“This is the single best book on the history and practice of Chinese Cosmology and Cosmology into modern times that has been published in English. Chinese Astrology as most modern people practice it (using the Chinese Animal Signs) is only a tiny part of the bigger picture. This is a MUST read for anyone interested in understanding the "ruling stars" part of their Chinese Astrological chart and also the Four Directional "Gods" that are used in Feng Shui (and are mentioned in many mythos as well as modern anime and manga like "Fushigi Yuugi/Fushigi Yugi" aka "Mysterious Play". Also covered in depth is information about each of the 7 individual costellations that rule each seperate direction in the sky ruled by the Four Gods. Not a good book if you are just looking for basic information on Chinese Astrology or to figure out a chart that has been done for you, but for people seriously interested in the subject from a scholarly point of view I would highly suggest this book.”
Owlie wrote this review Monday, November 12, 2007.
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