Astrologik [Paperback]

Antero Alli (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 1999

"ASTROLOGIK: The Oracular Art of Astrology" is a hands-on workbook for interpreting your own horoscope while learning the language of astrology. Though the author's down-to-earth approach is accessible and easy to follow, the reader's creative thought processes and imagination are also challenged in this unique study of the celestial alphabet. What is learned can be immediately applied towards a deeper understanding of oneself and the world.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Antero is the architect of a rowdy, iridescent system of astrology that liberates and never ensnares;

...it thrills and nourishes..." -- Rob Brezsny, columnist, Free Will Astrology

About the Author

Antero Alli has been in professional astrological practice since 1980. Since that time, he has authored numerous books including "The Vertical Oracle" (with Sylvie Pickering), "Angel Tech", "Letters, Essays & Premonitions", and "The Akashic Record Player". His astrology columns have appeared in DETAILS magazine (NYC) and ATTITUDE magazine (London), while his more serious astrological essays have been featured in "The Mountain Astrologer" and "Planet Earth" Astrology Journal.

Product Details

• Paperback: 216 pages
• Publisher: Vertical Pool; Revised Edition edition (June 1, 1999)
• ISBN-10: 0965734110
• ISBN-13: 978-0965734110
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #569,231 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book - but not for everyone, June 25, 2005

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el (Boulder, CO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Astrologik (Paperback)

Before I encountered Antero's book on astrology (the first edition), I had little use for the subject. But he has a way of turning the subject on it's head, taking a more pragmatic and ironic attitude towards astrology as a whole than most authors. As he says, I don't believe in astrology, but I use it because it works. He is not reluctant to take his own view on traditional subjects. It's a view I found very refreshing and useful as a new student of astrology many years back. Especially his suggestion to think of astrology as "a language", and his reframing of the planets as "forces", the signs as "styles", and the houses as "states" of being or experience. These concepts opened my mind to astrology, and allowed me to apply my chart to my life in a practical way.
But, this book is not for everyone. It has a certain "punk" spirit, ironic and irreverent, sometimes gratuitously so. His writing style can be challenging, he tends to give clues rather than definitions. He definitely seems to regard astrology as more art than science. If you like straightforward, sober books that take a technical approach to astrology; or smiley happy self-help style books, this book is not for you. But, if you are a newbie who is put off by a more "believer" oriented approach to astrology, or a more experienced astrologer who wants to shake up your thinking with some delightfully skewed ideas, I highly recommend it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worthy of the whole milky way of stars*****, June 30, 2008

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Lu LU Perkins (Japan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Astrologik (Paperback)

This book was unlike any other astrology book that I had ever encountered. It's more of a series of interactions that people have/can have when blessed with a certain state of astrological being. Antero helps the reader delve more deeply into understanding their own latent potential that can be accessed through planet points in their chart. Something that I really liked in this book, was the coffee bean theory, it was very creative.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent primer, October 3, 2004

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Psyche (spiralnature.com) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Astrologik (Paperback)

I admit I do not know much about astrology, but after reading this book I certainly have a much better appreciation of its nuances. Even Alli says he doesn't 'know if [he] believes in astrology yet it works', further stating that 'it seems to work better for some people than for others?' (pg 6). Astrologik is a step in the right direction

Alli describes astrology as 'a human language articulating the psyche's interactions with living forces of nature' (pg 7). He guides the reader through one's chart and helps to decode its meaning in a way that actually seems to makes sense, with updated language to fit our current model of consensus reality. Of the terms he replaces he says 'I don't assume these changes will change astrology, certainly not in any significant or relevant way. I use them for their effectiveness in interpreting astrology charts with more imagination and an eye to the liberation of others to make their own choices and govern themselves' (pg 11). With this approach, he encourages the reader to think 'in terms of "tendencies", rather than answers and absolutes', explaining that this allows us to 'nurture imagination, creative thinking and speculation; valuable tools when tracking the unpredictable forces and chaotic tendencies of our real lives' (pg 8).

Alli speaks clearly and candidly about astrology in a way that's refreshingly open. I've found many other astrology books to be either overly daunting or ridiculously silly, yet Astrologik is written in a clear, concise style that will lead to tangible results. It makes an excellent primer, highly recommended as an introductory book, or those interested in a fresh take on astrology.