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	INTERPRETING SOLAR & LUNAR RETURNS, A Psychological Approach - Janey Stubbs & Babs Kirby, $29.95 Contents: Introduction, The sun through the houses; Aspects to the sun; Interpreting the solar return ascendant & midheaven; The moon in the solar return; Other considerations in interpreting solar returns; How to calculate solar & lunar returns; Lunar returns; Mercury, Venus & Mars returns; Detailed case study; Case study on Stefi Graf; Case study on Eric Clapton; Bibliography. Comment: Their classic book from 1990 is now back in print. Particular emphasis on rising & midheaven signs & house placements. The chapter on lunar returns is a good orientation to this neglected method. The chapter on Mercury, Venus & Mars returns is written from a theoretical standpoint, rather than much observation, but is useful. Capall Bann Publishing, 258 pages.

	FUTURE SIGNS: How to make astrological predictions - Maria Kay Simms, $14.95 Contents: Take charge of your future; How to find, live with & love your transits; Stop! Read! Understand the Format!; Your longest-lasting transits: Uranus, Neptune & Pluto; Promise & Productivity: Jupiter, Saturn & You; Lunations & Eclipses: Strong focus in your life; Day-to-day transits: Little things - or triggers; Forecasting the astrological weather Comment: This is essentially similar to Rob Hand's Planets in Transit, eg, definitions of what's likely to happen when transiting planets aspect planets & angles in your natal chart, and what will happen as transiting planets move from house to house in your natal chart. Of interest is the chapter on transiting lunations & eclipses in the natal chart. Delineations are given for eclipses & lunations by house, and in aspect to planets & angles. Aspect delineations are given as "challenging" (generally meaning conjunct, square & opposed) & "cooperating" (generally meaning trine & sextile). Steven Forrest says on the back cover, "written for people who are intelligent, but absolute astrological beginners," which is not quite true. The book lacks tables & so requires a separate ephemeris (or astrological program). On the other hand, it reads about as well as any other astrological book. ACS, 287 pages.

	PROGRESSIONS, DIRECTIONS & RECTIFICATION - Zip Dobyns, $10.50 Contents: Working with angles - testing the evening and morning times; Chappaquiddick event - (1)T-moon and tertiary progressions, (2)Chappaquiddick minor progressions, solar arc directions, and transits, (3)many combinations of the twelve principles; The nature of Edward Kennedy. Appendices include: Edward Kennedy's chart and data; progression tables; Local house cusps; Conversion table; Checking the angles; Current patterns for Chappaquiddick event; Solar arc directions; Transits; John Kennedy's chart and data; Robert Kennedy's chart and data; Pre-natal epoch; Aspects; House-planet-sign combinations; Key phrases. 123 pages including bibliography. TIA Publications, paper.

	CYCLIC ASTROLOGY, As Interpreted by the Point-of-Self System - Irene Howell (not Clara M. Darr, the publisher), $10.00 Contents: The progression of the point of self; The rate of motion of the point of self; The mathematical process of finding events; The horary method of interpretation of the point of self; Data for the erection of charts. 72 pages. Clara M. Darr, publisher, paper.

	PREDICTION, USING COMMON & PRENATAL CYCLES - Alexander Marr, $14.00 Contents: The structure & significance of the transit system; Evaluation of transits & prenatal transits in the half-sum system of Reinhold Ebertin; Solar returns; Sidereal solar returns; Directions derived from the sidereal solar return; Interpretation of progressed/regressed moon conjunctions & oppositions; Lunar returns - use & interpretation; The sidereal lunar return; The natal quotidian lunar; lunations & eclipses; General rules for cycles & transits; The radix horoscope; Sidereal radix interpretation; Dominant & most essential factors in radix interpretation; Interpretation of combined planetary symbolism; Astrological forecasting; An introduction to political astrology; Interpretation of planets in political astrology. Appendices: Time systems; Topocentric house system; Correcting moon; Tables - prenatal transits, correcting moon, reductions of E.T. to U.T.; Midpoints for J.F. Kennedy. 140 pages. AFA, paper.

	DEDUCTIVE INTERPRETATION OF THE PROGRESSED HOROSCOPE, With an Introduction to Circadian Cycles - McCormick & Rushman, $11.00 Contents: Beyond Aquarius, the concept of the ascendant group; The twelve houses; The example horoscope - the ascendant group, the planets, aspects in the progressed chart, aspects between progressed and natal horoscopes, things to come (1977); Cycles - sun to planets. 113 pages including bibliography. AFA, paper.

