Alfred. J Pearce
- Category : Astrologer
- Type : MGE
- Profile : 6/2 - Role Model / Hermit
- Definition : Quadruple Split (12,17,25,52)
- Incarnation Cross : LAX Defiance 2
Biography
British physician, editor, writer and astrologist. He wrote under the pseudonym of Zadkiel (as was the custom at that time) as editor of Zadkiel's Almanac for 48 years. He had replaced the original Zadkiel 1 (Richard Morrison, who founded the almanac. Pearce published his "Weather Guide Book" in 1864 and the "Textbook of Astrology" in 1879 and, in 1863, wrote a book defending astrology.
In 1849 his family went through a scandal when his uncle died of cholera after treatment by homeopathic methods by Alfred's father, who was accused of manslaughter, but then acquitted.
Died 25 April 1923 London.