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Heaven Knows What
Learn how to fully interpret your own horoscope, or that of anyone else, in just 30 minutes, when you get Heaven Knows What by Grant Lewi.
Heaven Knows What is one of the most popular books on astrology ever printed, with over half a million copies sold. The reason it is popular is
You can learn how to give a complete interpretation of a birth chart in a half-hour.
Here is how you do
1.Use a horoscope blank from the back of the book.
2.Look up your birth date in the Table of Planetary Positions and write the numbers you find, in the exact order you find them, under the corresponding abbreviations in the box provided on the horoscope blank.
3.Write each abbreviation in its corresponding numbered space on the circle in the horoscope blank.
4.Look for relationships between the planets (the book shows you how to do this in just a few minutes).
5.Look up the information you have discovered, according to the numbered pattern at the bottom of the chart.
That''s all it takes. Heaven Knows What gives you far more than the sun sign interpretations you find in newspapers. In Heaven Knows What, you will learn the meaning of the sun and moon combinations and the aspects of all the planets with each other on your specific chart. Heaven Knows What can be your initial guidebook to learning astrology. It can also give you everything you need to give concise and accurate readings that will amaze your friends and even surprise you.
If you want to learn astrology, join the half-million others who have discovered the easy, fun way to learn this powerful technique. Get Heaven Knows What today.
Heaven Knows What is one of the most popular books on astrology ever printed, with over half a million copies sold. The reason it is popular is
You can learn how to give a complete interpretation of a birth chart in a half-hour.
Here is how you do
1.Use a horoscope blank from the back of the book.
2.Look up your birth date in the Table of Planetary Positions and write the numbers you find, in the exact order you find them, under the corresponding abbreviations in the box provided on the horoscope blank.
3.Write each abbreviation in its corresponding numbered space on the circle in the horoscope blank.
4.Look for relationships between the planets (the book shows you how to do this in just a few minutes).
5.Look up the information you have discovered, according to the numbered pattern at the bottom of the chart.
That''s all it takes. Heaven Knows What gives you far more than the sun sign interpretations you find in newspapers. In Heaven Knows What, you will learn the meaning of the sun and moon combinations and the aspects of all the planets with each other on your specific chart. Heaven Knows What can be your initial guidebook to learning astrology. It can also give you everything you need to give concise and accurate readings that will amaze your friends and even surprise you.
If you want to learn astrology, join the half-million others who have discovered the easy, fun way to learn this powerful technique. Get Heaven Knows What today.
468 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1968
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March 22, 2016
My first favorite astrologer was Grant Lewi, and legend has it he saw his death in his chart, and took out his first life insurance policy that year, a western fable if ever there was one! Lewi is the ultimate modern astrologer, or what we think of as astrology, but was doing it long before it became a hippie cliche, so he stands at a unique time in American history, right after the depression, but before the cold war, a lost generation. Lewi believed very much that astrology could help humanity advance its thinking on psychological issues, and would save hours of therapy, so that therapists could get at the heart of a patient's problems right off the bat, if he had their chart, or as Lewi called it 'the vitasphere.' In a way, Lewi was rethinking ancient astrology and trying to make it applicable to the modern world, so that we felt freed by the stars, instead of imprisoned by them. But the freedom was hard fought and in "Heaven Knows What" Lewi subjects everyone to a character, and gives the most artistic of modern credos, 'that the more we reflect our true character, the more successful we'll be.'
Mathematically, "Heaven Knows What," takes the 144 possible Sun/Moon combinations in astrology, and weaves them into a tale of the 144 possible character types in the world, and this is so beautiful my heart stops to think about it, but goes on. How did Lewi do this? Truthfully, I don't know, but he was a very gifted astrologer, with a real mission to change the world through astrology, so we could all reach our potential, but died before Scientology took his mantle, and outlawed astrology, like all religions, for being too true. I'm not sure "Heaven Knows What" will teach you about the meaning of the Sun and Moon, but it will give you a feel for the most artistic interpretations of the signs, and how they reflect in an almost cinematic way. I think it was Lewi's goal to make astrology so popular and accepted that middle class Americans in the F.D.R. years would have copies of "Heaven Knows What" out on their coffee table for conversation, and he may have succeeded. Lewi gives an ephemeris to know the Sun/Moon signs of your friends, so you can play parlor games with them in an era before TV, maybe with the radio on in the background. Now all you need is the internet to gather this information, and a birthday. If you have the gumption, or self will to do this, it's fun, and you can see the general character type your friends, loved ones, or family members, fit into!
Mathematically, "Heaven Knows What," takes the 144 possible Sun/Moon combinations in astrology, and weaves them into a tale of the 144 possible character types in the world, and this is so beautiful my heart stops to think about it, but goes on. How did Lewi do this? Truthfully, I don't know, but he was a very gifted astrologer, with a real mission to change the world through astrology, so we could all reach our potential, but died before Scientology took his mantle, and outlawed astrology, like all religions, for being too true. I'm not sure "Heaven Knows What" will teach you about the meaning of the Sun and Moon, but it will give you a feel for the most artistic interpretations of the signs, and how they reflect in an almost cinematic way. I think it was Lewi's goal to make astrology so popular and accepted that middle class Americans in the F.D.R. years would have copies of "Heaven Knows What" out on their coffee table for conversation, and he may have succeeded. Lewi gives an ephemeris to know the Sun/Moon signs of your friends, so you can play parlor games with them in an era before TV, maybe with the radio on in the background. Now all you need is the internet to gather this information, and a birthday. If you have the gumption, or self will to do this, it's fun, and you can see the general character type your friends, loved ones, or family members, fit into!
April 29, 2008
I fondly call this book the 'Book of Truth'. The moon charts are off every so often, so I do suggest cross referencing with another source if you are unsure of a moon sign. Grant Lewi was original and eerily insightful in his summations, especially when considering the time period during which it was published (Copyright 1935).
January 5, 2021
Good for beginner astrologers. Only goes up to year 1999 for chart placements. Most of this information is now in apps but it's always fun to read different perspectives.
December 20, 2023
Fascinating and quite accurate for anyone interested in astrology
February 29, 2024
Solid starter book for anyone interested in learning more in depth about planetary aspects in a natal chart.
April 30, 2010
Sun and Moon sign combination emphasis...hella.
May 12, 2011
Mount Laurel Library
133.5
LEW
Interesting book on horoscopes. Has charts and wheels.
133.5
LEW
Interesting book on horoscopes. Has charts and wheels.
August 28, 2011
Great book!
January 10, 2014
Useful for what it is, simplistic astrology for the masses.
August 22, 2015
Have not read it yet, sorry made a mistake
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