the ervey ce us eg ned ia hae tn potted ay “Times have changed sine alogy was rtd by sclece an the hurch alte. Jeb Needema 4y2m his New Relig {Done 180), Things ae diferent re, athe presen inter astlgy ea be ae mich sgn of the nent spel each ay wa, for exe St Austins teeing vay from stolgy in his doy Bt en tw rom terse tes th sty or mone acutely pre ‘stolgy The father ola sucess young stale ww fe Inown atone Indenture tat the ste! singly nver beet ‘up between them. It is interesting, however, that when science bothers seth atolgy salt demands, befne anything ee ssi pro of th conespodeces tween aes and the engnaton ocean tlanets shi ith This snl sppopats, been wht cone fos bave to ofr contemporary aslo rely te meso Settee pled stolg, thes txlqus could bee el help dktngishing facta rom dine revelation, Sts In gene ay ‘ever be abl enter he intial domino astlogers but hough Prcpton nx common search rth tay ht come oso ‘ge ted of reece ‘ith soma verona aod foal etllng at ogy forthe wring rest th fs het ales eevee stely make mci to tno ately tet fm te men ot the taggers wht ees tly tome at dig my ly of it found a forbearance and even a compassion tard people who could tot ep dng wha they do Aslogy ae he Resse ol toc the Mn offen with helt fig ee toad he fae “nig nh and then to tempt to wuscend them by “gh minded actos taken in the ht of the chat Thi npn denn faxing si tthe wom of he Ching The Auraigrs Handbook hatch mae fr begin and expert aie Chapter, For the Alogi Bepne” shows the novice Rot emoovcnos # rnuch information he cn gain about himself fhe ows no more than the {ay on which he was born, and it indicates to him how much more be can learn about hie ihe has the precise our and minute of his birt. The expert reader wil be expecially interested inthe material on the major “xpos In ths book, for the fst time, the characteris of squares and ‘ppositions are not lumped together as “unfavorable” but are delineated Specially as two kinds of opportunities to work and to learn. Further, the characteristics of square ae distinguished from the features of op- positions and both of these from conjunctions, and so on for all the Ihajor aspects, The bulk of the Handbook is devoted to delinestions of uch aspect combination, Sun square Moon, Son square Mars, and the Squares of the Sun to all the rest of the plants, Sun trine Moon, tine Mars, and s0 on. Th working out this new material on the major aspect, the authors ad- ered strictly tothe casi rules of astelogy, bending every effort to ‘ay eloe tothe concept that are atthe foundation of the at. Thus, we Iay surely recognize thi ambitious book as 2 genuine contribution to Classe astrology prepared by two modem astrologers with faith in the ‘cient las "Neailess to say, the new delineations of Sakoian and Acker are sill to be tested, both by themelves and by other competent practicing tol ‘gers. The discrimination between imaginary and real messages ftom “on igh requires thatthe best intellects inthe Sel be brought to bear over Tong pertode of time, Such discrimination is more than one or two people can sre attempt alone, Thus, we shoud remeber tha the stimoating row matel in The Astrologers Handbook & more in the nature of an- ouncement han pronouncement In her fin years teaching ws 4 jor aetsity in the busy. fe of Frances Saholan, Bist in sll pete groups, then in private school of astrology withthe able sistance of Laas Acker. In the summer of 197, ‘Mis Sakian accepted the isitation of De. Harty I. Morrison, President atthe John F. Kennet Universty at Martinez, Calflora to offer an iecredited course astrology tis tobe hoped that this ut the frst of rary such opportinities for astlogy’ to reenter the academic world Changes ave ccurring tei, dw among the hopefl signs in an age of change isthe exciting posit of a real renewal of astrology at very Moon Warre