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Lieutenant Richard James Morrison, RN
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Post Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 6:30 pm    Post subject: Lieutenant Richard James Morrison, RN Reply with quote

Richard James Morrison was born on June 15, 1795, in London.
He joined the navy at the age of 11 and rose to the rank of lieutenant in 1815.
He retired in 1817, still a young man.

He became interested in astrology through R. C. Smith, better known under his pen name, Raphael. Morrison adopted the pen name Zadkiel Zadkiel Tao-Sze and began an astrological almanac, The Herald of Astrology (later Zadkiel's Almanac), modeled upon Raphael's The Prophetic Messenger, were he published predictions of the chief events of the coming year..
In 1835 Morrison completed his major literary contribution to the astrological revival, an abridged edition of William Lilly 's Christian Astrology.

Zadkiel's career was punctuated by a series of incidents that began in 1861 when his almanac predicted a bad year for Prince Albert, the popular consort of Queen Victoria. When Albert died unexpectedly at the end of the year, many gave Zadkiel credit for an accurate prediction.
Admiral Sir Edward Beicher, a writer for the London Daily Telegraph, attacked Morrison for spreading superstition to the gullible.
Morrison countered with a libel suit and won, but was awarded only 20 shillings.
His real reward was the publicity the case attracted, which substantially increased his sales.

Morrison continued to publish his almanac until his death on April 5, 1874, after which it was continued by his students for many years.

The contemporary revival of astrology reversed a trend that saw astrology almost disappear from Western culture by the end of the eighteenth century.
Astrology began its slow return in a format capable of existing in the scientifically-oriented world due in large part to the efforts of a series of nineteenth century British astrologers.
Morrison was one of theses writers and publishers who kept astrological knowledge alive.
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Post Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 6:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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According to O'Byrne, Morrison was appointed to a coast gaurd station in April 1827 which he commanded until 1829 when he retired from ill health.

The ill health is attributed to the after effects of saving 4 men and a boy from a wreck in 1828, for which he was awarded a medal.

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