2007 Daily Planetary Guide – Llewellyn’s Astrology Date Book

ISBN 0-7387-0331-1
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This date book contains the same Introduction to Astrology by Kim Rogers-Gallagher that we raved about in the Astrological Calendar, as well as a lot of the same information:  ephemeris, planet retrograde and direct station times, moon phases and the like.  Its spiral bound format opens flat and provides lots of room in each day for notations and appointments, so since so much of the information duplicates the wall calendar, the choice is pretty much down to which format you prefer. 

The date book has a few features the wall calendar lacks (and vice versa) including weekly horoscopes by Anne Windsor, a table of and instructions for using the planetary hours, and the inclusion in the daily aspectarian of the signs in which the planets are located. 

The really special feature of the date book, though, is the section on Finding Opportunity Periods by Jim Shawvan.  General opportunity periods are included throughout the planner, with Jim’s notations, but he also includes instructions so that the interested (and determined) reader can take into account the influences of his or her own chart on the Opportunity Periods.  On first reading, I truly  thought Jim was making this up as he went along, tossing out not only the familiar moon terms waxing and waning, but also Balsamic, under beams, combust and Cazini.  Cazini? Come on Jim, now I know you’re pullin’ our legs.

But no, My Mother The Astrologer vouches for the terms.  My bad.  Anyway, Jim’s section alone warrants the purchase of the Date book. 

So I take it back. Don’t choose between the wall calendar and the Date book.  Just skip over the repetitive bits.  Buy both, and enjoy. 

Ordinarily I’d give it four pentacles, but Jim’s section pushes it up to five out of five.

Review by Karen Albeck