God the Astrologer: Soul, Karma, and Reincarnation: How We Continually Create Our Own Destiny

by Jeffrey Armstrong

Book Overview

This book won New Age Book of the Year when it was written in 2001. At the time of its writing, NO scientist would agree with Jeffrey Armstrong that the ayurvedic body type could be "provably"... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1887089314
• ISBN13: 9781887089319
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: Torchlight Publications
• Length: 201 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Profoundly life changing

Beryle Chambers (aka Bhavani Devi) - Poet - Vancouver Canada says: This is a fascinating book that describes a lovingly interactive cosmology in which the Divine acts through special agents existing on a higher level to influence and assist the spiritual evolution of all souls on this plane. Karma then becomes a learning tool rather than a punishment and new ways of perceiving and responding to our personal "life blueprint" are taught. I found the section about how one's Vedic birth chart predicts body type and characteristics particularly interesting. The book is extremely accessible. While clearly an expert in his field, the author was never pretentious or boring. In fact, he was able to convey all information in a conversational, kind and humorous tone. Additionally, his metaphysical poetry was amazing. As a poet myself, I appreciated and was inspired by the beauty and power in the poems that opened each chapter. I'll be giving this book to my most beloved friends.

Challenges current Western astrological approaches

God The Astrologer: Soul, Karma And Reincarnation reveals the interconnections between various disciplines and areas of knowledge with respect to the art and science of astrology. Author Jeffrey Armstrong challenges current Western astrological approaches in favor of ancient Vedic astrology, reinforcing the links between religion, science, destiny, and free will. God The Astrologer is a reader friendly, informative, and highly recommended addition to the growing body of astrological literature and inquiry offering students of astrology and metaphysics a superb perspective on modern science and a great cultural tradition of enormous antiquity.

Amy.A. - E.B.Lane Public Relations & Media

Incredible! I've read it twice so far - I couldn't put the book down!

A rare and brilliant perception of life and astrology.

Finally! A book that lays down the foundations of Vedic astrology! Jeffrey Armstrong has poured forth a fountain of extensive knowledge, bridging history, philosophy, medicine, science and religion-pulling together the threads of life's most timeless questions, until the resulting cultural tapestry becomes a clear picture of astrology as it was originally intended to be seen. Without this rich history and detailed account of it's relationship to the Vedic perception of the soul, life purpose, and karma, it is no wonder that astrology in the West has often been met with disappointment or misinterpretation. Truly, "God the Astrologer" is a delightful string of pearls, delivering one delicious insight after another... if you have any interest in astrology (or even just the mechanics of life itself!), please treat yourself to this well written treasure...

Finally, somebody "put it all together"!

I have both studied and taught the major topics of Indian classical thought and have traversed India and East Asia in search for knowledge of the ancients. Yet I have found, as have countless others, that what appears to be forever elusive is a way of organizing the principles and practices of yoga, karma, astrology, medicine, and all the other Vedic arts into one comprehensive and meaningful whole. In Jeffrey Armstrong's book, God the Astrologer, it all comes together. All the apparently disparate branches of knowledge are connected to each other with an elegance and clarity I have never before seen. Armstrong has provided the complete -and practical! - map of the territory so many of us were looking for. I highly recommend this book, not only to scholars of religious thought and philosophy, but to all who search for deeper meaning in their lives. [Steffan Omray]