The Book of Rulerships: Keywords from Classical Astrology Paperback – March 1, 1997

Lee provides us with the rulerships used by some of the mack daddies of astrology in this clean easy to ‘search and find’ book. She did the research and compiled all of her findings with page numbers for all you fact checkers. It’s a wealth of info especially for horary. This isn’t a book that gives any of Lee’s personal bias like I have read in other reviews below. A lot of things aren’t black and white and can be given different rulerships depending on the context. Lee did the hard work and allows others to strengthen their astrology from this book. I would like to say “thank you” for myself and for the ones with poor manners.

Wonderful! My book smells like a real good ole' bookstore!! (nag champa)

I don't normally write reviews, but I thought the prior review was unfair, and I now have a copy of the book, so I decided to write my own review.The book is a handy cross-reference of rulerships as given by traditional astrologers. It is not an all-inclusive list of rulerships and does not claim to be. If something wasn't mentioned by the astrologers listed in the introduction, it won't be in the book. The upside of that is that if you find a rulership in the book, you also know where it came from and can refer to the source if you want more details. The downside is that if you're looking to see what planet rules computers, you'll either have to consult a modern book or figure it out for yourself.The other thing you need to know is that the book is geared toward traditional astrologers and people who want to learn about traditional astrology. As such, some of the rulerships will not be what you expect if you learned astrology from a modern source. Also, the outer planets, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto, are intentionally left out. So if you're a traditional astrologer or want to learn about traditional astrology, this book would be a good choice. Otherwise, go with the Bills book like the other reviewer said.

Must for Horary

Both books smelled very badly of pesticide, so while they are older edition, they were likely sprayed with chemicals. Just not healthy or appropriate. Had to return. Too bad, looked like good content.

Lehman took a lot of time and effort to collate references from several medieval authors (al-Biruni, Culpeper, Gadbury, Lilly, Partridge, Ptolemy, Ramesey, and Saunders) to supply a concordance for classical rulerships. Astrological rulerships are based on the Doctrine of Signatures (or Affinities), which says that "the natural ruler of an object should be that planet, sign, or house most like that object." (p 12)This book is useful because it compiles the rulers given by the above-listed group of medieval authors and shows how they agree or disagree on assignments. For instance, "Epilepsy" has six entries, and its various suggested rulers include the Moon (which has the most agreement), Mercury, Mars, Saturn, Aries, and the First House. "Liver" has ten attributions that include three planets, three zodiac signs, and four different houses. "Liver Disease" occupies nine more listings, which are mostly dominated by Jupiter. Although modern medical, psychological and technological terms are absent, the book is a terrific demonstration of how older writers thought about and worked with rulerships. This is particularly important to horary practice, where rulerships determine where an object can be found or the outcome of a situation, depending on the focus of a question.Classical, medieval, and horary astrology are growing in popularity. The side-effect of this is that some of the premises of 20th century astrology are being re-examined. Lehman discusses some of these ideas in the introduction: the astrological alphabet (First House = Aries = Mars), higher and lower planetary octaves, and the assignment of the invisible planets as rulers of zodiac signs. When these developments in astrological practice are closely scrutinized, they tend to lose authority and relevance. A lot of astrologers steeped in 20th century practices are very uncomfortable with this.I recommend this book, partially for the analytical components given in the introduction, and partially as a contrast to Rex Bills "Rulership Book." The Rulership Book Classical astrologers will find it a useful reference text, as will astrological magicians and spell-casters who need a solid reference book for plant and mineral attributions. The lack of agreement between medieval astrologers just goes to show that astrological opinions back then are just as divergent as they are now. Where Bills gives only his source-texts as references at the end of the book, Lehman gives the source alongside the listing. The Alphabetical Listing takes up the bulk of the text. It is followed by listings of Planetary, Sign and House Rulerships, and a glossary of 17th century medical terms.This book will prove it's value over time and deserves as place on any astrologer's reference shelf.

Don't even think about purchasing this book of rulerships. The most definitive and best resource for astrological rulerships is The Rulership Book by Rex E. Bills. One reviewer on here pointed out this astute observation about a particular entry in Lehman's book:"Epilepsy" has six entries, and its various suggested rulers include the Moon (which has the most agreement), Mercury, Mars, Saturn, Aries, and the First House.This is extremely wrong. Epilepsy is a brain issue, seizures. What are seizures? Electric misfirings in the brain! Who rules electricity? URANUS, AQUARIUS, perhaps Mercury (ruler of the mind/brain itself), and Aries (ruler of the head in general). The Moon has nothing to do with the brain at all. Pass this book up and go with Rex!

The book is just like a dictionary. The words are listed in alphabetical order with the rulerships listed next to it. I had expected to have a little more to read. I don't think astrologers would need it, in the remote case someone needs to check rulerships, it would be better just to google it.

Produto chegou no prazo estimado e em bom estado

Perfecto para correspondencias con astrologia tradicional

'92年刊。導入部で著者は、本書と同じ趣向の書籍である、レックス・ビルズRex Bills"The Rulership Book"ら2册と本書とは、「幾つかの深い、哲学的な」相違点がある、とまず述べる。 そして本書p.27〜236の210頁（×約41語/頁=約8,610語）に亘り、アルファベット順にリストアップされる、ルーラーシップ（以下ルーラー）のソースとして厳選された、プトレミーPtolemy等8人の著者を含む、歴代の占星術師達が提示される。 第二の相違点として、著者が前著"Essential Dignity"で提示した通り、本書は個々の天体がそれぞれ、いずれのサインに於いてディグニティを最大に発揮するかについて留意しているとし、13世紀の先達であるグイド・ボナティGuidoBonattiのアフォリスム等を挙げ、持論を展開、長じて20世紀の私達が必ず考慮せねばならぬ、トランス・サタニアン3天体のルーラーにも触れている。 20世紀占星術のなかには、サイン・天体・ハウスの区分けが恰も無いかのごとく、解釈する傾向（例…Asc双子と1ハウスに水星がある事を同一視、等）があり、それが多くの学徒達のルーラー解釈曲解を招いたとし、その曲解ぶりを例証する為に、「オクターヴ違い」と云われる水星−天王星等が、ルーラー解釈に於いては必ずしも成立しない事を、上記ビルズに拠るデータを引き合いに出し詳述している。 25p.はルーラーシップ羅列・表示形式の説明で、以下の通りである−序でに、p.236以降（〜p.344）には上記8,000以上のルーラーシップの天体毎、サイン毎、ハウス毎にソート分けされたリストが用意されている。 単語、あるいは語句／ルーラーを表す天体、サイン、ハウス等／出典著者名略称とその頁数（但しカルペパー著書のみ、頁数表示なし） 例…Musical ♀ LI074

Explicações claras e objetivas

古代占星術は以下の４つの部門を包括しており実際の占断においては対象となる事柄に応じた知識や技術が使用されます。★Nativities（ネイタル占星術）　　　　：個人の運命★Elections（イレクショナル占星術）　：運命の改善★Questions（ホラリー占星術）　　　　：特定の問題の解決★Mundane （マンデン占星術）　　　　：国家の運命本書は、上記の全ての判断の際に使用できます。古代占星術による実際に判断の際には、チャート内で表示される象徴を、現実のあらゆるものに変換する必要があります。本書によって、優秀な占星術師達が、どの様に判断・選別していたかを知ることは、古代占星術の理解を深めるためには非常に有益であり、逆に、これが深まらなければ、正しい占断は不可能なぐらい重要な部分なので、手元に置いて損はない書籍であると思います。しかしながら、無くても判断に支障はないので、「あっても損はない本」と言ったところです。