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Summary: A must own for every beginner in Astrology
Review: Astrology for the Millions is the book you need to have if you are pretty much convinced that all astrology is pure bunkum. Used in conjunction with HEAVEN KNOWS WHAT (Lewi's other extant title) this book will reveal to you whether astrology has anything to tell you that you want to know. In the early 1970's I started learning astrology with the Grant Lewi titles. Yes, they're simplistic, and yes they're out of date, and yes the new editions have lost something in translation, BUT - Lewi's approach can convince your friends you are not wasting your time fooling around with this stuff. The amazing thing about these two books is that, despite the simplifications, they produce astonishingly accurate results. I have just used Lewi's explanation of the Saturn Cycle which is presented in ASTROLOGY FOR THE MILLIONS in an essay "Astrology for Writers" on simegen.com aimed at convincing writing students to explore the potentials of this powerful tool in fiction writing. Thirty years, and I can't put this book down. I'm glad I bought it in hardcover to begin with! I still have the charts I made out thirty years ago, following the directions in the book and using the chart forms the book provides for spotting the crucial years when transits co-incide. The results match the results of the Matrix Software I currently use, but I STILL read those charts on myself. I recommend all the Grant Lewi titles to my writing students and my astrology students, but especially to those who are both.
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Summary: A must own for every beginner in Astrology
Review: Astrology for the Millions is the book you need to have if you are pretty much convinced that all astrology is pure bunkum. Used in conjunction with HEAVEN KNOWS WHAT (Lewi's other extant title) this book will reveal to you whether astrology has anything to tell you that you want to know. In the early 1970's I started learning astrology with the Grant Lewi titles. Yes, they're simplistic, and yes they're out of date, and yes the new editions have lost something in translation, BUT - Lewi's approach can convince your friends you are not wasting your time fooling around with this stuff. The amazing thing about these two books is that, despite the simplifications, they produce astonishingly accurate results. I have just used Lewi's explanation of the Saturn Cycle which is presented in ASTROLOGY FOR THE MILLIONS in an essay "Astrology for Writers" on simegen.com aimed at convincing writing students to explore the potentials of this powerful tool in fiction writing. Thirty years, and I can't put this book down. I'm glad I bought it in hardcover to begin with! I still have the charts I made out thirty years ago, following the directions in the book and using the chart forms the book provides for spotting the crucial years when transits co-incide. The results match the results of the Matrix Software I currently use, but I STILL read those charts on myself. I recommend all the Grant Lewi titles to my writing students and my astrology students, but especially to those who are both.
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Summary: basic literature
Review: Astrology for the millions should be one of your first basic books if you want to study astrology. And you do not need a computer to have your chart drawn. The book contains all the tables you need so you can go ahead. Not only the descriptions of the planets through the signs are revealing, the planetary phases (obscure period, periods of public rise, consolidation etc...) and transiting phases are a must know. In astrology for the millions you will find information you will not find easily in other books. So hasten you to get your copy of this one !
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Summary: I have to agree with the other reviewers
Review: Grant Lewi was a genius. The only problem I have with this book is that his "Queen's English" has been Americanized both in this book and his other book "Heaven Knows What." On that account, I feel that some of his original interpretations has been slightly distorted. Being familiar with the original editions, I have easily spotted numerous "politically correct" editing, some cases of "gender neutralizing" over parts of his natural style, and insertions of some phrases that are suspiciously "New Agey" in character. On the whole, my first recommendation is to find the old editions. But, if that is not an option then this edition is still a brilliant work on astrology. This book will teach you planets in signs in a very clear, concise manner. Grant Lewi has a talent for telling you the bad things in your chart in a way thats very easy to accept. And he's very eloquent when he is explaining the good things. However, its interpretation does fail on occasion. For example, in your horoscope if you have Mars or Venus conjoined to Neptune or Uranus, chances are his interpretations of your Mars and Venus placements won't hit the mark with you. This book deals almost exclusively with "planets in signs" and only briefly touches on their interaction and affect on each other. For that, you have to get his book "Heaven Knows What." In short, if you purchase this book and "Heaven Knows What," you will soon realize that many, many other astrology books are using them as a reference and a source. Studying these two book will place you well on your way to becoming an astrologer. It was how I initially learned and will easily lay the groundwork for more advanced study.
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Summary: Unique interpretations of planets in signs
Review: I'm a big fan of Grant Lewi. I consider him the best author of astrology books all-time. Alan Leo is good but a bit out-dated. Evangeline Adams the same. Lewi doesn't miss a beat through the decades. His interpretations of planets in signs is very unique and informative. His short sun sign descriptions are the best I've ever seen, but too short. I wish he wrote a nice long chapter on each, but instead all he did was a page and a few relevant quotes.
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Summary: For the Millions and Millions
Review: My favorite astrology book ever. I have the older hardback version with a 1940s copyright as well as the current version. Regardless of the copyrighted date the book is the best. The current version brings in examples of recent celebrities and politicians to help the reader understand traits and characteristics. Even though the writing style has been updated, it does not, in any way, make the book any less valuable. This is a fantastic book for beginners and intermediates to help develop and improve their chart delineation skills. If, after reading this book, a person can not create a logical and cohesive chart reading, then that person is just not trying very hard to learn astrology!
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Summary: For the Millions and Millions
Review: My favorite astrology book ever. I have the older hardback version with a 1940s copyright as well as the current version. Regardless of the copyrighted date the book is the best. The current version brings in examples of recent celebrities and politicians to help the reader understand traits and characteristics. Even though the writing style has been updated, it does not, in any way, make the book any less valuable. This is a fantastic book for beginners and intermediates to help develop and improve their chart delineation skills. If, after reading this book, a person can not create a logical and cohesive chart reading, then that person is just not trying very hard to learn astrology!
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