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Date: 1998/08/17
Subject: Astrological Academic Papers
Dissertation Abstracts International:  19-53086.
Authors
  Gaynor, Vida M.
Institution
  Union for Experimenting Colleges & Universities.
Title
  Astrology and psychology: Keys to understanding human
  personality.
Source
  Dissertation Abstracts International. Vol 43(3-B) 869-870, Sep 1982.

Accession Number
  Journal Article:  68-06449.
Authors
  Green, Denis G.
Institution
  Aquarian Monastery of Cochise County, Psycho-Astrological Services,
Huachuca
  City, AZ.
Title
  Solar astrology: A clinical tool for personality assessment.
Source
  American Federation of Astrologers Bulletin. Vol 41(7) 13-24, Jul
1979.
Abstract
  Tested the usefulness of solar astrological concepts in social work,
with
  emphasis placed on their utility in a clinical setting. It was
hypothesized
  that differences exist between persons engaged in ongoing therapy and
those
  not involved in counseling and their ability to recognize personality
traits
  characteristic of their astrological birth sign. Ss selected from 2
  population groups responded to a questionnaire and checklist designed
to
  secure their birthdate and a rank ordering of 12 trait clusters for
  "self-description" and "description of a significant other." Results
confirm
  the hypothesis in that the "normal" population was more likely to
select
  their appropriate astrological personality traits than the "special"
  population. Differences in Ss' astrological level of functioning or
awareness
  of their inner potentialities are discussed, whereby extraterrestrial
  influences or astrological phenomena are suggested as delineators
between
  healthy and unhealthy personality adjustment. (PsycINFO Database
Copyright
  1982 American Psychological Assn, all rights reserved).

  Journal Article:  68-01633.
Authors
  Lester, David.
Institution
  Richard Stockton State Coll.
Title
  Astrologers and psychics as therapists.
Source
  American Journal of Psychotherapy. Vol 36(1) 56-66, Jan 1982.
Abstract
  Suggests that astrologers and psychics play a role similar to that
played by
  psychotherapists and that they serve clients who do not wish to
characterize
  themselves as having psychological problems. This is documented by the
  writings of astrologers and by transcripts of visits to astrologers
and
  psychics by a client. Astrology is useful because it
  provides concepts and terminology that describe people's life states
and
  problems. It also provides a good medium for incorporating modern
  psychological therapies. Both astrologers and psychics provided
examples of
  advising, increasing the client's self-esteem, preparing the client to
face
  trauma, and empathic dialog. (9 ref) (PsycINFO Database Copyright 1982
  American Psychological Assn, all rights reserved).

  Journal Article:  67-12514.
Authors
  Perinbanayagam, R S.
Institution
  City U New York, Hunter Coll.
Title
  Self, other, and astrology: Esoteric therapy in Sri Lanka.
Source
  Psychiatry. Vol 44(1) 69-79, Feb 1981.
Abstract
  H. S. Sullivan's (1953) argument that anxiety as a fundamental human
  experience is alleviated by the use of various procedures that he
called
  "security operations" is used in the present paper to examine the
meaning of
  astrology in Sri Lanka. Astrology and the
  doctrine of karma provide the relevant framework in which various
forms of
  misfortune are understood and handled. An examination of cases reveals
that
  astrology and the doctrine of karma enable a person of that
  culture to create a number of structures that have a therapeutic
effect. (27
  ref) (PsycINFO Database Copyright 1982 American Psychological Assn,
all
  rights reserved).

 Journal Article:  66-02542.
Authors
  Tiggle, Ronald B;  Fiebert, Martin S.
Title
  Development of an astrological hostility scale and its correlation
with the
  Buss-Durkee Inventory.
Source
  Perceptual & Motor Skills. Vol 49(3) 858, Dec 1979.
Abstract
  Based on claims of traditional astrology, a significant
  relationship between hostility assessed by the Buss-Durkee
Hostility-Guilt
  Inventory and the effects of Mars and Pluto was hypothesized. As a
control
  analysis, a nonsignificant relationship between the hostility scale
and the
  effects of Venus was predicted. The inventory correlated significantly
with
  Mars scores and nonsignificantly with Venus and Pluto scores. (2 ref)
  (PsycINFO Database Copyright 1981 American Psychological Assn, all
rights
  reserved).

