The Ultimate Asteroid Book

In 1988 when this book was published it was cutting edge. 33 years later, with smartphones accessible to everyone, I am finding this book to be a well researched starting point before getting on the information superhighway. Glad i bought it!

A decent book that explores a fair number of the smaller asteroids in Astrology. Great for an astrologer looking for more information in an area with scarce resources. Unfortunately you should not expect to find too much guidance on interpreting the delineations of these asteroids. Out of the entire book there are only 4 asteroids with such guidance which is why I opted for a 3 star rating. Perhaps more experienced astrologers than I could make better use of this.

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I would not recommend this book for anyone.Out of 278 pages only 226 have actual information on a very small number of asteroids. An ephemeris takes up the rest of the pages. The author relies heavily on mythology to explain their meanings. Other than a few actual discussions of Sappho,Eros,and Amor it offers little insight. I've been an astrologer for over 40 years. I began to study asteroids in 2001 as I had grown tired of the cookie cutter delineation method. I knew there had to be more. Luckily, I found Martha Lang-Wescott whose books give you precise meanings and aspects.I do not use all of her methods, but I can still give highly accurate readings. I own "Mechanics of the Future", "The Orders of Light", "Architects of Time", and "Angles and Predictions." There's more information in her books than you can assimilate all at once. You'll need to commit to spending a great deal of time getting comfortable with 49+ asteroids and the TNP's. It's truly worth it because it adds such dimension to your readings. I believe at least one of her books is sold on Amazon. If not, you can find her books at [...] and you'll be very satisfied with your purchase. I ordered the Lehman book thinking it would be a source of additional information, but it wasn't. Teresa L. Reedy

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This really doesn't list all the asteroids, but it is a good one with a general ephemeris of the most common asteroids in the back. Good for psychological analysis.

This book has articles on many asteroids going beyond the first four,using interpretations and sample charts of famous persons. But what boggles my mind is that in this,and other books dealing with asteroids beyond the first four, for interpretation of asteroids in the chart, the authours only interpret ASPECTS between the asteroid and other bodies. I cannot find one book that has interpretations for asteroids beyond the first 4 in each SIGN and HOUSE! All I can find is info on ASPECTS! I want info on asteroids in the signs and houses!

'88年ジョン・リー・レーマンJohn Lee Lehman Ph.Dに拠る、小惑星にかんする著書。 '70年代にエレノア・バッハEleanor Bachやジップ・ドビンズZipporah P.Dobynsらが相次ぎ、4大小惑星（セレス、パラス、ジュノー、ヴェスタ）等の天文歴や解説書をリリースした事を受け、'80年代は小惑星にかんする著書が多く産み出された時代となったようだ。 Part 1「動機づけ」は17個の小惑星にかんする詳述であり、その詳述はそれらを以下4つのグループに分けたうえで行われる。 2.心（精神）の小惑星…Phyche、パラス等4個。 3.力の遊び（?）の小惑星…ヒダルゴHidalgo等3個。 4.概念…パックスPax等6個。 5.逃避…バッカスBacchus等4個。 まず小惑星一つひとつの名に因む、神話、心理学等の記述は豊富であり、その他にも例えばシャーマンにかんする記述では、エスキモーからカルロス・カスタネダ迄、説明補足用材料のヴァラエティに富んでいる様が伺える。 著名人のチャートを例としての検証は、小惑星にたいする天体のアスペクトを取り入れて行っており、また興味深い事に、天体の度数はジオセントリックのそれとヘリオセントリックのと、双方を取り上げ、御丁寧に2重円表示迄行っている。 Part 2「神話」は32個の小惑星詳述を、7つのグループに分けたうえで行っている。 この章でおもしろいのは、著者が小惑星ウラニアUraniaの天文歴を発行した'81年、当時既に占星術界の大御所的存在となっていた?ョン・アディーJohn Addeyから便りを貰ったというエピソードを披露している事だ。 Part 3「性、情熱、そして親密」は、5個の小惑星に関する詳述。 Part 4「マンデン、テーマとヴァリエーション」は経営占星術、小惑星のノード軸について、そしてまとめ（Happy'roiding!!）を含む章である。

主な小惑星を採り上げて、その名前の背景にある神話を説明し、解釈について説明した本です。実例が多く採り上げられていて、読みやすいのではないかと思います。巻末4分の1以上が資料になっていて、読む部分はあまり多くないですが、小惑星について書かれた数少ない解説書の一つですので、興味深く読みました。