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I strongly recommend these titles, as appropriate to your interests and level of astrological understanding. I do not claim it will be easy to find some of them - particularly the scarcer ones toward the bottom - but I do claim that all are worth seeking, if they are suitable to you.

Isabel M. Hickey	Astrology: A Cosmic Science
	Beginner to intermediate
	Technical details and instructions
	A great past master covers the basics and more, with style, grace and charm.
Caroline Casey	Making The Gods Work For You
	Paperback   Hardcover   Cassette
	Beginner to intermediate
	Conceptual discussions
	The popular "visionary activist" of Pacifica radio presents the basics of the cosmic language that astrology is, with flair and personality!
Susan Miller	Planets and Possibilities
	Paperback Hardcover
	Beginner to intermediate
	Conceptual discussions
	Friendly and bouncy, the creator of AstrologyZone.COM gives us the grand tour of the signs and planets.
Steven Forrest	The Inner Sky
	Beginner to intermediate
	Conceptual discussions
	Compelling perspectives on astrology, beginning with the basics, but not stopping there!
	The Changing Sky
	Beginner to intermediate
	Conceptual discussions
	Companion volume to "The Inner Sky" about transits - needs a reprint!
Marc Edmund Jones	The Guide To Horoscope Interpretation
	Intermediate
	Conceptual discussions
	A past master describes how to find sense in the shape of the chart, and the psychological silhouette created by the planetary positions.
Celeste Teal	Predicting Events With Astrology
	Intermediate to advanced
	Technical details and instructions
	The companion to the book below, badly in need of a reprint!
	Identifying Planetary Triggers
	Intermediate to advanced
	Technical details and instructions
	Detailed discussions of predictive methods and techniques, with examples and case histories.
Alan Oken	Alan Oken's Complete Astrology
	Beginner to intermediate
	Technical instructions and conceptual discussions
	A collection of his classic works, three titles in one volume at a great price!
	Rulers of the Horoscope
	Intermediate to advanced
	Technical instructions and conceptual discussions
	His newest, an in-depth work on rulerships and dispositors - the "secret key" to the natal chart!
Llewellyn George	The New A To Z Horoscope Maker and Delineator
	Beginner to intermediate
	Technical details and instructions
	One of the best and most complete how-to books, for beginners and beyond!
Grant Lewi	Astrology For The Millions
	Beginner to intermediate
	Technical details and instructions
	Perhaps the best book for beginning astrologers ever written about transits!
	Heaven Knows What
	Beginner to intermediate
	Technical details and instructions
	Easy do-it-yourself book on natal charts for the non-astrologer, and some great interpretations that anyone can use!
Out of print	Finding these titles may be challenging. You may have to settle for used copies, or reprinted editions from small specialty publishers. But I thought they were worthy enough to be included here anyway. If you can find them, I think you'll agree that they are worth the bother!
Vivian E. Robson	Electional Astrology
	Intermediate to advanced
	Technical details and instructions
	A past master discusses the "how" of deciding "when?"
Elizabeth Aldrich	The Daily Use of the Ephemeris
	Beginner to intermediate
	Technical details and instructions
	A great lady of the art, heard from too seldom, introduces the ephemeris, and many intriguing things you can do with it.
Dennis Elwell	Cosmic Loom: The New Science of Astrology
	Intermediate
	Conceptual discussions
	A ground-breaking look at the most ancient art with new eyes. Thought-provoking and cogent.
Evangeline Adams	The Bowl of Heaven
	Beginner to intermediate
	Conceptual discussions
	A very Aquarian pioneer of American astrology tells her personal tale, the first radio astrologer and still widely read, 70 years after her death!
Sepharial	The Manual of Astrology
	Beginner to intermediate
	Technical details and instructions
	One of the top astrologers of the past explains, in somewhat old-fashioned but charming language, many of the techniques and methods of astrology. A classic!
William Lilly	Christian Astrology
	Beginner to advanced
	Technical details and instructions
	Originally published in 1647, this work covers the basics, interpretation of natal charts, horary, direction, and some other areas. It was one of the first astrological textbooks that was written in English, rather than being translated from Latin, Arabic, Greek, Sanscrit, etc. Mr. Lilly doth write in a manner most charming, if reading of Mr. Shakespeare maketh you not dizzy! The most recent editions are hard to find, and are printed in three volumes instead of one. There is a heavily edited single-volume revision, variously known as Lilly's Astrology or An Introduction to Astrology by Zadkiel, but I cannot recommend it as highly. Zadkiel apparently had a personal agenda that was heavily weighted in favor of horary, and much of the rest of Lilly's work is missing in Zadkiel's revision. If Lilly appeals to you, read the real Lilly!

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