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The Art of Astrology: How to Make and Read Horoscopes
Author: Bradford Gearhart
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THE PRACTICAL VALUE OF ASTROLOGYThere is a side of the Moon which we never see, but that hidden half is as potent a factor in causing the ebb and flow of the earths tide, as the part of the Moon which is visible. Similarly, there is an invisible part of man which exerts a powerful influence in life, and as the tides are measured by the motion of the Sun and Moon, so also the eventualities of existence are measured by the circling stars, which may therefore be called the Clock of Destiny, and knowledge of their import is an immense power, for to the competent astrologer the horoscope reveals every secret of life.
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THE PRACTICAL VALUE OF ASTROLOGYThere is a side of the Moon which we never see, but that hidden half is as potent a factor in causing the ebb and flow of the earths tide, as the part of the Moon which is visible. Similarly, there is an invisible part of man which exerts a powerful influence in life, and as the tides are measured by the motion of the Sun and Moon, so also the eventualities of existence are measured by the circling stars, which may therefore be called the Clock of Destiny, and knowledge of their import is an immense power, for to the competent astrologer the horoscope reveals every secret of life.
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