A practical and thorough treatment on the meanings of all aspects of planetary and house rulerships, Rulers of the Horoscope: Finding Your Way Through the Labyrinth is the definitive sourcebook on this topic. Alan Oken masterfully guides you through the labyrinth of delineating and synthesizing the complex interchange between rulers of houses and their signs and the nature of the houses they occupy and rule. He defines and describes derivative houses, planetary and house rulerships, dispositorships, mutual reception and the compatibility and nature of importance of their placement in the horoscope. The astrological charts of well-known people are illustrated with detailed descriptions of planetary relationships, their positive and negative aspects, and the traditional and modern interpretation of the houses. Alan Oken's in-depth exploration of the ruler for each of the twelve houses and the rulers of the rising sign is an invaluable tool for astrology students and teachers alike.

In Finding Success in the Horoscope, Jackie Slevin introduces her twelve-step technique of chart interpretation that focuses on identifying and enhancing an individual's potential for success. Using the Midheaven as her starting point, Slevin explains how the planets in aspect to the Midheaven describe our path to success - what we need to do to succeed and what the journey will be like. In addition to outlining the application of her system, she also includes sample charts of famous politicians, scientists, authors, and more, to illustrate her points. She provides a brief biography of each individual and details the influences in their chart to show how planets and aspects translate into character traits and events. Accessible to both the new student of astrology and those at the professional level, Slevin's writing is full of humor and engaging metaphors. Her new system of interpretation is sure to be of interest to anyone seeking to understand their own astrological potential for success.

Every astrologer needs a good understanding of the astrological houses, and Houses of the Horoscope: An Introduction provides a practical and valuable sourcebook. Alan Oken masterfully guides you through the concepts of the meanings and the nature of the twelve astrological houses. He provides a core description of the twelve areas of life delineated by the astrological house system. The energy of each of the planets in the houses tells us where on Earth that planet's energy lands and what area of our life it highlights. He gives a masterful analysis of how the astrological signs on the house cusps and the planets ruling the signs on houses express the nature of each house. The planets, signs, and houses in a chart represent the "whats", "hows", and "wheres", of your life. The planets tell us "what" kind of energy is at work. The signs indicate "how" this energy is working. But it is the houses that reveals "where" the events, people, and places in your life may be found. Alan Oken provides an expert guide to the understanding of the astrological houses and their interaction with these other elements of the horoscope.

In The Horoscope of Emperor Baldwin II Filip Van Tricht presents a microstudy of political, social and cultural life in Latin-Byzantine Constantinople and Romania. A ‘new’ set of sources is used to question the traditionally negative view of the Byzantine capital under Latin rule. Combined with an analysis of other underused historical materials, mid-13th century Latin-Byzantine Constantinople is redefined as a city that—in spite of the Western conquest during the Fourth Crusade—remained dynamic, with vibrant internal and international politics, and with interesting developments in the social, religious, artistic, and scientific spheres. Against the background of a shared Roman past the metropolis on the Bosporus became a fascinating laboratory of Latin-Byzantine interaction.

The Horoscope of the United States An Interpretation using the New Astrology Interpreted by: Dr. Douglas M. Baker B.A., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., F.Z.S. Featuring Analysis: For the Years 1776 & 1994 With Progressions: For the years 2000 & 2100 The new astrology is very flexible and the technique can be applied to mundane, planetary conditions as well as to human and esoteric matters. We find that combinations of symbols can be used to describe everything that exists in our world: ourselves, a nation, a group of nations, a planet, and so forth. In the following pages you will find this method of interpretation applied to the horoscope of the U.S.A. The term ‘New Astrology’ is synonymous with ‘Esoteric Astrology and is used for today’s reformulation of this most ancient art & science. “It is intuitional astrology which must eventually supersede what is today called astrology, thus bringing about a return to the knowledge of that ancient science which related the constellations and our solar system, drew attention to the nature of the zodiac and informed humanity as to the basic interrelations which govern and control the phenomenal and subjective worlds.” — Alice A. Bailey, Esoteric Astrology