History of Astrology - told as timelines  

.. 1. The Antiquity
.. 2. The Middle Ages
.. 3. The Renaissance
.. 4. The Enlightenment Period
.. 5. First half of the 20. Century
.. 6. Post War period
.. 7. The Information Society
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6. Timeline for the Post War Period
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Quoted from Astro-Charts Astrology

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American astrology
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1946

The Cycles and Fortunes of Life by Dane Rudhyar is published.

1947

The Encyclopedia of Astrology by Nicholas de Vore, president of The Astrological Research Society.

1948

The Faculty of Astrological Studies is formed by Julia Parker.

A Stock Market Prediction by Donald Bradley is published by Llewellyn.

1949

Astrological Americana by Ernest Grant is published by AFA.

1950

Grant Lewi launches the Astrologer Magazine.

Esoteric Astrology by Alice Bailey is unveiled to the Public. She asserted at one time that she knew nothing about astrology. This large work of hocus-pocus confirms that statement.

Michel and Francoise Gauquelin test 25,000 charts of famous individuals using modern methods of statistics analysis. Their results disprove some areas of traditional astrology, notably the signs, but support ancient characteristics associated with the planets and 4 Angles.

1951

An Introduction to Political Astrology by Charles E.O.Carter is published.

Astrology and the United States by Howard Lewis begins movement of specific interest in the astrological make-up of the emergence of a superpower following its victory in World War II.

1952

Louis de Wohl's The Stars of Wars and Peace reveals the use of astrology by Hitler's government and Britain's government during the world war.

Doris Chase Doane's Horoscopes of the U.S. Presidents signals growing interest in specific mundane astrology.

The Secret Destiny of America by Manly Hall is unveiled.

Graphic Astrology by Ellen McCaffery

1953

Andre Barbault serves as Vice President at the Centre International d'Astrologie until 1967.

The Sabian Symbols by Edmund Jones is published.

1955

Carl Jung's astrological essay Synchronicity, An Acausal Connecting Principle lures academic minds into astrology.

Jung had examined thousands of charts of married couples in an effort to find a traditional astrological indicator of a satisfactory relationship.

1956

Thirty Years Research by Doris Chase Doane is published by Church of Light.

1958

Astrological Keywords by Manly P. Hall presents a unique dictionary of astrological keywords.

Charles A. Jayne forms the Astrological Research Associates which publishes periodical In Search. He is also president of the Astrologers' Guild

1959

Fire Out of The Stone by Dane Rudhyar is published.

Astro-Economics by David Williams is published by Llewellyn.

1960

Astrology Today: A Socio-Psychological Survey by Marcia Moore begins a period of a new style in astrological writing, which is highly aesthetic and yet advanced and coherent.

Astrology Among the Greeks and Romans by Franz Cumont

1961

Manly P. Hall's The Horoscopes of The United States of America.

Astrology of Accidents by Charles E. Carter is published.

The Horoscope of Soviet Russia is a lecture published by the Philosophical Research Society.

1962

C.C. Zane's Mundane Astrology is published by Church of Light.

Percepts in Mundane Astrology by Frederic Van Norstrand

1963

Message of The Stars is published by the Rosicrucian Fellowship (from Oceanside, California).

1964

Studies in Astrology (4 Vol) by Elman Bacher is published by The Rosicrucian Fellowship

Carl Jung's Man and His Symbols

Astrology by L. MacNeice

Here And There In Astrology by Jacobson

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The breakthrough
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1966

The youth of the world rebel against the establishment. Psychedelic drug culture causes a boom in astrology through the interest in eastern and foreign cultures, especially anything to do with altered states of consciousness, such as meditation and alternate forms of guidance and living. Astrology becomes fashionable in music and conversation. This in turn spawns a revival of serious astrology with an avalanche of publications, occult shops, clubs, societies and organizations in the next decade.

Marcia Moore finds 900 professional astrologers to question for her thesis.

Dane Rudhyar's The Practice of Astrology, The Rhythm of Human Fulfillment, and The Study of Psychological Complexes and Emotional Problems are published.

Astrology: The Space Age Science by Joseph Goodavage

1967

Ellic Howe, in Urania's children estimates that at least 400 astrology books were published in Germany between the two world wars.

Andre Barbault starts marketing computer horoscopes under name of Astroflash. He is the first to design a computer program for casting a horoscope.

Astrology by Ronald C. Davison

The Lunation Cycle by Dane Rudhyar

The Cosmic Clocks by M. Gauquelin

Astrology: An Historical Examination by P.I.H. Naylor

Your Stars of Destiny by W.J. Tucker

1968

Sun Signs by Linda Goodman

The Astrological Triptych and Astrological Timing by Dane Rudhyar are published.

1969

Birth Patterns for a New Humanity by Dane Rudhyar

Ptolemy's Tetrabiblos A reprint of Foulsham's 1917 reprint published by Health Research

History of Magic by Eliphas Levi

Dictionary of Astrology by Dal Lee

The Piscean Age and Aquarian Age by Jon Sturgess

Forecasting World Events by W.J. Tucker

1970

Astrology in Action by Marcia Moore and Mark Douglas

The Astrology of Self-Actualization by Dane Rudhyar

Aspects and Their Message by Edward W.Whitman

Astrology For Everyone by Edward Lyndoe

Astrology and its Influence in the Western World by Ellen McCaffery

1971

Astrology: The Divine Science by Marcia Moore is published. A massive monumental textbook on astrology.

The Compleat Astrologer by Derek and Julia Parker

Time Changes in the World by Doris C. Doane

Horoscopes of the Presidents published by Professional Astrologers Inc.

Astrological Themes for Meditation by Dane Rudhyar

Towards Aquarius by Vera W. Reid

Origins of Astrology by Jack Lindsay

Astral Worship by J.H. Hill

1972

Robert S. Hand begins practicing astrology in Boston and New York. He eventually becomes the leading astrologer in the world in the 1980s and 1990s.

Astrological Houses by Dane Rudhyar

The Circle Book of Charts compiled by Stephen Erlewine

Lure of the Heavens: A History of Astrology by Zolar (Donald Papon)

Astrology Reborn by John Addey

Astrological Research and Reference Encyclopedia is published by Church of light.

The Planets and Human Behavior by Jeff Mayo

Modern textbook of Astrology by Marguerite Hone (rev.ed.)

Astrology in Modern Language by R. Vaughan

A Time for Astrology by Jess Stearn

1973

Person-Centered Astrology by Dane Rudhyar

The Astrologer's Casebook by Z. Dobyns

As Above, So Below by Alan Oken

Horary Astrology and the Judgment of Events by Barbara Watters

1974

The Principles and Practice of Astrology (12 vols) by Noel Tyl becomes a best -seller.

The Galactic Dimension of Astrology by Dane Rudhyar

The Astrological Mandala by D. Rudhyar

The Horoscope, the Road, and its Travelers by Alan Oken

Cosmic Cybernetics by Theodor Landscheidt

Astrology: The Celestial Mirror by Warren Kenton

Edith Custer edits The Mercury Hour

The Complete Astrological Writings by Aleister Crowley

The Rulership Book by Rex E. Bills

The Twelve Labours of Hercules by Alice Bailey