The Astrological Houses: The Spectrum of Individual Experience
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The Astrological Houses: The Spectrum of Individual Experience is devoted to the deeper meaning of the twelve houses in astrology. In this book, Rudhyar explains his meaning as “fields of experience”.
Author’s Note:
Most astrologers would probably agree with the general statement that astrology is the study of the correlations that can be established between the positions of celestial bodies around the Earth and physical events or psychological and social changes of consciousness in man. The motions of celestial bodies are, with very few exceptions, cyclic and predictable. As far as we can see, ours is a universe of order, even though this order is not too apparent from close up, since from our position on Earth in the midst of the happenings, involved in them, and emotionally reacting to them, we are ‘unable to perceive the large picture of cosmic existence.
When, however, we consider celestial events which occur at an immense distance from us, we can readily experience the majestic rhythms outlined on the background of the sky: the rising and setting of the Sun, the Moon, and the stars, the New and Full Moon, the conjunctions of planets and other periodic phenomena. Thus astrology, by referring man’s seemingly unpredictable and aleatory experiences in his earthly environment to the rhythmic and predictable changes in the position and the interrelationship of the celestial bodies, gave to mankind a most valuable sense of order, which in turn produced a feeling of at least transcendental security.
There are many ways in which man can react to and interpret his realization that definite and at least relatively reliable correlations can be established between what occurs in the universe around the Earth and outer or inner changes in human lives. Quite obviously such reactions and interpretations depend fundamentally on the stage of man’s evolution in terms of the capacity of his senses to perceive what happens in the sty, and the state of development of his consciousness, his psychic faculties, and his intellectual as well as physical tools for measuring and interpreting what he experiences. All this finds expression in the social, religious, and cultural environment which provides the star-gazer with a certain kind of language, basic beliefs, and a socio-cultural way of life.
To disassociate astrology from the state of the culture and the society in which the astrologer lives and makes his calculations and interpretations is quite senseless. Any conceptual system has to be understood in terms of the conditions of life – social and personal, as well as geographical – of the men who act, feel, and think. The “truth,” or rather the validity, of an action or a thought can be ascertained only by referring it to the larger social-cultural picture, and, deeper still, to a particular phase of the evolution of mankind, or at least of a section of mankind.
Because this often is not done, or done with a bias produced by projecting one’s present state of consciousness upon the minds and feelings of men of archaic times and other races, much confusion arises. Astrology is a particularly fertile field for confusion and the proliferation of dogmatically stated opinions, whether or not these take the form of supposedly scientific analyses and erudite compilations of texts or of psychic hunches or “communications.” Many complex theories and confusing interpretations have developed because astrology has been thought of as a thing in itself, a mysterious “science” using a puzzling terminology unchanged since ancient Chaldean times and supposedly still valid. Yet this terminology quite obviously has failed to fully take into account the radical changes in human consciousness and in man’s awareness of the Earth’s and of his own place in the universe which has occurred over these many centuries.
As a result the present wave of interest in astrology is encountering all kinds of obstacles and flowing confusingly into various channels. Much of the time this means losing sight of the basic function of astrology, which is to bring a sense of order and harmonious, rhythmic unfolding to human beings – not human beings as they were in old Egypt or China, but as they are today with all their emotional, mental, and social problems.
Contents:
- WHY HOUSES?
- THE HOUSES AS THE BASIC ASTROLOGICAL FRAME OF REFERENCE
- THE HOUSES AS FIELDS OF EXPERIENCE
- THE FIRST HOUSE
- THE SECOND HOUSE
- THE THIRD HOUSE
- THE FOURTH HOUSE
- THE FIFTH HOUSE
- THE SIXTH HOUSE
- THE SEVENTH HOUSE
- THE EIGHTH HOUSE
- THE NINTH HOUSE
- THE TENTH HOUSE
- THE ELEVENTH HOUSE
- THE TWELFTH HOUSE
- THE THREE-LEVEL CYCLE OF INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCES
- THE FOUR ANGLES & THEIR ZODIACAL POLARITIES
- THE PLANETS IN THE TWELVE HOUSES
- EPILOGUE
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21 reviews for The Astrological Houses: The Spectrum of Individual Experience
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Judson Snow (verified owner) –
Was expecting something more deeply rooted in astrology instead of psychology
Answers are not directly given in this book
sometimes it feels like I am on roller coaster ride that never seems to stop.
Mr Rudhyar is highly recommended in the astrology field but this book feels like I am the gate of the funfair waiting for something very special to happen.
Mazikee Hicks (verified owner) –
Dane Rudyhars book always have a lot to teach me and this book on the houses has added to and rounded out what I had already learnt about them.
Reece Drake (verified owner) –
invaluable amount of information. Dane looks at Astrology from a different perspective from the usual. There is no doubt this is one of the Masters in this field.-John Gaunt
Korbyn Pittman (verified owner) –
Thanks for the Dane Rudyhar book, The Astrological Houses. It is in excellent condition and came fast!
Jalen Duarte (verified owner) –
A classic. In depth. Wisdom from a mature y brilliant mind. Wish I would have studied him more in the early days but I don’t think i had the patience y depth within myself in those days that I do now so the time is right to bring more quality y depth into my astrological understanding. And this genius is the way to do it! If all you get to take with you is your knowledge y memories I need to study this great astrologier in depth y i AM. Starting now. Highly recommend this book b cause he brings so much more than is commonly known today to the table. Its a feast!🌸
Jayleen Roberson (verified owner) –
Good books on the houses are few and far between, so you might as well get this good one by one of the master astrologers.
