Vettius Valens was an astrologer who lived in Alexandria, Egypt in the middle of the second century. His Anthology is a collection of instructional texts on astrology that he wrote for his students in Greek.\nThe Anthology is the single most important surviving source for understanding what the practice of astrology was like in ancient times, because Valens included more than one hundred examples in order to demonstrate how birth charts were interpreted in antiquity. This publication marks the first time that the entirety of the Anthology has ever been translated into English.\nMark T. Riley is a retired Classics professor who taught at California State University, in Sacramento. He spent a period of his career studying the surviving works of Greco-Roman astrologers, and authored several academic papers on Claudius Ptolemy and Vettius Valens.\nThis book includes a full translation of all 9 surviving books of the Anthology, along with diagrams inserted into the text to help visualize each of Valens' chart examples. The book also includes an extensive survey by Mark Riley of what is known about Valens' life and work, as well as a foreword by Chris Brennan.

The Anthology

History

Valens, Vettius

Ancient Civilizations

Amor Fati Publications

Have you ever wished you could go back to ancient times? Vettius Valens lived over 2000 years ago, and wrote extensively on the art of reading astrological charts. Not only could Valens actually see the night sky, he also busied himself reading the texts of the ancients before his time. Throughout his nine book Anthology, Valens passes on many concepts he has synthesized from his studies, including a variety of examples from his collection. This book is highly unique to read, as it is translated from ancient Greek into modern English so the reader can literally fall into the mind of an ancient astrologer. In Book 3, Valens covers: Supreme and Ultimate Rulership, Significant Degree, Reckoning the Vital Quadrant, Winds, Steps, Exaltations, Classification, Useful Time Periods, Climaxes.

Anthology, Book 3.1

Europe

Andrea Gehrz, Inc.

In this fourth book of his timeless Anthology, ancient Greek astrologer Vettius Valens covers: The Finer Division of Days The Manifestation Years of Stars A Division of Times from Lots of Fortune and Spirit The Quantity of Each Star in Days Productivity of the Year The Names and Natures of the Twelve Places Anomalies in Natal Charts The Yearly Distribution of the Moon, Ascendant, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Venus, Moon, Mercury On What Kind of Month it Will Be Productive Days Much, Much More

Vettius Valens, Anthology, Book 4.1

Religion & Spirituality

New Age & Spirituality

Table of Contents &Kappa;&Zeta;; On the Practical and Impractical Times of Life. Taken from the Pivots, and the Regions Carried Up to Them. &Kappa;&Eta;; On Life Abroad, from the Works of Hermippos. &Kappa;&th&Eta;; On Life Abroad &Lambda;; An Early End to the Parents. With an Example. &Lambda;&Alpha;; And Another on the Parents, from Timaeus. &Lambda;&Beta;; On Orphanhood rom the Parents &Lambda;&Gamma;; On Separation from the Parents &Lambda;&Delta;; On Freedom and Enslavement in Nativities &Lambda;&Epsilon;; The 11 Configurations of the Moon, in Regards to Potential Outcomes &Lambda;&sigmaf;; Injuries & Pathologies. Examples for Each Sign. For instance, Illness and Pathologies Attributed to Aries, and so on Throughout the Signs. &Lambda;&Zeta;; On Marria&ge; The Luxuries of Joining Together. A Holistic Viewing with Many Schematics &Lambda;&th&Eta;; On Life With and Without Children &Mu;; On Siblings &Mu;&Alpha;; On Violent Death. Examples Included.

Vettius Valens, Anthology, Book 2.1.3

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

In the fifth book of his Anthology, Vettius Valens covers the following topics: The Blameworthy Places The Climax of the Year. On the Productivity of the Month and Day. The Moon's Inclination. On the Fact that Influences do not Synthsize into the Same Manifestations Every Twelve Years. On Aphesis Climax Points from Critodemus. Much Much More.

Vettius Valens, Anthology Book 5.1

In this sixth book of his Anthology, Vettius Valens covers the following topics: Practical and Impractical Times of Life. The Coloring and Surface Characteristics of the Sun, Moon, & Five Wanderers. On the Fact That Makers of Malice Seem to Have More Energy than Benefics. Transits The Distribution of 10 Years, 9 Months. A Means of Knowing the Days Set Down by Each Star. The Time Periods of LIfe; From the Full Moon Region and Gnomon of Ascendant. The Conception Days by Moon and Ascendant. Much Much More. Much Much More!

Vettiua Valens, Anthology, Book 6.1

In this seventh book of his Anthology, ancient Greek astrologer Vettius Valens covers the following topics: Several Methodologies on Practical and Impractical Times of Life, Many Charts Examples, and Much, Much More.

Vettiua Valens Anthology, Book 7.1

In the last book of his timeless Anthology, ancient Greek astrologer Vettius Valens provides a highly philosophical closing to the collection. He examines the practical and impractical times of life from the lots of Fortune and Spirit, adds to information on the twelve houses, looks into election charts and decumbitures, discovering the ascendant, masculine and feminine charts, and much much more.

Vettius Valens, Anthology, Book 9.1

In 2.1.2--part two of the second book of an epic nine book Anthology, ancient Greek astrologer Vettius Valens covers the following topics: True and Complete Happiness (Eudaemonia) from the Triplicities The Ascendant from Fortune The Exaltation Point of Sun and Moon Lot of Spirit Eleventh Place from Fortune Remarkable Charts Versus Dejected Ones Many Examples.

Anthology, Book 2.1.2

Have you ever wished you could go back to ancient times? Vettius Valens lived over 2000 years ago, and wrote extensively on the art of reading astrological charts. Not only could Valens actually see the night sky, he busied himself reading the texts of the ancients before his time. Throughout his nine book Anthology, Valens passes on many concepts he has synthesized from his studies, including a variety of examples from his collection. This book is highly unique to read, as it is translated from ancient Greek into modern English so the reader can literally fall into the mind of an ancient astrologer. Topics included in Anthology: Book One: The Nature of the Wandering Stars The Nature of the Twelve Constellations The Star Boundaries within Each Constellation The Hour of Birth The Midheaven The Ascensional Times of the Twelve Constellations Calculating Newmoons and Fullmoons by Hand The Masculine and Feminine Degrees Calculating the Nodes by Hand The Twining of the Qualities of the Planets The Conception Chart Etc.

Vettius Valens Anthology, Book 1.2

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