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periods of the outer four planets’ transits and the progressions that are often said to be “difficult.” What do they experience during these cycles? I feel it is required of the conscientious astrologer to make an active effort to seek out people other than clients, to do their charts, and to establish a dialogue with them in order to test what the other possible manifestations of these “crisis” periods may be and in order to question them as to their personal experience during these important change periods. Anyone in the helping professions can easily develop a rather lopsided view of other people if he is not careful to maintain a balance between his dealings with those who have obvious problems and fairly normal friendships which are totally separate from his work. In fact, the entire problem of the isolation which often becomes the lot of those in the helping professions is dealt with in great depth in the book Power in the Helping Professions by Adolf Guggenbuhl-Craig. The author is the President of the Curatorium at the C.G. Jung Institute in Zurich, Switzerland, and his extensive experience in the dialogue process of counseling and therapy is evidenced in the profound depth and insight that illuminates this entire book. The author clearly shows how the role of counselor, doctor, or healer can severely damage one’s relationships in private life and how it can and very often does lead the person unknowingly to become the very kind of “charlatan” or “false prophet” which he feels that others are. Other chapters of the book deal with such important topics for counselors as: how to cope effectively with the problems created by the role of “healer”; the necessity for self-knowledge and honest self-examination if one is to remain personally integrated as well as effective in work; and the problem of sex and eros in the counseling situation. In short, Dr. Guggenbuhl-Craig’s book is a complete discussion of almost all the common problems that a counselor has to deal with, not only in his professional work but also in his private life. I highly recommend it to anyone who maintains or plans to develop a personal counseling practice. (The book is published in Switzerland and is not easy to find in American bookstores, but it may be obtained for $6.50 from CRCS Publications, the publisher of this book.) Before moving on to discuss other considerations relevant to the topic of astrology and counseling, it seems appropriate to mention a quotation that arrived in the mail today as part of a letter from a distant correspondent. It could certainly be considered a synchronistic phenomenon that, while I was writing this chapter, the letter arrived with the following excerpt quoted: Counseling is as effective as the therapist is living effectively…. If counseling is not a way of life, then it is a game of techniques. (from Beyond Counseling & Therapy by Carkhuff and Berenson)

I think we could likewise say that the practice of astrology as a person-to-person art is only as effective as the astrologer is living effectively and that, if our astrological practice is not integrated with our way of life, then it becomes merely a game of “techniques,” techniques which, although perhaps curious and diverting, are ultimately meaningless. The Art of Not Giving Advice Although many astrologers would likely consider it one of their primary duties to give specific advice to their clients, and although many people no doubt think they are going to an astrologer for advice, I have some serious reservations concerning the practice of too glibly advising someone what to do or what not to do. First of all, we must ask ourselves honestly whether we really know what a particular person should do. As Jung wrote: It is presumptuous to think that we can always say what is good or bad for the patient. Perhaps he knows something is really bad and does it anyway and then gets a bad conscience. From the therapeutic, that is to say empirical, point of view, this may be very good indeed for him. Perhaps he has to experience the power of evil and suffer accordingly, because only in that way can he give up his Pharisaic attitude to other people. Perhaps fate or the unconscious or God—call it what you will— had to give him a hard knock and roll him in the dirt, because only such a drastic experience could strike home, pull him out of his infantilism, and make him more mature. How can anyone find out how much he needs to be saved if he is quite sure that there is nothing he needs saving from? (Civilization in Transition, Vol. 10, Collected Works) The wisdom of this statement has been brought home to me many times in my work. For example, I have often seen clients months after our encounter, and have discovered that either they didn’t follow my oh-so-clever advice (whether or not they still think they should) or that something happened shortly after our dialogue which put all of their problems in a new light or in a radically different context. What then, one might ask, does an astrologer do? What is his purpose? What can he legitimately offer people if not specific advice? He can offer his insight, his understanding, and his support; and he can provide, with the help of astrology, clarification, a sense of order and meaning, a possibility of gaining higher awareness, and a sense of the ultimate implications of the present situation. Astrology used in this way provides a means by which people can