Maia Pugh (verified owner) –
After hearing so many wonderful things about Dane Rudhyar, I read this book and found it extremely vauge and of virtually no use to me. For one thing, there was no discussion of different house systems (Placidus, Koch, Whole-House, etc.) We can hardly know what we mean, until we agree on *what* we are talking about, can we? Many astrologers do not use a House system at all, either abandoning them altogether or–given the controversies over different House systems–use only the angles (Asc/Desc plus MC/IC axes). Assuming you want to use Houses, isn’t it enough to know that 1st=Aires, 2=Taurus, etc., and then study and contemplate the meaning of those signs? Nor was there a historical section discussing how Houses arose and what different astrologers in different times and cultures had to say about them. Finally, I find Rudhyar’s writing vaporous in the extreme, the kind of language so vague & indefinite that it includes everything and therefore nothing at all: “God, the Universe and everything else.” I frankly find his whole approach overly-systematized, viz. the hatchet job he did on Marc Edmund Jone’s “Sabian Symbols,” wherein he rewrote, re-interpreted and re-arranged the original degree-by-degree readings made by Jone’s psychic friend in Balboa Park, San Diego early in the 20th century, in order to conform to Rudhyar’s own System. I would advise anyone interested to know more about Houses to read Seymour-Smith’s “New Astrologer,” which includes an excellent overview and comparison of different House systems.
Alden Patrick (verified owner) –
Beware: Rudhyar is not your basic light and easy astrologer. As one of the founders of modern psychological astrology, he doesn’t attempt to make things easy or neat or cute for the reader. However, his insights are brilliant, beautifully thought out and he draws heavily from classic western and eastern philosophy, then blends them seamlessly into his discussion in helping us understand the basis for a House system in chart interpretation. Although I’ve had to leave the book and research quite a few of his references, the study was well worth my time. I find myself constantly returning to this book as a basis for interpreting charts. It is theoretical and philosophical, so those looking for a “how-to” should not go here for their manual. But for anyone seeking true freedom from instant cookbook astrology (as I’ve seen too often on the Web), this is a “must-have” tool. It gives one confidence in looking at a chart to intuitively see the progression of the human life and the energies that trigger evolution and growth.
Nellie Hendrix (verified owner) –
Widely acknowledged as a pioneer of modern astrology, Dane Rudhyar is an extraordinary writer. This modern classic is a deep and profound study of the twelve houses, including interpretation guidelines for each of the planets in each house, and an exploration of all the houses together as a complete cycle of experience.
However, this book may not be for everyone. Rudhyar has an extraordinarily universal perspective in his writing, covering a panoramic range of sociological, scientific, philosophical, political and spiritual perspectives as he describes the houses. This is genuinely consciousness-raising in the best sense, but it does sometimes feel a bit of a struggle as Rudhyar goes off on related tangents about individual or collective destiny in the Western world, or a summary of related perspectives from a range of religions. Sometimes it is as though he attempts to embrace the totality of human experience in every sentence!
Stephen Arroyo has acknowledged Rudhyar as a major influence on his writings, and I tend to feel that the essence of Rudhyar is perhaps more accessible through Arroyo’s excellent books. Nevertheless this is still quality stuff and well worth a read for any serious astrological student. It does need a bit of effort to get your head round it all!
Brinley Trujillo (verified owner) –
perfect condition
Apollo Travis (verified owner) –
Was exactly as described
Ivory Underwood (verified owner) –
A master speaks.
Alexia Xiong (verified owner) –
not too informative
Hadley Drake (verified owner) –
Author phisophizes and blabbers endlessly, its chock full of useless talk with no value.
The author is not direct and his writing is bad and blurry.
Lyra Wu (verified owner) –
Dane is a great legend. The book is not a very easy read, but is surely a good reference must to have. Will continue to use.
Promise Grimes (verified owner) –
Excellent. Can use for Archetypal Wheels and for Astrology.
Frankie Huerta (verified owner) –
Dane Rudhyar is brilliant. I have many of his books and all of them are insightful.
Harlan Hale (verified owner) –
Easy to read, yet fascinating and new input. Important read for students of astrology.
Kyson Collier (verified owner) –
This book knowledge was so deep, the definition for the houses that I found here were still new and very revealing to me and I’ve read quite a few astrology books. Definitely recommend it.
Azrael Enriquez (verified owner) –
This is an excellent book. The references are accurate and applicable. It is not posh or offensive. He sticks to the science, does not preach at all, and has a thorough understanding of the topic. His application of Hinduism accompanies astrology well. This is one of the better books on the market.I was able to reflect on the text and understand astrology better than I had before I purchased the book. This book is not redundant, silly, or a waste of time. Rudyar’s books are still among the best on the market.
Kynlee Hinton (verified owner) –
Dane Rudhyar created a well thought out, comprehensive book for the myriad of issues associated with each astrological house. Too frequently books devote a half paragraph of inaccruate, shallow tag words. It would be impossible to pin down the meaning of “motherhood” by that one word. The depth and texture of each house can be as difficult to fully explain. This book, although… he is dry…. is very, very well done. If you are a serious student, this needs to be in your library. If you are a professional, this book is a wonderful reminder to stay out of simplistic one word definitions. And… if you are new to astrology and simply want to understand your chart… I recommend “astrology for yourself” and highly encourage you to avoid this book. The detail offered works best when you already have a foundation of understanding.