Evangeline Adams

Who was Evangeline Adams?

Evangeline Smith Adams, was a well known late-19th / early 20th century American astrologer, based in New York. She ran a thriving astrological consulting business, gained widespread notability for successfully defending her astrological practice in court, and wrote a number of popular books about astrology including, Astrology: Your Place in the Sun, Astrology: Your Place Among the Stars, and her autobiography, The Bowl of Heaven. While Aleister Crowley ghostwrote her books on astrology, Adams is an acknowledged contributor to Crowley's own astrological text The General Practice of Astrology. She has been described as "America's first astrological superstar".