Were You Born Under a Lucky Star?

FACTS: Certain stars or planets on the point of rising at the time of birth have been observed to be connected with certain types of physique.-from the IntroductionThe ancients held a profound reverence for the art and craft of astrology... and so have plenty of thoroughly modern folks. This delightfully portentous 1901 guide to casting a horoscope and interpreting the stars introduces the reader to the Ptolemaic roots of astrology and explains everything the amateur forecaster needs to know:. the important facts of 'human crystallization'. how to determine the exact place and time of your birth, necessary for astrological calculations. appreciating the differences between fire, air, earth, and water signs. incorporating our 'modern' knowledge of Uranus and Neptune into the rules of ancient astrology. understanding 'houses,' 'angles,' and 'aspects'. how to formulate predictions from cast horoscopes. and more.Pseudonymous American astrologer A. ALPHEUS (b. 1868) also wrote Complete Hypnotism (1902).