Mundane Astrology: The Astrology of Nations and States

by H.S. Green

Will there be peace? Will there be war? Find out with Mundane Astrology. Here, in one volume, are three classic books on the astrology of nations and states, by H.S. Green, Raphael, and C.E.O. Carter: H.S. Green organizes his book planet-by- planet. He tells what each planet will do in the 12 houses. Raphael organizes the topic by house. He tells how mundane houses work when planets are in them. In addition, both authors deal with solar and lunar eclipses, and earthquakes. Green shows the effects of eclipses in the houses, while Raphael describes them by decanate (100 sections of the zodiac). Both mention the effects of comets, although little about these mysterious bodies is known astrologically. Charles Carter, writing after WWII, discusses why astrologers failed to predict the war and what that means for mundane astrology. His plea for better data has largely been met, but the need for more study remains. All three authors give astrological rulerships for countries and cities. These are centuries old and are weighted to England and Europe. Carter's rulers are the most up-to-date. These are the essential texts for serious study of mundane astrology. About the Authors H.S. Green was an astrologer associated with Alan Leo's astrological revival back in the first decade of the 20th century. His various books are highly regarded (all but this one out of print, sadly), but biographical details are sketchy. Raphael was the pen-name of one Robert Cross, 1850-1923. He was the sixth in a series of astrological writers who used the name "Raphael" & remains the best known of them all. He wrote books on virtually all astrological topics. His book on mundane astrology dates from 1910. Charles E.O. Carter, 1887-1968, was one of the outstanding British astrologers of the 20th century. He succeeded Alan Leo as head of the Astrological Lodge of the Theosophical Society, a post he held from 1920 to 1952. He was editor of Astrology, The Astrologer's Quarterly, from 1926 to 1959. Carter's persistent genius reestablished astrology as a serious discipline in England, after two centuries of decline. He wrote his book on Mundane Astrology in reaction to the failure of astrologers to forecast WWII. In 1939, astrologers in London knew there was a full-scale war on in China, they knew the situation with Germany was tense, but they had studied the charts for the year, they knew the fuss would blow over. And they were wrong. Carter set out to discover why, his book was the result.

Genres: Astrology

320 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2003

Reviews

[Candace Windel · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you are interested in Mundane Astrology (World or National Astrology) and have only one book on your shelf, THIS IS THE BOOK. These three astrologers synthesize all ancient literature in the field and lay it out in English, but their knowledge is based on Babylonian, Greek, and Latin texts. Between the three of them, they watched world events unfold before, during, and after both WWI and WWII, so the storehouse of knowledge is vast -- both in theory and in actual observation of world events.

Any student who truly wants to learn this field needs this book. And any practitioner worth salt has it, has read it, and refers to it often.

This is a compilation of three major works by three great Mundane Astrologers: H.S. Green, Raphael, and CEO Carter. Any one of the books is a classic. But in this book, you get all three bound together.

This has become one of the most read and most referred to books in my library.