{"product_id":"astrology-the-library-of-esoterica-9783836579889","title":"Astrology. The Library of Esoterica","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the beginning of human history  individuals across cultures and belief systems have looked to the sky for meaning. The movement of celestial bodies and their relation to our human lives has been the central tenant of astrology for thousands of years. The practice has both inspired reverence and worship  and deepened our understanding of ourselves and the world around us. While modern-day horoscopes may be the most familiar form of astrological knowledge  their lineage reaches back to ancient Mesopotamia. As author Andrea Richards recounts in Astrology  the second volume in TASCHENs Library of Esoterica series  astronomy and astrology were once sister sciences: the Kings Chamber of the Great Pyramid at Giza was built to align with constellations  Persian scholars oversaw some of the first observatories  and even Galileo cast horoscopes for the Medicis. But with the Enlightenment and the birth of exact science  the practice moved to places where mystery was still permitted  inspiring literature  art  and psychology  and influenced artists and thinkers such as Goethe  Byron  and Blake. Later movements like the Theosophists and the New Agers  would thrust the practice into the mainstream. Edited by Jessica Hundley  this vibrant visual history of Western astrology is the first ever compendium of its kind  exploring the symbolic meaning behind more than 400 images  from Egyptian temples and illuminated manuscripts to contemporary art from across the globe. Works by artists from Alphonese Mucha and Hilma af Klint to Arpita Singh and Manzel Bowman are sequenced to mirror the spin of the planets and the wheel of the zodiac. With a foreword by legendary astrologer Susan Miller and wisdom from new interviews with astrologers like Robert Hand  Jessica Lanyadoo  and Mecca Woods  Astrology celebrates the stars and their mysterious influence on our everyday lives.  About the series The Library of Esoterica explores how centuries of artists have given form to mysticism  translating the arcane and the obscure into enduring  visionary works of art. Each subject is showcased through both modern and archival imagery culled from private collectors  libraries  and museums around the globe. The result forms an inclusive visual history  a study of our primal pull to dream and nightmare  and the creative ways we strive to connect to the divine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45665931132981,"sku":"ByrdShop_383657988X","price":49.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9783836579889.jpg?v=1782414631","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/astrology-the-library-of-esoterica-9783836579889","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}