Guest guest Posted August 24, 2007 Report Share Posted August 24, 2007 Hi Dave, Takra's book is a poetical ME-VE : phantasmagorical NE-JU : scientific ME-SA-MO delight even after 25 years. He is a Hindu-Fagan acolyte and very inspirational in all of his 503 pages. Neptune alone is above the horizon and has just the very close sextile of Jupiter. Their midpoint is Regulus which is within a pentade of the Descendant. KHM9 Andres favors comfortable orbs for the fixed stars so immediately we are friends. But no one knows where he is now...We hope at the confluence of several So.American rivers. Anyway, the preface showed 26 titles with 6 published and 5 in preparation (1983.) I was happy to see your inquiry and have started reading him all over again today with transiting Sun and Saturn on Regulus and Mars, Jupiter (retro Mercury) on Aldebaran-Antares...the moorings of his chart.You must procure the book. But where? How? The publisher was (1983) Sun Books PO Box 4383 Albuquerque N.M. 87196 and now a rara avis. You might start with Dave at Astrology Center of America to point you. eBay. KHM9 Andres Takra June 30, 1943 21:54:02 VET +4:30 Caracas, Venezuela Dark*Star _______________________________ David Monroe wrote: > I'm seeking opinions and information for a book titled The Wisdom of > Sidereal Astrology by Khma Andres Takra. Has anyone read this book? > What do you think of it? Dave > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2007 Report Share Posted August 25, 2007 (Snip) You must procure the book. But where? How? REPLY: I've found the book in pretty good condition, a bit pricey, but affordable. It was spoken highly of, but nobody ever mentioned what the contents consisted of. Using precession-corrected charts as a rule, I wanted to understand what it could contribute before purchasing it. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2007 Report Share Posted August 25, 2007 At 02:57 AM 8/24/07 -0000, you wrote: >I'm seeking opinions and information for a book titled The Wisdom of >Sidereal Astrology by Khma Andres Takra. Has anyone read this book? >What do you think of it? Dave Dave, haven't read it, and since I've never heard of it, it's probably nothing great. I've followed Jyotish publications for more than 30 years--we have to watch for the Indian authors whose English often isn't so great. Therese Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2007 Report Share Posted August 25, 2007 At 02:37 PM 8/24/07 -0700, Dark*Star wrote: He is a Hindu-Fagan acolyte... Hindu-Fagan? Interesting combination. Guess I spoke too soon. The author isn't even Indian. Sorry about the mis-information, Dave. I had really never heard of him before. Therese Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2007 Report Share Posted August 26, 2007 , therese hamilton <eastwest wrote: > He is a Hindu-Fagan acolyte... > Hindu-Fagan? Interesting combination. (snip) Therese > REPLY: I've asked on several lists and have gotten a little information. When I find a Sidereal book that I don't have, I just have to find out what it offers. I've been considering the fundamental differences between casting Solar Returns in the Tropical zodiac versus the Sidereal or precession corrected formats. The astronomical reasons can be clearly understood, of course. The astrological reasons can become more complex. They include considerations such as . . . 1) The Seasonal/Tropical Zodiac provides a cultural influence wherein the seasonal changes, our early farming-hunting cultures, the influence of trade and evolving towns and cities, and many other factors provide an influence that has shaped our view of ourselves, our beliefs, our interactions on broadening circles of family, community and the world. 2) The Sidereal or P.C. approach is related more to our Earth/Sun relationship to the stars, to the timing of the Solar Return itself, and the diminished influence of the seasons. I say " diminished " because the seasons are technically not a factor, yet we experience a different time-shift or time-cycle within our short life-times. When we look at the MC-Solar positions within successive Solar Returns, we see a cyclic effect. This MC-Solar cycle is ever-continuing from our birth and is the basis for the daily progression charts advocated by the Fagan school of Sidereal astrology. As I explore these fundamentals, I'm always looking for the considered thoughts and practices of other astrologers. " Should Siderealists even bother with sign-meanings? " This leads to another question, " Should Tropicalists limit their use of sign-meanings just to the Sun? " " If the MC-Solar cycle is so important, how don't we modify its use depending upon which type of Solar Return you use? " It is only by taking extreme questions into consideration that we can shake off conventional practice and perhaps find clues to follow. When I review the many books I have on using Solar Returns and compare the author's practices I find widely differing approaches. What one uses, other's find useless. The used-book prices for this particular book vary from $50 to $90+ and I wanted to first determine the contents and usefulness of the book relative to my interests. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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