One of the only books devoted to the deeper meaning of the twelve houses in astrology. Rudhyar explains their meaning as "fields of experience." 20th anniversary publication.
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52 of 53 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A wonderful reference for the serious astrologer,
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This review is from: The Astrological Houses: The Spectrum of Individual Experience (Paperback)
Dane Rudhyar's book is an in depth, practical and spiritual exploration of the astrological houses. He integrates classical and modern meanings with spiritual concepts, resulting in a study that is complex and meditative. After reading this book, I had a deeper and more intuitive understanding of the houses and the placement of planets within them. For the serious astrologer, this book is a MUST HAVE. Rudyhar's prose is complex and requires a great deal of commitment from the reader. While this is a plus for the intermediate or advanced student of astrology and metaphysics, it can be a detriment to the novice. When approached from the perspective of a student, the yields are enormous. Without this type of in depth study of the houses, the natal and progressed chart lack cohesion and the interpretations lack focus and meaning. Rhudyare gives the astrology student what is missing from most books on astrology, depth and synthesis.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
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Essential Groundwork for the student of Astrological Theory,
By elayne pallist "pallist" (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Astrological Houses: The Spectrum of Individual Experience (Paperback)
Beware: Rudhyar is not your basic light and easy astrologer. As one of the founders of modern psychological astrology, he doesn't attempt to make things easy or neat or cute for the reader. However, his insights are brilliant, beautifully thought out and he draws heavily from classic western and eastern philosophy, then blends them seamlessly into his discussion in helping us understand the basis for a House system in chart interpretation. Although I've had to leave the book and research quite a few of his references, the study was well worth my time. I find myself constantly returning to this book as a basis for interpreting charts. It is theoretical and philosophical, so those looking for a "how-to" should not go here for their manual. But for anyone seeking true freedom from instant cookbook astrology (as I've seen too often on the Web), this is a "must-have" tool. It gives one confidence in looking at a chart to intuitively see the progression of the human life and the energies that trigger evolution and growth.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Outstanding advanced astrology but a bit heavy,
By Tim Burness (Brighton, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Astrological Houses: The Spectrum of Individual Experience (Paperback)
Widely acknowledged as a pioneer of modern astrology, Dane Rudhyar is an extraordinary writer. This modern classic is a deep and profound study of the twelve houses, including interpretation guidelines for each of the planets in each house, and an exploration of all the houses together as a complete cycle of experience. However, this book may not be for everyone. Rudhyar has an extraordinarily universal perspective in his writing, covering a panoramic range of sociological, scientific, philosophical, political and spiritual perspectives as he describes the houses. This is genuinely consciousness-raising in the best sense, but it does sometimes feel a bit of a struggle as Rudhyar goes off on related tangents about individual or collective destiny in the Western world, or a summary of related perspectives from a range of religions. Sometimes it is as though he attempts to embrace the totality of human experience in every sentence! Stephen Arroyo has acknowledged Rudhyar as a major influence on his writings, and I tend to feel that the essence of Rudhyar is perhaps more accessible through Arroyo's excellent books. Nevertheless this is still quality stuff and well worth a read for any serious astrological student. It does need a bit of effort to get your head round it all!
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MOST ASTROLOGERS WOULD PROBABLY AGREE WITH THE general statement that astrology is the study of the correlations that can be established between the positions of celestial bodies around the Earth and physical events or psychological and social changes of consciousness in man. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages:
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MOST ASTROLOGERS WOULD PROBABLY AGREE WITH THE general statement that astrology is the study of the correlations that can be established between the positions of celestial bodies around the Earth and physical events or psychological and social changes of consciousness in man. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages:
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