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Soul-Centered Astrology: A Key to Your Expanding Self

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This is a masterpiece introductory course in esoteric astrology,inspired by Alan Oken's studies and intellectual excursions into the works of Alice Bailey and the Theosophical Society and propelled by his tremendous inspiration and excellent writing abilities.Esoteric astrology is the emerging paradigm,operating with expanded symbols of consciousness and its purpose is to be a reliable road-map for one's spiritual evolution.While in classical Western astrology the sun sign,moon sign,and rising sign are the three most important parameters in defining the personality of a subject-in that order,esoteric astrology reverses the order,with the rising sign as the revealer of the soul's purpose,the sun sign as the sign of probabilities,and the moon sign as the karmic accumulations in need to be discarded.Using concepts such as the fixed or the cardinal cross,and a reworking of the meanings of the planets in the houses,more in accord with our need to evolve towards the dictates of our own souls,this is a very generous,empowering,and soul-affirming book,so that when the soul is fully realized,it can depart and then be replaced by the Spirit...

In Soul-Centered Astrology, students of metaphysics will learn ten postulates of the Ancient Wisdom Teachings; the nature and influence of the Seven Rays; the path of incarnation and the Three Crosses; the esoteric significance of the planets in the signs; and be treated to an in-depth analysis of the chakras as well as a guide to soul-centered natal chart delineation. Soul-Centered Astrology is a welcome, definitive, and highly recommended contribution to personal and professional astrology reference book collections.

Years ago, I tried to read "Esoteric astrology" by Alice Bailey. I didn't get it. I bought Alan Oken's book hoping to understand the esoteric system of Bailey better. I still don't.

Oken, a follower of Bailey and her Lucifer Trust, is just as incomprehensible as his guru. A Theosophist-watcher I'm causally acquainted with, tells me that's because Bailey's message *is* incomprehensible. Nobody really understands what on earth the old woman was talking about anyway. However, it looks sophisticated in print.

The only thing I made out was that my horoscope might be interesting from an esoteric perspective, since I have the esoteric ruler of my ascendant sign at the actual ascendant. (Get it?)

But what on earth does it all mean? Who knows. Perhaps I'm Phylos the Thibetan, returned from the dead to give you all a good trashing. Or perhaps Richard Dawkins is right, and we are all descended from Blavatsky's baboon? Or perhaps it's a conspiracy to get the nations to accept an Anti-Christ One World Government?

Or perhaps I'm just being bored, at 00.18 local time in Sweden, after watching the incredibly bad first episode of "The Last Templar"? Any relation to Lucius, by the way?

Let those who can understand, LOL.

Alan Oken is the real deal. Every student of astrology should have this book in thier library.

I didn't think I would find this fairly esoteric astrology bookSoul Centered Astrology: A Key to Your Expanding Self as easily and in such good condition for such a good price as I did. I am very pleased with the condition the book is in and even more pleased at the price and service.