By borrowing from Burgoyne and the Continental astrological tradition, Papus produced a work that provides fresh insights to the Englishspeaking astrological tradition. Lehman's introduction places Papus in an historical perspective and explains his influence in late 19th and early 20thcentury France. In translating this work from the French, she has given Englishspeaking students of astrology and the Western Mystery Tradition an important source work.