more effectively deal with their lives by recognizing their participation in cosmic cycles, thus helping them to gain a true perspective on themselves and their dealings with the outer world. A birth-chart is not a static thing that one simply “gets done.” It is rather a map which can help the person along the road of self- discovery and self-realization. The higher purpose of astrology is not to try to change one’s destiny, but rather to fulfill it through growing in awareness. Even if all aspects and implications of an individual’s situation seem perfectly clear, there may still be factors which complicate the attempt to give advice. Again to quote lung: The great decisions in human. life usually have far more to do with the instincts and other mysterious unconscious factors than with conscious will and well-meaning reasonableness. The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no universal recipe for living. Each of us carries his own life-form within him—an irrational form which no other can outbid. (The Practice of Psychotherapy, Vol. 16, Collected Works) The Importance of Ideals Another factor which has a strong impact on not only what we say to a client but also on how we say it is the person’s values and ideals. lung often pointed out that a counselor or therapist should never damage, criticize, or deprecate the important values of an individual. The person must be worked with, not worked on. There is no place for preaching of any kind. However, many people who request astrological assistance are suffering from a lack of values, from the absence or at least the unconsciousness of a guiding ideal. Almost everyone acts in relation to some ideal; but most people have never clarified for themselves what this ideal is that so forcefully motivates or confuses them. I began to realize the importance of the individual’s guiding ideals through a long-term study of the Edgar Cayce psychic readings. Cayce’s readings repeatedly emphasize the importance of becoming conscious of one’s own ideals. In fact, Cayce often advised people to perform a simple exercise to help in this clarification process, and I often mention this to clients. (It is a particularly useful exercise when transits to natal Neptune or of transiting Neptune are in effect; for only an awareness of a higher ideal or of a transcendent, non-material reality can give one a sense of order at those times.) The exercise is simply this: 1. Take a sheet of paper and draw upon it three columns with the headings spiritual, mental, and physical.

2. After some thought (it could even take a few days), write in each column as precisely as you can what your ideal is in that area of life. In other words, what do you want to be like spiritually, mentally, and physically? 3. Take some definite steps to bring those ideals into reality by consciously assimilating or practicing that which will make you more like your ideal. For example, if you want to be physically stronger and more energetic, perhaps you’ll begin an exercise program or improve your diet. If you want to be more loving and God-minded, perhaps you’ll learn to meditate and practice it regularly. 4. Keep in mind that your ideals will change and evolve as time goes by. What you wanted to be when you were twenty-one is not necessarily what you want to be when you’re fifty. Hence, as changes in your ideals become apparent, feel free to alter or define what you’ve written. 5. The main thing is to work toward the ideals, realizing that they are ideals and that, if you had totally attained those qualities, they would no longer serve as guideposts in your growth. I mention this material on the need to clarify one’s ideals not only as a useful “technique” that astrological counselors might want to try, but also as an introduction to the fact that all “advice” given clients should be in accord with the clients’ ideals, with what they are trying to be and become. In fact, any advice given that is not in accord, at least generally, with the individual’s higher ideals will not harmonize with the person’s deepest nature and hence will be worse than useless. Not only will the counselor’s advice be ignored or rejected, but it may even at times introduce a new discordant note into the person’s already troubled life. In short, if the astrologer remains true to his personal ideals and is sensitive to the ideals and values of his clients, his work as a counselor will often be rewarded with immensely revealing and beautifully subtle experiences. ED. NOTE: Since this was originally written, Stephen Arroyo has also published substantial additional material on astrology & counseling, and on the professional and philosophical issues astrological practitioners must confront in such books as The Practice & Profession of Astrology, Relationships & Life Cycles, and (with Liz Greene) New Insights in Modern Astrology.



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Index Air houses, progressed Moon in, 177, 178 Air signs, planets in, 12 Alchemists, and Mercury, 41 Angles, progressions to, 182, 183 Apollo, 58 Aquarius, 119; mentioned, 118, 139, 158, 213 Arcturus, 235, 236 Aries, 10n; on the Midheaven, 223; natal Saturn in, 215; as rising sign, 215; mentioned, 214 Ascendant, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 225-27; aspects to, 218-23; planets conjunct, 212-13; and planets in first house, 215; progressed, 182-83; progressions to, 183; ruler of, 216-18; ruler of, in chart comparisons, 227; ruler of, transits to, 196; transited by Jupiter, 189; transited by Saturn, 89, 90, 101; transits to, 196; mentioned, 113, 150, 212 Aspects, 10, 11, 12, 13, 103-46; and birth-chart themes, 144-46; challenging vs. harmonious, 64-65; in chart comparisons (See Aspects, inter-chart); in Edgar Cayce's readings, 232-33; energy flow theory of, 110-11; energy- releasing, 112-13; form maintaining, 112-13; size of orbs, 27n. See also under names of planets; types of aspects; Ascendant; Midheaven Aspects, challenging, 10, 11, 12, 13, 105, 106, 111, 112, 113, 114-15; astrologers' emphasis on, 105-6; and cardinal, fixed, and mutable signs, 113; in chart comparisons, 149-50; and disease, 109; and karma, 10, 11, 12, 13, 115-16. See also Squares; Oppositions; and under names of planets Aspects, dynamic. See Aspects, challenging Aspects, flowing. See Aspects, harmonious Aspects, harmonious, 105, 110, 112-14. See also Trines; Sextiles; and under names of planets Aspects, inharmonious. See Aspects, challenging Aspects, Inter-chart, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 225-27; between Ascendant rulers, 227; to birth-chart configurations, 152-53; Jupiter-Ascendant, 225-26; Mars-Neptune, 158-59; Mars-Uranus, 152; with Mercury, 153; Mercury-Saturn, 151; Mercury- Neptune, 159-160; Mercury-Pluto, 161-62; Moon-Saturn, 151-52; and natal

