Astrology.

The Library of
Esoterica
 By
Andrea Richards
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From the beginning of human history, individuals across cultures

and belief systems have looked to the sky for meaning. The
movement of celestial bodies and their relation to our human lives
has been the central tenant of astrology for thousands of years. The
practice has both inspired reverence and worship, and deepened our
understanding of ourselves and the world around us.While modern-
day horoscopes may be the most familiar form of astrological
knowledge, their lineage reaches back to ancient Mesopotamia. As
author Andrea Richards recounts in Astrology, the second volume in
 TASCHEN's Library of Esoterica series, astronomy and astrology
were once sister sciences: the King's Chamber of the Great Pyramid
at Giza was built to align with constellations, Persian scholars
oversaw some of the first observatories, and even Galileo cast
horoscopes for the Medicis. But with the Enlightenment and the
birth of exact science, the practice moved to places where mystery
was still permitted, inspiring literature, art, and psychology, and
influenced artists and thinkers such as Goethe, Byron, and Blake.
Later movements like the Theosophists and the New Agers, would
thrust the practice into the mainstream.

Edited by Jessica Hundley, this vibrant visual history of Western

astrology is the first ever compendium of its kind, exploring the
symbolic meaning behind more than 400 images, from Egyptian
temples and illuminated manuscripts to contemporary art from
across the globe. Works by artists from Alphonese Mucha and
Hilma af Klint to Arpita Singh and Manzel Bowman are sequenced
to mirror the spin of the planets and the wheel of the zodiac. With a
foreword by legendary astrologer Susan Miller and wisdom from
new interviews with astrologers like Robert Hand, Jessica
Lanyadoo, and Mecca Woods, Astrology celebrates the stars and
their mysterious influence on our everyday lives.

About the series

The Library of Esoterica explores how centuries of artists have

given form to mysticism, translating the arcane and the obscure into
enduring, visionary works of art. Each subject is showcased through
both modern and archival imagery culled from private collectors,
libraries, and museums around the globe. The result forms an
 inclusive visual history, a study of our primal pull to dream and
nightmare, and the creative ways we strive to connect to the divine.

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