The degrees of the Zodiac are one of the most controversial and controversial topics in astrological literature. It has received comparatively less attention compared to the topic of planets, signs, houses or aspects. The book by H. Bialiauski “Degrees of the Zodiac. Honest Pseudoscientific Research” describes in detail the research devoted to this complex subject.
The author decided not to check the existing systems of degrees for reliability, but brought his own system from scratch, using the method of content analysis of feature films. Subsequently, these degree plots were tested on people who gave narrative interviews on various topics for research. As a result, the book contains not only a description of the plot of each degree of the Zodiac, which was revealed during the study, not only a step-by-step five-year procedure of the project itself, but also the author’s attempts to analyze the experience of domestic and foreign astrologers on this issue and formulate his own explanations of what the possible nature of astrological influence on a person’s life is.
The book also contains the author’s reasoning about what a science-oriented approach can be in esotericism, and in astrology, in particular. Much attention is paid to the intercultural conflict between the paradigms of science and esotericism, its psychological reasons, as well as the forecast of the further development of this dialogue of systems.