Friday, February 09, 2001

Dear Sir:

Please take the time to consider this proposal/submission of my book on astrology which is currently 80% completed. The format of the book is that of a searchable dictionary of all of the possible combinations of a group of 22 planets and points used in a system of astrology previously known as the Uranian System of Astrology which was developed over the past century.

The book starts out with a brief introduction including a historical account of the system and proceeds to examples of the author's unique methodology in using the points in a manner which is much more mathematically consistent than previous methods.

After the introduction the main body of the book is presented. Starting with the 22 points (monads) and planets which are used along with their derivations the book proceeds to describe the meanings which may be ascribed to the combination of the original 22 points as they are successive combined into pairs (dyads), then proceeding to triads; taking in to account all of the possible combinations that could be encountered in the reading of the positions of the planets.

The final section of the book compiles what is known of the combinations beyond the triads as observed by the author and other students of the system.

A table of contents and index complete the book to augment and round out its usefulness to the students and practitioners of astrology.

To illustrate the individual combinations in real life, the author is including footnotes which provide examples using the astrology charts of historical figures and events which have reasonable documentation as to accuracy of birth data and the historical record.

This book is of interest to all students and skeptics of astrology as it provides a deeply detailed description of the combinations of the planets and points without imposing the confusions of the signs and constellations which are so often brought up by astrology's detractors in the fields of religion and science. The methods used in this book deal simply with the geometry and the patterns of the planets and points only, and thus are completely verifiable within the investigative abilities of modern science.

An appendix of an ephemeris beginning in 1900 AD and continuing through 2100 AD including all of the planets and points used in the system to enable the calculation of positions, make the book a stand-alone reference work for all who are seriously interested in learning the system. If you have one book on astrology, this is that book.

Michael Jordan >astrology biography<

The author remains a student of astrology after 30 years, being introduced to the star's and planet's influences on earthly affairs in 1969. He began serious study in 1970 and worked for the American Federation of Astrologers in 1972. He started writing astrology articles using original methodology in 1973 for the Astrologers Guild Quarterly (under Al H. Morrison, Doris Doane, Katy Houston and John Townley) and the Congress of Astrological Organization Times in 1973, 1974 and 1975. In 1975 he joined other astrologers to make scientific astrology more visible in the media and started writing 'Contemporary Astrology' for the New Times alternative weekly in Tempe , Arizona. While in Arizona he went back to college at Arizona Western College in Yuma, AZ to teach the first astrology course recognized by the state system of higher education. In Scottsdale, Arizona the author served as publicity director for the Arizona Society of Astrologers while lecturing on various subjects within the structure of the new scientific astrology he and others were developing.

Allergies forced the author to seek new surroundings, and so he moved to Berkeley, California on August 23, 1976 where he practiced astrology and taught classes, wrote for local magazines, and hosted a weekly radio program on station KALX the student station of the University of California at Berkeley.

In 1978 the author felt that his writing lacked a certain sense of street savvy and that the remedy would be for him to seek more rooted worldly experience. To this end, he became a taxi driver for the Yellow Cab Company in San Francisco, keeping his residence in Berkeley, and remained in that occupation for 17 years where he continued to study and develop astrology and in addition began to study the use and programming of personal micro computers which were then in their infancy.

The submission/proposal:

Included with this submission/proposal are examples of the monads, dyads, and triads of the book. These portions of the book are complete and in final editing phase. The examples in the footnotes are somewhat thin presently and need to be added to (in terms of quantity). The index and table of contents will not be able to be started until the footnotes and the final editing are completed.

The astronomical tables of the positions of the planets are essentially complete lacking only the format for visual display and pagination. The calculation procedure needs to be written out and tested with people of varying skills to debug the process so that the essence of the method will be accessible to all who wish to calculate from the book by itself in lieu of a computer program. I am considering contacting Walter Pullen and asking his permission to distribute a copy of his public domain shareware computer program on diskette for those who want to calculate using a personal computer. There are versions of his program available for IBM, Macintosh, and Linux/Unix systems. In addition, I am also considering some sort of electronic publishing scheme on CD or secure web which would allow enhanced searching capability.

The first order of business is the printed book which trust you will consider carefully. I remain anxious to hear from you and would be glad to answer any additional questions for you either by post or phone or email.

Michael Jordan

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Kensington, CA 94708

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