aspects, 150-51; with Neptune, 158-60; with Pluto, 161-63; with Saturn, 153, 154, 155, 156, 159; Sun-Ascendant, 225-26; Sun-Midheaven, 226-27; Sun-Neptune, 160; Sun-Pluto, 162; Sun-Uranus, 152; trans-Saturnian planets and, 149-50; with Uranus, 156-58; Venus-Saturn, 151, 152, 153; Venus-Neptune, 152. See also Chart comparisons Aspects, stressful. See Aspects, challenging Astrological Aspects, The (Carter), 45, 105, 106, 117, 117n Astrological counseling. See Counseling, astrological Astrology: Edgar Cayce's views on, 9, 236-37; new developments in, 106-7; persecution of, 23; as a profession, 241-42; and psychology, 240-41; and sexual bias, 29; traditional vs. modern language, 23-24; and transformation, 24, 31, 32 Astrology for the Millions (Lewi), 80, 84, 185 Astrology, Psychology, & the Four Elements (Arroyo), 11, 24n, 38n, 74, 197 Autobiography of a Yogi (Yogananda), 5 Birth-charts: configurations in, 145-46; interpretation of, and simplicity, xi-xii; and karma, 7, 9, 13, 33, 149; and level of consciousness, 32-33; progressed chart, 170; themes in, xii, xiii, xii in, 108, 144, 145, 146 Blake, William. S, 190 Buddhism, 5, 6, 73 Cancer: Ascendant in, 212-13; mentioned, 10n, 129, 137 Capricorn: natal Mercury in, 144-45; natal Sun in, 212-13; mentioned, 215, 217, 218 Cardinal signs, aspects between, 113 Carter, C.E.O. (quoted): on aspects, 105, 106, 111; on Mars-Neptune aspects, 132; on Mars-Uranus aspects, 123, 124; on Moon-Uranus aspects, 119; on Neptune, 45; on Neptune aspects, 126; on Pluto, 54; on progressions, 168, 170, 171, 182-83; on Sun-Neptune aspects, 128; on transits, 170; on Venus- Neptune aspects, 132; on Venus-Uranus aspects, 122 Carter, C.E.O. (works): The Astrological Aspects, 45, 105, 106, 117, 117n; The Seven Great Problems of Astrology, 171; Some Principles of Horoscopic Delineation, 168, 170, 182 Cayce, Edgar, 229-37; on aspects, 232-33; on karma, 230, 231, 232, 233; and the Law of Grace, 4; past life of, 61; and planetary sojourns, 233-36; on Pluto, 52, 53, 58; on reincarnation, 4, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234; on seven-year cycles, 79-80; views on astrology, 9, 236-37; mentioned, 7, 48, 59, 246

Cerminara, Gina (Many Mansions), 232 Chakras, 231 Chart comparisons, 37, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 225-227; and generational differences, 37; between parents and children, 30; themes in, 151–52; and trans-Saturnian planets, 37. See also Aspects, inter-chart Children, 30-31; value of astrology for, 206, 207 Christ consciousness, 4 Composite charts, 163, 164 Configurations: in the birth-chart, 145-46; in chart comparisons, 152, 153 Conjunctions: with Ascendant, 219, 220; key concepts for, 113; mentioned, 11, 105, 115, 150, 151. See also Aspects and under names of planets Consciousness, higher, 32, 33 Cosmobiology, 106 Counseling, astrological, 239-247; and advice-giving, 245-46; and importance of ideals, xii, 246-47; and inner dialogue technique, 146; and problems of helping professions, 244-45; and Saturn, 87-88; and transits, 187, 188; mentioned, xiv, 28, 29, 31, 32, 104, 105, 107, 108, 206, 207 Cunningham, Donna, 187, 188, 189 Cycles of Becoming (Ruperti), 185 Davidson, Dr. William, 47, 108, 109, 117, 127 Descendant: in chart comparisons, 225, 226, 227; progressed, 182; progressions to, 183; transited by Saturn, 96, 97; transited by Uranus, 243-44; transits to, 196 DeVore, Nicholas, 111-12 Dionysos, 57, 58 Dobyns, Zipporah, xii, 52 Dynamic aspects. See Aspects, challenging Earth houses, progressed Moon in, 178 Earth signs, planets in, 12, 13 Eclipses, 192, 193 Eighth house, 16-17; natal Pluto in, 63; natal Sun in, 136; progressed Moon in, 178, 180; and taboo, 67-68; transiting Jupiter in, 197; transiting Saturn in, 97-98; and twelfth house, 17; mentioned, 15, 61, 162. See also Water houses

