Astrology is probably the most complex and sophisticated method of describing life that has ever been discovered or developed by human beings. The whole pattern never repeats, and yet this infinite variability is achieved with the different forms of the twelve sides of life. These twelve sides of life are what the author terms the twelve-letter alphabet of astrology. In this context she discusses the similarities of the house-sign-planet combinations, the elements and qualities, the exaltations, and the dilemmas presented by the cardinal, fixed and mutable influences. Also explored are the asteroids, fixed stars, the Vertex, and decanates and dwads. An example delineation of Billie Jean King's chart is followed by a discussion of ethical astrology.

Choosing auspicious times to act was an important branch of traditional astrology. Choices & Inceptions is the largest modern-language collection of traditional works in electional astrology to date. Translated from the medieval Latin by Dr. Benjamin Dykes, this volume contains instructions on lunar mansions, several types of planetary hours, and three of the most important traditional works on "complete" elections: Sahl's On Elections, al-'Imrani's The Book of Choices, and al-Rijal's The Book of the Skilled VII. With a lengthy Introduction that analyzes various ethical and philosophical issues in elections, it is essential for contemporary astrologers.

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1933. Astrology for All, Part 2. A concise exposition of the method of casting a horoscope, with a detailed explanation of all technical terms likely to be met with in course of reading; including also a table of ascendants for all latitudes from 1 degree to 70 degrees and a condensed ephemeris for the years 1870 to 1933, inclusive, with simple instructions for using the same in calculating a nativity; together with tables of logarithms, etc. altogether a vade-medcum indispensable alike for the advanced student and for the beginner.

George J. McCormack, (1887-1974) had a life-long interest in astrology and the weather. Inspired by the astrometeorological work of A.J. Pearce (1840-1923), McCormack meticulously tracked and recorded the weather, from before World War I, until his death more than half a century later. In 1947, after 23 years of research, he published his "key" to long-range weather forecasting, being this book. Confident of his ability, in the spring of 1947 McCormack predicted one of the most severe winters in decades, specifically forecasting the infamous snows of December 26, 1947. He was nationally famous overnight. The techniques he used are in this amazing book. With study, they will become yours. The weather bureau predicts the weather, day by day, by careful observation of current conditions. You can learn to predict based on underlying celestial factors, which can be known months, even years, in advance. In 1963, before the US Weather Bureau, and again in 1964, before the American Meteorological Society, McCormack presented his life's work. Both groups ignored him, to our great loss. Use this book, make a better choice.

Allan explains how to improve natal chart interpretation and predictive accuracy with this revised delineation of the lunar nodes.

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1923. A sequel to the Art of Synthesis wherein the progression of the horoscope is exhaustively considered, both in principle and in practice including also a full delineation of every possible progressed aspect, with its influence on character and destiny, the effect of transits, etc. to which is added a complete treatise on primary directions.

Astrology for Career Success How to Analyze Career Choices and Timing Author Gayle Geffner has built a substantial astrological consulting practice specializing in career counseling. Her unique and innovative approach includes her "at least three charts method" which emphasizes the importance of finding repeated themes in the horoscope. She shares thorough case studies on four of her clients who granted permission for her to use their stories in demonstration of her methodology. Additionally, a number of public figure charts are shown to illustrate various astrological configurations. This book assumes a reader with at least an intermediate knowledge of basic astrology. Although a novice can certainly learn from this material-each case study begins with basic natal analysis-a variety of forecasting techniques and more advanced methods are also included, such as derivative houses, transits, solar and lunar returns, midpoints, solar arcs and also two examples of 90 dial work (as used in the Cosmobiology system). All case studies involve some personal issues of the clients, but are primarily pointed toward chart analysis and specifically, to the counseling experience as it relates to career choices and the timing of actions regarding career. The author demonstrates a subtle way of instilling confidence into clients with positive input, even during difficult times. This book will be helpful to readers who seek personal career satisfaction, or want to explore new career options. It is a valuable addition to the library of any practicing astrologer who is interested in counseling methods, especially as related to career choices and timing.

Charles Jayne explores the chart from an esoteric perspective in this volume that focuses on prenatal charts. It is based on his belief that each new level of more complex organization in the hierarchy of real Wholes reveals new and higher attributes of reality, and that the planets are the individual's transformers for the Cosmic Centers. In Preface to Prenatal Charts, the author explains how to derive and interpret the many Epoch charts, both Individual and Group. In all, there are forty-nine Epoch Charts that comprise the Mandala of the Soul. Charles Jayne uses the Epoch Charts to identify the stages in the Descent of the Soul to the body. Alternately solar and lunar in nature, these charts trace the development of the individual and each is linked to a key planet representative of the Epoch. A case study illustrates how to use a four-step process and the Laws of the Sun, Moon, Angles, and Sex, along with directions and progressions to find the accurate Epoch Charts.

