How does each planetary sign, each house, and the relationships between planetary bodies influence your life? This essential guide lets you harness the energy of your unique astrological influences and gifts!
Building on the basics of traditional astrology with an in-depth understanding of the 12 signs, 12 houses, the planets, and the planetary combinations, The Astrology Guide: Understanding Your Signs, Your Gifts, and Yourself includes interpretations of the asteroid Chiron and the recently discovered dwarf planets Ceres, Eris, and Sedna. Beginner and advanced practitioners will benefit from its mastery of chart interpretation and its understanding of the gifts (and challenges) of planetary energies.
Rather than interpreting planetary influences as ’good’ or ’bad, ” thereby putting the individual in a box, The Astrology Guide looks at the ’gift’ and the corresponding ’shadow’ each planet, sign, house placement, and planetary combination in the astrology chart offers. The “shadow” is a concept first coined by Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung that describes those aspects of the personality that we choose to reject or repress, and embracing the planetary shadow creates personal empowerment. The planets are not doing something to you; instead, you can learn to interact with them, dance with their energy, and exist in harmony with them. This informative guide aids in self-discovery and furthers self-empowerment by helping you answer questions such as …
The Astrology Guide will develop your resilience to life’s cycles and outer influences and show you the unconscious parts of yourself that subtly influence your behavior. Numerous photographs and illustrations, a helpful bibliography, and an extensive index add to its usefulness. Learn about your innate, unique gifts and gain satisfaction, fulfillment, and confidence!
Innehållsförteckning
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Introduction
1. The Basics
2. How Planetary Bodies Interact
3. The Luminaries: The Sun and the Moon
4. The Ascendant
5. Mercury
6. Venus
7. Mars
8. The Social Planets: Jupiter and Saturn
9. The Outer Planets, Including Pluto
10. Chiron
11. The Nodes of the Moon
10. The Kuiper Belt Dwarf Planets
11. The Original Asteroids
12. The Nodes of the Moon
13. The Ascendant
Appendix: Keyword Definitions of Planetary Bodies and the Houses of the Zodiac
Further Reading
Index
Om författaren
Katharine Merlin has been practicing astrology for over forty years and has been writing the horoscope column for Town & Country since 1989. She is the author of The Private Lives of the Sun Sign, Character and Fate, the Psychology of the Birth Chart, and Astrology: The Magic Mirror—An Astrologer’s Casebook. She has also written articles on astrology for various magazines and other publications.
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