Secrets Of Chinese Astrology: Handbook For Self-Discovery [Paperback]

Kwan Lau (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 1994

The purpose of Chinese astrology is to enhance self-awareness, revealing to us a wider scope of life choices, and the means to foster more positive and sensitive attitudes toward the real world in which we live and hope to thrive. The product of over two millennia of development and refinement, its twelve animal signs are closely correlated with, and offer insight into, all aspects of our physical environment and psychological being. Special features of Kwan Lau's work are a Chinese astrological calendar extending to the year 2050 (essential for accurate interpretation and unavailable in any other text), and a simplified I Ching coin divination system. Based on ancient texts, this system offers a quick and convenient method for gleaning answers to specific questions, complementing the broader trends and portents presented in the main text. Together, these two approaches comprise a fascinating and illuminating guide to life.

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About the Author

Kwan Lau, born in Hong Kong, is a trained architect specializing in architectural acoustics. An ordained Buddhist priest, he is also a scholar of classical and modern Chinese literature, history, and the arts, and international known as a pioneer collector of nineteenth-century photographs of China, Japan, and Tibet. He lives in New York as an artist and writer.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Weatherhill; 1st edition (April 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0834803062
• ISBN-13: 978-0834803060
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,524,715 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, intuitive and insightful, February 19, 2001

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This review is from: Secrets Of Chinese Astrology: Handbook For Self-Discovery (Paperback)

I'm pretty picky about astrology books and have read many. If I feel the writer is intuitive and insightful, then I feel it's a worthwhile read. This is just such a book, plus it's got a short I Ching divination thing at the back. It's an easy read, and very helpful. The only reason I give it 4 stars and not 5 is because I wish there was more! It made me wish that Kwan Lau wrote another book, as I get the feeling there is a lot more details and insights he could give about all the signs. ...waiting and hoping.

Other books I like are:

Chinese astrology books by: Kwok Man-Ho, Theodora Lau

"The Life Your Were Born to Live" by Dan Millman (awesome! it sounds prescriptive, but is so practical and spiritual)

"Love Cards" by Robert Camp (I was surprised, but relationship-wise, it's quite helpful).

"Moon Signs" by Sasha Fenton (had gems of insights into one's emotional nature).

Of all of these books, I find Dan Millman's the best overall for content and depth. Theodora Lau's are also comprehensive. But I really like Kwan Lau's book, too. It's just a nice and not too dense book for pleasurable reading and also doing I Ching's when you've hit a bit of a roadblock.