A New Sense of Destiny: Renewal of Vision Through the Lost Language by George W.This work includes the events of his life in. Kirtan!: Chanting As a Spiritual Path Read more Samuel Jeake (1652-1699) was a merchant and nonconformist of Rye in Sussex with an interest in astrology.Progressions (Astrology: A Language of Life, Vol.An illuminating introduction by the editors places the diary in the context of the preoccupations and priorities of Jeake’s age.
The result is one of the most interesting 17th-century diaries to be published in many years, throwing important light on the history of astrology, commerce, medicine, and religion. In his diary–recently recovered in Los Angeles and published here for the first time–Jeake not only recorded the events of his life he subjected them to astrological scrutiny, interspersing his text with horoscopes. "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.A seventeenth-century merchant and nonconformist from Rye in Sussex, Samuel Jeake had a passionate interest in astrology. "Both general and medical historians will enjoy this diary, it will sharpen their perception of everyday practices and make them cautious of generalizing about what was happening at the start of 'the age of reason.' Annabel Gregory has done a skillful job in transcribing the diary, Michael Hunter has written a splendid introduction, and both have produced brief but informative annotations to the text of the diary."- Bulletin of the History of Medicine The diary has intrinsic interest, too, for the general reader in that it presents an invaluable view of daily life in a provincial town and of familial and business relationships within it."- Albion Fresh insights into the changing intellectual temper of the time may be gained by studying this individual's presentation of his own private world which illuminates our understanding of contemporary assumptions and belief systems. It will, without a doubt, provide an important source for social, intellectual, and religious historians as well as for the historians of science and astrology. "This very useful edition of a previously unpublished later seventeenth-century diary is a welcome addition to the body of works in this genre in the period.
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