The Importance of Ancient Hellenistic Astrology

In episode 327 astrologers Chris Brennan and Molly Pennington talk about the top 8 best astrology books for beginner, intermediate, and advanced students of astrology. Molly is working on an article for the Reader's Digest website on astrology books recommended by experts, and she contacted Chris to do an interview, so we recorded it for this episode of the podcast. During the course of the discussion Chris gives his picks for the top 8 astrology books that every astrologer should have, and explains why they are good books to read. The first 6 books are broken up into beginner, intermediate, and advanced categories, and then there are two bonus books at the end that are given an honorable mention. This episode is available in both audio and video versions below. List of the Top 8 Astrology Books Here is Chris' list of the top 8 books for learning astrology: Astrology: Using the Wisdom of the Stars in Your Everyday Life, by Carole Taylor You Were Born for This: Astrology for Radical Self-Acceptance by Chani Nicholas On the Heavenly Spheres: A Treatise on Traditional Astrology, by Helena Avelar and Luís Ribeiro Astrology and the Authentic Self, by Demetra George Cosmos and Psyche: Intimations of a New World View, by Richard Tarnas Hellenistic Astrology: The Study of Fate and Fortune, by Chris Brennan A History of Horoscopic Astrology, by James Holden The American Ephemeris, 1950-2050, by Neil F. Michelsen and Rique Pottenger   View the list on Amazon: List of the Top 8 Astrology Books for Beginners Timestamps Here are some timestamps for topics covered at different points in the episode: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:10 Astrology: Using the Wisdom of the Stars, by Carole Taylor 00:14:12 You Were Born for This, by Chani Nicholas 00:38:11 On the Heavenly Spheres, by Avelar and Ribeiro 01:00:57 Astrology and the Authentic Self, by Demetra George 01:16:05 Cosmos and Psyche, by Richard Tarnas 01:55:11 Hellenistic Astrology, by Chris Brennan 02:20:52 A History of Horoscopic Astrology, by James Holden 02:22:50 The American Ephemeris, by Michelsen and Pottenger 02:27:25 Concluding remarks Watch the Video Version of This Episode You can watch the video version of this episode on the best astrology books here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zw6B1esIieo - Transcript A full transcript of this episode is available: Episode 327 transcript Listen to the Audio Version of This Episode You can either play the audio version of this episode of the podcast directly from the website or download it as an MP3 to your device by using the buttons below: