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    Here, Yates explores the influence of Vitruvius’s works in late Tudor and Jacobean England, particularly in their relation to Renaissance philosophy and outlook. The book centers on John Dee and Robert Fludd, with special reference to evidence in their works of Vitruvian ideas. Yates discusses the Renaissance revival of the classical author and examines the English public theater as one of the products of the Vitruvian movement. She suggests that the London public theatres, including the Globe, were an adaptation of the ancient theatre as described by Vitruvius; that is, a theatre with cosmological proportions. From this daring vantage point, it is possible to situate Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre within the context of great European movements, as the expression of a Renaissance outlook on man and the universe. Though no attempt is made to reconstruct the Globe Theatre, fresh approaches to the problems of its ground plan and its stage are outlined. Above all, it is the “idea of the Globe,” the meaning of the theatre, which Yates seeks to interpret by placing it in new contexts. As she does in all her writings, Yates illuminates, deepens, and broadens our understanding of the currents and undercurrents of Renaissance thought. Praise for the author “Among those who have explored the intellectual world of the sixteenth century no one in England can rival Miss Yates.Wherever she looks, she illuminates. —Hugh Trevor-Roper, The New Statesman

    As a matter of fact, it's more reasonable to assume astral influence on the body than to believe that the mind can control the activity of a finger! Even those priding themselves on their rationality will take an occasional look at their horoscope in the paper. but both doubters & believers will be startled by this book, a book which one advance review called a 1st-of-its-kind: a serious, comprehensive look--from historical & scientific angles--at the ancient but still influential pseudoscience of astrology. As often happens, the examination of an old set of myths has led to the establishment of a new set of facts, facts which show there are certain unexplained but close connections between humans & the solar system. A study of thousands of celebrities reveals astrological parallels between their birth skies & their subsequent careers; a Japanese scientist discovers a striking change in the blood of pregnant women at sunrise; recent health surveys reveal a definite solar influence on health & sickness. These are a few of the findings of scientists discussed herein.PrefaceIntroduction1/Dialogue between man & the sky. The love matchDivorce Reconciliation2/5000 years of modern astrology. The structure of astrologyThe night of astrology A marriage of religion & science The four bibles of astrology Twenty centuries of horoscopes Astrology on trial The verdict of statistics The public's attitude 3/A new science of cosmic influences. A necessary clarificationUnprecedented results concerning births The celestial bombardment The stars & natural phenomenaLunar influences Solar influences The Piccardi experiments The Takata effectIn ConclusionFrontiers of the New ScienceBibliographyIndex

    Excerpts from these tales are interwoven with a series of practical exercises from the ancient Nordic Runes that help the serious student awaken their consciousness so they too can enter into their own direct experience of the parallel universes that we have long forgotten.