Research Catalog

Title

Kabbalistic astrology : the sacred tradition of the Hebrew sages / by Joel C. Dobin.

Author

Dobin, Joel C., 1926-

Publication

Rochester, VT : Inner Traditions, c1999.

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Description

vii, 278 p. : ill.; 24 cm.

Uniform Title

To rule both day and night

Alternative Title

To rule both day and night

Subject

• Cabala
• Jewish astrology
• Bible and astrology

Note

• Previously published under titles: To rule both day and night; The astrological secrets of the Hebrew sages.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Part I: Introduction -- In search of validity -- Bible, Midrash, Talmud -- Part II: Astrology of ancient Israel -- General principles -- The Twelve sons of Jacob -- The Other indicators -- The Testimony of constellations -- The Testimony of the planets -- Part III: Astrology in the Bible -- "...To rule both day and night" -- "The Evidence of two witnesses shall establish the matter" -- Joseph, the Piscean dreamer -- Samson and Delilah: The First star-crossed lovers -- "Know how to answer" -- Some fascinating conjectures -- Part IV: Astrology in the Midrash -- Introduction -- Patriarch and lawgiver -- Man's life through the zodiac -- Part V: Astrology in the Talmud -- Introduction -- Two great lights and the arrows of God -- The Real issue: Divine election versus the mandate for astrology! -- Hours, days, months -- The Importance of the ascendant -- Siman Tov U'Mazzal Tov! -- Appendices -- Appendix 1: Hebrew transliteration -- Appendix 2: Rulership in the Bible -- Appendix 3: Bible verse analysis -- Appendix 4: Uses of "Heaven" and "Earth" -- Appendix 5: Uses of words and concepts in Part III -- Appendix 6: The Alphabet of Rabbi Akiba -- Appendix 7: Astrology and Kabbalah.

ISBN

• 0892817631 (alk. paper)
• 9780892817634 (alk. paper)

LCCN

^^^99018547^

OCLC

40838719

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library