They flew through the air, consorted with animals, and made pacts with the devil. Witches were as unquestioned as alchemy or astrology in medieval England; yet it wasn't until the midsixteenth centur
The 104 papers are in a number of European languages, not all of them Romance. Among the English-language papers are Renaissance Englishwomen's Latin poetry of praise and lament, medical astrology in
Offers a comprehensive account of the origins of astronomy and astrology in the Ancient Near East. Presents Sumerian and Akkadian texts dealing with descriptive or mathematical astronomy, describing a
The patronage of dowsers by mining administrations through the eighteenth century challenges common assumptions about the Enlightenment. Rather than decline in importance like alchemy and astrology, d
The Kalachakra, or "Wheel of Time," is one of the most profound and sublime of the Buddhist tantric systems. It is an intricate interweaving of astrology, eschatology, physiology, and yoga into a medi