Elements: of Ascendant ruler's sign, 216; and aspects, 10-13; of natal planets, 11-13. See also Air; Earth; Fire; Water (Houses and Signs) Eleventh house: natal Pluto in, 64; progressed Moon in, 180-81; transited by Saturn, 99-100; mentioned, 113 Elwell, Dennis, 222 Encyclopedia of Astrology (DeVore), 111-12 Energy flow theory, aspects and, 110, 111 Father. See Parents Fifth house, 222-23; natal planets in, 221; natal Pluto in, 61, 62-63; progressed Moon in, 180; transited by Saturn, 94-95; mentioned, 193, 219 Fire houses, 219-23; progressed Moon in, 178 Fire signs, planets in, 12 First house: natal planets in, 215, 221; natal Pluto in, 60, 61, 62; natal Saturn in, 215; natal Sun in, 39; orbs for cusps, 211-12; progressed Moon in, 179; transiting Jupiter in, 197; transiting Saturn in, 88, 89-91; mentioned, 126, 214 Fixed signs, aspects between, 113 Flowing aspects. See Aspects, harmonious Ford, Arthur, 10, 235, 236 Fourth house, 16; and the Moon, 19; natal Pluto in, 62; progressed Moon in, 179-80; transiting Saturn in, 93-94; mentioned, 15, 30, 87, 218-19. See also Water houses Four elements. See Elements Full Moon, 192, 193 Gammon, Margaret (Astrology and the Edgar Cayce Readings), 229, 230 Gauquelin, Michel, 211, 212 Gestalt Therapy, 146 Guggenbuhl-Craig, Adolf (Power in the Helping Professions), 244 Hades, 57 Hand, Robert, 169, 185 Harding, Patrick, 214, 215 Harmonious aspects. See Aspects, harmonious Heaven Knows What (Lewi), 134 Hickey, Isabel, 134, 209 Hinduism, 26 Hodgson, Joan (Wisdom in the Stars), 13n

Horizon, transits above and below, 191 Houses: of Ascendant ruler, 216; and birth-chart themes, 144-45; cusps of, 88n, 88–89, 211-12; Koch system of, 88n, 178; of Midheaven ruler, 223; natal Saturn in, 75–76; natal Pluto in, 59-64; natal Uranus in, 42; natal Neptune in, 47-48; progressed Moon in, 177-81; transiting planets in, 190-91; transiting Saturn in, 86-101; mentioned, 173, 196. See also First house; Second house, etc; Air houses; Earth houses; Fire houses; Water houses How to Handle Your Human Relationships (Sargent), 152, 225 I.C. See Imum Coeli Ideman, Richard, xii-xiii, 67; on the water houses, 15 Imum Coeli (I.C.), 225; progressed, 182; progressions to, 183 In conjuncts. See Quincunxes Inharmonious aspects. See Aspects, challenging Inner dialogue technique, 146 Inter aspects, 153. See also Aspects, inter-chart Interchanges (of astrological principles), xiii, xiii-n; mentioned, 106 Inter-chart aspects. See Aspects, inter-chart Jansky, Robert, 144 Jayne, Charles, 136, 138, 209 Jayne, Vivia (Aspects to Horoscope Angles), 224 Jones, Marc Edmund, 52, 103 Jung, Carl Gustav: quoted, 31, 104, 105, 246; quoted, on counseling, 245; quoted, on fate, 3, 8; quoted, on masculine and feminine, 27-28; and the unconscious, 44; mentioned, ix, xiv, 11, 57, 58, 63, 72, 80, 242 Jupiter, natal, 21n, 38; aspects with Moon, 143; challenging aspects with, 116; progressed Sun square to, 175; and transformation, 25; transited by Jupiter, 197, 198; transited by Saturn, 199; transits to, 194-95; trines of, 109; in water houses, 18; mentioned, 172, 217, 218. See also Jupiter, transiting Jupiter, transiting, 189-190, 192, 196-197, 198, 208; above vs. below the horizon, 191; in eighth house, 197; in first house, 197; house position of, 190-91; to natal Jupiter, 197, 198; to natal Mercury, 198; to natal Moon, 198; in natal Moon sign, 208; to natal Saturn, 197; to natal Sun, 190, 197, 198; to natal Venus, 197; orbs of, for timing, 208; in seventh house, 97; sign position of, 208; mentioned, 194, 209. See also Jupiter, natal Kali, 138 Karma, xiii, 3-21; in Asian teachings, 5-7; Biblical references to, 4n; in the birth-

