"The
breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you. Don't go back to sleep.
You must ask for what you really want. Don't go back to sleep.
People are going back and forth across the doorsill where the two worlds
touch.
The door is round and open. Don't go back to sleep."
Rumi, translated by Coleman Barks
A
T (Tad) Mann is an architect, astrologer,
artist,
teacher, designer and author. Born in New York in 1943, he graduated with
a B.Arch. from Cornell University. He has written many books exploring
the dynamics of time, symbolism, tarot, dowsing, healing, astrology, reincarnation,
sacred architecture and sacred sexuality. He practises many arts
astrological and tarot; Feng Shui and sacred architecture consultancy;
design & art, and design education. See here for his lecture and workshop
schedule for 2002. He
lived in England and Denmark for 25 years and now lives in Hudson, NY.
ATMann's
2002 Lecture and Workshop Schedule
"A
New Vision of Astrology" will be published by Pocket Books/Simon
& Schuster in Winter 2002. "Sacred Architecture"
and "Sacred Sexuality" will
be re-published by Vega in May 2002.
"The
Secrets of the Tarot: A Guide to Inner Wisdom" is now
available from Thorsons/HarperCollins in the UK and the US through Barnes
& Noble, Borders, Amazon.com and bookshops.
"The
Divine Life: Astrology & Reincarnation" will be published
by Vega in 2002. It is a composite of Life Time Astrology (1984) and The
Divine Plot (1986), edited & designed by A T Mann.
"Reflections
on the Sacred Garden" will be published by Vega in 2003.
"The
Round Art: The Astrology of Time and Space" will be published
by Vega in 2002.
Sets
and individual images of my "Twelve Mandalas"
are available from Denmark.
"Miraculous
Methods" an interview with Tad Mann by Peter Barton
Astrology & Spirit of Space Services
- Astrological
& Tarot Readings:
Life Time Astrology - from conception to old age,
relationship charts, solar arc directions, dated solar returns, computer
horoscopes, tarot readings and astro-location. I do these live or on
the phone (recording both ends of our conversation). Contact me for
details.
- My
Lectures and Workshops in 2002:
A listing of where and when I will be speaking during 2002, details,
contact people and a brief description of the topics. Upcoming events
include the World Tarot Congress in Chicago, IL in May, 2002 and the
major United Astrology Congress (UAC) in Orlando, FL in July 2002..
- Tapes
of My Lectures & Workshops High
Quality tapes from my exclusive agents Pegasus Tapes. Includes a wide
range of my work including sacred architecture, my unique astrological
ideas and systems, and tarot.
-
Astrological Feng Shui Analyses and Recommendations:
My unique system of integrating astrology with
the ancient Chinese art of Feng Shui is called The Spirit of Space.
This service will integrate your life with your environment in powerful
ways. Contact me for a consultation. I have recently worked with Shakespeare
& Company in Lenox, MA and the Interlaken School of Art in Stockbridge.
See also my essay "Feng Shui and
Healing Architecture" in "A Feng
Shui Anthology: Contemporary Earth Design," edited by Jami
Lin.
-
Life*Time Astrology computer program
A newly redesigned and reprogrammed BASIC program
running under Windows that prints a list of dates in your life from
conception to old age. You can also purchase Matrix WinStar,
Solar Fire and other astrological programs through me. You
also get the free AstroTimer (below) included. AstroTimer sits on
your desktop and shows transiting Moon, ASC and MC.
- I
am an agent for
MATRIX ASTROLOGICAL SOFTWARE.
Their WinStar 2+ and WinStar Express software is the best available
and has all the features you need to create and interpret astrology
horoscopes. Contact me for information, guidance and ordering at 518.822.0882.
My Sacred Arts, Astrology and Tarot Books
- NEW!
Sacred Architecture and Sacred Sexuality will be republished
by Vega Books Ltd in April, 2002.
- Sacred
Architecture (1993) The language of the
sacred can be seen in diverse buildings in many cultures that incorporate
astronomical, astrological, mythical, geometric and structural patterns.
See how the reflections of earth and heaven have created sacred space.
-
Sacred Sexuality (with Jane Lyle, 1995)
In many cultures sexuality is the ultimate sacred act and a holy sacrament,
linking humanity with the goddesses and gods. Explore the origins and
practices of sacred sexuality through many cultures all over the world.
-
Elements of Reincarnation will be republished by Thorsons/HarperCollins
in 2002.
