Saturn Through the Ages: Between Time and Eternity

A historical overview of Saturn's meaning in the history of astrology, combined with a philosophical background to help the fullness of the traditional meaning of Saturn come through in the modern world. Introduction Purpose Outline The Chesterton Test Part One: Historical Survey Vettius Valens, Anthology Firmicus Maternus, Mathesis Abu Ma'shar, The Great Introduction Al-Biruni Avraham Ibn-Ezra, The Beginning of Wisdom Bonatti, Book of Astronomy William Lilly: Christian Astrology The Meanings of Saturn in Traditional Astrology Saturn's Place in the Traditional Cosmos Transition Astrologers Raphael Guide to Astrology Sepharial, The Manual of Astrology The Old and New Cosmos The Solar System New Planets Ancient and Modern Science Science Old and New Evolution and Progress Past and Future The Concept of Changing Truth Theosophy and Eastern Philosophy Positive Thinking and New Thought Values and Ethics Thinking and Feeling Modern Psychology Inner-Outer Disconnect Summing Up - The New World Max Heindel Llewellyn George Charles E O Carter The Only Way to Learn Astrology Ronald Davison Isabel Hickey Zipporah Dobyns Liz Greene Steven Forrest - The Inner Sky James Hillman and Archetypal Astrology Current Archetypal Astrology Uranian Astrology & its Descendants Alfred Witte - Uranian Astrology Reinhold Ebertin - Cosmobiology David Cochrane - Vibrational Astrology The Contribution of Modern Astrology Addresses a Modern Need for Meaning The Role of Myth Emphasis on Free Will and Choice Focus on the Individual Meaning and Context Summing Up Part Two: The Eternal Law Introduction Platonic Model of the Universe The Platonic Model Structural Elements - The Forms The Forms are the Gods Great Chain of Being Eternal and Changing Worlds Unchanging and Changing Levels of Mind Saturn, Jupiter and Creation Eternal Law More on the Platonic Forms Eternal Moral Law The Living Law Saturn and the Golden Age Cycles of Time and Eternity Saturn and Ouranos Ouranos/Uranus in Mythology Ouranos/Uranus in Traditional Astrology Uranus in Modern Astrology Switch of Meanings of Saturn Consistency in Astrology The Sphere of Saturn and Astrology Living in Two Worlds Part Three - Essays on Saturn Themes Introduction Balance Key Concepts A Culture of One-Sided Extremes The Waning Side of the Cycle Eternal Values Saturn and Time Testing Good Effects of Structure History The Wisdom of Time and Age Cycles and "Progress" Cycles of Reincarnation Objectivity Tradition Uranus and Saturn Saturn and Pluto Benefic and Malefic Evil Evil and Transformation Fortune Old Age The Special Virtues of Age Suffering Redemptive Suffering Caritas Death Fear of God Humility Final Thoughts Appendix Science: the Changed Meaning of the Word Plato and Reincarnation: the Myth of Er Plato: The Evolutionary Journey of the Soul Evolutionary Astrology The Platonic and Pythagorean Tradition Justice leads to Happiness, Injustice to Suffering The Two Worlds The Immortal Soul One Lifetime Too Short for Justice Returning from the Dead Heaven and Hell Getting Ready for the Next Life The Spindle of Necessity The Three Fates Our Life is Our Responsibility - There is no Blame Choice from Inertia Conclusions What of Astrology? Bibliography