 Journal Article:  65-12824.
Authors
  Pawlik, Kurt;  Buse, Lothar.
Institution
  U Hamburg, Psychologisches Inst, West Germany.
Title
  Self-attribution as a differential, psychological moderator variable:
  Verification and clarification of Eysenck's
  astrology-personality correlations. [German].
Source
  Zeitschrift fur Sozialpsychologie. Vol 10(1) 54-69, 1979.
Abstract
  Tested the hypothesis that the previously reported relationship
between
  astrological birth sign and personality differences in extraversion
and
  neuroticism can be explained in terms of self-attribution of
personality
  descriptions. Responses of 799 adult Ss on a German version of the
Eysenck
  Personality Inventory and a belief in and familiarity with
  astrology questionnaire were analyzed in several ANOVAs,
  with belief in astrology being one of the independent
  variables. Results support the hypothesis. (14 ref) (PsycINFO Database
  Copyright 1981 American Psychological Assn, all rights reserved).

 Journal Article:  65-10507.
Authors
  Sosis, Ruth H;  Strickland, Bonnie R;  Haley, William E.
Title
  Perceived locus of control and beliefs about astrology.
Source
  Journal of Social Psychology. Vol 110(1) 65-71, Feb 1980.
Abstract
  45 male and 88 female college students were administered Rotter's
  Internal-External Locus of Control Scale, a similar scale by H.
Levenson
  (1972), the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale, and a
questionnaire
  assessing belief and knowledge about astrology. External
  beliefs about chance or fate were positively related to belief and
  action-taking in astrological activities, while other measures of
locus of
  control including the Rotter scale and beliefs about control by
Powerful
  Others, were not related to an interest in astrology.
  Females were significantly more likely than males to believe in and
have
  knowledge about astrology. Results suggest that externals
  can be differentiated and identified by the kinds of efforts they
might make
  to enhance reinforcement. (12 ref) (PsycINFO Database Copyright 1981
American
  Psychological Assn, all rights reserved).

  Dissertation Abstracts International:  14-52739.
Authors
  Tyson, Graham A.
Institution
  U Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Title
  The social psychology of belief in astrology.
Source
  Dissertation Abstracts International. Vol 40(5-B) 2442, Nov 1979.

 Journal Article:  63-05502.
Authors
  Mayo, J;  White, O;  Eysenck, Hans J.
Institution
  Mayo School of Astrology, Cumbria, England.
Title
  An empirical study of the relation between astrological factors and
  personality.
Source
  Journal of Social Psychology. Vol 105(2) 229-236, Aug 1978.
Abstract
  Tested 2 astrological predictions: (a) extraversion is related to
being born
  under the odd-numbered zodiacal signs and introversion to being born
under
  the even-numbered zodiacal signs, and (b) that people born under the
  so-called water signs would show greater emotionality and would thus
have
  higher Neuroticism scores than the other Ss. 917 male and 1,407 female
  adults, mean age 35 yrs, were administered the Eysenck Personality
Inventory,
  and their birthdates were ascertained. Results for males and females
  separately and jointly support both hypotheses. It is concluded that
  artifacts are unlikely to have produced the results. (20 ref)
(PsycINFO
  Database Copyright 1980 American Psychological Assn, all rights
reserved).

 Journal Article:  63-00985.
Authors
  Hampson, Sarah E;  Gilmour, Robin;  Harris, Paul L.
Institution
  U London, Birkbeck Coll, England.
Title
  Accuracy in self-perception: The fallacy of personal validation.
Source
  British Journal of Social & Clinical Psychology. Vol 17(3) 231-235,
Sep 1978.
Abstract
  Previous studies have found that Ss rate randomly selected
astrological
  statements as highly accurate descriptions of themselves and this has
been
  held to show a "fallacy of personal validation." Three experiments (in
which
  a total of 91 Ss were given true and false feedback on the results of
16 PF
  testing) are reported which investigate possible explanations. Ss do
not
  appear to accept such statements because of demand characteristics or
social
  desirability effects. Evidence is presented to support the alternative
  hypothesis that Ss can distinguish true from false personality
descriptions
  and perceive astrological statements as accurate descriptions of most
people
  including themselves. (17 ref) (PsycINFO Database Copyright 1980
American
  Psychological Assn, all rights reserved).

 Dissertation Abstracts International:  62-13715.
Authors
  Noblitt, James R.
Institution
  North Texas State U.
Title
  Celestial concomitants of human behavior.
Source
  Dissertation Abstracts International. Vol 39(11-B) 5572, May 1979.

