Practical Astrology For Witches And Pagans: Using the Planets and the Stars for Effective Spellwork, Rituals, and Magickal Work - Softcover

Jr. Ivo Dominguez

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1578635756 ISBN 13: 9781578635757

Publisher: Weiser Books, 2016

Synopsis

More often than not, people think of astrology as a tool for divination or the exploration of one's personality. Astrology is considerably more than that. It is a sacred science, a highly descriptive symbolic language and it is, also, a technology that can be applied to ritual, herbalism, the use of crystals and much more.

This is a practical handbook for any practitioner of magic to use in building individual rituals and creating the most effective magic. Concise, focused and expertly presented, this book teaches the core concepts of astrology so that wiccans and pagans can truly apply it to their practices.

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About the Author

Ivo Domínguez has been active in the Wiccan and the pagan community since 1978 and has been teaching since 1982. He was a founding member, and a past High Priest, of Keepers of the Holly Chalice, the first coven of the Assembly of the Sacred Wheel a Wiccan Tradition. He is co-owner of Bell, Book, & Candle, Delaware's largest metaphysical shop.

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Practical Astrology for Witches and Pagans

Using the Planets and the Stars for Effective Spellwork, Rituals, and Magickal Work

By Ivo Dominguez Jr.

Red Wheel/Weiser, LLC

Copyright © 2016 Ivo Dominguez, Jr.
All rights reserved.

ISBN: 978-1-57863-575-7

Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction, 
Chapter 2: The Worldview of Astrology, 
Chapter 3: The Core Concepts of Astrology, 
Chapter 4: The Planets, 
Chapter 5: The Signs, 
Chapter 6: The Houses, 
Chapter 7: The Aspects, 
Chapter 8: Using the Glyphs for Magick, 
Chapter 9: The Astrology of Time, 
Chapter 10: Choosing the When, 
Chapter 11: Adapting to the When, 
Chapter 12: The Astrology of the Aura, 
Chapter 13: The Astrology of Spirit Work, 
Chapter 14: Spiritual Evolution, 
Chapter 15: The Magick Squares, 
Chapter 16: The Great Year, 
Chapter 17: Next Steps, 
Appendix A: Planet and Sign Correspondences, 
Appendix B: House Angles and Hemispheres, 
Appendix C: The Magick Squares for the Seven Elder Planets, 
Appendix D: Rulerships and Essential Dignities, 
Appendix E: The Signs and the Body, 
Appendix F: The Three Gates of the Moon, 

CHAPTER 1

Introduction

It has often been said that the West lacks a sacred language with the subtle and specific spiritual vocabulary of a language such as Sanskrit. We actually do have such a language, a rich symbolic language, and it is Astrology. More often than not, people think of Astrology as a tool for divination or the exploration of one's personality. Astrology is considerably more than that. It is a sacred science, a highly descriptive symbolic language, a technology that can be applied to all aspects of Magick, and much more. Unfortunately, most books on Astrology are written either for the specific needs of astrologers or as entertainment for the masses. Moreover, the vast majority of astrologers are not involved in Magick or Witchcraft and as such have little awareness of our uses for Astrology. I had the good fortune of taking an interest in Astrology in the early 1980s, not long after I had put my feet on the path to become a witch. I am thankful that I had access to teachers of both Astrology and Witchcraft so that my evolution as a practitioner included an organic synthesis of these disciplines. Over the years, I have had many friends and students ask me to write a book about Astrology for magickal practitioners. This book is my response to their request, and an effort to share the gift that I was given so many years ago by my teachers.

People are often daunted at the prospect of learning enough Astrology for it to actually be useful in their magickal practices. It is true that Astrology is a huge field of study and it could take several lifetimes to achieve mastery. The same can be said of Mathematics, but many people are able to learn enough math so they can function in their day-to-day life and manage their finances. My intention with this book is to teach the core concepts of Astrology so that Witches and Pagans would then be able to truly apply Astrology to their practices. The use of jargon cannot be avoided in any technical field, but I have kept the use of jargon to a minimum and have defined the terms that I've used in this book. When I learned Astrology, I was required to learn how to do the calculations to cast a chart by hand, and then take the numbers and transcribe them onto the chart. Because most of the people reading this book want to be able to use Astrology for spiritual purposes, not necessarily become astrologers, there will be very little math in this book.<

Edition details

• Publisher: Weiser Books
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1578635756
• ISBN 13: 9781578635757
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256