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NEW BOOK!

William Lilly, the Astrologer (1602-1681)
A Book of Sources
Susan Ward

This groundbreaking research brings together, for the first time, both the private and public writings of the renowned 17th c. astrologer, William Lilly. Volume 1 offers important biographical and autobiographical material from primary sources. There are brief examinations of contentions in which Lilly was involved providing a more informed conclusion than the common biographical sketches allow. Letters and documents illustrate his relationships with Elias Ashmole, George Wharton, and Jeremy Shakerley among others. To assist readers with the highly technical nature of the subject, Ward provides a glossed and commented transcription of one of his more important treatises on political astrology.

In Volume 2, Lilly’s private work is transcribed from the manuscripts and introduced by Ward to add context. Its importance rests in its rarity and in the discussion of technique that is introduced in that body of work. Here are presented the complete delineations of four birth charts which are outstanding examples of the astrologer at work in a private context; a clear overview is also obtained of his relationship with each client.

In Volume 3, the same theme is expanded with further unpublished primary source material which will present the mechanics of the working astrologer and properly frame the consummate knowledge and experience of William Lilly.

Volume 1 will be available 12 December 2024.
Volume 2 and 3 are being readied for release in 2025.

Books

For the first time since its inception in 1993, the Traditional Horary Course is in book form as a foundational text for students. It contains twenty lessons teaching the entire traditional system as it applies to horary astrology, the art of interrogations, for beginning and advanced students. Sue Ward explains the astrological system as it stood in the early modern period and as it was articulated by William Lilly (1602-1681) in his Christian Astrology. He studied widely and in great depth, and was the foremost astrologer of the mid-seventeenth century. His study of astrology was filtered through his wide practice and disseminated through his textbook and other writings. The result of his work is presented here through the lens of one of his students.

This book is an encyclopaedic explanation of the techniques of William Lilly’s teaching and practice with lots of example charts, it is therefore an excellent reference work for all astrologers. ISBN: 9798477494156

Written primarily to support Sue Ward’s Traditional Horary Course, this volume presents 21 essays on Traditional Astrology. These essays represent some 40 years of study and practise, and the deep and prolonged thought always required in the study of astrology. However, for a working astrologer and teacher, this understanding cannot remain as meditations; they must become manifest and be put to good use. In this collection, those reflections are explained and applied in order to assist others who might want to develop a deeper understanding of the traditional astrological system and the early modern method as espoused by William Lilly (1602-1681).

ISBN: 9798413835210

The traditional art of astrology applied through the horary lens to some of the most traumatic events in our society. These sixteen cases, chronologically ordered, offer students of astrology an informal insight into how to use the astrological figure in these matters, applying the horary perspective to the most common event times available.

Sue Ward began working on crimes such as these in the 1990s when her results were passed over to the police in America via a colleague. Since then she has become more informed about the nature of these terrible crimes and those who carry them out. Her knowledge of these matters is shared here in informal style in the hope that one day we will be expert enough to be taken seriously by the police. This may simply be so that we might help to find the victims and provide some solace to the families and loved ones.

ISBN: 9798355355098 | More details

This short video gives some history and background information relating to the release of the revised course and its supporting textbook.

This short video offers a presentation to the new book by Sue Ward:
Sue Ward’s Collected Essays. Reflections on Traditional Astrology.

Videos

The Traditional Horary Course 2022

Enrolments are now being taken for The Traditional Horary Course.
Live online classes beginning on 6 September 2022.

Its accompanying textbook, Sue Ward’s Traditional Horary Course, is available at Amazon (ISBN: 9798477494156). Over 350 pages of lessons and example charts which form an encyclopaedic explanation of the techniques of William Lilly’s teaching and practice. (See also Sue Ward’s Collected Essays, link follows.) An excellent resource for all astrologers not only enrolled students.
I’m looking forward to working with you.

Sue Ward Talking Horary I & II

A year ago, in these two workshops, I showed a few hints and tips for judging horary questions in varying contexts. Questions about marriage, inheritance, love, career, health, buying land, lost animals, theft, politics, absent husbands, moving house, fugitives, war, and death were examined with participants. These recordings are now available to purchase.

Each workshop was of two hours’ duration. The recordings are £15.00 each, or £25.00 for both.

The link will be sent to you by email. Please contact: suewardhorary@icloud.com

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