chart, 7, 9, 13, 33, 149; chart comparisons and, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 159, 162-63; defined, 3; and Edgar Cayce's readings, 230, 231, 232, 233; and natal aspects, 115–16; and natal Neptune, 127; and Pisces, 13-14; and Pluto, 57, 59; and relationships, 149-164; and Scorpio, 13-14; three types of, in India, 6-7; and transits, 189-91; and Virgo, 13-14; and water houses, 14- 19; mentioned, 114, 226, 227. See also Reincarnation Kerenyi, c., 57 Key Cycle system, 107-108 Koch house system, 88n, 178 Kriyaman (present) karma, 6, 7 Langley, Noel (Edgar Cayce on Reincarnation), 232 Lao Tzu, ix, xi Law of grace, 4 Law of karma. See Karma Lectures on Medical Astrology (Davidson), 108-109, 117n Leo, 221; and progressed Sun, 174; as rising sign, 213, 221 Levinson, Dr. Daniel J., on seven-year cycles, 80 Lewi, Grant: on Mars-Neptune aspects, 134; on Saturn transits, 80, 84, 87; on Uranus, 42; mentioned, 20, 99, 185 Libra, 139, 156 Lunation. See New Moon Mandala, xiii Mars, natal: aspects with Mercury, 110-11; aspects with Moon, 143; aspects with Neptune, 132-34; aspects with Saturn, 77; aspects with Pluto, 141-42; aspects with Uranus, 123-24; challenging aspects with, 115; Pluto as higher octave of, 60; progressed Sun conjunct, 174; progressed Sun square, 171; in Scorpio, 141; transits to, 195; transited by Pluto, 204; transited by Uranus, 201; in twelfth house, 18; and transformation, 25; in water houses, 18; mentioned, 16, 174, 220. See also Mars, transiting Mars, transiting, 190, 192; orbs of, for timing, 208. See also Mars, natal Meher Baba, 6-7; birth-chart of, 38, 39 Memories, Dreams, Reflections (lung), 44 Mercury, 41. See also Mercury, natal; Mercury, transiting Mercury, natal: aspects with Ascendant, 221; aspects with Mars, 110-11; aspects with Moon, 143; aspects with Neptune, 129-30; aspects with Pluto, 138-39;

aspects with Saturn, 77, 144, 145, 151; aspects with Uranus, 120-21; challenging aspects with, 115; in chart comparisons, 151, 159-60; contrasted with Moon, 177n; in tenth house, 224; and transformation, 25; transits to, 193, 194, 195, 196; transited by Jupiter, 198; transited by Saturn, 81, 82, 199; transited by Uranus, 200, 201, 216; transited by Pluto, 204; in water houses, 18; mentioned, 30. See also Mercury; Mercury, transiting Mercury, transiting, 192; orbs of, for timing, 208. See also Mercury; Mercury, natal Midheaven, 211-12, 223-224, 25, 226-27; aspects to, 224-25; in chart comparisons, 225, 226-27; in Edgar Cayce's readings, 234; house position of ruling planet, 223; progressed 182–83; progressions to, 183; sign on, 223; transited by Saturn, 99 Montgomery, Ruth, 124, 235 Moon, 19, 21, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 39, 142, 143, 144, 176-82, 192-93; in Edgar Cayce's readings, 231-32; in Hindu astrology, 177n; and the past, 142-43; and self-image, 19, 20, 137, 143; and the Sun, 26-31; See also Moon, natal; Moon, progressed; Moon, transiting Moon, progressed, 176-82; aspects with, 181–82; house position of, 177-81; orbs of aspects, 182; return to natal position, 178–79; sign of, 181; and transiting Saturn, 176–77, 178-79; mentioned, 168, 169, 172. See also Moon; Moon, natal; Moon, transiting Moon, natal, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 39, 142-44; in Aquarius, 119; aspects with, 19, 20, 142–44; aspects with Neptune, 129-30; aspects with Pluto, 65, 66, 137-38; aspects with Saturn, 77; aspects with Sun, 29; aspects with Uranus, 119-20; challenging aspects with, 115; house position of, 20; and parents, 29-31; in Scorpio, 137; sign of, 20-21; sign of, transited by Jupiter, 208; and transformation, 25; transits to, 195; transited by Jupiter, 198; in water houses, 18; mentioned, xiv, 136, 179, 196, 212-13. See also Moon; Moon, progressed; Moon, transiting Moon, transiting, 182, 192, 207, 208. See also Moon; Moon, natal; Moon, progressed Mother. See Parents Mutable signs, aspects between, 113 Nadir. See Imum Coeli Negus, Kenneth, xii, 153 Neptune, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 158, 159, 160, 201-3; and orbit of Pluto, 51-52; and Jupiter, 73; and

