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Much of Dane Rudhyar's
lifelong work is made freely
available worldwide at the
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biography.
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Dane Rudhyar is considered by many to be the foremost
astrologer of the 20th century. Rudhyar's philosophical foundation
resides in Theosophy and Eastern philosophy. His astrological
perspective was also profoundly influenced by the occultist and
astrologer Marc Edmund Jones, by the book Holism and
Evolution authored by the South African statesman and
philosopher Jan Smuts, and by the depth psychology of Carl Jung.
Rudhyar coined the term Humanistic Astrology and published a
condensed version of the Sabian Symbols in his groundbreaking
first astrology book The Astrology of Personality, which has
been in print continuously since 1936. At the time, Paul Clancy,
originator of American Astrology Magazine, described the book as
"the greatest forward step in astrology since the time of
Ptolemy." Over the following decades, Rudhyar published
enormous numbers of astrologically related articles and books, a
number of which were translated into other languages. Many of
these books are still available today for free online access as part
of the Rudhyar Archival Project, while others are still in print
and available through Aurora Press. Read Part 1 of a 1977
interview with Rudhyar where he discusses the relationship
between Theosophy and astrology.
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Rudhyar's Astrology Books
The Astrology Recordings of Dane Rudhyar
The Use of Astrology In New Age Guidance
The Astrology of Self-Actualization
Transpersonal Astrology
Astrology For New Minds
The Philosophy of Cyclic Activity
What Is Astrology and What Is It For?
A New Approach to America's Destiny
The Lunation Cycle
The Sabian Symbols in Theory and Practice
A Modern I Ching: The Sabian Symbols
Cycles of Life: The Structure and Unfoldment of Cyclic Processes in Astrology
First Steps in the Interpretation of Birth Charts

In this slim volume, Rudhyar
eloquently describes the 13
steps one takes when beginning
The Practice of Astrology As A
Technique in Human
Understanding, starting with an
exploration of what the study is
about and then assuming
personal responsibility for the
use of one's knowledge. He
moves on to discuss the
meaning of the signs and houses
as parts of a 12-fold cycle of
development, the meaning of the
planets in relation to the solar
system as a whole, a dynamic
understanding of planetary
cycles (aspects) and so much
more. This is a beautifully
simplified introduction to
Rudhyar's approach to astrology
which I highly recommend.
Read The Practice of
Astrology free online.
The Value of Astrology in the Consciousness Movement
The Use of Astrology In New Age Guidance
This presentation received a standing ovation at
the Astrology and the Helping Professions
Conference in San Francisco in September, 1977.
While the sound quality could be better, this talk is
well worth hearing. Rudhyar describes the
distinction between classical astrology whose
purpose was to predict, scientific astrology whose
purpose is to make astrology respectable by proving it's validity,
and modern astrology used to provide psychological help—none of
which accurately describe astrology's use in "New Age Guidance."
This, Rudhyar says, needs a different approach which he
describes. He also discusses the importance of the moment of
birth, and why the time of the astrology consultation is equally
significant. This is a fascinating overview of Rudhyar's approach
to astrology. Up

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This pioneering classic provides a

new dimension in the use of
Astrology as a powerful tool in
understanding life patterns. The
Lunation Cycle is a unique
technical breakthrough revealing
the significance of the cyclic
relationship of the Sun and Moon The Astrology of Self-Actualization
as phases of a larger process. While many view astrology as the study of events,
Rudhyar formulates and
describes the eight Soli-Lunar
in this concise and accessible lecture Rudhyar
personality types. Also discussed describes astrology as a study of the potential
is the shown in the birth chart, and how that potential
Progressed Lunation Cycle, a
technique developed and applied can be actualized through the exercise of free will.
by Rudhyar, revealing the

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Rudhyar beautifully describes how the study of

underlying structure of each
individual's unique pattern of
lifetime unfoldment. Read more
and order online.
astrology, if approached from this perspective, can
help a person develop a new way of understanding
the meaning of any event within the context of the whole of their
life, leading one to become a "chord in the sublime symphony of
the whole cosmos." A basic lecture that makes a fine study
companion to Rudhyar's book Person Centered Astrology. Up

