tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post4197379133979692537..comments2024-03-17T03:42:21.277-05:00Comments on LEARNING CURVE ON THE ECLIPTIC: US Astrologer Zolar and British Writer Richard Garnett (aka A.G. Trent)Twilighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-24092139343969480952019-03-15T11:47:56.821-05:002019-03-15T11:47:56.821-05:00coucou Annie c'est Jonathan de l'équipe we...coucou Annie c'est Jonathan de l'équipe webJonathan de l'équipe webnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-77449884063238898612016-08-10T18:37:13.832-05:002016-08-10T18:37:13.832-05:00Adrian - Hi there! Many thanks for popping in to ...Adrian - Hi there! Many thanks for popping in to comment. I'm happy to know the post is of interest to you. :-)Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-1859273116575663442016-08-09T12:30:10.471-05:002016-08-09T12:30:10.471-05:00Thanks for the post Twilight. Information on the a...Thanks for the post Twilight. Information on the author is almost nonexistent, and what does exist sounds very dubious. Nonetheless, this book is amazing, I would even call it a masterpiece. I'm reading it after a more recent book on the history of astrology, and Zolar's book is much, much better. It's also quite easy to digest, and flows like an actual story, while still being very dense with information. Easily a milestone in one's personal astrological journey.Adriannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-9354585352932759512014-08-19T08:44:06.657-05:002014-08-19T08:44:06.657-05:00stella ~ Hi there. Thanks for popping in to comme...stella ~ Hi there. Thanks for popping in to comment. :-)<br /><br />Interesting! He got away with it back then, it seems. No attribution or credit to the original writers, I take it. It wouldn't be so bad if he had footnotes or an introduction indicating that information had come from various sources and naming them. <br /><br />What a cheek!<br /><br />It does seem that old Zolar was a bit of a shyster all round!<br /><br />Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-81904544443640609092014-08-19T08:04:13.318-05:002014-08-19T08:04:13.318-05:00As a teenager, I had Bruce King's "The En...As a teenager, I had Bruce King's "The Encyclopedia of Ancient and Forbidden Knowledge" - one of those catch-all books with chapters on astrology, numerology, Tarot, etc. <br /><br />Being young, I was very impressed with it. A friend and I even referred to it as "The Book", lol.<br /><br />In later years, however, more books became available via the net. I can see now, for instance, that Zolar's crystal gazing chapter was cobbled together from bits of "A Course of Advanced Lessons in Clairvoyance and Occult Powers" by the wonderful C. Alexander (under the pseudonym "Swami Panchadasi", lol) John Melville's "Crystal Gazing and the Wonders of Clairvoyance". Entire passages are lifted almost word-for-word from both books.<br /><br />It's possible that King was under pressure from the publisher to write an "occult encyclopedia", and his astrology writings may be his own, since that was his area of expertise. But I wouldn't be surprised to see them someplace else, in older books.<br /><br />As for the current Zolar, I haven't any of his work, but at some point I intend to. stellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12861714300957000177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-17116032275139988942012-03-28T12:54:14.105-05:002012-03-28T12:54:14.105-05:00Anonymous/Gian Paul ~~
Yes, indeed! And by Lois ...Anonymous/Gian Paul ~~<br /><br />Yes, indeed! And by Lois Rodden at Astrodatabank in compiling so much valuable data.<br /><br />The fact that there is no clear indication of serious research going on when such sophisticated technology is available only adds fuel to the fire and cynicism of the skeptics. <br /><br />I'm very sad to say that I suspect you are right in your 2nd sentence of your 2nd paragraph.<br /><br />If any passing reader can prove us wrong, I'd be overjoyed to see what they have to say on the matter.Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-53053726131890318882012-03-28T09:11:43.437-05:002012-03-28T09:11:43.437-05:00GP: You must be aware of the work done by Gauqueli...GP: You must be aware of the work done by Gauquelin and his wife, T. Statistical evidence obtained at a time when computers did not exist, lots of hard work indeed.<br /><br />I am not surprised that today, with technology for that available, no-one appears interested to underpin scientifically the tenets of astrology. Maybe that Zolar et alia showed the way: easier to make money with astrology than to further the science. (Sic transit gloria mundi - and by mundi I understand this marvelous mechanism up there in the sky).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com