Books published by Ibis Press

The role of the sun, planets, and stars and their influence on global markets is intriguing to traders and investors alike. Christeen Skinner''s research shows very definite links between major stock market movements and the position of the planets. This book will be of interest to those with little understanding of astrology as well as those well-versed in the subject. The work includes charts, graphs, and horoscopes and explanations of some of the techniques used for astro-financial forecasting.In EXPLORING THE FINANCIAL UNIVERSE, Skinner covers solar rhythms and the intricacies of commodity, property, and currency price movements with planet cycles. The role of the planets in mastering the relationship between time and price is considered. There is a chapter on the natal horoscope and financial rhythms set from birth. The book concludes with forecasts for 2017-2024.Chapters include:┬╖Stock market crashes of the 20th century┬╖Currencies and major planetary configurations┬╖Commodity price movements┬╖Property price cycles and the role of the Moon and planets┬╖The link between planet cycles, time, and price┬╖Financial timing indicators in your own chart┬╖Forecasts 2017-2024 The author presents case studies in business astrology, an explanation of some astro-finance trading techniques, and illustrations of financial charts taken from the Market Analyst software program for astro-traders.

To celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare''s death, this book offers fresh and exciting insights into the ever-popular works of the world''s greatest playwright. It specifically highlights Shakespeare''s use of the archetypal language of astrological symbolism in both obvious and subtle ways. Such references would have been commonly known in Shakespeare''s time, but their deeper significance is lost to modern-day playgoers and readers.The first half of the book describes the Elizabethan worldview and how the seven known planets were considered an integral part of the cosmos and instrumental in shaping human character. The second half of the book examines six of Shakespeare''s best-loved plays in the light of astrological symbolism, showing how they are entirely keyed to a specific zodiacal sign and its associated (or ruling) planet. The chosen plays are ''A Midsummer Night''s Dream'', ''Romeo and Juliet'', ''The Merchant of Venice'', ''Macbeth'', ''The Tempest'', and ''King Lear''. Each chapter incorporates information and examples from astrological tradition, classical and Renaissance philosophy, Greek and Roman mythology, esoteric wisdom, modern psychology (especially that of C. G. Jung), and great literature.Thoroughly researched and well-illustrated, this book illuminates the plays from a fresh perspective that will deepen and profoundly transform how we understand them.

One of the most famous yet least understood manifestations of Thelemic thought has been the works of Kenneth Grant, the British occultist and one-time intimate of Aleister Crowley, who discovered a hidden world within the primary source materials of Crowleys Aeon of Horus. Using complementary texts from such disparate authors as H.P. Lovecraft, Jack Parsons, Austin Osman Spare, and Charles Stansfeld Jones (Frater Achad), Grant formulated a system of magic that expanded upon that delineated in the rituals of the OTO: a system that included elements of Tantra, of Voudon, and in particular that of the Schlangekraft recension of the Necronomicon, all woven together in a dark tapestry of power and illumination. The Dark Lord follows the themes in the writings of Kenneth Grant, H.P. Lovecraft, and the Necronomicon, uncovering further meanings of the concepts of the famous writers of the Left Hand Path. It is for Thelemites, as well as lovers of the Lovecraft Mythos in all its forms, and for those who find the rituals of classical ceremonial magic inadequate for the New Aeon. Traveling through the worlds of religion, literature, and the occult, Peter Levenda takes his readers on a deeply fascinating exploration on magic, evil, and The Dark Lord as he investigates one of the most neglected theses in the history of modern occultism: the nature of the Typhonian Current and its relationship to Aleister Crowleys Thelema and H.P. Lovecrafts Necronomicon.