History of Western Astrology Volume II: The Medieval and Modern Worlds Book

Acknowledgements vii

Introduction: Origins and Background ix

1 The Latin West: Decline and Disappearance 1

2 The Carolingian World: Survival and Recovery 19

3 The Twelfth Century: Renaissance and Revival 29

4 The Thirteenth Century: The Aristotelian Revolution 43

5 The Thirteenth Century: Practice and Problems 53

6 The High Middle Ages: The Uses of Astrology 69

7 The Renaissance: The Pagan Revival 85

8 The Renaissance: Radicalism and Reform 99

9 The Sixteenth Century: Reformers and Magicians 113

10 The Seventeenth Century: Horoscopes and Telescopes 133

11 The Seventeenth Century: Practitioners and Politics 151

12 The Eighteenth Century: Newton's Children 175

13 The Eighteenth Century: Magicians and Poets 193

14 The Nineteenth Century: Enlightenment Entrepreneurs 205

15 The Nineteenth Century: Magicians and Sociologists 217

16 The Nineteenth Century: The Theosophical Enlightenment 229

17 The Twentieth Century: New Age and Ancient Teachings 239

18 The Twentieth Century: Psychology and the Popular Press 251

19 The Twentieth Century: Sceptics and Scientists 265

20 The Twenty-first Century: Epilogue 277

Notes 289

Bibliography 335

Index 359