An Astrological Mandala: The Cycle of Transformations and Its 360 Symbolic Phases.
New York, NY: Random House, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. xiv + 392pp + author bio. Gold cloth spine with grey titling over grey papered boards, appendix, coloured top edge. Stated First edition. From the publisher: "French-born Dane Rudhyar (1895 – 1985), a humanistic astrologer who pioneered modern transpersonal astrology has taken the Sabian symbols and reinterpreted them to emphasize their character as a cyclic and structured series which formalizes and reveals the archetypal meaning of 360 basic phases of human experience. Rudhyar also demonstrates how the symbols can be used for divination. Like Tarot cards and the I Ching, they provide clues to the best way to face anxieties, or suggest what alternative courses of action might mean in one's life. In the form of pictures that are easily recognizable to people today, these symbols can be said to constitute a contemporary, American I Ching, a series of symbols that goes to the very root of planetary significance for our present era." A bit of light shelf wear and light marks to boards from handling, page edges toned, small inkstamped owner's name on bottom edge of text block, private owner's book plates on front pastedown and front blank, pages lightly toned but fresh and unmarked. Overall a tight, clean VG+ copy in VG+ dust jacket. (Dust jacket is lightly rubbed overall, some light chafing at spine ends, corners and folds, not clipped). Scarce in First edition. Item #67856
ISBN: 0394482840
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