Astrology and Meditation | Meditations on Planets

Astrology and Meditation explores the idea that the most powerful astrological technique is a quiet, meditative mind. The book presents astrology as a form of active meditation where we contemplate whatever is happening in our lives with expectancy, receptivity, and a conscious use of will to shape what unfolds.

Meditations on Planets

The author presents meditations on the spiritual lessons of the planets and zodiacal signs. The book describes the technique of symbol amplification, which enables us to unfold the deepest meanings of chart symbols. The book ends with a discussion of astrology as a spiritual practice—one that can instill qualities of discernment, humor, steadiness in times of suffering, and an expanded capacity for love.

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Reviews

Greg Bogart’s brilliant text is a ray of divine light that teaches us to use astrology with consciousness and intention for our highest spiritual evolution.
Dennis Harness, Ph.D., Academic Dean, Kepler College

This is the real astrology. People who learn astrology should first learn this. Greg Bogart shows that people who study astrology need to have a spiritual practice, to meditate, to connect to their innate spirituality, and to a higher power. Only then can astrology help them, not otherwise.
Chakrapani Ullal, renowned Vedic Astrologer

In his new book Greg Bogart invites us to join him in a reverential and deeply felt contemplation of astrology. As the author puts it, ‘If your life doesn’t change, why study astrology?’ It is not an exaggeration to say that this inspiring book from one of today’s most respected astrology practitioners really can change your life.
Paul Newman, review in the Astrological Journal (UK).

This elegant book would be appealing and accessible to astrological novices looking for a spiritual approach to their interpretations. More advanced astrologers who are engaged in a meditative practice will be inspired by Greg Bogart’s book as well. The book has many moving stories that demonstrate how the author guided his clients during stormy challenges in their lives.
Mary Plumb, review in The Mountain Astrologer magazine

In his inspiring new book, Astrology and Meditation, Greg Bogart explores the essential meanings of planets and signs with a strong spiritual perspective. Bogart views astrology as a form of active meditation, a spiritual practice that can lead to a deeper understanding of the evolution of one’s soul. Bogart invites us to meditate on the spiritual lessons of the signs and planets. This may seem like elementary astrology but it is in fact essential astrology. Bogart explains the use of symbol amplification to enrich one’s understanding of astrological symbols. Case histories throughout the book illuminate spiritual lessons that may be learned from various planetary pictures. The text ends with two must-read appendices: “Understanding the Jupiter-Saturn cycle” and “The Twelve Yogas of the Zodiac.” Don’t ignore the copious footnotes and the book’s conclusion. There is a lot of valuable information to be found there.
Leda Blumberg, review in Considerations Magazine

A Review of Astrology and Meditation, January 31, 2005 on Amazon.com.
Reviewed by Stuart Walker

A Review of Astrology and Meditation, January 31, 2005 on Amazon.com.
Reviewed by Stuart Walker
If you want to know how astrological interpretation really works, if you desire to be able to read a chart in depth, then you must read this book, as it is one of the best books ever written about astrology. I have practiced astrology for many years, and don’t read lots of books on it anymore. Most of them are written for beginners, or are sun sign books. Some are poorly written, or are extremely judgmental, or they repeat what others have already said. Yet a few books out there are jewels. There are the great teachings of Rudhyar, perhaps the greatest astrologer since Ptolemy. And there are others that I won’t discuss here. Believe me, Astrology & Meditation deserves to be on that must-read list.

Greg Bogart is a philosopher, a psychotherapist, a psychologist, a university professor, a practitioner of many spiritual esoteric disciplines, including astrology. He pours all of his knowledge, acquired from years of study and practice, into this book. Moreover, he pours his heart into it too. That means that it’s an experiential book: If you read and study its chapters, and really live in it as one must do with any profound book, then you will come to know more about astrology than ever before, and you will, if reading charts, see far deeper into any chart that you examine. You’ll give better readings than you ever gave before.

If you are just beginning to study astrology, I recommend that you purchase this book, and read it. If I had discovered a book like Astrology & Meditation, when I was beginning my study of astrology, it would have saved me years of having to plough through bad books, faulty interpretations, and erroneous judgments. Even as an advanced astrologer, I find it a wonderful read. If you are employing astrology for healing, for growth, for counseling, or just studying it out of a general philosophical interest, you should get this book, read it, and absorb it. Then read it again, and keep it with you for the rest of your life.

Astrology and Meditation, an Excerpt

The purpose of this book is to explore how we can go beyond the traditional black and white malefic-benefic way of thinking about astrological influences. One famous astrologer told me the period when transiting Saturn was conjunct my Venus would be “bad for relationships.” This simplistic statement failed to grasp or convey the complexity of that period and the growth that I experienced in my capacity to relate in a mature and committed way. I was determined to look at my fears and to master them (Saturn). The prediction was, in fact, wrong. I got involved in a stable and loving relationship at that time.

As students of astrology, we try to understand the purpose of each event in furthering our growth. The key is a meditative attitude. Another key is the ability to look at any chart symbol in a number of ways, chewing it over and digesting it thoroughly, looking at it from many angles and reflecting on its many possible meanings…..

Astrology is the art of contemplating the ever-changing moments of time…

Published by Wessex Astrologer

134 pages, Available in Print and Kindle editions from Amazon.com.

ISBN: 1902405129