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Azoth
Azoth is an epic poem by John Sandbach. It tells the story of the alchemical creation of the most important homunculus ever to be born in the land of Aab. Her name is Azorma, and to make her first a proper laboratory must be created, a laboratory pure enough to support her essence. This laboratory is the Isle of Azoth, created by the famed Alchemist Israak of Aab. And so, one wonders, is Azoth itself also an homunculus? And has Israak conferred on it by the power of his own creativity the power for it to create on its own?Israak’s undertaking is monumental and requires the help of two women, his assistant Magrena, a master in the wisdom of plant spirits, and the strange and beautiful Urimu, Princess of the Blue Isle. Behind all stands the mysterious and wry master known as Irnad, Magrena’s teacher, and some say, the greatest seer of Aab.As in all truly creative acts there’s an element of risk, and in this particular creation the risk is extreme, for Azorma is an embodiment of the laboratory in which she was made – the Isle of Azoth and the dark land hidden beneath Lybdis. Her fate is destined to resonate through the whole history of Aab, both past and future.Sandbach’s poem is visionary and filled with a wealth of symbology. It represents a distillation of his many years as an astrologer, poet, and mystic, and is rich in episodic side stories concerning the nature of magic and the hidden laws from which the tapestry of our reality is woven. This major work consists of 133 cantos, 133 being 7 times 19, 7 signifying Sagittarius and 19 signifying Pisces, Sagittarius and Pisces being the two signs ruled by the planet Jupiter.
328 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 16, 2012
About the author
John Sandbach
60 books13 followersThe stars aligned to open gateways for John Sandbach as a young man in the `60s, sparking his imagination and introducing him to a plethora of simpatico arenas. His work within these arenas has shaped him into a colorful multi-hyphenate of astrology-based arts and sciences. With 2022 marking his 56th anniversary as a studier of the stars, Sandbach is a highly respected astrology researcher, a haiku poet with several published collections, a short story author, a novelist of three densely detailed science fiction books, and an educator…among other skills. A humble compassionate man with empathy and understanding of the inner workings of humankind, Sandbach endeavors to reveal people to themselves – reintroducing them to what makes them special, valuable, and deserving of a great life.
“My purpose is to assist people in understanding themselves and who they are,” John states. “The forces that are working on them and how they can use what they have to get where they’re going in terms of their spiritual evolution.”
The son of a policeman father and a housewife mother,” John Sandbach was born in San Francisco, moving to Kansas City, Missouri at age 2. As an outsider with a small group of like-friends, John journeyed inward and developed several passions beginning with astrology. At 16, he decided to learn how to draw up a chart. Without the aid of computers in his day, he searched under every rock for kernels of information and pieced them together. By 18, he did his first paid reading.
“My friend Dana knew someone that wanted me to do a reading,” he reflects. “I did the best I could and the woman was very happy with it. She gave me $15 and told other friends. My first clients were some of the wealthiest people of Kansas City. I was working in a primitive framework then…going into books for interpretations of their charts then synthesizing the information and putting it in my words. Initially, I was self-taught, then a woman named Joyce Price took me under her wing. An astrology organization later formed in Kansas City and I also learned some things from a highly spiritual Black man involved in voodoo. My astrology education was extremely haphazard. I would wake up, take a bath and read astrology books in the tub, over and over again, ingraining them into my head. Astrology has been my full-time occupation since 1966. To date, I’ve written 10,000 pages worth of astrological analyses…over two and a half million words.”
Sandbach’s most significant contributions to the field include a system of chart interpretation in which the astrologer looks at each one of the 360 degrees of the zodiac through a system of images he named “The Chandra Symbols” (also the name of one of his books).
Over a period of 20 years, Sandbach channeled three more sets of these symbols and coordinated them all into another more massive book – the biggest ever written on “Degree Astrology” – entitled “The Circular Temple” (on Kindle). He also took a more psychological and spiritual approach to a technique of astrology that originated in Germany known as midpoints for his book “Midpoints: A Kabbalistic Compendium of Meanings for Astrological Midpoints”. Many astrologers use his work or at least know of it. Noel Tyl, author of many textbooks on astrology, has referred to him as ‘an astrological genius.’
