Grant Lewi
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William Grant Lewi II was an American astrologer
and author.
Best known for his books Astrology for the Millions and Heaven Knows What, Lewi has been described as "the father of modern astrology in America".
. He attended Hamilton College and graduated from Columbia University
. He taught English at Dartmouth College
, the University of North Dakota
, and at the University of Delaware
.
Lewi married Carolyn Wallace in 1926. He began his study of astrology with his mother-in-law, Athene Gale Wallace.
In 1934, Lewi began working as a professional astrologer.
In 1935, Lewi's book Heaven Knows What was published under the pseudonym Scorpio. Lewi pioneered chart synthesis with 144 Sun
/Moon
sign delineations and aspect
cross-references that he developed on the basis of thousands of questionnaire
responses.
In 1940, Astrology for the Millions was published. In it he provided a short outline of his life.
Lewi edited Horoscope Magazine in the late 1930s and 1940s.
Lewi began his own magazine, The Astrologer, in 1950.
Lewi moved to Arizona
in the early 1950s, and died July 15, 1951.
Astrologer
An astrologer practices one or more forms of astrology. Typically an astrologer draws a horoscope for the time of an event, such as a person's birth, and interprets celestial points and their placements at the time of the event to better understand someone, determine the auspiciousness of an...
and author.
Best known for his books Astrology for the Millions and Heaven Knows What, Lewi has been described as "the father of modern astrology in America".
Life
Lewi was born in Albany, New YorkAlbany, New York
Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...
. He attended Hamilton College and graduated from Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
. He taught English at Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
, the University of North Dakota
University of North Dakota
The University of North Dakota is a public university in Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA. Established by the Dakota Territorial Assembly in 1883, six years before the establishment of the state of North Dakota, UND is the oldest and largest university in the state and enrolls over 14,000 students. ...
, and at the University of Delaware
University of Delaware
The university is organized into seven colleges:* College of Agriculture and Natural Resources* College of Arts and Sciences* Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics* College of Earth, Ocean and Environment* College of Education and Human Development...
.
Lewi married Carolyn Wallace in 1926. He began his study of astrology with his mother-in-law, Athene Gale Wallace.
In 1934, Lewi began working as a professional astrologer.
In 1935, Lewi's book Heaven Knows What was published under the pseudonym Scorpio. Lewi pioneered chart synthesis with 144 Sun
Sun (astrology)
The sun is considered a very important part of astrology. It, as well as the Moon, are the most important of the astrological planets, and the two of them are often referred to as the luminaries. In Greek mythology the sun was represented by Apollo, the god of light, and Helios, the god of the sun...
/Moon
Moon (astrology)
The Moon is the Earth's companion satellite. The Moon is large enough for its gravity to affect the Earth, stabilising its orbit and producing the regular ebb and flow of the tides. The Moon is also familiar to us for its different phases, waxing and waning in appearance in an unchanging cycle...
sign delineations and aspect
Astrological aspect
In astrology, an aspect is an angle the planets make to each other in the horoscope, and also to the ascendant, midheaven, descendant, lower midheaven, and other points of astrological interest. Aspects are measured by the angular distance in degrees and minutes of ecliptic longitude between two...
cross-references that he developed on the basis of thousands of questionnaire
Questionnaire
A questionnaire is a research instrument consisting of a series of questions and other prompts for the purpose of gathering information from respondents. Although they are often designed for statistical analysis of the responses, this is not always the case...
responses.
In 1940, Astrology for the Millions was published. In it he provided a short outline of his life.
Lewi edited Horoscope Magazine in the late 1930s and 1940s.
Lewi began his own magazine, The Astrologer, in 1950.
Lewi moved to Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
in the early 1950s, and died July 15, 1951.
Works
- 1935: Star of Empire: A Novel (New York: Vanguard PressVanguard PressThe Vanguard Press was a United States publishing house established with a $100,000 grant from the left wing American Fund for Public Service, better known as the Garland Fund. Throughout the 1920s, Vanguard Press issued an array of books on radical topics, including studies of the Soviet Union,...
). - 1935: Heaven Knows What, under the pseudonym Scorpio (Garden City, New YorkGarden City, New YorkGarden City is a village in the town of Hempstead in central Nassau County, New York, in the United States. It was founded by multi-millionaire Alexander Turney Stewart in 1869, and is located on Long Island, to the east of New York City, from mid-town Manhattan, and just south of the town of...
: Doubleday, Doran & company, inc.). - 1937: The Gods Arrive: A Novel of American Life and American Business, 1928-1935 (Philadelphia, London: J. B. Lippincott CompanyJ. B. Lippincott CompanyJ. B. Lippincott & Co. was an American publishing house founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1836 by Joshua Ballinger Lippincott.Formed by descendants of the Religious Society of Friends, Joshua Lippincott's company began selling a line of Bibles, prayer books and other religious works before...
). - 1940: Astrology for the Millions (New York: Doubleday, Doran and company).
- 1946: Your Greatest Strength (Philadelphia: David McKay companyDavid McKay PublicationsDavid McKay Publications was an American book publisher which also published some of the first comic books, including the long-running titles Ace Comics, King Comics, and Magic Comics; as well as collections of such popular comic strips as Blondie, Dick Tracy, and Mandrake the Magician...
).
External links
- William Grant Lewi II: ~ A Biography~ by C. Ravin, Esq. Spring 2000.
- The Gemini Pioneer of Free Will Astrology, Grant Lewi by Robert Wilkinson