The Book Of The Eclipse - Softcover

Ovason, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0099584859 ISBN 13: 9780099584858

Publisher: Arrow, 2012

Synopsis

As David Ovason shows, eclipse have always marked turning points in history and in the lives of individuals: the foundation of Rome, the crucifixion, the saving of the live of Christopher Columbus, the foundation of Washington DC, the death of Diana, Princess of Wales and even the future fall from grace of President Clinton are among Ovason's many examples. Ovason also shows how stone circles were linked to eclipses and how these events have always been supposed by initiates to create shadow-tunnels into the spiritual world, allowing special possibilities of communication with the spiritual world.

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Review:

The Book of the Eclipse isn't about the 1999 solar eclipse, or even about eclipses in general, but concerns the effects of eclipses on people's horoscopes throughout history. Ovason teaches astrology; he has previously written on Nostradamus and edited and presented Mark Hedsel's hermetic autobiography The Zelator.

Like most modern astrologers, Ovason does not argue that eclipses--or any other celestial configuration--actually "cause certain events to unfold on earth through the lives of individuals"; instead, he believes that "the two worlds parallel each other, and influence each other". Eclipses, Ovason says, "leave sensitive points in the zodiac". Because the astrological influence is specific and individual, Ovason believes that the 1999 eclipse will only have a dramatic effect on the lives of about 1 in 200 people.

Before examining the effects of eclipses on over 60 historical figures, Ovason argues that the megalith builders were aware of eclipses, and that their stone circles could be used to predict future eclipses. The bulk of the book examines the astrological influence of eclipses on the lives of politicians such as Lincoln, Washington and Clinton, and composers, musicians, actors, artists and writers as diverse as Beethoven, Sinatra, Bardot, Leonardo and Shelley.

Ovason's book is thoroughly illustrated throughout with representations of horoscopes, and also with medieval and Renaissance esoteric engravings. It will undoubtedly be of interest to students of astrology. --David V Barrett

About the Author:

David Ovason has published numerous books in the arcane field. His first, a study of the secret texts of the French prophet, Nostradamus, The Nostradamus Code, has been hailed as a masterpiece of its kind. His second work, The Zelator, presents the fascinating autobiography of the magus, Mark Hedsel - a personal story which tells of the tribulations and triumphs experienced by a man who sought initiation in the modern world. More recently he has written Nostradamus: Prophecies for America, The Secret Symbolism of the Dollar Bill and The History of the Horoscope.

About this edition

• Publisher: Arrow
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0099584859
• ISBN 13: 9780099584858
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288