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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"astrologers"”.
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Theories of Fate among Present-day Astrologers
… an investigation into the beliefs held by astrologers regarding the order that astrology is assumed to impose on their lives. The thesis establishes different classical theories of fate, from the early Greek literature of Homer through to the fate discussed by Saint Thomas Aquinas in the …
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An Examination of the Worldviews and Practices of Contemporary Chinese Astrologers
… in-depth interviews with contemporary Chinese astrologers in Hong Kong. Through the practitioners’ practices and lived experience, the study shows the approach to astrology is marked as much by diversity as they are by individual worldviews. In the regards to their work approach, the …
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Gender and Astrology: A Study on Astrologer’s Ideas on Gender and How They Are Reflected in Their Interpretation of the Sun and the Moon
… expresses socially shared ideas on gender. Some astrologers claim that astrology is not gender-biased, but others believe it is. This study examines the perspectives of practising astrologers on gender concerning the astrological nature of the Sun and the Moon. It concludes that astrological …
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How Do Practising Astrologers Understand the Epistemic Nature of Astrology and What Impact Does This Have on Their Practice?
This dissertation examines astrologers’ perceptions of the nature of astrological knowledge, considering the epistemological paradigm of astrology and the potential impact of that paradigm on astrological practitioners. It investigates how Western horoscopic astrologers understand and work with the …
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An examination of the impact of the Internet on modern Western astrology.
… the use of the Internet by modern Western Astrologers, within the context of theories of cyberspace. It looks at how the Internet is being used by astrologers and what effects they believe it can have on astrology and its practice. The research was both quantitative and qualitative. …
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The influence of the theosophical movement on the revival of astrology in Great Britain and North America in the 20th century
… of major figures in the Theosophical Movement, astrologers and nonastrologers alike. A review of the Theosophical Movement and other literature about astrology, its history, and its merits as part of Theosophy, enables us to identify the contribution of the many local Lodges of the T.S. towards …
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The psychologisation of natal astrology in the twentieth century
… textual analysis of the works of the three major astrologers identified by existing scholarship as having contributed to the twentieth century development of psychological astrology: Alan Leo (1860-1917), Dane Rudhyar (1895-1985) and Liz Greene (1946- ). Significant consideration is also given to …
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To the Moon I go and Other Stories
… Aryabhata, Brahe, Kepler, and Galileo were astrologers too as at the time, astrology was a discipline tied to the study of astronomy and mathematics. I’m extremely interested in astrology: the study of the movements and relative positions of celestial bodies for the way that they influence …
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Statistical stability of three and more body hierarchical systems in celestial mechanics
… in the eleventh century was as convinced as the astrologers that the movements of the heavens controlled the destiny of Man. Nevertheless, for many centuries before and since, kings and emperors rewarded handsomely those astronomer/astrologers who could give them advice based on the movements of …
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The impact of the regicide of Charles I on contemporary English notions of time and the future
… regicide? I focus on three groups of writers: astrologers, history writers, and newsbook authors, performing a diachronic analysis of their publications to understand how their ideas of time and the future evolved in the tumultuous time of civil war and regicide. Through a close examination of …
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Reaching for the Stars: A Constructivist Investigation of Astrology as a Tool for Self-Discovery in a New Age of Leadership
… and an interview-based methodology with both astrologers and their clients to explore the phenomenon of astrological practice as a tool for leader development.</p>