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This volume originally published

in 1936 is as relevant today as
it was then. It was in this book
that Rudhyar first coined the Transpersonal Astrology
term humanistic astrology. In
The Astrology of Personality The roles of Uranus, Neptune and Pluto in crises of
Rudhyar tells us that the personal transformation. Viewing these powerful
immediate purpose of astrology
is not to predict events, but outer planets as symbols of a potential a new level
rather to bring a message of of awareness entering an individual's life through
order, of form, revealing the
personal crisis and, ultimately, enabling the
meaning of individual life
struggles—transforming chaos evolution of humanity. A listening experience
into cosmos. Presenting companion to Rudhyar's books, The Galactic
astrology as a symbolic system,
Rudhyar uses many concepts Dimension of Astrology and From Humanistic
expressed in Eastern philosophy to Transpersonal Astrology. Up
(particularly the concept of
opposites embodied in the I
Ching) combined with modern Part 1 - 45 minutes - Click here to download mp3
psychological theories to
transform how astrology is
applied today. Read more and
purchase this book online.
Part 2 - 46 minutes - Click here to download mp3

Astrology For New Minds

In the 1930's Marc Edmund
Jones and his psychic friend Elsie
Wheeler, together formulated the
360 Sabian Symbols, each
associated with a zodiacal
degree. In An Astrological
Mandala: The Cycles of
Transformation and Its 360
Symbolic Phases Rudhyar
reveals the structure inherent in
this cyclic series which
formalizes and reveals the
archetypal meaning of each
degree in relation to the zodiac
In this engrossing talk, Rudhyar describes how his approach to
astrology differs from the more popular approaches today. He
discusses how both the scientific approach (through which
statistical analyses tries to prove the validity of astrology) and
what he calls the ethical approach (identifying situations, or
particular planetary activity as "good" or "bad"), isolate series of
events to find causal connections—finding out "more and more
about less and less." Rudhyar describes his approach to astrology
as a philosophical approach which sees all of existence in totality,
noting the rhythm and flow of recurrent events in which the sky
as a whole reveals the order inherent in our existence. From this

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as a whole. Rudhyar discusses
their significance in the birth
chart and demonstrates how
these symbols can be used as a
divination tool
not unlike the tarot cards, or a
contemporary I Ching. Order
this book online.
perspective, the birth chart reveals one's "celestial nature" or
"God's idea for you." This is vintage Rudhyar—one of the earliest
recordings—made in 1960.
Up
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The Philosophy of Cyclic Activity

This is Part 2 of a talk recorded in 1961. Part 1 was not recorded.
In The Astrology of America's This is a basic exposition of Rudhyar's approach to astrological
Destiny Rudhyar reviews the knowledge. Up
astrological chart of the United
States as it approached its 200th
birthday in 1976. Using Sibley's 41 minutes - Click here to download mp3
13° Sagittarius rising chart for
the nation Rudhyar explains the
validity of this chart. He
discusses the temperament of
the American people, revealing
the 1960's as a period of
"intense psychic and spiritual-
mental fermentation" leading to
the the transition from the
What Is Astrology, And What Is It For?
Piscean to the Aquarian Ages.
Read this book free online. In this fascinating and well structured talk Rudhyar moves us
from the macrocosm to the microcosm by addressing, among
other things, the concept of holarchies and the relationship
between the greater and the lesser whole from a Theosophical
perspective. He begins by stating that astrology was originally the
basis “of all science, all culture, and all civilization,” and reveals
how the duality between the seemingly divine order of heaven
and our chaotic earthly existence led to the observation of
planetary movement which eventually evolved into modern
science. Rudhyar describes astrology as the “myth that relates
man to the Universe” and characterizes the birth chart as the
blueprint or seed revealing ones dharma or "truth of being"—so
Rudhyar shows how a deepened that astrology’s purpose moves from controlling ones chart to
understanding of Uranus,
Neptune, and Pluto can guide us fulfilling it. Up
towards experiencing the galactic
level of consciousness. The Part 1 - 27 minutes - Click here to download mp3
"challenge of galactivity" to
humanistic astrology releases
new perspectives when applied
to individual horoscopes. In The
Galactic Dimension of
Astrology his new Part 2 - 27 minutes - Click here to download mp3
interpretations of the trans-
saturnian planets provide a
vehicle to transform how we use
astrology in our daily lives, and
for the evolving planet we live
on. Purchase this book online.

