THOUGHT-FORMS BY ANNIE BESANTAND C.W. LEADBEATER THE THEOSOPHICAL PUBLISHING HOUSE LTD38 GREAT ORMOND STREET, LONDON, W.C. 1 First Printed 1901 Reprint 1905 Reprint 1925 Made and Printed in Great Britain byPERCY LUND, HUMPHRIES & CO LTDTHE COUNTRY PRESSBRADFORD MEANING OF THE COLOURS FOREWORD The text of this little book is the joint work of Mr Leadbeater and myself; some of…
THE ANGEL OF THE PRAIRIES; A DREAM OF THE FUTURE, BY ELDER PARLEY PARKER PRATT, One of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A. PRATT, PUBLISHER. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH: DESERET NEWS PRINTING AND PUBLISHING ESTABLISHMENT. 1880 p.3 PREFACE. THE thrilling and interesting narrative contained in this little book, though setting up no claim…
An Introduction to Astrology by William Lilly Zadkiel, ed. [1852] First published in 1647, as Christian Astrology, this is one of the best known post-classical works on Astrology. the present edition, heavily edited by ‘Zadkiel,’ was released under the current title in 1852. As the planet Uranus (‘Hershel’), discovered in 1781, is mentioned throughout, and Neptune, discovered in 1846, is…
THE SAND-RECKONER Of Archimedes Translated by Thomas L. Heath (Original publication: Cambridge University Press, 1897). Scanned, Proofed, and Formatted by John Bruno Hare at sacred-texts.com. This text is in the public domain in the United States because it was published prior to 1923. I have altered the formatting of the mathematical proof areas slightly due to the limitations of HTML.…
Moon Lore by Rev. Timothy Harley [1885] Contents Start Reading Page Index Text [Zipped] Written just eighty-four years before Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon, this is a Victorian collection of moon lore: myths, folklore, superstitions and just plain whimsy from all lands. Although contemporary astronomers had fairly well wrapped up the question of whether there was water…
Solar Biology by Hiram E. Butler [1887] Contents Start Reading Page Index Text The next time someone asks you “what’s your sign” as an icebreaker, remember Mr. Hiram E. Butler. Hiram Butler put forward a radically simplified version of astrology during the 19th century. Up until then, astrologers had laboriously plotted out the configuration of the planets, including…
Astrology and Religion Among the Greeks and Romans Franz Cumont [1912] Contents Start Reading Page Index Text [Zipped] This is a study of star-worship by Franz Cumont. At the turn of the 20th century, Cumont collected all available astrological and astronomical texts from antiquity. This book summarizes his knowledge and theories on this subject. Cumont shows that astronomical…
The Hindu Book of Astrology by Bhakti Seva [1902] Contents Start Reading Page Index Text [Zipped] If this was really a vintage Hindu Astrology book, it would be a real find. I have yet to locate one, and there has been a steady drip of requests for Hindu Astrology since the inception of the site, which I would…
Sun Lore of All Ages by William Tyler Olcott [1914] Contents Start Reading Page Index Text [Zipped] This is a review of the literature of Sun lore. While for the most part factually correct, this is not an academic study. Olcott is light on the citations, and it apparent that he didn’t use primary sources for the…
The Book of Talismans, Amulets and Zodiacal Gems by William Thomas and Kate Pavitt [1922] Contents Start Reading Page Index Text [Zipped] This is a study of the symbolism of precious stones, and how they have been used as magical objects through the ages, both intrinsically, and as a vehicle for symbolic engravings. The Pavitts cover Hindu, Jewish,…