Alan Oken's complete astrology

639 Pages·1988·197.499 MB·English

by  Alan Oken

ALANOKEN'S
COMPLETE '
ASTROLOGY

ALANOKEN'S
COMPLETE
ASTROLOGY
REVISED EDITION
BANTAM BOOKS
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ALAN OKEN'S COMPLETE ASTROLOGY. REVISED EDITION
A Bantam Book / August 1988
The material contained in this book was originally
published by Bantam in three separate volumes.
AS ABOVE. SO BELOW
Copyright IC 1973 by Bantam Books. Inc.
THE HOROSCOPE. THE ROAD AND ITS TRAVELERS
Copyright I!:J 1974 by Alan Oken
ASTROLOGY: EVOLUTION AND REVOLUTION
Copyright @ 1976 by Alan Oken
First Revised Bantam trade edition / Augus, 1980
Second Revised Bantam trade edition / August 1988
Illustrations on pages 436.437,439,441.443,485,490, and 497
by Rhea Braunstein.
All rights reserved.
Copyright @ 1980. 1988 by Alan Oken.
Cover photograph copyright @ 1988 by Image Bank/Alain Choiset.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-In-Publication Data
Oken, Alan.
[Complete astrology)
Alan Oken's complete astrology.-Rev. ed .. 2nd rev. Bantam trade
ed.
p. cm.
Originally published in three separate volumes: As above. so
below. c1973; the horoscope, the road, and its travelers. IC1974;
Astrology: evolution and revolution, @1976.
Bibliography: p.
Includes index.
ISBN 0-553-34537-0
I. Astrology. 2. Zodiac. 3. Horoscopes. I. Title. 11. Title:
Complete astrology.
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NOTE TO THE READER
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CONTENTS
Foreword to the 1988 Edition xi
PART)
AS ABOVE, SO BELOW:
The Language of Astrology
I:
Astrology, Astronomy,
the Earth, and You
1. Astrology and Its Place in the Universe of Man 5
2. The Astrological Tree of Knowledge
and Its Branches 14
3. The Horoscope and Natal Astrology 17
4. The Earth and Its Movements Through the
Heavens 20
5. The Earth, the Elements, and the Triplicities 27
6. The Earth, the Seasons, the Sexes,
and the Quadruplicities 40
II:
The Cosmic Family of Man:
The Signs of the Zodiac
7. Introduction: The 1Wo Zodiacs 53
8. Aries-I Seek My Self 57
9. Taurus-I Seek My Self Through What I Have 65
10. Gemini-I Seek My Self Through
What I Think 74
11. Cancer-I Seek My Self Through What I Feel 83
12. Leo-I Seek My Self Through What I Create 92
13. Virgo-I Seek My Self Through What I Learn 100
14. Libra-I Seek My Self Through What I Unite 109
15. Scorpio-I Seek My Self Through
What I Desire ' 118
16. Sagittarius-I Seek Therefore I Am 129
17. Capricorn-I Seek My Self Through
What I Use 138
18. Aquarius-I Seek My Self Through Humanity 149
19. Pisces-I Seek My Self and I Don't Seek
My Self 159
III:
The Cosmic Family of the Sun:
The Planets
20. The Astronomical Nature of the Solar System 171
21. The Sun-Light of the Father 176
22. The Moon-Light of the Mother 181
23. Mercury-Light of the Messenger 187
24. Venus-Light of Beauty 192
25. Mars-Light of the Aggressor 197
26. Jupiter-Light of Wisdom 203
27. Saturn-Light of the Teacher 208
28. Uranus-Light of Illumination 214
29. Neptune-Light of Inspiration 221
30. Pluto-Light of Transcendence 226
PART 2
THE HOROSCOPE:
Tool for Self-Awareness
IV:
The Horoscope
Foreword to Part 2: Astrology: The Cosmic Tool 237
31. The Astrologer: Artist and Scientist 241
32. The Natal Chart and the Importance of
Birth Data 244
33. The Tools of the Trade 250
34. Symbology 256
35. The Planetary Energies 260
36. The Zodiacal Principles 284
37. The Planets in the Signs 300
38. The Pattern of the Houses and the Ascendant 312
39. The Planets in the Houses 322
V:
The Road: Chart Erection
and Interpretation
Note 339
40. l)me: The Universal Factor 341
41. The Wheel of Life 351
42. The Planetary Blueprint 363
43. The Geometry of the Spheres 383
44. Interplanetary Relationships 401
45. Planetary Pictures 435
46. Interpretation: The First Steps 445
47. Interpretation: The Second Steps 451
48., Prognostication: Free Will or Destiny? 460
VI:
The Travelers:
Five Delineations
No~ ~5
49. Carl Jung: Voice of the ColJective
Unconscious 477
50. Lily Tomlin: Voice of Laughter 485
51. Rajneesh: Voice of the Magician 490
52. Shirley MacLaine: Voice of a New Age Woman 497
53. Edgar Cayce: Voice of the Spirit 502
VII:
The New Consciousness
and the Cusp of the Ages
54. The Great Year 511
The Polarity of the Ages 514
The Age of Taurus 517
The Age of Aries 520