A New Approach to America's Destiny; A Birth Chart for the

American People
A prophetic pre-Watergate discussion of America's

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prospects, which also illustrates various technique

Written in an inspirational style
which appeals even to those
with little knowledge of
astrology, The Pulse of Life
describes the signs of the Zodiac
within the context of modern
physics, philosophy, and
psychology. Read it free online.
applications. Rudhyar's description of the rationale
behind Sibley's 13° Sagittarius rising U.S.A. chart
is as relevant today as it was when Rudhyar
presented this talk, and makes an excellent
companion to the free online version of Rudhyar's
book The Astrology of America's Destiny. You
can also read an article by Rudhyar that predates the book by
several years called The Riddle of the USA Horoscope. View the
United States' birth chart so that you can follow along during
the talk. Up

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Part 2 - 39 Minutes - Click here to download mp3

Rudhyar pioneered an entirely

new approach to Astrology,
reformulating it with a holistic,
psychological and spiritual
dimension. Person Centered
Astrology encapsulates the
scope and breadth of his
astrological thinking into essays
covering six fascinating topics.
Read more and order online.
The Lunation Cycle
The monthly lunation cycle is the archetype upon
which the concept of planetary aspects was
formed, based on our experience of the
mysterious, ever-changing shape of the Moon
throughout her monthly cycle. This concise talk
describes how the permutations of the relationship
of the Sun, Moon, and Earth is the basis for
understanding all cycles, and he does so in a clear
and basic lecture. This is a fine companion to Rudhyar's book The
Lunation Cycle. Up

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This is the story of Rudhyar's

long astrological career, offering
insights into the conditions and
circumstances which led to his
reformulation of astrology for the
post-quantum age. Learn about
the development of Humanistic
Astrology and how it led to
The Sabian Symbols In Theory and Practice
Rudhyar's formulation of
Transpersonal Astrology. Out-of- The meaning and value of the Sabian Symbols and
print for decades, this little gem their use in interpreting birth charts and as an
is required reading for all
humanistic astrologers and for oracle. Rudhyar challenges the significance of the
anyone interested in Rudhyar's concept of synchronicity as a justification for the
approach to astrology. Read
From Humanistic to operation of oracles. Accompanies the book An
Transpersonal Astrology free Astrological Mandala. Up
online.

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Part 2 - 38 minutes - Click here to download mp3

In Astrological Timing: The

Transition to the New Age,
Rudhyar discusses the shift from
the Age of Pisces to the Age of
Aquarius from an original and
challenging perspective. Rudhyar A Modern I Ching: The Sabian Symbols
correlates changes in societies How to use the Sabian Symbols to better understand one's life
and cultures throughout the ages
with the long planetary cycles. and experiences. Understanding symbols in general and the
Starting with the 20 year Sabian Symbols in particular, the use of oracles, ancient and
Jupiter/Saturn cycle, all the way
to the 500 year Neptune/Pluto modern, is also discussed. Up
cycle, they are all understood
within the context of the great
precessional cycle lasting over
Part 1 - 45 minutes - Click here to download mp3
26,000 years. Read Astrological
Timing: The Transition to the
New Age free online.

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In her well honed book The

Essential Rudhyar, An Outline
and an Evocation, Leyla Rael,
Rudhyar's wife in his later years,
presents a well organized and
comprehensive overview of
Rudhyar's entire body of work.
Read the section on Rudhyar's
Astrology to understand his
astrological writings and lectures
within a greater context. Read
this section online.
Cycles of Life: The Structure and Unfoldment of Cyclic Processes
in Astrology
A clear introduction to cyclic processes, so important
to the understanding of Rudhyar's approach to
astrology. Rudhyar covers cycles of position, cycles of
relationship, and the cyclic nature of the zodiac. For
both new and advanced astrological students. Learn
more about Rudhyar's process oriented approach to
cycles in his book Astrological Aspects, written in
conjunction with Leyla Rael. Up

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First Steps in the Interpretation of Birth Charts

Preliminary considerations when approaching the
interpretation of birth charts such as chart shapes,
planetary gestalt, and hemispheric emphasis. Explore

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chart interpretation in more depth in Rudhyar's

accessible free online book The Practice of
Astrology. Up

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Part 2 - 36 Minutes - Click here to download mp3

The Value of Astrology in the Consciousness Movement

An in-depth examination of the place astrology has occupied in
the broader human potential and consciousness movements, and
a look at what the future of these might be. Up

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Part 2 - 30 Minutes - Click here to download mp3

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