 Dissertation Abstracts International:  62-13689.
Authors
  Holcombe, Jean C;  Holcombe, Richard B.
Institution
  U Northern Colorado.
Title
  Systems of typology: Towards a holistic view.
Source
  Dissertation Abstracts International. Vol 39(11-B) 5612-5613, May
1979.

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Accession Number
  Dissertation Abstracts International:  62-12514.
Authors
  Vidmar, Joseph E.
Institution
  U Northern Colorado.
Title
  Astrological discrimination between authentic and spurious birthdates.
Source
  Dissertation Abstracts International. Vol 39(8-B) 4015, Feb 1979.

 Dissertation Abstracts International:  61-03672.
Authors
  Pierce, Russell A.
Institution
  California School of Professional Psychology, San Diego.
Title
  The Correspondence Between Astrological Motifs and Jungian Archetypes.
Source
  Dissertation Abstracts International. Vol 38(8-B) 3901, Feb 1978.

Journal Article:  60-05429.
Authors
  Landwehr, Harimandir S.
Institution
  Kundalini Research Inst, Claremont, CA.
Title
  The astrological case study of a juvenile delinquent: Toward a
therapeutic
  methodology.
Source
  Multidisciplinary Research. Vol 4(1) 1-63, Apr 1976.
Abstract
  Theories of the etiology of delinquency are reviewed; some research in
  chronobiology is summarized. The basic method for interpreting an
  astrological chart is outlined. It is noted that the potential utility
of
  astrological symbols to create a "psychoglyphic" system for the
depiction of
  psychodynamic constructs does not depend upon the existence of a
causal
  relationship between planetary events and behavior. A single S was
given the
  California Psychological Inventory and his horoscope was cast. Both
measures
  are described, interpreted, and points of similarity noted. The
therapeutic
  strategy decided upon is outlined; outcome is as yet unknown. (75 ref)
  (PsycINFO Database Copyright 1978 American Psychological Assn, all
rights
  reserved).

 Dissertation Abstracts International:  59-01500.
Authors
  Laster, Atlas.
Institution
  U Pittsburgh.
Title
  On the psychology of astrology: The use of genethliacal
  astrology in psychological counseling.
Source
  Dissertation Abstracts International. Vol 37(3-A) 1408, Sep 1976.

 Dissertation Abstracts International:  58-09812.
Authors
  Freedman, Gary L.
Institution
  California School of Professional Psychology, San Francisco.
Title
  The use of astrology as a supplement to psychodiagnostic
  testing.
Source
  Dissertation Abstracts International. Vol 36(6-B) 3036-3037, Dec 1975.

Dissertation Abstracts International:  58-01240.
Authors
  Jenkins, Rade R.
Institution
  U Houston.
Title
  Comparisons between an ancient instrument and modern instruments for
  assessing personality: A pilot study.
Source
  Dissertation Abstracts International. Vol 35(11-B) 5644, May 1975.

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Accession Number
  Dissertation Abstracts International:  57-08349.
Authors
  Zweigenhaft, Richard L.
Institution
  U California, Santa Cruz.
Title
  Modern transcendentalists and modern empiricists: A social
psychological
  comparison.
Source
  Dissertation Abstracts International. Vol 35(8-B) 4156, Feb 1975.

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Accession Number
  Dissertation Abstracts International:  57-06069.
Authors
  Macharg, Suzanne J.
Institution
  U Southern California.
Title
  The use of the natal chart in the identification of alcoholism and a
  comparison of its diagnostic efficacy with the MMPI.
Source
  Dissertation Abstracts International. Vol 36(11-A) 7213, May 1976.

 Journal Article:  54-01176.
Authors
  Standen, Anthony.
Title
  Is there an astrological effect on personality?.
Source
  Journal of Psychology. Vol 89(2) 259-260, Mar 1975.
Abstract
  Questions R. Pellegrini's 1973 findings that there are marked
correlations
  between the astrological sun sign of birth and the Femininity scale of
the
  California Psychological Inventory. Ss born under Capricorn,
Sagittarius,
  Libra, Leo, Scorpio, and Virgo scored distinctly higher than average
on the
  Femininity scale. The current author found that when the 6 signs
  corresponding to higher Femininity were arranged in order, they were
  consecutive signs. The January 21-July 23 Femininity scores were
within the
  range 15.96-17.58; in the other half of the year, the range was
22.37-24.46.
  A possible explanation for this difference is presented. (PsycINFO
Database
  Copyright 1975 American Psychological Assn, all rights reserved).