-
The
Round Art: The Astrology of Time and Space (1979 & 1991))
A beautiful and wise presentation of astrology as a synthesis of ancient
and modern knowledge, including the Life Time astrology system, tables,
300 illustrations and 48 horoscope charts of famous people. To be published
in 2002 by VEGA Books Ltd.
- The
Divine Plot: Astrology and Reincarnation (1986)
and Life Time Astrology (1984) are becoming:
"The Divine Life: Astrology and Reincarnation" A unique
system for interpreting the astrological chart from conception, through
gestation around the horoscope circle, to old age, combined with a treatise
on the chain of being integrated into astrology, including an astrological
reincarnation time scale that dates your previous incarnations in this
world age. To be published by Vega in 2002.
-
The Future of Astrology (1988) Essays edited by A T Mann
and written by prominent astrologers about the future of the ancient
art, science and profession. Including Robert Hand, Dane Rudhyar, Jim
Lewis, Charles Harvey and many others.
-
Astrology and the Art of Healing (1989) An integration of
astrology and healing, together with unique correspondences correlating
therapies with stages of life.
My drawing of the Kepler solids from "The Round Art"
-
Millennium
Prophecies (1992) A study of prophecy
and its relevance to the modern world, together with prophecies about
the millennium from Biblical prophets to Nostradamus to modern astrologers
and astrophysicists.
-
Elements of Reincarnation (1995) A study of reincarnation
beliefs of many eastern and western cultures and an astrological reincarnation
time scale with examples.
-
Phenomenon Book of Calendars (1973 to 1981) With Giuseppe
Sesti, Painton Cowen and Mary Flanagan. Yearly calendar/almanac books
integrating calendar systems from many cultures with migrations, astrology,
planting, festivals and much more.
- Exploring
Consciousness in the Horoscope (1994) Essays edited by Noel
Tyl featuring notable astrologers and my essay "Astrological Reincarnation."
I am a Member of the Advisory Council of Kepler College
of Astrological Arts and Sciences in Seattle, WA
My Tarot Books
-
The Mandala Astrological Tarot (1987)
A deck designed and painted originally in 1972 and repainted for publication
in 1986. Unique circular, mandala images on square cards with complete
astrological correspondences.
-
The Elements of the Tarot (1994) A primer for working with
the tarot, including unique ways for learning tarot, guided imagery
for the major arcana and original spreads. Secrets
of the Tarot was published by Thorsons in March, 2002.
To
order any of my books, click above as I am an Amazon partner.
Sacred Symbolic Design &
Art
- Shakespeare
& Company
In 2001 I worked for Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, MA, helping
them plan & design their 63-acre site in the Berkshires to be a
thriving theatrical property and an ecological and sacred place. We
are integrating golden mean proportions, sacred orientations, spiral
mazes, and Elizabethan and Greek theatres into the overall site plan.
See their website.
- "Jackson
House Architecture Project"
A house I designed on a site in Western Denmark in 1994. Feng Shui/Architectural
Energy Analysis provided a solution to residing near eight megalithic
burial mounds on the site. (See Above Left)
- "Feng
Shui and Healing Architecture"
in the book "A Feng Shui Anthology: Contemporary Earth Design,"
edited by Jami Lin. A study of healing imagery that can be utilized
in feng shui design.
-
"Designing Desires Workshop" I was Workshop Leader
for a Doors of Perception workshop sponsored by the Netherlands Design
Institute in Amsterdam, 1995.
-
"Sacred Architecture: The Essential Astrological Component"
Talk delivered to the "Making Sacred Places" Conference at
the University of Cincinnati and Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati, OH
in 1996.
- NEW
Astrological Calendars 1972-1995 Section
Calendars I created over the past 28 years.
- Twelve
Mandalas: Twelve mandala paintings
of spiritual or mystical systems structured with square and circle.
- The
Mandala Astrological Tarot cards
Tarot cards painted as circular mandalas and astrologically coded for
easy interpretation, together with an illustrated color book..
- Painted
Talismans to Commission
I paint talismans to evoke healing energies, provide meditation focus,
to achieve particular objectives and to celebrate special events such
as births, weddings or cosmic festivals. They are mandalas, color-coded
and enhanced to integrate astrological and cosmic forces.
- Book
Cover Commissions
Book covers designed to link spiritual practices with healing, dowsing
and other subjects.
- Mandalas
and Calendars
Thirty years of mandala paintings and astrological calendars designed
and painted by A T Mann.
- Logo
Design
Logos for companies, publishers and individuals that integrate spiritual/sacred
conceptions with worldly activities.
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"Make
a round circle and you will have the Stone of the Philosophers."
Rosarium Philosophorum
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