1 October: Astrological Woodcuts: Every Picture Tells a Story

Woodcuts. Early printed images carved into wooden blocks, inked, then used to illustrate books, posters and manuscripts centuries before modern printing. A powerful way to communicate ideas. Archaic and mesmerising images from ages past, convey complex astrological knowledge quickly and more vividly than words can. They provide both a lasting impression and emotional stimulation. Fortunately, a vast reservoir of woodcuts survives, striking illustrations of celestial motions, astrological medicine, temperament and much more. Trav will present a selection from this rich pictorial treasury, a glimpse on how Astrology once used them to teach, inspire and preserve their art. A neglected treasure worth rediscovering.

About the Speaker

Trav Travers has been running his traditional astrology group “The Astrological Explorers” for several years, based in Sussex, looking at Natal, Mundane, Electional and Horary astrology through the ages, based on traditional source texts. His interest in astrology originally started in childhood. A devotee and advocate of traditional astrology since 1990, Trav has studied with many well-known traditional astrologers. He holds workshops, lectures and talks and still ‘does charts’.