 Journal Article:  51-10934.
Authors
  Roll, W G.
Institution
  Psychical Research Foundation, Durham, N.C..
Title
  Science looks at the occult.
Source
  Psychic. Vol. 4(5) 50-55, Jun 1973.
Abstract
  Discusses revival of interest, particularly among young people, in
mysticism,
  astrology, transcendental meditation, and nonrational
  phenomena in general. It is suggested that this revival is related to
the
  belief in the perfectibility of man and is a reaction against the
  depersonalization of modern technology. Differences between occult and
  mechanistic technology are considered: occult technology is directed
toward
  the well-being of man as a psychical organism, while mechanistic
technology
  is aimed at his physical well-being. The use of scientific methodology
in
  various parapsychological experiments is considered. It is also
suggested
  that occult practices are used not so much to obtain hidden
information as to
  achieve self-transcendence, and that this is the reason why most
studies are
  not scientifically documented. (PsycINFO Database Copyright 1974
American
  Psychological Assn, all rights reserved).

 Chapter:  96-313017-024.
Authors
  Jennings, George-Harold.
Institution
  Drew U, Dept of Psychology, Madison, NJ, US.
Chapter Title
  The experience of archetypal symbolism and similarities in Jungian
psychology
  and astrology. [References].
Book Citation
  Passages beyond the gate:  A Jungian approach to understanding the
nature of
  American psychology at the dawn of the new millennium. (George-Harold
  Jennings, Ed.), pp. 321-328.
Source
  Simon & Schuster Custom Publishing, Needham Heights, MA, US; xix, 352
pp.
  1996.
Content Representation
  (summarized)  Discuss archetypal symbolism in and the conceptual
parallels
  between Jungian psychology and astrology..

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Accession Number
  Chapter:  96-313017-023.
Authors
  Jennings, George-Harold.
Institution
  Drew U, Dept of Psychology, Madison, NJ, US.
Chapter Title
  Psychological astrology: Basic concepts in a symbolic
  language for understanding human nature. [References].
Book Citation
  Passages beyond the gate:  A Jungian approach to understanding the
nature of
  American psychology at the dawn of the new millennium. (George-Harold
  Jennings, Ed.), pp. 302-320.
Source
  Simon & Schuster Custom Publishing, Needham Heights, MA, US; xix, 352
pp.
  1996.
Content Representation
  (from the chapter)  (suggest that) if astrology can be used
  as an effective psychological tool ..., then it deserves a place in
  psychology / (argue that) psychological astrology is as
  deserving of a place in psychology as psycho-biology or physiological
  psychology /// branches of the astrology tree / energy,
  symbolism and intuition in astrology / basic concepts / the
  elements / the signs / the planets / the aspects / the houses / the
birth
  chart / transpersonal dimension in psychological astrology.

 Journal Article:  83-10397.
Authors
  Hamilton, Margaret M.
Institution
  U Wisconsin-Washington, Dept of Psychology, West Bend, US.
Title
  Incorporation of astrology-based personality information
  into long-term self-concept.
Source
  Journal of Social Behavior & Personality. Vol 10(3) 707-718, Sep 1995.
Abstract
  Examined the relation of self-report knowledge about
  astrology, exposure to astrological texts and perceived
  validity of astrology, leading to an acceptance of
  astrological character descriptions. 87 students (18-51 yrs old) were
divided
  into a group of examiners and a group of examinees. Each examiner was
given a
  packet consisting of the 12 astrological sign descriptions, while each
  examinee completed a questionnaire, which the examiners used to
ascertain
  their astrological sign. Examiners then gave their examinees 2 sign
  descriptions, the correct astrology description and the
  description immediately following it. Results show that Ss who knew
their
  astrological sign judged the personality profile corresponding to
their sign
  to be a more accurate description of their personality than an
alternative
  astrological sign profile. Neither strong astrological belief nor
awareness
  was necessary for this effect to occur. (PsycINFO Database Copyright
1996
  American Psychological Assn, all rights reserved).

Dissertation Abstracts International:  32-72904.
Authors
  Coleman, Cathy.
Institution
  California Inst of Integral Studies, US.
Title
  A phenomenological study of astrological symbolism.
Source
  Dissertation Abstracts International. Vol 54(3-B) 1711, Sep 1993.

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Accession Number
  Chapter:  95-041042-013.
Authors
  Valentine, Christine.
Chapter Title
  Astrological counselling. [References].
Book Citation
  Innovative therapy:  A handbook. Open University Press psychotherapy
  handbooks series. (David Jones, Ed.), pp. 204-216.
Source
  Open University Press, Buckingham, England; xiii, 239 pp. 1994.
Content Representation
  (from the chapter)  (describes) astrological counselling (as) a form
of
  therapy in which the practitioner uses the symbols of the horoscope as
a
  means of reflecting, exploring, deepening and containing the client's
  experience / (presents an illustrative case of a 42 yr old female).

