Astrology by Boland, Yasmin -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Preface About the book PART I: THE BASICS OF ASTROLOGY

Chapter 1: What is astrology?

The origins of astrology The zodiac How does astrology work? Branches of astrology The birth chart, or horoscope

Chapter 2: Your birth chart – the map to your life

Casting your birth chart Getting to know your birth chart Identifying the zodiac signs in your chart Identifying the planets in your chart Identifying planets in signs in your chart Identifying the houses in your chart Identifying your houses’ signs Your ascendant, or Rising Sign

Chapter 3: Understanding the zodiac signs

The elements (Fire, Earth, Air and Water) Fire, Earth, Air and Water signs The elements in your chart The qualities (Cardinal, Fixed and Mutable) Cardinal, Fixed and Mutable signs The qualities in your chart The polarities (yang/yin) The polarities in your chart

Chapter 4: Getting to know the planets

The inner and outer planets Generational planets The meaning of the planets

The Sun The Moon Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto

The positive and negative sides of the planets

Chapter 5: Exploring the zodiac signs

The signs’ ruling planets The meaning of the signs

Aries Taurus Gemini Cancer Leo Virgo Libra Scorpio Sagittarius Capricorn Aquarius Pisces

Chapter 6: The angles

The ascendant (Rising Sign)

Signs on the ascendant

The descendant (the Love Line)

Signs on the descendant

The Medium Coeli (the MC, or Career Line)

Signs on the MC

The Imum Coeli (the IC, or Home Line)

Signs on the IC

Chapter 7: The houses

Different ways of looking at your birth chart Angular, succedent and cadent houses House cusps The meaning of the houses

1st house 2nd house 3rd house 4th house 5th house 6th house 7th house 8th house 9th house 10th house 11th house 12th house

A guide to your house rulers

Aries or Aries Rising Taurus or Taurus Rising Gemini or Gemini Rising Cancer or Cancer Rising Leo or Leo Rising Virgo or Virgo Rising Libra or Libra Rising Scorpio or Scorpio Rising Sagittarius or Sagittarius Rising Capricorn or Capricorn Rising Aquarius or Aquarius Rising Pisces or Pisces Rising

PART II: GOING DEEPER

Chapter 8: Degrees, aspects and orbs

Identifying the degrees in your chart Planetary aspects (aka planetary angles)

Conjunctions, sextiles, squares, trines and oppositions

The condition of a planet Interpreting the aspects

Chapter 9: Aspect and chart patterns

Major aspect patterns

The T-square The Grand Trine The Yod The Mystic Rectangle The Kite

Major chart patterns

See-saw Tripod/splay Locomotive Bucket Bundle/wedge Splash

Chapter 10: Retrograde planets

What causes a retrograde? How do planet retrogrades affect us? The meaning of retrogrades

Mercury retrograde Venus retrograde Mars retrograde Jupiter retrograde Saturn retrograde Uranus retrograde Neptune retrograde Pluto retrograde

The three passes of a retrograde

Chapter 11: The Moon’s nodes

Working with the Moon’s nodes The meaning of the Moon’s nodes

PART III: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER

Chapter 12: An introduction to chart reading

Taking the birth chart as a whole Synthesizing a birth chart

Chapter 13: Your astrological cookbook

Reading the planets by sign and house position

The Sun The Moon The ascendant (Rising Sign) Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto

Chapter 14: Love, money and other secrets in your chart

Money Love Career, success and fame Lessons and luck Travel and adventure The way you come across to others Family life Children Health Sex Creativity Fears Making friends Life purpose

Chapter 15: Predictive astrology

What are predictions? A note about the Astrological Cookbook Making predictions with an ephemeris Predicting with planetary cycles

Conclusion Glossary FAQs Recommended reading Acknowledgements About the author Join the Hay House Family

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