The Influence of the Stars
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Victorian occultism, graphology, palmistry

The Influence of the Stars: A Book of Old-World Lore

Rosa Baughan1880
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A Victorian guide to the influence of natal stars on character and destiny, written for a general readership. Rosa Baughan presents the traditional astrological doctrines of planetary rulership and sign characteristics in accessible terms, providing character sketches for each sign of the zodiac and practical guidance on reading one's birth chart. One of the few significant works of Victorian astrology authored by a woman, offering a gentler and more character-focused approach than the technical manuals of the era.

This edition1880
EditionFirst published 1880 by George Redway, London
Astrological CorrespondencesNatal Astrology (Nativities)Western Astrology / Traditional AstrologyPlanetary Influenceastrologyastrological interpretationzodiacal symbolismTraditional Astrologypredictive astrologyClassical astrology

Contents44 chapters

  1. 01THE INFLUENCE OF THE STARS
  2. 02CONTENTS
  3. 03LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
  4. 04FOREWORD
  5. 05CHAPTER I.
  6. 06CHAPTER II. THE ALPHABET OF ASTROLOGY
  7. 07CHAPTER III. CONCERNING THE SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC
  8. 08CHAPTER IV. OF THE NATURES OF THE SEVEN PLANETS AND OF THEIR ESSENTIAL AND ACCIDENTAL DIGNITIES
  9. 09CHAPTER V. OF THE INFLUENCES OF THE SEVEN PLANETS
  10. 10CHAPTER VI. CONCERNING THE TWELVE HOUSES OF HEAVEN AND THEIR POWERS
  11. 11CHAPTER VII. AN EXPLANATION OF VARIOUS TERMS USED IN ASTROLOGY
  12. 12CHAPTER VIII. OF THE FIGURE OF THE HEAVENS
  13. 13CHAPTER IX. OF THE INFLUENCES OF THE FIXED STARS
  14. 14CHAPTER X. OF THE EFFECT OF EACH PLANET IN EACH OF THE TWELVE HOUSES
  15. 15CHAPTER XI. ON FORMING A GENERAL JUDGMENT ON A NATIVITY
  16. 16CHAPTER XII. CONCERNING DIRECTIONS AND HORARY QUESTIONS
  17. 17CHAPTER XIII. SOLAR HOROSCOPES[15]
  18. 18CHAPTER XIV. APHORISMS CULLED FROM THE WORKS OF PTOLEMY AND OTHER ANCIENT ASTROLOGERS
  19. 19CHAPTER XV. CHIROMANCY AND ITS ORIGIN
  20. 20CHAPTER XVI. THE PRINCIPAL LINES IN THE HAND AND THE MOUNTS
  21. 21CHAPTER XVII. THE LINE OF LIFE
  22. 22CHAPTER XVIII. THE LINE OF HEART AND LINE OF HEAD
  23. 23CHAPTER XIX. THE SATURNIAN LINE
  24. 24CHAPTER XX. THE LINE OF THE SUN AND LINE OF HEALTH
  25. 25CHAPTER XXI. ON THE RING OF VENUS, THE WRIST LINES AND THE LETTER M TO BE SEEN IN MOST HANDS
  26. 26CHAPTER XXII. CONCERNING CHANCE LINES; THAT IS, LINES WHICH ARE SOMETIMES—BUT ONLY RARELY—SEEN ON ANY HAND
  27. 27CHAPTER XXIII. CONCERNING THE FINGERS AND THUMB AND NAILS
  28. 28CHAPTER XXIV. OF THE VARIOUS MARKS TO BE SEEN ON THE HAND
  29. 29CHAPTER XXV. THE TRIANGLE, THE QUADRANGLE, AND THE HAPPY HAND
  30. 30CHAPTER XXVI. PHYSIOGNOMY
  31. 31CHAPTER XXVII. THE FOREHEAD AND EYEBROWS
  32. 32CHAPTER XXVIII. THE EYES AND EYELASHES
  33. 33CHAPTER XXIX. THE NOSE
  34. 34CHAPTER XXX. THE MOUTH, TEETH, JAW AND CHIN
  35. 35CHAPTER XXXI. THE HAIR AND THE EARS
  36. 36CHAPTER XXXII. THE SIGNATURES OF THE PLANETS ON THE FACE
  37. 37CHAPTER XXXIII. CONCERNING THE MOLES ON THE FACE AND THEIR REFERENCE TO THOSE ON THE BODY
  38. 38CHAPTER XXXIV. CONCERNING THE MOLES WHICH HAVE NO CORRESPONDING MOLES ON THE FACE
  39. 39CHAPTER XXXV. CONCERNING THE MARKS GIVEN AT BIRTH BY THE SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC
  40. 40CHAPTER XXXVI. CONCERNING ALFRIDARIES
  41. 41CHAPTER XXXVII. CONCERNING THE MYSTICAL WHEEL OF PYTHAGORAS AND THE METHODS OF WORKING IT
  42. 42Footnotes
  43. 43
  44. 44

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