Ancientastrologersdeclaredstars“fixed“todistinguishthemfromwanderingstars,whichtheycalledplanets.Thisbookisthedistillationoftwothousandyearsofastrologicalresearch.Itisacomprehensivesurveyoffixedstarsinnatal&mundaneastrology,thestars&constellationsofmedievalmagic,andfixedstarsinastrometeorology.Robsongivestheirtraditionalmeanings&theireffectswhencombinedwithplanets&angles.Convenienttables&acomprehensiveindexmakethisvolumeeasytouse.Includedaresome110namedstars,aswellas48ancientconstellations&60modernones.Arabic,Chinese&Hindulunarmansionsarealsodiscussed.Sinceitsfirstpublicationin1923,thisbookhasbeentheclassiconfixedstars,theonetowhicheveryonesincehasreferred.Abouttheauthor:VivianErwoodRobson,1890-1942,wasalibrarianbytrade.Likemanylibrarianshehadanaturalbentforresearch,and,inhisparticularcase,astrology.Hestudiedancientastrologersclosely,includingPtolemy&WilliamLilly.Hisbooksonfixedstars,electionalastrology&relationshipsare20thcenturyclassics.ar
