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Periodical: The Astrologer (Lewi)

Summary:  From Pat Deveney's database:

Astrologer, The.
1950 Monthly
Springfield, MA.
Language: English.
Publisher: Harle Publications, Inc.
Editor: Grant Lewi. Succeeds: Today’s Astrology (combines)
1/1, 1950.

This was the work of William Grant Lewi (1902-1951, a one-time professor of English at Columbia University, Dartmouth College and other schools who then, in the 1930s took up astrology. He was the author of two of the most influential books on the subject: Heaven Knows What and Astrology for the Millions. Lewi edited Dell’s Horoscope in the 1930s and 1940s.

Other Sources:National Library of Scotland; University of Illinoinois at Urbana Champaign.
Issues:Astrologer V5 N6 June 1950
Claude-Generated Themes:   The Astrologer was a popular practical-astrology magazine in the Grant Lewi tradition, organizing the zodiac into month-by-month, sign-by-sign forecasts for ordinary readers. Its technical apparatus — horoscopes, planetary positions, natal charts, conjunctions — serves resolutely everyday ends: when to ask for a raise, which days favor romance or a financial move. The recurrent language of 'success' and 'opportunity' marks it as mid-century self-help by other means rather than metaphysical mind-cure. Occasional esoteric name-drops are editorial garnish, not doctrine. It belongs firmly with the popular astrology press, with a light overlay of success literature.

Generated by Claude from the periodical's digitized text; a thematic reading, not a bibliographic description.
Topics:Astrology