{"product_id":"the-abc-of-the-old-sidney-randall-9781596059207","title":"The ABC of the Old Science of Astrology","description":"Astrology has a great future before it. The children of the new era will be educated, not by ignorant parents and teachers with out-of-date ideas, but by their educated parents and teachers, who will have their horoscopes correctly cast for the exact time of birth. -from the Introduction There was a time, not so long ago, when the new promise of \"scientific\" astrology was on the verge of making life infinitely better, from the prospect of a more intimate self-knowledge to the \"wonderful help a correct horoscope is to medical diagnosis.\" This charming didactic 1917 primer, from that optimistic era, takes a can-do educational tone in its quest to help young people become their own astrologers. Here are all the astrological lessons any at-home forecaster needs, including... . the importance of the time of birth . how to deal with sidereal time . the meaning of \"retrograde\" . how to place the planets properly in a horoscope map . orbs, aspects, trines, and quincunxes . how to read an astrological fortune . understanding houses . and more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sidney Randall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1596059206\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781596059207\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cosimo Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 124\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.29d","brand":"Sidney Randall","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47930848936191,"sku":"9781596059207","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d686c0a3-abc2-40f2-8cfa-a5c28c087e0d.jpg?v=1766344689","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-abc-of-the-old-sidney-randall-9781596059207","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}