Author's Preface

 

 

This book features a collection of my articles published over the last 20 years in various journals, exploring different facets of astrology and its symbolism. Broadly speaking, these fall into two main categories: personal astrology—how the horoscope illuminates the lives and psychologies of individuals—and mundane astrology, which focuses more on historical trends and socio-cultural patterns. Since their first appearance in print, I've updated some of them to reflect my current thinking and research, as well as rewritten or edited select passages to avoid unnecessary repetition amongst them, since there was overlap in the topics at times. Throughout all of them, I've tried to convey the ideas to as broad a segment of readership as possible, so that both beginners and advanced students of astrology might gain some insight into the themes presented. I hope you, the reader, find it valuable!

 

--R.G.  Chicago, November 2014