 Dissertation Abstracts International:  31-71923.
Authors
  Goodkind, Daniel M.
Institution
  U Pennsylvania, US.
Title
  Creating new traditions in modern Chinese societies: Aiming for birth
in the
  Year of the Dragon.
Source
  Dissertation Abstracts International. Vol 53(7-A) 2555-2556, Jan 1993.

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Accession Number
  Chapter:  93-141006-007.
Authors
  Pugh, Judy F.
Institution
  Michigan State U, Dept of Anthropology, East Lansing, MI, US.
Chapter Title
  Brothers' lives: Kinship and ethnopsychology in north India.
[References].
Book Citation
  Siblings in South Asia:  Brothers and sisters in cultural context.
Culture
  and human development. (Charles William Nuckolls, Ed.), pp. 219-234.
Source
  Guilford Press, New York, NY, US; viii, 247 pp. 1993.
Content Representation
  (from the book)  Hindu astrology is an ethnopsychological
  system in which the exigencies of everyday sibling relations are
plotted onto
  the horoscopically constructed map of individual and family
development /
  magic also makes sibling relations relevant, since it is often through
  siblings that magical effects are transmitted and felt / therefore,
  astrologers, diviners, and other magicoreligious specialists pay
special
  attention to sibling relations as crucial determinants of success and
failure
  / examines sibling relations (brothers in the city of Benares) from
this
  perspective.

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Accession Number
  Journal Article:  80-13527.
Authors
  Fuzeau-Braesch, Suzel.
Institution
  U Paris XI, Orsay, France.
Title
  An empirical study of an astrological hypothesis in a twin population.
Source
  Personality & Individual Differences. Vol 13(10) 1135-1144, Oct 1992.
Abstract
  Tested 238 pairs of homo- and heterozygotic twins (135 pairs (aged
3-17 yrs)
  and 103 pairs (aged 2 mo-59 yrs), respectively) to determine if an
  astrological hypothesis may correspond to a factor that differentiates
both
  personalities in a twin pair. The test involved the choice of 2
psychological
  characteristics to which the families had to attribute the Christian
name of
  each of the twins. The characteristics were polarized in relation to
one
  another (for example, more energetic or less energetic) and were
extracted
  from a preliminary astrological study of the 2 birth charts of twins.
153
  exact replies and 65 reverse replies were obtained; 20 replies
declared that
  no difference had been found. Statistical comparison of proportions
showed
  that exact replies could not be attributed to chance and support the
  astrological hypothesis as a new element in differentiating
personality
  within a pair of twins. (PsycINFO Database Copyright 1993 American
  Psychological Assn, all rights reserved).

Journal Article:  76-11856.
Authors
  Van Rooij, Jan J;  Brak, Marianne A;  Commandeur, Jacques J.
Institution
  Rijksuniversiteit Leiden, Vakgroep Persoonlijkheidspsychologie,
Netherlands.
Title
  Introversion-extraversion and sun-sign.
Source
  Journal of Psychology. Vol 122(3) 275-278, May 1988.
Abstract
  J. Mayo et al (see PA, Vol 63:5502) confirmed the astrological
proposition
  that people born with the sun in an odd-numbered sign of the zodiac
(Aries,
  Gemini, Leo, Libra, Sagittarius, Aquarius) show a tendency toward
  extraversion, whereas those born with the sun in the remaining
even-numbered
  signs, show a tendency toward introversion. In later publications,
such as H.
  J. Eysenck (1979, 1981), however, Eysenck stated that this sun-sign
effect
  could be explained by self-attribution based on the Ss' astrological
  knowledge. In the present study, birthdates and scores on a
personality
  inventory for 992 adults were analyzed. Results support the result of
Mayo et
  al and show that self-attribution could not account for this result.
  (PsycINFO Database Copyright 1989 American Psychological Assn, all
rights
  reserved).

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Accession Number
  Journal Article:  76-08850.
Authors
  Stack, Steven;  Lester, David.
Institution
  Auburn U, AL, US.
Title
  Born under a bad sign? Astrological sign and suicide ideation.
Source
  Perceptual & Motor Skills. Vol 66(2) 461-462, Apr 1988.
Abstract
  Data from a national sample of 7,508 Ss was used to test the thesis
that
  internalization of the traits associated with astrological signs
affects
  suicide ideation. Only the most negativistic sign of Pisces was
significantly
  associated with suicide ideation. (PsycINFO Database Copyright 1989
American
  Psychological Assn, all rights reserved).

