Transits

by Reinhold Ebertin, Jack Cipolla (Illustrator), Kris Brandt Riske (Editor)

Reinhold Ebertin, one of the most respected astrologers of the 20th century, presents a clear explanation on how to interpret the daily motion of the planets. Special attention is given to the favorable and unfavorable potential of each aspect to the natal planets. Ebertin also explores the cosmogram, clearly defines transits and their evaluation, and discusses parallels. A chapter is devoted to each planet and Moon's Node, as well as another which focuses on the significance of the Midheaven and Ascendant.

Genres: Astrology

126 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1971

About the author

Ebertin utilized the research on astrological midpoints of Hamburg School surveyor and astrologer Alfred Witte first published in 1928 in Witte's Regelwerk für Planetenbilder. Shortly after Witte's death in 1941, Ebertin used Witte's extensive research on astrological midpoints, and a 4th-harmonic "90° dial" developed by the Hamburg School of Astrology as the foundations of his School of Cosmobiology[citation needed]. Ebertin continued to promote astrological research, including medical applications of astrology while non-compliant Hamburg School astrologers were interned by the Third Reich, their books and publications banned.

Reinhold Ebertin's main reference text on Cosmobiology entitled The Combination of Stellar Influences, sometimes referred to as the 'CSI' or the 'COSI', was inspired by Alfred Witte's Rulebook of Planetary Pictures . Ebertin's book was first published in 1940 and the most recent updates in the English translation were added in 1972. Ebertin's greatest and most truly original contribution was his research in the field of medical astrology and his addition of more psychological correlations. Ebertin worked with the "Anatomical Correspondences of the Zodiac Degrees" as presented in the "Organuhr der anatomischen Entsprechungen" of Fritz Brandau.

Due to Ebertin's work, he is sometimes considered the founder of modern Cosmobiology as the term is generally used today (working largely with the midpoint/dial paradigms of Witte), although the term 'Kosmobiologie' had been previously used by Dr Friedrich Feerhow and Swiss statistician Karl Krafft in a more general sense "to designate that branch of astrology working on scientific foundations and keyed to the natural sciences".

Ebertin's mother, Elsbeth Ebertin, was also an astrologer. She is most notable for predicting the rise of Adolf Hitler.

Reviews

[Ju · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a very objective book pertaining to Transits in Sidereal Astrology.
It wasn't what I expected, but it was good and full of knowledge anyways.
I loved reading it, ould read again many times!

[Evgenija · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the first Ebertin's book I've read. The author is very knowledgeable, clear and precise in his writing. For example, he refrains from using the word horoscope because the popularization of astrology through newspapers and magazines has changed the meaning of the word. Or, he deliberately uses the term "stellar bodies" in aim to include the Sun, Moon and the planets as well.

To my delight, the author doesn't have the traditional, black-and-white approach to transits. On the contrary, a positive and negative perspective on each transit is offered.

This book is handy and I'll keep using it as a quick reference guide.

[Stargazer · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm sure it was great when it came out so long ago, (not long after Pluto was discovered) but just ok for me compared to COSI which is a 5 star must-have reference book for the astrologer.