Saturn, 43, 47, 73; and Uranus, 125. See also Neptune, natal; Neptune, transiting Neptune, natal, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 125-34; aspects with, 44, 45, 125-34; aspects with Mars, 132-34; aspects with Mercury, 129- 30; aspects with Moon, 129; aspects with Sun, 46n, 128; aspects with Venus, 45, 130-32; in chart comparison, 149, 150, 158-60; house position of, 47-48; progressed Sun conjunct, 175; and transformation, 25; transits to, 194; transited by Pluto, 205-6; transited by Uranus, 201; trines of, 109; mentioned, xiv, 37, 246. See also Neptune; Neptune, transiting Neptune, transiting, 192, 201, 202, 203, 246; to natal Saturn, 194; to natal Sun, 202; to natal Venus, 202-3; orbs of, for timing, 209; mentioned, 190. See also Neptune; Neptune, natal New Moon, 192-93; orbs of, for timing transits, 208 Ninth house: natal planets in, 221-22; natal Pluto in, 63, 66-67; progressed Moon in, 180; transited ty Saturn, 98-99; mentioned, 39, 178, 193, 212, 219, 220 Nirvana, 5-6 Oken, Alan, 117 Oneness, xi-xii; and Edgar Cayce's readings, 230-31; and Neptune, 46 Oppositions, 10, 11, 105, 111, 114; in chart comparisons, 150, 151; as energy- releasing aspects, 112; with natal Ascendant, 218. See also Aspects and under names of planets Orbs: of house cusps, 211-12; of natal aspects, 27n; of progressed Moon aspects, 182; of progressed Sun aspects, 173-74; of transits, 207, 208, 209 Outer planets. See Planets, trans-Saturnian Pagan, Isabel (From Pioneer to Poet), 13n Parents, 29-31; chart comparison with children, 30; and natal Sun and Moon, 29–30; and Moon-Pluto aspects, 137-38; and Sun-Pluto aspects, 135, 136- 37; mentioned, 19 Past lives. See Reincarnation Persephone, 57 Pisces: as karmic sign, 13-14; on the Midheaven, 223; natal Venus in, 131; mentioned, 126, 129 Planetary sojourns, 233, 234, 235, 236 Planets: in Edgar Cayce's readings, 231, 232, 233-36; retrograde motion of, in transits, 207; as universal principles or \"gods,\" 25–26 Planets, natal: and the four elements, 11-13; in birth-chart configurations, 145-

46; in water houses, 14-19. See also under names of planets. Planets, outer. See Planets, trans-Saturnian Planets, progressed. See Progressions, secondary; Sun, progressed; Moon, progressed; Venus, progressed Planets, trans-Saturnian, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 48; in chart comparisons, 37-38; and inter-chart aspects, 149, 150, 151-52; and psychedelic drugs, 44; and Saturn, 73; natal, aspects with, 38-39; transits of, 55-56; mentioned, 18, 243. See also Uranus; Neptune; Pluto Planets in Transit (Hand), 169, 185 Pluto, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 161, 162, 163, 203-6; astronomical data, 51, 52, 53; and complexes, 57, 59; and fig trees in mythology, 58; higher octave of Mars, 60; and karma, 57; in mythology, 57-58; and the Sun, 58; and taboo, 67-68. See also Pluto, natal; Pluto, transiting Pluto, natal, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 48; aspects with, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 134-42; aspects with Ascendant, 213; aspects with Mars, 141-42; aspects with Mercury, 138-39; aspects with Moon, 65, 66, 137-38; aspects with Sun, 135-37; aspects with Venus, 139-40; in chart comparisons, 161-63; and different generations, 37; house position of, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 66, 67, 224; progressed Sun square to, 175–76; and reincarnation, 60-61; and transformation, 25; transits to, 194; transiting Saturn conjunct, 198-99; mentioned, 130, 149. See also Pluto; Pluto, transiting Pluto, transiting, 54, 55, 56, 57, 57n, 189, 192, 203-6; to natal Mars, 204; to natal Mercury, 193, 194, 204; to natal Moon, 57n, to natal Neptune, 205-6; to natal Sun, 205; to natal Uranus, 204-5; to natal Venus, 55, 205; orbs of, for timing, 209; mentioned, 190, 194. See also Pluto; Pluto, natal Progressed chart, 170 Progressions xi, 167-183; different methods of 167-69. See also Progression, secondary; Progressions, solar arc; and under names of planets Progressions, secondary, 167-83; conjunct chart angles, 182, 183; and solar arc progressions, 167-68; of Moon, 176-82; of Sun, 172-76; and transits, 169- 70. See also under names of planets Progression, solar arc, 167, 168, 169, 172; and progressed Ascendant and Midheaven, 182 Polarity Therapy, 213 Pralabd (fate) karma, 6, 7 Prometheus, 40

