Astrology for the Soul

This book contains my professional secrets: the methods I have used to successfully read personal astrology charts for the past twenty years. Many of my colleagues think I'm psychic.  That may be true, but it's not the primary mindset I use when I look at an astrology chart.  To interpret a chart with confidence and accuracy, astrologers must have a starting point--an area they focus on when they first look at an individual chart.  It may be the Sun sign, or the position of the Moon, the Eclipses, the major aspects, the number of planets in Fire, Water, Earth, or Air signs--each astrologer has his or her own personal entry into accessing, "seeing," and interpreting the rest of the chart. I use the Nodes.  The Nodes have never failed to give me the information I need to correctly guide the individual in achieving success, self-confidence, and balance within the personality.  The accuracy of my readings is not due to "psychic talents" but rather to my attention to the activity of the Nodes. When I look at an individual astrology chart, I first notice the position of the North and South Nodes of the Moon, by sign and by house.  Then I notice the geometric relationships (called "aspects" by astrologers) that the Nodes are making to other planets, and any unusual circumstances with the planets that rule the signs the Nodes are in.  Suddenly, the whole chart comes alive and I can understand the individual challenges this person has, and the qualities of character that need to be developed for success and fulfillment in this lifetime. Accuracy It is not necessary to have a belief in astrology in order for this book to be of value to you.  Astrology, if explored from a psychological or scientific level has nothing to do with belief.  It's practical.  It has to do with gaining knowledge and doing experiments.  Are the psychological profiles offered by astrology useful tools of self-knowledge for you?  Are the timing predictions astrology can make (when based on your full birth chart) helpful in using your time more effectively? In evaluating the truth of the material presented in this book, it is important to listen to your own inner knowing and past experiences.  Regardless of what others may think, only you know the nature of your own internal battles. If you choose to do some of the experiments suggested for balancing your North Node personality type, look to your own energy for confirmation of whether or not you are on the right path.  If, after running one of these experiments, your energy level soars and you feel happy and free, you're "on path"!  Trust yourself.  If not, try a different experiment.  You will know if you are on track by whether or not you feel happy and/or free. If some of the suggestions made in your North Node section do not "feel right" to you, then trust yourself there as well.  It may be an area that you've already overcome or that, for some reason, is not fully applicable to you.  It's like trying on a pair of shoes--only you know whether or not they fit.  Again, trust yourself. Some of these suggestions might be frightening at first because they're new for you.  But if they feel right to you--if they seem accurate--take the risk and set them in motion.  You'll find yourself emerging from your experiment with a sense of fearlessness and self-confidence that's permanent.  You'll know changes are taking place because things that bothered you just a few weeks or months ago wo