The Magic Thread: Astrological Chart Interpretation Using Depth Psychology [Paperback]

Richard Idemon (Author), Gina Ceaglio (Editor)

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ISBN-10: 087728864X | ISBN-13: 978-0877288640 | Publication Date: July 1996

Back due to popular demand! For centuries, philosophers, alchemists and pychologists have been intrigued and fascinated by the intricacies of the labyrinth as a metaphor for human experience. Richard Idemon sees the birth chart, a symbol of inherent universal order, as a labyrinth - a logical but complicated and elusive structure. The interwoven symbols in the horoscope are made up of a single thread that, when unravelled - like the magic thread of Ariadne - lead us through the maze to the heart of the chart and our own nature. This book is transcribed from a six-day lecture given in 1986.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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About the Author

Richard Idemon gained a warm and enthusiastic following around the world with his highly provocative and original teaching style. He was a founding member of AFAN, and was affiliated with the NCGR and the Jungian Society. He died in 1987. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Weiser Books (July 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 087728864X
• ISBN-13: 978-0877288640
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,873,117 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Into the Taurean Labyrinth, March 17, 2002

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Jude Cowell "Jude" (USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Magic Thread: Astrological Chart Interpretation Using Depth Psychology (Paperback)

The Magic Thread, done from conference notes, is chocked full of
ways to "distill" the chart by looking at functions (missing/inferiors are covered), polarities, major aspect configurations,& degree significance. The lack of organisation in the material, due to the format, can be overlooked as the nuggets are worth the effort!
The info on Transpersonal (universal) planets--Uranus, Neptune, & Pluto-- in their interactions with personal planets, is invaluable, and goes well w/ Dane Rudhyar's Transpersonal work. The info on singleton planets, inferior functions, and T-Squares, yods, etc. is well-explained, although sometimes disjointed by the conference format.
Idemon's method of distillation is a quick way to see the "legend" of a chart, keeping the many layers of a chart more manageable. Follow Ariadne's Thread with this book!

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars insightful, June 8, 2003

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Luc De Jaeger (Belgium) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Magic Thread: Astrological Chart Interpretation Using Depth Psychology (Paperback)

I can only agree with the other reviewers. In this book Richard Idemon explains some very intresting points on horoscope delineations/interpretation. Though this book is a transcript of his seminars, it's very readable and structured. You will learn how to read an astrological chart as a logical but complicated and elusive structure: the horosocpe as a magic thread. You will learn about dominant and inferior functions, the meaning of singletons, final dispositors, the ascendant as mask and incest in the family etc... Due to the untimely death of the author in 1987 we will miss quite a lot of other insights he could have given us. If you can get this book, get it because in it you will find some insightful opinions that will broaden your astrological view.

17 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book, June 4, 1999

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This review is from: The Magic Thread: Astrological Chart Interpretation Using Depth Psychology (Paperback)

This is a great book for intermediate to advanced astrology buffs. If you like astrologers like Stephen Forrest, Liz Greene, and Stephen Arroyo then you will like Richard Idemon.