 Journal Article:  76-07002.
Authors
  Angenent, Huub;  de Man, Anton F.
Institution
  State U, Groningen, Netherlands.
Title
  The validity of astrological statements.
Source
  Psychological Reports. Vol 62(2) 650, Apr 1988.
Abstract
  Tested the validity of astrological statements by comparing
astrological
  reports on 30 individuals with evaluations from psychologists and from
a
  randomly chosen fellow S of the same sex. Agreement of astrological
reports
  with psychologists and with others was 73 and 50%, respectively.
(PsycINFO
  Database Copyright 1989 American Psychological Assn, all rights
reserved).

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Accession Number
  Journal Article:  75-20154.
Authors
  Tyagi, T S.
Institution
  Hosp for Mental Diseases, Delhi, India.
Title
  Astrology and mental health.
Source
  Journal of Personality & Clinical Studies. Vol 3(1) 63-66, Mar 1987.
Abstract
  Discusses astrology as both a science and an art--a science
  in the form of setting up a horoscope (an exacting process because
each
  factor has to be calculated and measured) and an art in that the
astrologer
  learns to become skilled in the interpretation of a horoscope.
  Astrology is purported to offer a greater understanding of
  both problems and self. It can also tell when to time what is wanted
for best
  results, so that a person can gain insight into the situation in which
he/she
  is involved, and in which direction action should be taken. (PsycINFO
  Database Copyright 1988 American Psychological Assn, all rights
reserved).

 Dissertation Abstracts International:  22-56132.
Authors
  Startup, Michael J.
Institution
  Goldsmiths' Coll, London, England.
Title
  The validity of astrological theory as applied to personality, with
special
  reference to the angular separation between planets.
Source
  Dissertation Abstracts International. Vol 45(11-B) 3609, May 1985.

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Accession Number
  Dissertation Abstracts International:  22-50188.
Authors
  Paff-Santoro, Janice A.
Institution
  Boston U.
Title
  An exploration of the correspondence and areas of synthesis between
adult
  life-cycle psychological theory and humanistic astrological theory.
Source
  Dissertation Abstracts International. Vol 45(2-B) 698-699, Aug 1984.

 Journal Article:  71-26477.
Authors
  Pugh, Judy F.
Institution
  U British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Title
  Astrological counseling in contemporary India.
Source
  Culture, Medicine & Psychiatry. Vol 7(3) 279-299, Sep 1983.
Abstract
  Astrological counseling constitutes an important but relatively
unexplored
  sector of India's medical and psychiatric traditions. The present
study
  provides a critique of studies of divination-as-therapy and presents a
  symbolic or phenomenological approach to the analysis of
  astrology as a form of situation-focused counseling. Three
  arts of medicine--the art of dialog, the art of prediction, and the
art of
  remedy--organize the therapeutic effectiveness of the counseling
session. In
  analyzing these arts, the discussion extends the idea of performative
  efficacy by developing the concept of ""therapeutic space,'' defining
it as
  the typographical framework that encompasses both the scene of the
advisory
  session and the scene of the client's everyday life. The experiential
  continuities that are established in this space are constituted
through
  imaginal activity, which is indigenously understood as ""picturing''
the
  client's situation. The text of an advisory session between an
astrologer and
  his politician-client in the city of Banaras is presented. (30 ref)
(PsycINFO
  Database Copyright 1984 American Psychological Assn, all rights
reserved).

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Accession Number
  Journal Article:  71-16569.
Authors
  Tarnas, Richard T.
Title
  Uranus and Prometheus.
Source
  Spring. 59-86, 1983.
Abstract
  Contends that the mythological meaning of Uranus contradicts the
astrological
  meaning; a mythological name and legend more appropriate for Uranus is
  Prometheus, which expresses Uranus's essential astrological nature
with
  regard to the act of cosmic rebellion, intellectual genius, the symbol
of
  fire as transformative energy, and the cosmic trickster. It is
concluded that
  the archetypal identity of Uranus with Prometheus can expand
understanding of
  this planet's meaning. (PsycINFO Database Copyright 1984 American
  Psychological Assn, all rights reserved).
--
Edmond H. Wollmann P.M.A.F.A.          
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