Astronomy and Spiritual Science: The Astronomical Letters of Elisabeth Vreede

This collection of the astronomical writings by Dr. Elisabeth Vreede is a fascinating compendium of scientific and spiritual knowledge. Between September 1927 and August 1930, Dr. Vreede wrote a monthly "letter," available by subscription, about both modern astronomy and classical astrology in the light of spiritual science.

These letters include clear explanations of the fundamentals of astronomy and discussions on the role of astrology in the modern world. They also include inspiring presentations of a worldview that sees the stars, planets, and all physical phenomena as manifestations of spiritual beings and spiritual activities.

CONTENTS:

Foreword by Norman Davidson
Introduction

YEAR ONE: Letters of September 1927 - August 1928

1 Astronomy and Anthroposophy
2 Concerning Rhythms and Constellations
3 On the Diurnal Movement of the Stars
4 The Annual Movement of the Sun
5 On the Annual Movement of the Sun and Stars
6 Concerning Our Planetary System
7 Concerning the Movements of Venus and Mercury: The Easter Festival
8 More About the Planetary World
9 Eclipses of the Sun and Moon: Whitsuntide Pentecost]
10 More About Eclipses: The Saros Period
11 The Precession of the Equinoxes
12 More About the Precession of the Equinoxes: Nutation

YEAR TWO: Letters of September 1928 - August 1929

1 When Mercury Stood in Libra: The Writing of the Stars
2 The Nature of Astrology
3 More About Astrology in the Light of Spiritual Science
4 Isis-Sophia
5-7 The Life Between Death and Rebirth in the Light of Astrology
8 The Horoscope
9 The Future of Astrology: The Life of Christ Viewed in Terms of Astrology
10-11 Comets
12 Comets III: Shooting Stars and Meteors

YEAR THREE: Letters of September 1929 - August 1930

1 Comets IV: Shooting Stars and Meteors--Cosmic Iron
2 The World of the Stars I: Planets and Fixed Stars
3 The World of the Stars II: The Spiritual Beings in the Stars
4 The World of the Stars III: The Human Being and the Stars
5 The World of the Stars IV: Plants and Stars
6 The World of the Stars V: Nebulae
7 The World of the Stars VI: Nebulae and Variable Stars
8 The World of the Stars VII: New Stars
9 The Copernican System
10 Copernicus, Kepler, and Their Systems: The Movement of the Apsides I
11 The Movement of the Apsides II: Glacial Epochs
12 The World Ages

Notes on the Text
Index

A previous edition was published as Anthroposophy and Astrology.