Books

Initial reading list and references.

• William Lilly — Christian Astrology
• John Frawley — The Horary Textbook
• Olivia Barclay — Horary Astrology Rediscovered
• Deborah Houlding — The Houses: Temples of the Sky
• Lee Lehman — The Martial Art of Horary Astrology
• Robert Hand — Horoscope Symbols
• William Ramesey — Astrologia Restaurata
• Abu Ma‘shar — On the Great Conjunctions

Inspirations

Ancient / Classical

• Claudius Ptolemy (2nd c.) — Tetrabiblos (Apotelesmatika), foundational theoretical treatise on astrology. (britannica.com)
• Dorotheus of Sidon (1st c.) — Carmen Astrologicum (Pentateuch), influential Hellenistic text preserved via later translations. (en.wikipedia.org)
• Vettius Valens (2nd c.) — Anthology, the longest surviving Hellenistic astrological compendium. (en.wikipedia.org)
• Marcus Manilius (1st c.) — Astronomica, didactic Latin poem on astronomy/astrology. (britannica.com)
• Julius Firmicus Maternus (4th c.) — Matheseos libri VIII, extensive Roman astrological manual. (en.wikipedia.org)

Medieval / Renaissance

• Abū Maʿshar (Albumasar) (9th c.) — Great Introduction to Astrology (Kitāb al‑madkhal al‑kabīr), hugely influential in Latin Europe. (en.wikipedia.org)
• Guido Bonatti (13th c.) — Liber Astronomiae, major medieval Latin astrology work. (en.wikipedia.org)
• William Lilly (17th c.) — Christian Astrology (1647), seminal English text, especially for horary. (en.wikipedia.org)
• Johannes Kepler (17th c.) — De Fundamentis Astrologiae Certioribus (1601), attempts to reform astrology on new physical principles. (britannica.com)

Modern / Contemporary

• Alan Leo (late 19th–early 20th c.) — The Art of Synthesis, central to modern revival and synthesis. (en.wikipedia.org)
• Dane Rudhyar (20th c.) — The Astrology of Personality (1936), key text in psychological astrology. (en.wikipedia.org)
• Liz Greene (late 20th c.) — Saturn: A New Look at an Old Devil, influential psychological‑astrology work. (en.wikipedia.org)
• Robert Hand (late 20th c.) — Planets in Transit, widely used modern reference. (en.wikipedia.org)
• Demetra George (21st c.) — Ancient Astrology in Theory and Practice (Vol. 1–2), leading modern Hellenistic revival text. (demetra-george.com)
• Steven Forrest (late 20th–21st c.) — The Inner Sky, popular evolutionary astrology primer. (en.wikipedia.org)
• Chani Nicholas (21st c.) — You Were Born for This, widely read contemporary guide. (books.apple.com)
• Nicholas Campion (21st c.) — A History of Western Astrology (Vol. II), key modern historical reference. (bloomsbury.com)