Taoist Astrology. A Handbook Of The Authentic Chinese Tradition

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Destiny Books
Publisher Place: Usa
Publisher Year: 1997
Edition: First Edition

Description: 216 pages. Book is in general good condition. There is some light reading wear and age marks on the inside page present, but still a presentable copy.

Publishers Description: This guide brings Chinese astrology back to its ancient roots, providing all the information you need for understanding one of the worlds oldest systems of divination. The ancient Chinese people developed a sophisticated science of astrology that continues to have profound influence in China today. Rooted in the fundamentals of Taoism, it evolved into a system vastly different from Western astrology. Rather than determining personality by the time of the year in which you are born, in Taoist astrology it is the year itself that determines your character. The years form a twelve-year cycle of signs, each named after an animal. Additionally, your personality depends on which of the five traditional Taoist elements you are born under--water, wood, fire, earth, or metal. This makes for a cycle of sixty unique signs. Taoist Astrology includes information for each signs personality, compatibility, child-parent relations, and rising and falling fortunes during the twelve-year cycle. Discussions of yin and yang, Confucianism and Buddhism, Taoist alchemy, and the connection between Taoist astrology and Western astrology give you all the background you need for understanding one of the oldest systems of divination known to humanity. Taoist Astrology differs from other books on the subject by grounding its concepts in the ancient traditions from which it originated.

ISBN: 9780892816064