Foreseeing the Future: Evangeline Adams and Astrology in America [Paperback]

Karen Christino (Author)

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Publication Date: January 17, 2002

Once the world's most famous astrologer, Evangeline Adams single-handedly popularized astrology in the United States. "Foreseeing the Future" not only chronicles Adam's life, but also illuminates the history of astrology and the occult in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

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About the Author

Karen Christino is a consulting astrologer based in New York City. She is the author of the book "Star Success." Her popular column "Choose Your Career" has appeared in American Astrology magazine since 1992. She has also written for Marie Claire, Modern Bride, Seventeen, Cosmopolitan, and The Hamptons Magazine, and numerous astrology journals.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: One Reed Pubns (January 17, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0962803162
• ISBN-13: 978-0962803161
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,098,538 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Astrologer's History, February 9, 2002

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This review is from: Foreseeing the Future: Evangeline Adams and Astrology in America (Paperback)

There are precious few books which address the history of the occult in a sensible manner. Foreseeing the Future: Evangeline Adams and Astrology in America does it very well indeed. Though author Karen Christino is obviously sympathetic to her biographical subject, the early 20th century astrologer Evangeline Adams, she tries to be objective in assessing her life and work. I personally found this refreshing, as it allows the reader to make up his or her own mind. Do we believe that Adams was a terrific astrologer or someone who exaggerated her successes in order to impress the public? Did she really forecast World War II or the stock market crash of 1929? It's up to the reader to decide, since Christino documents the facts and examines Adams as a real person and not just a legend. We're given insight into what drove Adams to such an unusual profession in 1900, her troubles with the law and her unfulfilling marriage to a much younger man.

I especially enjoyed the sections describing the development of the occult in the U.S., including information on palmistry and spiritualism and Adams' relationship with the infamous magician Aleister Crowley. If you're intrigued by astrology, the occult or New Age topics and are tired of all the flaky, off-the-wall books out there, you will enjoy Foreseeing the Future. It brings a sometimes mysterious topic down to earth and tells a terrifically entertaining yarn at the same time. I loved it!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cuts through the hype..., March 5, 2007

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M. Miller "evescaduceus" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Foreseeing the Future: Evangeline Adams and Astrology in America (Paperback)

Christino does a really good job with biography. Adams seemed particularly talented at creating an aura of glamour around herself. She put herself forth as the image of astounding insight which drew in the customers and fans. Her biographer does a very objective job of teasing out probable truths, and pointing out the little we know and the lot that we don't know about the real Evangeline Adams. Christino had a lot of judgment calls to make regarding her subject, and she seems to have used on-target perception one might expect of an author who is also astrologer herself.

Readers who enjoyed The Queen's Conjurer by Benjamin Wooley will most likely also enjoy this book.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Astro history read, September 30, 2008

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This review is from: Foreseeing the Future: Evangeline Adams and Astrology in America (Paperback)

I had heard from several astrologer teachers about Evangeline Adams.
So, I ordered the two books by this author about her. Foreseeing the Future was a very informative biography about the lady and how astrology was viewed back in "the days." The story covers her life and how she did her own thing back when that was unheard of. I know of many astrologers who would love to make $50 a half hour for their interpretive work. This is what Evangeline Adams made back in the beginning of the 20th century.
Another extremely interesting book about an astrologer is Hanussen by Mel Gordon. He was a contemporary but lived in Europe. Put the two stories together for a fascinating view on astrology in the late 19th century up until WWII.