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Table of Contents
Introduction..................................................................1
About This Book...............................................................................................1
Conventions Used in This Book.....................................................................1
What You're Not to Read.................................................................................2
Foolish Assumptions .......................................................................................2
How This Book Is Organized...........................................................................3
Part I: Mapping Your Place in the Cosmos..........................................3
Part II: Here Comes the Sun ..................................................................3
Part III: Everything Else in the Cosmic Cookbook..............................3
Part IV: Using Astrology Right Now......................................................4
Part V: The Part of Tens.........................................................................4
Icons Used in This Book..................................................................................5
Where to Go from Here....................................................................................5
Part I: Mapping Your Place in the Cosmos.......................7
Chapter 1: An Astrological Overview: The Horoscope in Brief . . . . . .9
Looking at the Starry Sky..............................................................................10
Identifying the Signs of the Zodiac...............................................................11
Understanding the Signs...............................................................................12
Polarity: Dividing the zodiac by two..................................................13
Modality: Dividing the zodiac by three .............................................13
Elements: Dividing the zodiac by four...............................................13
Putting the zodiac back together.......................................................14
Considering the Sun, the Moon, and the Planets.......................................16
Who Rules? Discovering the Rulers of the Signs........................................17
Assessing the Ascendant and the Houses ..................................................18
The Ascendant......................................................................................19
Taking the House Tour.........................................................................20
Chapter 2: Getting Your Precise Horoscope:
The Old Way versus the Easy Way . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Gathering the Information You Need...........................................................22
Dealing with approximate birth times...............................................22
Coping with an absence of information.............................................23
What It Takes to Cast Your Chart the Old-Fashioned Way........................23
Getting Your Horoscope in a Nanosecond..................................................25
Investing in DIY Software..............................................................................26
Maximizing the Mac.............................................................................26
Playing with the PC..............................................................................27
Seeking out advice................................................................................28
Chapter 3: Estimating Your Horoscope Using
the Tables in This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Using the Tables in This Book to Identify Your Planets............................30
Figuring Out Your Ascendant or Rising Sign...............................................31
Finding your rising sign in three easy steps.....................................32
Beware of the limitations.....................................................................34
Determining Your Houses .............................................................................34
Creating a Horoscope....................................................................................36
Part II: Here Comes the Sun.........................................39
Chapter 4: Fire Signs: Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Aries the Ram: March 20–April 18................................................................42
The sunny side......................................................................................42
The sorry side.......................................................................................43
Relationships ........................................................................................43
Work.......................................................................................................44
Leo the Lion: July 23–August 22...................................................................45
The sunny side......................................................................................46
The sorry side.......................................................................................46
Relationships ........................................................................................47
Work.......................................................................................................48
Sagittarius the Archer: November 22–December 21..................................49
The sunny side......................................................................................49
The sorry side.......................................................................................50
Relationships ........................................................................................50
Work.......................................................................................................51
Chapter 5: Earth Signs: Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Taurus the Bull: April 19–May 20 .................................................................54
The sunny side......................................................................................54
The sorry side.......................................................................................55
Relationships ........................................................................................56
Work.......................................................................................................56
Virgo the Virgin: August 23–September 22..................................................57
The sunny side......................................................................................58
The sorry side.......................................................................................58
Relationships ........................................................................................59
Work.......................................................................................................59
Capricorn the Goat: December 22–January 19...........................................61
The sunny side......................................................................................61
The sorry side.......................................................................................62
Relationships ........................................................................................62
Work.......................................................................................................63
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Chapter 6: Air Signs: Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Gemini the Twins: May 21–June 20..............................................................66
The sunny side......................................................................................66
The sorry side.......................................................................................67
Relationships ........................................................................................68
Work.......................................................................................................68
Libra the Scales: September 23–October 22...............................................69
The sunny side......................................................................................69
The sorry side.......................................................................................70
Relationships ........................................................................................71
Work.......................................................................................................71
Aquarius the Water Bearer: January 20–February 18................................73
The sunny side......................................................................................73
The sorry side.......................................................................................74
Relationships ........................................................................................74
Work.......................................................................................................75
Chapter 7: Water Signs: Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Cancer the Crab: June 21–July 22.................................................................78
The sunny side......................................................................................78
The sorry side.......................................................................................79
Relationships ........................................................................................79
Work.......................................................................................................80
Scorpio the Scorpion: October 23–November 21 ......................................81
The sunny side......................................................................................82
The sorry side.......................................................................................82
Relationships ........................................................................................83
Work.......................................................................................................83
Pisces the Fish: February 19–March 19.......................................................85
The sunny side......................................................................................85
The sorry side.......................................................................................86
Relationships ........................................................................................86
Work.......................................................................................................87
Part III: Everything Else in the Cosmic Cookbook...........89
Chapter 8: Moon Signs: The Lunacy Factor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
The Moon in the Signs...................................................................................92
The Nodes of the Moon.................................................................................95
The Nodes in the Signs..................................................................................97
Chapter 9: The Personal Planets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Locating Your Planets..................................................................................101
Mercury: Communicating with Style.........................................................103
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Venus: Love Conquers All ...........................................................................105
Mars: Road Warrior......................................................................................108
Jupiter: More Is Better.................................................................................111
Saturn: Lord of the Rings.............................................................................114
Chapter 10: The Outer Planets (Plus One Amazing Asteroid) . . . . . .119
Uranus: The Rebel........................................................................................121