Sandbach has always been fascinated with the form of Japanese poetry known as haiku. When he happened upon a bilingual book, Sandbach discovered the work of Ban’ya Natsuishi, a writer who also published an international journal of haiku called “Ginyu”. Sandbach contacted Natsuishi via the internet and the world-famous poet agreed to publish some of his poems in “Ginyu”. This led to the editor and publisher Kazui Daikoku discovering his work and offering to publish a book of 100 of Sandbach’s haiku entitled “Step Into Sky” (2002). When the book sold out its entire first run, Amazon picked it up to publish a second edition. Sandbach has since self
“My purpose is to assist people in understanding themselves and who they are,” John states. “The forces that are working on them and how they can use what they have to get where they’re going in terms of their spiritual evolution.”
The son of a policeman father and a housewife mother,” John Sandbach was born in San Francisco, moving to Kansas City, Missouri at age 2. As an outsider with a small group of like-friends, John journeyed inward and developed several passions beginning with astrology. At 16, he decided to learn how to draw up a chart. Without the aid of computers in his day, he searched under every rock for kernels of information and pieced them together. By 18, he did his first paid reading.
“My friend Dana knew someone that wanted me to do a reading,” he reflects. “I did the best I could and the woman was very happy with it. She gave me $15 and told other friends. My first clients were some of the wealthiest people of Kansas City. I was working in a primitive framework then…going into books for interpretations of their charts then synthesizing the information and putting it in my words. Initially, I was self-taught, then a woman named Joyce Price took me under her wing. An astrology organization later formed in Kansas City and I also learned some things from a highly spiritual Black man involved in voodoo. My astrology education was extremely haphazard. I would wake up, take a bath and read astrology books in the tub, over and over again, ingraining them into my head. Astrology has been my full-time occupation since 1966. To date, I’ve written 10,000 pages worth of astrological analyses…over two and a half million words.”
Sandbach’s most significant contributions to the field include a system of chart interpretation in which the astrologer looks at each one of the 360 degrees of the zodiac through a system of images he named “The Chandra Symbols” (also the name of one of his books).
Over a period of 20 years, Sandbach channeled three more sets of these symbols and coordinated them all into another more massive book – the biggest ever written on “Degree Astrology” – entitled “The Circular Temple” (on Kindle). He also took a more psychological and spiritual approach to a technique of astrology that originated in Germany known as midpoints for his book “Midpoints: A Kabbalistic Compendium of Meanings for Astrological Midpoints”. Many astrologers use his work or at least know of it. Noel Tyl, author of many textbooks on astrology, has referred to him as ‘an astrological genius.’
Sandbach has always been fascinated with the form of Japanese poetry known as haiku. When he happened upon a bilingual book, Sandbach discovered the work of Ban’ya Natsuishi, a writer who also published an international journal of haiku called “Ginyu”. Sandbach contacted Natsuishi via the internet and the world-famous poet agreed to publish some of his poems in “Ginyu”. This led to the editor and publisher Kazui Daikoku discovering his work and offering to publish a book of 100 of Sandbach’s haiku entitled “Step Into Sky” (2002). When the book sold out its entire first run, Amazon picked it up to publish a second edition. Sandbach has since self
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July 19, 2018
This is a book lover's book...the old musty bookshop with its hidden passageway through towering piles of books leading to secrets and timeless wisdom. Enter the maze and don't look back...a fairytale for the millennium. I love going to the fantastic Land of Aab, it must exist in another dimension. John Sandbach is a master alchemist at the top of his considerable powers and has channeled this whole world of mysteries and wonders. Irnad, the wise, waits for you to receive his message...come...enter.
May 16, 2023
This is a poetic novel, which is a variation of the theme of Frankenstein. The book is filled with alchemical lore and much metaphysical speculation. I love the way the various symbols in the novel all reflect each other. And even though I'm the one who wrote the book I must say that I still enjoy reading it. It story carries the feeling of a myth, and can be interpreted on many different levels.
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