Astrology and Sky Lore

This page indexes resources related to the lore of the sky, and celestial objects, at sacred-texts, including Astrology and historical texts on Astronomy.

Ptolemy's Tetrabiblos

tr. J.M. Ashmand [1833]

A key ancient text on the motion of the heavens, and its significance here on earth. One of the cornerstones of Astrology.

An Introduction to Astrology

by William Lilly, (Zadkiel ed.) [1852]

The first modern text on Astrology, updated in the 19th century, and still in use today.

The Sand Reckoner

of Archimedes translated by Thomas L. Heath [1881]

Did Archimedes invent calculus two millenia before Newton and Leibnitz? A pioneering attempt to measure the size of the universe...

Moon Lore

by Timothy Harley [1885]

A compendium of lunar folklore.

Solar Biology

by Hiram A. Butler [1887]

What's YOUR sign?

The Hindu Book of Astrology

by Bhakti Seva [1902]

Actually a western astrology pamphlet from the turn of the 20th century with New Thought background.

Astrology and Religion Among the Greeks and Romans

by Franz Cumont [1912]

A study of ancient Astrology and its relation to religion and mythology, by a well-respected academic author.

Sun Lore of All Ages

by William Tyler Olcott [1914]

The mythology and folklore of the sun.

The Book of Talismans, Amulets and Zodiacal Gems

by William Thomas Pavitt and Kate Pavitt [1914]

The symbolism of gems and their astrological signatures.

Harmonies of the World

by Johannes Kepler, tr. by Charles Glenn Wallis [1939]

Johannes Kepler's 1619 masterwork uniting the Copernican system, musical theory and the Platonic solids.

From the Closed World to the Infinite Universe

by Alexandre Koyre [1957]

The story of how humanity became aware of the true immensity of the universe.

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