Foreseeing the Future

Evangeline Adams and Astrology in America

by Karen Christino
 

Once the world's most famous astrologer, Evangeline Adams single-handedly popularized astrology in the United States.  Foreseeing the Future not only chronicles Adams' life, but also illuminates the history of astrology and the occult in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

 Karen Christino’s one-of-a-kind biography tells the colorful, astounding tale of a woman who defied convention and made a lasting impression on American culture.  Adams wrote four best-sellers and had a top-rated national radio show in the early 1930's.  She battled legal authorities in New York City for the right to practice astrology, married a man over twenty years her junior, founded a tremendous business enterprise, and made stunning predictions.  J.P. Morgan, Tallulah Bankhead and Joseph Campbell were just a few of Evangeline's renowned clients.  This book will fascinate anyone interested in cultural history, women's studies, or astrology – skeptic and believer, expert and novice alike.
 

"Everyone in astrology will adore this book written grippingly and beautifully by Karen Christino.  The research is thorough without being heavy, and the words are picturesque and strong enough to inspire a motion picture… a movie that MUST be made of this book, about this incredible Adams life and career!  I spent nine and one-half hours without interruption reading this book; it is THAT compelling and rewarding.  One can not put it down, nor ever forget it!  Wow!"
     – Noel Tyl, astrologer and author

"Ms. Christino presents the existing evidence regarding the real Evangeline Adams.  She separates the myths from the facts of Evangeline’s life and provides us with a personal and in-depth portrait of the origins, deeds and accomplishments of this legendary figure of American astrology.  A must read for anyone interested in the history of astrology in the U.S."
       – Robert Zoller, astrologer and author

"An intriguing look at astrology and its acceptance in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries... definitely a significant contribution."
       – Joan McEvers for Madison Books
 

New in 2004: What Evangeline Adams Knew: A Book of Astrological Charts and Techniques by Karen Christino is available from Stella Mira Books, P.O. Box 3095, Brooklyn Heights, NY, 11202. Please send a check or money order for $21.45 for media mail or $23.95 for priority mail, or e-mail StellaMiraBooks@cs.com for charge card instructions and more information.

Karen Christino is a consulting astrologer based in New York City.  Her first book, Star Success, was published by Pocket Books, and her popular column, "Choose Your Career" has appeared in American Astrology magazine since 1992.  Karen has also written for Marie Claire,  Modern Bride, Seventeen, Cosmopolitan, The Hamptons magazine and numerous astrology journals.  She has a B.A. in Literature from Colgate University.
 
 

$14.95  Special Internet Price - $12.00
ISBN 0-9628031-6-2
One Reed Publications     Amherst, MA 01004-0561
Publication Date: January 2002
Pages: 224     Dimensions: 6 x 9
Binding: Paper     Edition: First
ISBN: 0-9628031-6-2

Cover design by Barbara Peterson