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(conception point) to the ascendant (birth) to the ninth cusp (symbolic death point).
During the three periods of gestation, childhood, and maturity, the physical, emotional,
and mental bodies are created. There is a fourth period, the transcendent octave,
which represents the higher level of gestation influences. The Round Art of Astrology
(1979 and 2003) first described these ideas with its unique graphic language, Life Time
Astrology (1984) presented it as a fully functional system for astrologers and therapists,
and A New Vision of Astrology (2002) includes its revolutionary perceptions.
Mann’s life time astrology system is used by astrologers, psychologists, and healers
in Europe, the United States, Australia, and the Far East. It is unique as a synthesis
of biology, physics, psychology, and astrology. This combination has led to the development
of a unique method of treatment at a distance through the horoscope, called
Astro*Radionics, as described in Astrology and the Art of Healing (1987). Mann applied
the principle of logarithmic time scales to the historical process and mechanism of
reincarnation in The Divine Plot: Astrology and Reincarnation (1986) and The Elements
of Reincarnation (1995). Astrology is used as an organizing device for understanding the
universe, from the subatomic level to the astronomical. The Divine Life: Astrology and
Reincarnation (2002) combines Life Time Astrology and The Divine Plot.
The application of astrology to tarot led to the development and painting of
The Mandala Astrological Tarot in 1987. Each card is related to a planet, sign, element,
or decanate and is composed of a circular mandala with Eastern, medieval, and symbolic
images.
Mann’s Sacred Architecture (1992) describes the importance of astronomical/
astrological, elemental, mythic, and symbolic organizational structures and images in
architecture, from megalithic times to the Renaissance, and includes a critique of
modern architecture. Sacred Sexuality (1995), written with Jane Lyle, shows sacred
sexuality as a spiritual dynamic and path for integrating heaven and earth in relationships.
A new book, Reflections on the Sacred Garden will apply these ideas to the garden
as a symbol of the psyche in nature.
Mann has taught design at the International Centre for Creativity, Innovation,
and Sustainability (ICIS) in Copenhagen and other universities such as Manchester
Metropolitan University in the U.K. and the Denmark Design School in
Copenhagen. He has lectured extensively at info-eco design events like the “Doors of
Perception” in Amsterdam and “Making Sacred Places” at the University of Cincinnati.
He is a graphic designer, web site designer, painter, and Feng Shui consultant.
Sources:
Mann, A. T. Astrology and the Art of Healing. London: Unwin Paperbacks, 1989.
———. The Elements of Reincarnation. Shaftesbury, Dorset, UK: Element, 1995.
———. Life Time Astrology. New York: Perennial Library, 1984.
———. The Mandala Astrological Tarot. San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1987.
———. Millennium Prophecies. Shaftesbury, Dorset, UK: Element, 1992.
———. The Round Art of Astrology: The Astrology of Time and Space. Limpsfield, UK: Paper
Tiger, 1979.
———. Sacred Architecture. Shaftesbury, Dorset, UK: Element, 1993.
Mann, A. T., and Jane Lyle. Sacred Sexuality. Shaftesbury, Dorset, UK: Element, 1995.
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