Psychodrama, 146 Psychology, and astrology, 240, 241 Quadrants, transited by Saturn, 88 Quadruplicities, and Saturn, 74, 75 Quincunxes, 66, 105; key concepts for, 114 Reincarnation, xiii, 10n;defined, 3-4; and Edgar Cayce's readings, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234; and natal Neptune, 127; and Neptune in chart comparisons, 159; and Uranus in chart comparisons, 156-57; and Pluto, 57, 60-61; and Pluto in chart comparisons, 162-63; and Saturn in chart comparisons, 154; and trans- Saturnian planets, 48. See also Karma Retrograde motion, 207, 212 Rising sign: Aquarius, 217; Aries, 215; Capricorn, 215, 217, 218; Leo, 213, 221; Scorpio, 213. See also Ascendant Robertson, Marc, 88 Rudhyar, Dane, 7, 32; on Neptune, 47; on Pluto, 52, 56; on trans-Saturnian planets, 36; on Uranus, 41-42; mentioned, ix, 13n, 23, 72, 88, 103, 232, 242 Ruperti, Alexander, 185 Sagittarius, 190, 213 Sanskaras, 7 Sargent, Lois H., 152, 225 Saturn, 9, 10, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 153, 154, 155, 156, 235- 36; as archetypal teacher, 81; divider between inner and outer planets, 36; general meanings, 71-72; and Jupiter, 73; and Neptune, 43, 47, 73; similarity to square aspect, 115; and trans-Saturnian planets, 73; mentioned, 59, 211, 226. See also Saturn, natal; Saturn, transiting Saturn, natal: aspects with, 10, 76, 77, 78, 79, 82, 83, 116; aspects with Ascendant, 220; aspects with Mars, 77; aspects with Mercury, 77, 144, 145, 151; aspects with Moon, 77; aspects with Sun, 77; aspects with Venus, 78; in cardinal Signs, 74-75; in chart comparisons, 149, 150, 151, 153-56; in fixed signs, 75; house position of 75-76; and karma, 9-10; in mutable signs, 75; in tenth house, 224; progressed Sun square to, 176; and the quadruplicities, 74-75; and transformation, 25; transited by Uranus, 201; transits to, 194; and Uranus, 41; in water houses, 17-18; mentioned, xiv, 38, 172, 174, 197, 206, 215, 217, 218,240. See also Saturn; Saturn, transiting

Saturn, transiting, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 192, 198, 199, 208; above vs. below the horizon, 191; in the houses, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 190–91; in houses vs. to planets, 86-87; to natal Ascendant, 89, 90, 101; to natal Jupiter, 199; to natal Mercury, 81, 82, 193, 194, 199; to natal Midheaven, 99; to natal Pluto, 198-99; to natal Saturn, 82, 83, 84, 85, 178, 179, 206; in natal Sun sign, 208; to natal Uranus, 199; to natal Venus, 85, 86-87; orbs of, for timing, 208; and progressed Moon, 176, 177, 178-79; in the quadrants, 88; return to natal position, 82–85, 178, 179, 206; sign position of, 208; and seven-year cycles, 79-80; mentioned, 24, 189, 194, 209. See also Saturn; Saturn, natal Saturn return, 82, 83, 84, 85, 178, 179, 206 Scorpio, 203-4; as karmic sign, 13-14; on the Midheaven, 223; natal Moon in, 137; as rising sign, 213; and taboo, 67-68; mentioned, 61, 135, 136, 138, 139, 141, 161 Second house: natal Pluto in, 62; progressed Moon in, 179; transited by Saturn, 91, 92 Secondary progressions. See Progressions, secondary Semisquares, 105 Sesquiquadrates, 105 Seventh house: natal Pluto in, 63; progressed Moon in, 180; transited by Jupiter, 97; transited by Saturn, 86, 87, 96, 97 Seven-year cycles, 79, 80 Sextiles: as form-maintaining aspects, 112; key concepts for, 113; with natal Ascendant, 219; mentioned, 66, 105, 111, 115 Sexuality: and Mars-Neptune aspects, 133-34; and Neptune, 194; and Venus- Neptune aspects, 131-32; and Venus-Pluto aspects, 140; and Venus-Uranus aspects, 122, 201; and transiting Jupiter in eighth house, 197; and transiting Saturn in eighth house, 98 Sheehy, Gail, 80, 81 Signs: of Ascendant, 216; of Ascendant ruler, 216, 217; and birth-chart themes, 144–45; in Edgar Cayce's readings, 231; and four elements, 11-12; of Midheaven, 223; of progressed Moon, 181. See also under names of signs Sinchit (reserve) karma, 6, 7 Sixth house: natal Pluto in, 63; progressed Moon in, 180; transited by Saturn, 96; mentioned, 196 Solar arc progressions. See Progressions, solar arc