A magical world view, common sense and astrology are combined to help you understand the special needs of your child-how each child is born with magically unique qualities and a special individual style. Here you will discover how you, as a parent, can be the "adept"-supporting and encouraging your little "natural magician" toward the highest and happiest expression of his or her potential. Your Magical Chlld can help you improve relationship dynamics between yourself and your child-and it can give you greater insight into yourself, too, through considering and understanding the needs of your own "inner child." With a nurturing, loving touch, laced with personal anecdotes from her experience as parent, step-parent, grandmother and public school art teacher on all levels, author Maria Kay Simms encourages your insight and understanding to empower your child toward fulfillment in his or her own magical style. The book includes a Free Chart offer from Astro Computing Services, and easy look-up tables of Sun, Moon and planetary positions for births from 1986 through 2035, plus tables for determining the Rising Sign.

Over the centuries astrology has been a source of help to many people. Today, Jungian depth psychology has proven to be of great value in the therapy process. In this book, Alice O. Howell has successfully merged the wisdom of both disciplines, forming a warm and symbiotic relationship between them. Presented as a series of semi-autobiographical letters to an analyst friend, the author presents her ideas with a rare combination of humor and wisdom. It is an exciting, landmark work that brings into play the insights of Carl Jung alongside those of respected astrologers such as Marc Edmund Jones and Dane Rudhyar. Why and how astrology connects to the spiritual dimension is the underlying thrust of this book in which each chapter presents insightful, thought-provoking ideas and concepts that will help the reader better understand the chart from an esoteric perspective. Specific chapters focus on each of the planets, chart symbolism, karma, causality and synchronicity, ego and self, and the meaning of the chart. About this book, reviewers wrote: ...Jungian Symbolism in Astrology has an intimate and personal flavor that makes it an extraordinary pleasure to read. Richard Nolle, Dell Horoscope ...it can be enjoyed and understood by anyone with an interest in either Jung, astrology, or both. Kenneth Irving, American Astrology

The Search of the Heart is on a little-explored area of traditional astrology: the interpretation of thoughts and identification of issues and questions prior to a horary consultation. In this important new translation of Hermann of Carinthia and other authors in numerous Appendices, modern students will see first-hand how to calculate and interpret significators of thoughts and charts. With a lengthy interpretive introduction by Dr. Benjamin Dykes, it is essential for the practicing traditional astrologer.

Your Sun sign (often referred to simply as your sign) is the zodiac sign the Sun was traveling through at the time of your birth. Your Sun sign is the most important and pervasive influence in your horoscope and in many ways determines how others see you. It governs your individuality, your distinctive style, and your drive to fulfill your goals. It symbolizes the role you are given to play in this life. It's as if at the moment of your birth you were pushed onstage into a drama called This Is My Life. In this drama, you are the starring actor-and your sign is the character you play. This elegant little volume is packed with what your Sun sign tells you about you. You'll read about your many positive qualities as well as your negative issues and inclinations. You'll find insights into your power, potentials, and pitfalls; advice about relationships, love, and sex; clarification on erogenous zones and how you combine romantically with other signs; guidance regarding career, health, and diet; and information about myriads of objects, places, concepts, and things to which you're attached. You'll also find topics not usually included in other astrology books-such as how you fit in with Chinese astrology and with numerology.

Every individual is born into a particular environment that from birth shapes his or her life. Relationships are a key factor in this evolution, beginning with the parents and siblings, and expanding to friendship, coworkers, and romance. Each of these, as well as the people and experiences attracted, can be seen in the horoscope. Some bring happiness and lasting ties, while others bring despair, suffering, and learning experiences.The Contact Cosmogram focuses on relationships through the technique of chart comparison, through which it is possible to determine whether permanent harmony and complementary factors exist between two people. The author also explores the indicators that can help or hinder two people as they confront life crises. Extensively illustrated with many examples, The Contact Cosmogram explores the lives of famous couples, problem marriages, and collaborators.

This book first appeared in 1911. Alan Leo himself described it as the most remarkablebook ever published. In his previous books Leo told us how to calculate and interpretcharts, with a distinctly Theosophical slant.In this book, Leo (1860-1917), gives the prize secrets of the astrologer's craft. Among them, delineations for the Ruler of the Ascendant (aka chart ruler), including by sign and house. More broadly, he delineates each of the planets through the twelve houses in order to turn it about and delineate the rulers of those houses, based on the nature of the houses themselves: Finance (2), Travel (3), Environment (5), Enterprise (5), Sickness (6), Marriage and marriage prospects (7), Legacies (8), Philosophy (9), Profession (10), Friends (11), and the Occult (12). What do these houses in your chart say about you? Peek inside and find out Based on his lifetime's study, Leo gives succinct chart summaries. What life will be like if the majority of planets in your chart were in the East or West, above or below thehorizon, or the majority in fire, or air, or water, or earth signs, as well as cardinal, fixed or mutable. He gives special emphasis to the luminaries (Sun and Moon), delineating the pair of them both by element, as well as in all 144 possible combinationsof signs (polarities).In every chart there is a rising planet. Leo delineates it. The Moon's sign at birth gives a distinct color to the aura. Leo will tell you what yours is. What will the future bring? Leo gives delineations for progressed planets, including the progressedMoon by both sign and house. He concludes the book with a delineation for the King of England, George V.In his life, Alan Leo reintroduced astrology to the western world, a phenomenal achievement.

