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The Language Of Uranian Astrology Hardcover – January 1, 1990

by Roger A. Jacobson (Author)
4.4 out of 5 stars 9 ratings
The Language Of Uranian Astrology [Hardcover] [Jan 01, 1990] Roger A. Jacobson
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  1. Print length
    272 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Uranian
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 1990
  5. Dimensions
    10 x 8 x 2 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    089159003X
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0891590033
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Uranian; Fifth or Later Edition (January 1, 1990)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 089159003X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0891590033
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10 x 8 x 2 inches
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  • Aram Love Shaw
    5.0 out of 5 stars Christmas Surprise for My Wife
    Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2014
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    She has been interested in this book for a long time. Now she has can refer back to it anytime. It is definitely an important addition to her already comprehensive astrology collection of resources.
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  • Lana K
    4.0 out of 5 stars Excelent book on Uranian Astrology
    Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2013
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    Clearly written, well organized book with easy to follow examples. Probably is the best Uranian Astrology book available in English.
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  • Nisha
    3.0 out of 5 stars Needed to be easier to decipher
    Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2017
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    This book is not an easy read. It will take time to get acquainted with this new concept. I would not have purchased this if I had known there was very little access to this knowledge in general. You will need a dial 90 degree, the book does not come with one. It's challenging.
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  • BoiSearch
    5.0 out of 5 stars Best book
    Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2019
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    Best ever
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  • Lancellote
    5.0 out of 5 stars It is of the best books for a beginner on Uranian
    Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2015
    It is of the best books for a beginner on Uranian. Well written and simple to follow. Had a copy for decades.
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  • xul
    4.0 out of 5 stars Clear and useful, somewhat incomplete and outdated
    Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2010
    This book, the only one written by its author and, alas, out of print, is very well organised, thorough, well illustrated, cleanly and clearly written and nicely published. One should bear in mind that computer applications have meanwhile made an astrologer's computations much quicker and easier, resulting in "astrologers" who often have, at best, only vague notions of the underlying astronomy and mathematics required to calculate horoscopes and auxiliary data. This book contains all the procedures and formulae required to work directly from ephemerides.

    This book is, moreover, quite a good general introduction to astrology and contains many useful and occasionally profound insights. Its basic illustrated explanations of midpoints are excellent. In both static analyses and predictions, the author refers to manual techniques using various dials. These are even today useful if not indispensable to get a direct feeling for midpoint searching etc. In practice, however, such work today is performed using computer programmes.

    In contrast to the works of Mr. Ludwig Rudolph and Ms. Ruth Brummund, a chapter on birth time confirmation or rectification is entirely lacking. This step is, however, vital and indispensable in the Hamburg School, often referred to as "Uranian Astrology". Such rectification is the equivalent of calibrating a measurement tool or tuning a musical instrument.

    Although the author mentions amongst the advanced predictive topics that, in his experience, some are more accurate using the sidereal calculations, he does not examine or discuss the possibilities of a "sidereal Uranian astrology", a question certainly worthy of research, especially if one wishes to extensively use houses, signs as well as planetary rulerships and placements therein as does Mr. Jacobson. Generally, techniques based on the "360 degree dial" have fallen into disuse. Differences in directed degrees of solar arc between sidereal and tropical might also give rise to fruitful research.

    Although Mr Jacobson explains the systematic symmetry of the three pairs of "personal points", e.g. the pair Medium Coeli and Ascendant, he nevertheless, like several later authors, suggests investigating inclusion of the Vertex amongst them without naming the complementary symmetrical point. Of course it could not be the Anti-Vertex, as some other authors have erroneouly proposed, as this point falls together with the Vertex already in the 180° dial.

    Although he rarely refers to "karma" in his text, a word often abused to explain everything and nothing, the author mistranslates von Goethe's text before the Preface (both the German original and the translation are given), presumably to make it conform to the author's own "new age" ideology with its dogmas of "reincarnation" and "karma". "Werde" is the second person singular imperative form of the verb "werden", "to become" and means simply "become". The author mistranslates this as [sic!] "rebirth".
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  • Craftsgarden
    5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 31, 2013
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    Somewhat helpfull, written in a clear way, author uses understable language and explains the topic in some of it's aspects.
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  • AquaLibro
    4.0 out of 5 stars 数少ない(?)、英語で読める、ハンブルグ学派テキスト（ハード・カヴァー）
    Reviewed in Japan on May 26, 2012
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    かのアルフレッド・ウィッテAlfred Witteを嚆矢とする、ウラニアン占
    星術（≒ハンブルグ学派）を論じた洋書は、Amazon.co.jpで検索すると、
    ハンブルグというだけあり、独語のものは、多くヒットするのであるが、英語に拠る
    ものが意外に少ない。念の為申すが、これは洋書全体のなかで少ない、という意味で
    はないのだけども。

    いみじくも著者ロジャー・ジェイコブスンRoger A.Jacobsonは冒頭
    序言で、恰もそのへんの事情を突くかのごとく、英語に拠る、この占術解説書を上梓
    する事が、本書目的のひとつであるとしている（'75年時点）。尚本書はペーパー
    ・バックでなくハード・カヴァー本。

    まず著書名の"Language of〜"であるが、これは「占星術を学ぶ事は外
    国語を学ぶようなものだ」(p.29)、との、著者一流の認識がベースとしてある
    ようだ。

    また著者は、本書を構成する、12のChap.を、12週に亘る、学習カリキュ
    ラムに分ける事が可能である、としている。

    トランス・ネプチュニアンTransneputunian(TNP)や、ウラニ
    アン・ハウス等、この学派ならではの項目は、なにより注目であるとはいえ、サイン
    ・天体等基本を扱った文章も、この学派ならでは、の要素・ヴォキャブラリーを多く
    含む。

    また著者は、上述項目があるからといって、ウラニアン学派の手法が他派のそれに
    比べ、複雑だとの説は幻影にすぎぬ、との持論も、周到に展開してもいる（p.
    183）。

    かのロブ・ハンドRob Handが、'80年代に、この技法が占星術に於ける、
    「応用知識」であるとしたら、実に勿体ない、としていた、ミッド・ポイントの項も、
    もちろん、読み処のひとつ。
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