The Influence of the Stars (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. On Astrology - Book of Old World LoreBy Rosa Baughan
Length5h 35m
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Rosa Baughan's The Influence of the Stars is a concise yet ambitious treatise on astrology as a practical art and a symbolic science. Written in the lucid, instructional prose characteristic of late Victorian occult manuals, it explains planetary forces, natal interpretation, temperament, destiny, and the relation between celestial configurations and human affairs. The book belongs to the fin-de-siècle revival of esoteric studies, when astrology, palmistry, theosophy, and psychical research were being reintroduced to educated readers as systems of hidden knowledge rather than mere superstition. Baughan herself was a notable figure in this milieu: a writer on divination, character reading, and occult philosophy, best remembered also for works on palmistry and chiromancy. Her interest in astrology reflects a broader nineteenth-century fascination with correspondences between body, mind, cosmos, and fate. She wrote for readers seeking disciplined access to esoteric traditions, combining popular accessibility with the confidence of one deeply engaged in the symbolic languages of prediction and personality. This volume is recommended to readers interested in the history of astrology, Victorian occultism, and the cultural imagination of destiny. It will especially appeal to those who value primary esoteric texts that reveal how earlier seekers interpreted the stars as guides to character, conduct, and life's unfolding patterns.
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GenreSpirituality and Religion
Length5 hrs 35 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 26, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Hindu Book of Astrology (Annotated)
23CHAPTER XVIII. THE LINE OF HEART AND LINE OF HEAD
2The Influence of the Stars
24CHAPTER XIX. THE SATURNIAN LINE
3FOREWORD
25CHAPTER XX. THE LINE OF THE SUN AND LINE OF HEALTH
4PART I. ASTROLOGY
26CHAPTER XXI. ON THE RING OF VENUS, THE WRIST LINES AND THE LETTER M TO BE SEEN IN MOST HANDS
5CHAPTER I.
27CHAPTER XXII. CONCERNING CHANCE LINES; THAT IS, LINES WHICH ARE SOMETIMES—BUT ONLY RARELY—SEEN ON ANY HAND
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6CHAPTER II. THE ALPHABET OF ASTROLOGY
28CHAPTER XXIII. CONCERNING THE FINGERS AND THUMB AND NAILS
7CHAPTER III. CONCERNING THE SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC
29CHAPTER XXIV. OF THE VARIOUS MARKS TO BE SEEN ON THE HAND
8CHAPTER IV. OF THE NATURES OF THE SEVEN PLANETS AND OF THEIR ESSENTIAL AND ACCIDENTAL DIGNITIES
30CHAPTER XXV. THE TRIANGLE, THE QUADRANGLE, AND THE HAPPY HAND
9CHAPTER V. OF THE INFLUENCES OF THE SEVEN PLANETS
31PART III. PHYSIOGNOMY
10CHAPTER VI. CONCERNING THE TWELVE HOUSES OF HEAVEN AND THEIR POWERS
32CHAPTER XXVI. PHYSIOGNOMY
11CHAPTER VII. AN EXPLANATION OF VARIOUS TERMS USED IN ASTROLOGY
33CHAPTER XXVII. THE FOREHEAD AND EYEBROWS
12CHAPTER VIII. OF THE FIGURE OF THE HEAVENS
34CHAPTER XXVIII. THE EYES AND EYELASHES
13CHAPTER IX. OF THE INFLUENCES OF THE FIXED STARS
35CHAPTER XXIX. THE NOSE
14CHAPTER X. OF THE EFFECT OF EACH PLANET IN EACH OF THE TWELVE HOUSES
36CHAPTER XXX. THE MOUTH, TEETH, JAW AND CHIN
15CHAPTER XI. ON FORMING A GENERAL JUDGMENT ON A NATIVITY
37CHAPTER XXXI. THE HAIR AND THE EARS
16CHAPTER XII. CONCERNING DIRECTIONS AND HORARY QUESTIONS
38CHAPTER XXXII. THE SIGNATURES OF THE PLANETS ON THE FACE
17CHAPTER XIII. SOLAR HOROSCOPES
39CHAPTER XXXIII. CONCERNING THE MOLES ON THE FACE AND THEIR REFERENCE TO THOSE ON THE BODY
18CHAPTER XIV. APHORISMS CULLED FROM THE WORKS OF PTOLEMY AND OTHER ANCIENT ASTROLOGERS
40CHAPTER XXXIV. CONCERNING THE MOLES WHICH HAVE NO CORRESPONDING MOLES ON THE FACE
19PART II. CHIROMANCY
41CHAPTER XXXV. CONCERNING THE MARKS GIVEN AT BIRTH BY THE SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC
20CHAPTER XV. CHIROMANCY AND ITS ORIGIN
42CHAPTER XXXVI. CONCERNING ALFRIDARIES
21CHAPTER XVI. THE PRINCIPAL LINES IN THE HAND AND THE MOUNTS
43CHAPTER XXXVII. CONCERNING THE MYSTICAL WHEEL OF PYTHAGORAS AND THE METHODS OF WORKING IT
22CHAPTER XVII. THE LINE OF LIFE
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