The Book of the Nine Judges is a famous medieval compendium of traditional horary astrology, compiled from Abu Ma'shar, Masha'allah, Sahl bin Bishr, 'Umar al-Tabari, al-Kindi, Abu 'Ali al-Khayyat, "Dorotheus," "Aristotle," and Jirjis. It is the largest known compendium of these sources on answering horary questions, and in many cases is the first modern translation of these Latin/Arabic authors. Complete with an introduction to questions by the translator, with numerous diagrams, tables, and an extensive glossary, it is essential for traditional astrologers.

Using her background as a psychotherapist and astrologer, Gisele Terry has combined the developmental theories of psychology and astrology to create the lunar return model of development. This model of development focuses on the natal Moon, the progressed Moon, and the cycles of the progressed Moon through the zodiac. "I began to see the progressed Moon as an indicator of a client's here and now emotional focus," said Gisele. "Thus the position of the progressed Moon, its sign and placement in the chart, became a starting point and provided additional access to the meaning of the charts." The Progressed Moon Around the Zodiac is divided into three sections, each of which guides you progressively through the lunar return model of development and its practical uses in chart reading: The first explains how ideas about development in astrology correspond with psychological theories of development and form the foundation of the lunar return model of development. The second describes this model in detail and uses case examples. The third illustrates the application of the lunar return model of development in clients' natal and progressed charts, and also presents the possibility of a universal template for human development.

In ABC Basic Chart Reading, well-known astrologer Lynne Palmer has created the ideal guide to chart reading for students at all levels as well as practicing astrologers. Using harmonious and discordant aspects in combination with the houses, house rulers, and planets, she explains and simplifies the steps involved in reading and interpreting any chart. By combining all of these factors while using her step-by-step method, you can easily gain insight into the individual. ABC Basic Chart Reading includes extensive lists of people, events, situations, and traits associated with each house and planet. In addition, the chapter on planets has descriptions that express both the higher and lower vibrations of each planet's energy. Using these planetary descriptions, which are divided into two categories (harmonious and discordant), you'll find it easy to identify the many factors that describe the individual, and to take your chart interpretation skills to a new level of excellence.

Your Sun sign (often referred to simply as your sign) is the zodiac sign the Sun was traveling through at the time of your birth. Your Sun sign is the most important and pervasive influence in your horoscope and in many ways determines how others see you. It governs your individuality, your distinctive style, and your drive to fulfill your goals. It symbolizes the role you are given to play in this life. It's as if at the moment of your birth you were pushed onstage into a drama called This Is My Life. In this drama, you are the starring actor-and your sign is the character you play. This elegant little volume is packed with what your Sun sign tells you about you. You'll read about your many positive qualities as well as your negative issues and inclinations. You'll find insights into your power, potentials, and pitfalls; advice about relationships, love, and sex; clarification on erogenous zones and how you combine romantically with other signs; guidance regarding career, health, and diet; and information about myriads of objects, places, concepts, and things to which you're attached. You'll also find topics not usually included in other astrology books-such as how you fit in with Chinese astrology and with numerology.

This book contains a translation of the Eight Books of the Mathesis by the 4th century astrologer Julius Firmicus Maternus along with some useful Indexes of Occupations, the Causes of Death, and Personal Characteristics. The Eight Books are: Book I: An essay on what astrology is Book II: The twelve signs Book III: Aspects and house placement of planets Book IV: Chart Interpretation Book V: The angles and the terms Book VI: The aspects Book VII: Life and death Book VIII: The degrees of the signs James H. Holden, who translated the text from the Latin, is Research Director of the American Federation of Astrologers. A well respected astrological scholar, he has translated more than twenty astrology books that were written between the 2nd and 17th centuries. He is also the author of A History of Horoscopic Astrology

The annual solar return is a living diary of life. Each year its message builds on the previous year's solar return and indicates pathways into the future. Through the solar return one can determine whether progress is being made, how best to make progress, and how to avoid mishaps. With continued use, the solar return becomes a learning tool and a mirror of the individual's life. Your Solar Return by Cynthia Bohannon contains information that brings an awareness and guidance that cannot be obtained from any other system. It emphasizes the value of viewing the solar return as a natural and insightful progression of life. Included in this book are sections on the solar return Ascendant sign, intercepted signs, aspects, and how to use a solar return calendar in order to obtain the maximum benefits from this predictive tool. In-depth sections focus on the meanings of the planets and their house placements. In addition to the traditional planets, there are sections on Lilith, the Part of Fortune, South Node, North Node, Persephone, and Chiron in the houses.

A sequel to Manual 2, "What is a Horoscope and How is it Cast." This little book is a vade mecum for every student of astrology. It continues on with new matter and rules from Manual 2. Everything belonging to the philosophical or abstract side of astrology has been omitted for ease of the beginner.