Soul, and Sun/Moon polarities, 26, 27 Spiritual guides, 126, 127, 199 Squares, 10, 11, 105, 111, 114; as energy releasing aspects, 112; with natal Ascendant, 218-19; similarity to Saturn, 115; of trans-Saturnian planets, 38- 39; mentioned, 66, 67, 68, 151. See also Aspects and under names of planets Stein, Gertrude, 84n Stein, Robert, 25 Stelliums, 11 Stern, Jess (The Sleeping Prophet), 4 Stressful aspects. See Aspects, challenging Sun, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 208; in Edgar Cayce's readings, 231-32; and Moon, 26-31; and Pluto, 58; mentioned, 14, 60,222. See also Sun, natal; Sun, progressed; Sun, transiting Sun, natal, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 39; aspects with Ascendant, 221; aspects with Moon, 29; aspects with Saturn, 77; aspects with Neptune, 46n, 128; aspects with Pluto, 135, 136, 137, 138; aspects with Uranus, 118-19; challenging aspects with, 115; in chart comparisons, 160; in eighth house, 136; and parents, 29-31; sign of, 232; sign of, transited by Saturn, 208; and transformation, 25; transited by Jupiter, 198; transited by Neptune, 202; transited by Pluto, 205; transited by Uranus, 200; transits to, 195-96; mentioned, 118, 135, 196, 212, 213, 216. See also Sun; Sun, progressed; Sun, transiting Sun, progressed, 172-76; aspects with Jupiter, 175; aspects with Mars, 171, 174; aspects with Neptune, 175; aspects with Saturn, 172, 176; aspects with Pluto, 175-76; aspects with Uranus, 175; aspects with Venus, 174-75; house position of, 173; orbs of aspects, 173-74; sign position of, 173; mentioned, 168, 169, 182, 240. See also Sun; Sun, natal; Sun, transiting Sun, transiting, 192. See also Sun; Sun, natal; Sun, progressed Sugrue, Thomas (There is a River), 231, 233 Taboo: and Pluto, 67-68; and Moon-Pluto aspects, 137; and Venus-Pluto aspects, 139 Taurus, on the Midheaven, 223 Tenth house, 218, 219, 223-25; in chart comparisons, 155; natal planets in, 223- 24; natal Pluto in, 61, 63-64; orbs for cusps, 211-12; progressed Moon in, 180; transited by Saturn, 87, 99

Themes: in the birth-chart, xii, xiii, xiii-n, 86–87, 108, 144-46; in chart comparisons, 151, 152 Third house: natal Pluto in, 62; progressed Moon in, 179; transited by Saturn, 92-93; mentioned, 113, 193 Tobey, Carl Payne, 120, 122, 209 Transcendental Meditation, 109 Transformation, 23-33; astrology and, 24, 31-32; planets and, 25 Transits, 185- 209; and emotional pain, 187’88; and karma, 189-91; key concepts for transiting planets, 192; orbs for, 207-9; planets activated by, 193-96; of Pluto, 54-56, 57, 57n; and progressions, 169-70; and retrograde motion, 207; of Saturn, 79-101; timing of, 206-9; of trans-Saturnian planets, 55-56; of Uranus, 40-41; mentioned, xi, xiv, 167, 172. See also Sun, transiting; Moon, transiting; etc. Trans-Saturnian planets. See Planets, trans-Saturnian Trines: as form-maintaining aspects, 112; key concepts for, 113-14; with natal Ascendant, 219, 220; with natal Pluto, 66; problematical qualities of, 109; mentioned, 105, 111, 115. See also Aspects and under names of planets Triptych (Rudhyar), 41, 47, 56 Twelfth house, 14, 15, 17; natal Pluto in, 64; New Moon in, 193; progressed Moon in, 181; transited by Saturn, 90, 100-101; mentioned, 18, 159, 212, 214 Twins, 33 Tyl, Noel, 167n Underworld, and Pluto, 57, 57n Uranus, 40, 41, 42, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 156, 157, 158, 199-201; and Neptune, 125. See also Uranus, natal; Uranus, transiting Uranus, natal, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 116-24; aspects with, 116-124; aspects with Ascendant, 213; aspects with Mars, 123-24; aspects with Mercury, 120–21; aspects with Moon, 119-20; aspects with Sun, 118-19; aspects with Venus, 121-23; in chart comparisons, 156-58; house position of, 42; progressed Sun conjunct, 175; and Saturn, 41; and transformation, 25; transited by Pluto, 204-5; transited by Saturn, 199; transits to, 194; trines of, 109; mentioned, xiv, 16, 149, 150, 224. See also Uranus; Uranus, transiting Uranus, transiting, 40–41, 190, 192, 199-201; to natal Descendant, 243-44; to natal Mars, 201; to natal Mercury, 200, 201, 216; to natal Neptune, 201; to natal Saturn, 201; to natal Sun, 200; to natal Venus, 201; orbs of, for timing,

209; mentioned, 189, 193, 194. See also Uranus; Uranus, natal Vedanta, 26 Venus, natal: aspects with Neptune, 45, 130-32; aspects with Pluto, 139-40; aspects with Saturn, 78; aspects with Uranus, 121-23; challenging aspects with, 115; in Pisces, 131; progressed Moon sextile to, 181; progressed Sun conjunct, 174-75; in Scorpio, 139; in tenth house, 224; and transformation, 25; transits to, 195; transited by Neptune, 202-3; transited by Pluto, 55, 205; transited by Saturn, 85, 86-87; transited by Uranus, 201; in water houses, 18; mentioned, xiv, 30, 136, 139, 197. See also Venus, progressed; Venus, transiting Venus, progressed, 183. See also Venus, natal; Venus, transiting Venus, transiting, 192, 208. See also Venus, natal; Venus, progressed Virgo, 48, 212; as karmic sign, 13, 14 Water houses, 14-19; planets in, 15-19; progressed Moon in, 178 Water signs, in challenging aspects, 11, 12 Wynn (The Key Cycle), 107–8 Yogananda, Paramahansa, 5 Zeus, 57

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