House Book [Paperback]

Stephanie Camilleri (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 8, 1999

Probe the inner meaning of the planets in your chart through their placement in the houses. The House Book provides a solid base for students of astrology, and gives advanced astrologers new ways of looking at planet placement. Each description was written from the perspective of real charts, without referencing preconceived ideas from other books. In some places, the common wisdom is confirmed, but in others the results can be very surprising.

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About the Author

Stephanie Camilleri (Oregon) has been a student and practitioner of astrology since 1964, and has taught classes and workshops in astrology, Sufi number theory, and card reading. She also conducts personal past life regressions, card readings, and horoscope delineations.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Llewellyn Publications; 1st edition (May 8, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1567181082
• ISBN-13: 978-1567181081
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #650,441 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A New Classic., October 10, 2000

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Charles Burford (London, England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: House Book (Paperback)

I wholeheartedly recommend this book for both amateur and professsional astrologers. It is very well written and the insights are bountiful. Before the influence of a planet is described in the houses, there is a preface containing an excellent (and sometimes poetic) description of the function and meaning of that particular planet. The action of Venus, for instance, is brought to life by the image of the handmaiden "arranging, soothing, tidying, perfecting, and making the environment comfortable and beautiful." Once into the houses, the descriptions are vivid and insightful, and the author will occasionally use a well-chosen archetype to illuminate the mentality of a certain position, e.g. Peter Pan for Neptune in the Third House. The spectrum of concerns is broad, from the practical to the spiritual, but the emphasis - thankfully - is on character traits rather than psychological complexes. Hence there is a surefootedness to the text which is lacking in other books on the same theme. Finally, there are two very useful sections at the end on Rectification and Basic Principles for Beginners. This book is a must for everyone interested in astrology. Congratulations to the author!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The little book on houses you've always wanted., September 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: House Book (Paperback)

What a sweet, sweet addition to our astrological libraries! Stephanie Camilleri has achieved a deceptively simple guide to the houses and an elegant dynamic picture of the flow of relationships with dispositors. It is the rare astrology book that you find yourself reading through from start to finish; both beginners and masters will find what they want here! Bravo, Stephanie!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars CLEAR AND PRECISE, May 24, 2000

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"scotsladdie" - See all my reviews

This review is from: House Book (Paperback)

This book has just recently been published and the author does a great job! Refreshingly and rather uniquely, Camilleri took over 1500 charts and evaluated similarities and peculiarities of each placing of the nine planets in all 12 houses of the zodiac. I was TRULY amazed at the phenomenal accuracy of detail which I discovered while looking up placements in charts of myself and loved ones; I've read hundreds of astrology books: this of one of the most simplex and one of the best!