Astrology of the World I: The Ptolemaic Inheritance

Astrology of the World I: The Ptolemaic Inheritance is the first in a series of three works of translations in traditional mundane astrology from Latin and Arabic astrologers. Part 1 enumerates many methods of traditional weather prediction including Lots and lunar mansions. Part 2 focuses on prices and commodities predicting market fluctuations and supply and demand. Part 3 discusses the interpretation of eclipses and comets. Part 4 is an extensive look at chorography (assigning signs and planets to regions of the earth) including a complete discussion of climes and a guide to obscure place-names. Throughout Dr. Benjamin Dykes provides commentary and extensive introductions to the astrology of Ptolemy which is the basis of most of these techniques. It is a must-have for traditional astrologers and historians of astrology.