Understanding Uranus.......................................................................121
Uranus in the signs.............................................................................122
Neptune: The Dreamer................................................................................125
Assessing Neptune's influence .........................................................125
Neptune in the signs ..........................................................................126
Pluto: The Power of Transformation.........................................................128
Pinpointing Pluto's influence............................................................130
Pluto in the signs................................................................................130
Chiron: The Wounded Healer .....................................................................132
Chiron's influence...............................................................................132
Chiron in the signs .............................................................................133
Chapter 11: What You See versus What You Get:
The Rising Sign (And More) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
Identifying Your Ascendant.........................................................................137
What Your Ascendant Says about You......................................................137
Finding and Understanding Your Descendant..........................................142
Looking Into Your Midheaven and I.C. ......................................................144
Chapter 12: The Sun, the Moon, and the Planets in the Houses . . . .149
Taking the House Tour ................................................................................150
The Sun in the Houses.................................................................................151
The Moon in the Houses .............................................................................152
The Nodes of the Moon in the Houses......................................................154
Mercury in the Houses................................................................................155
Venus in the Houses.....................................................................................157
Mars in the Houses ......................................................................................158
Jupiter in the Houses...................................................................................161
Saturn in the Houses....................................................................................162
Uranus in the Houses...................................................................................164
Neptune in the Houses................................................................................166
Pluto in the Houses......................................................................................167
Interpreting Empty Houses.........................................................................169
Chapter 13: Amazing Aspects: The Secrets of Cosmic Geometry . . .171
Identifying the Major Aspects ....................................................................171
Figuring Out Your Aspects..........................................................................174
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A Note about Minor Aspects.......................................................................176
Interpreting the Aspects .............................................................................176
Aspects to the Sun .............................................................................177
Aspects to the Moon..........................................................................181
Aspects to Mercury............................................................................184
Aspects to Venus................................................................................186
Aspects to Mars..................................................................................189
Aspects to Jupiter ..............................................................................191
Aspects to Saturn...............................................................................193
Aspects to Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto ..........................................194
Chapter 14: A Guide to Interpreting Your Birth Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . .197
Step One: Finding Overall Patterns............................................................197
Hemisphere analysis..........................................................................198
Pattern analysis..................................................................................199
Considering the signs ........................................................................204
Planets in houses: A minor point .....................................................205
Step Two: Five Main Components of a Birth Chart..................................207
Step Three: Looking for Aspect Patterns..................................................209
Step Four: Putting the Puzzle Together.....................................................212
Part IV: Using Astrology Right Now............................213
Chapter 15: The Sun Sign Combinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215
Aries in Love.................................................................................................215
Taurus in Love..............................................................................................217
Gemini in Love..............................................................................................218
Cancer in Love..............................................................................................220
Leo in Love....................................................................................................221
Virgo in Love.................................................................................................223
Libra in Love.................................................................................................224
Scorpio in Love.............................................................................................225
Sagittarius in Love........................................................................................226
Capricorn in Love.........................................................................................227
Aquarius in Love ..........................................................................................228
Pisces in Love...............................................................................................229
Finding Other Planetary Ties......................................................................229
Chapter 16: The Times of Our Lives: Transits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231
Investigating Transits..................................................................................232
Showing the importance of transits.................................................232
Following your transits......................................................................234
Tracking Mars...............................................................................................235
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Activating Jupiter.........................................................................................237
Coping with Saturn ......................................................................................240
Unpredictable Uranus..................................................................................243
Nebulous Neptune .......................................................................................246
Power-Hungry Pluto.....................................................................................249
Warning: The Astrologer's Curse ...............................................................251
Chapter 17: The Lunar Advantage: Using Astrology in Daily Life . . .253
Timing Your Actions by the Light of the Moon........................................254
Using the Moon in the Signs .......................................................................255
Tracking the Moon in the Houses..............................................................257
Making the Most of Momentous Lunar Influences...................................259
Avoiding the Void.........................................................................................260
Chapter 18: Retrograde Hell? The Truth Revealed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .261
Retrograde Revealed ...................................................................................261
Successfully Handling Retrograde Mercury .............................................262
Making the best of it ..........................................................................262
Knowing when the hullabaloo is coming ........................................264
Looking Out for Retrograde Venus.............................................................265
Watching Out for Retrograde Mars............................................................266
The Other Planets........................................................................................267
Part V: The Part of Tens.............................................269
Chapter 19: Ten Talents You Can Spot in a Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .271
Artistic Ability ..............................................................................................271
Athletic Prowess ..........................................................................................273
Beauty (Or the Power of Attraction).........................................................273
Celebrity Appeal...........................................................................................274
Healing Hands...............................................................................................275
Business Savvy.............................................................................................276
Making Money ..............................................................................................277
Psychic Ability..............................................................................................278
Becoming an Astrologer..............................................................................279
Writing...........................................................................................................280
Chapter 20: Ten (Plus One) Ways to Use Astrology in Your Life:
The Art of Timing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .281
Getting Married ............................................................................................281
Going on a First Date ...................................................................................283
Opening a Business......................................................................................283
Scheduling a Meeting...................................................................................284
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Throwing a Party..........................................................................................285
Purchasing a Computer...............................................................................285
Buying a House.............................................................................................286
Having Surgery .............................................................................................286
Starting a Diet or an Exercise Program .....................................................287
Writing a Novel or Screenplay....................................................................288
Laying Low....................................................................................................288
Appendix: Planetary Tables........................................289
Index........................................................................361
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