Richard James ('Zadkiel') Morrison
| Capt. Richard James ('Zadkiel') Morrison RN | |||||||
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| Born | 1795 | ||||||
| Died | 1874 | ||||||
| Residence |
The Elms, Winchmore Hill [A3] 44 Park Crescent, Brighton [A6:2] Hyde End, Surbiton Hill, Surrey [1872] | ||||||
| Occupation |
armed services astrologer | ||||||
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Office Notes
House Notes
1865.10.18 Commander R.J. Morrison was proposed as a Member, and a ballot having been taken, was not elected.
1865.12.05 Commander R.J. Morrison was proposed as a Member, and a ballot having been taken, was not elected.
A5 98 ICharles Carter Blake to Council, 5 Dec. – reports William Bollaert’s statement that Commander Morrison, up for election as a Fellow, was rejected at the Council ballot of 18 Oct. 1865; Capt. R.J. Morrison, RN was elected in 1867
proposed 1867.05.14
A6:2 has 'returned 1871'
1874.05.12 death noted
Notes From Elsewhere
... the famous Zadkiel (the astrologer Captain R.J. Morrison RN) sent him the report of the use of a crystal to divine the fate of the missing explorer Sir John Franklin in October 1850, though he was told Zadkiel's predictions were 'one of the least creditable exhibitions of the present day [from Reformers, Patrons and Philanthropists: the Cowper-temples and high politics by James Gregory]
Richard James Morrison (15 June 1795 – 5 April 1874) was an English astrologer, commonly known by his pseudonym Zadkiel.
Morrison served in the Royal Navy, but resigned with the rank of lieutenant in 1829. He then devoted himself to the study of astrology, and in 1831 issued The Herald of Astrology, subsequently known as Zadkiel's Almanac. In this annual pamphlet Morrison, over the signature Zadkiel Tao-Sze, published predictions of the chief events of the coming year.
In 1863 Morrison brought a libel action against Admiral Sir Edward Belcher, who had accused him of obtaining money by charlatanism in the form of crystal-gazing. He was awarded twenty shillings (one pound) damages, but was deprived of his costs. Morrison died on 5 April 1874.
Publications
External Publications
Zadkiels Almanac
Handbook of Astrology
Introduction to Astrology (1835) -- a re-edition of William Lilly's Christian Astrology.
The Horoscope
The Grammar of Astrology
Astronomy in a Nutshell.