Beginner book recommendations?

[chongjasmine]

What are some good beginner astrology books?

[archimedes]

Linda Goodman's Sun Signs is an oldie but a goodie. We had that at home when I was a kid - published years ago so you can probably pick it up secondhand and cheap. One called 'The Only Astrology Book You'll Ever Need' seems to review well, too.

[leroidetrèfle]

Recommending texts on astrology is complicated by the fact that there is not one branch (horary, et cetera), and then there is the subject of practice. I started with William Lily and Olivia Barclay. Over the last four years, I have focused on the Perso-Arabic and Hellenistic period and took Chris Brennan's course and several of Dr Dykes' lectures.

I would recommend Dr Dykes' Traditional Astrology for Today: An Introduction and then Helena Avelar & Luis Ribeiro On The Heavenly Spheres and Traditional Astrology Course: Essential Concepts & Interpretation Basics. After that, Chris Brennan's Hellenistic Astrology: The Study of Fate and Fortune.

There is a fantastic website with free lessons: www.sevenstarsastrology.com. Anthony knows his stuff and is a brilliant writer.

These are centred on natal astrology. Traditionally, however, apprenctice astrologers started with horary astrology and then electional. They're also all traditional.

[newoldians]

I think my first Astrology book was "Inner Sky" by Steven Forrest. It was a good book, still have it somewhere in the house.
But for something more heavy and deep with detail, "Hellenistic Astrology" by ??? forgot the author's name. This is a great text book of Astrology. A modern classic.

From the older books, also Robert Hand's the Planet series were good.