	THE NEW SOLAR RETURN BOOK OF PREDICTION - Raymond Merriman, $15.95 Contents: Introduction to the "new" solar return book; Dedication from original book; The View of the Year: 1. Introduction to solar returns; 2. Constructing the solar return chart; 3. Interpretation - the overall 'tone' for the year; 4. The house containing the sun; 5. House cusp conjunctions to planets; 6. Planets in aspect to solar return horizon; 7. Planets in aspect to solar return midheaven; 8. Aspects between same solar return and natal planet; 9. Aspects of planets in house to ruler of house; Timing Events for the Year: 10. The progressed solar return moon; 11. Transiting sun through the solar return houses; 12. The 'one degree per day' angular progressions; 13. Keeping a diary of the solar return experience; 14. Choosing one's solar return; 15. Putting it all together. Comment: First published in 1977, the "new" edition arrived in 1998. A very good book on solar returns, overall. Merriman is also an advocate of relocating solar returns, eg, going someplace exotic for your birthday. According to theory, a carefully chosen location lets you put good solar return planets on good solar return angles & in good houses, while putting bad planets (natal or solar) in obscure locations. This enables the crafty astrologer to get the most from his chart for the year. I'm all in favor of birthday travels, heck, any travels, especially for Americans, who get so litle time off. The "relocate your solar return" idea has wide popularity among astrologers. Back in the late 1980's, we tried it several times. We had nice holidays, but my observation was the solar return I got was the solar return for where I spent the year, not for where I was on my birthday. Perhaps your experiences will be different. 160 pages. Seek-It Publications, paper.

	SOLAR RETURNS IN YOUR FACE - Marc Penfield, $22.00 From the back cover: "In this book, Marc delves into what makes solar returns one of the most significant and useful tools of an astrologer's portfolio. His explanation of the usage of the non-precessed method versus the precessed system is clear and to the point. To illustrate these differences, Marc shows examples, written in easy reading style for you to follow....A major part of the value of this work is in the example section here you'll see how solar returns affected the lives of many famous people...." Contents: The solar return; Family and friends; Famous people. 285 pages including bibliography. AFA, paper.

	THE RADIX SYSTEM - Vivian Robson, $10.00 The radix system, first suggested by Sepharial in 1918, uses angles & house cusps directed by solar arcs, with secondary & minor progressions for the lights & planets. This book includes cuspal directions, minor directional charts, parallels & midpoints, converse directions, tables of major & minor arcs, an example reading, etc. This book was not intended to be a revolutionary advance in astrological forecasting. Rather, Robson & Sepharial were attempting to supply a simpler forecasting method to primaries, which had become too complicated for novices to calculate. Nowadays even the methods taught in this book are too complicated for our poor brains. Since Robson thinks his new system is inferior to Primaries, the still more inferior transit based system we use now just might be why forecasting fell out of favor in the west. Clara M. Darr, publisher, paper.

	SYMBOLIC DIRECTIONS IN MODERN ASTROLOGY - C.E.O. Carter, $14.95 Contents: Introduction 1. Symbolic methods, and various time-measures 2. The interpretation of directions 3. The prediction of marriage 4. The "measure of death" 5. An example of directional investigation 6. The question of exactitude Summary Comment: In the introduction, Carter says, Ideally a directional system should fulfill four criteria: 1. No important event should be without a direction. 2. No direction should pass without an event. 3. Events and directions should correspond narrowly in time. 4. Events and directions should correspond in character. Systems that work sometimes are unsatisfactory, nor is a system of much use if it produces directions that disobey the third and fourth of the above canons. We must be able to tell from our directional scheme both when events will happen, and what their natures will be... (pg. 10) ...[T]he ideas embodied in the present work are not put forward as discoveries, but rather as recoveries. Astrology, I believe, is part of the Arcane Tradition of inestimable antiquity and value. This tradition has suffered some corruption and has in part been overlaid with mistaken additions. But the cure for this is not a wholesale attack upon all Astrology, but a search for first principles of the science, and a reconstruction of our theory and practice upon these foundations....(pg. 7) Symbolic directions, as the term implies, are those that correspond to no known planetary movement. Among the various symbolic directions discussed in this book are: The One Degree (often used in Solar Arc directions). The Naronic, a ratio of 4/7, which Sepharial described as useful in defining the periods of depression & expansion in any life... (pg. 25) The Duodenary of 2.5 degrees (division of a sign by 12) known in India as the Dwadashamsa, which Carter says gives excellent results. The Sub-Duodenary, which is 1/12th of 1/12th of as sign, which is 12' 30", which Carter says is useful for rectification. The Novenary, of 3 degrees 20 minutes, formed by dividing a sign by 9, which is known in India as the navamsa. The Septemary, of four degrees & 2/7ths, formed by dividing a sign by 7. Disregarding the One Degree system as common, and combining the Duodenary & sub-duodenary, Carter counts these as four systems. Of them, he says, ...[Y]et the Four Measures constitute a net through which few events will pass without proper directional authorization! On the other hand, they do not furnish such a crowd of directions as to make it a foregone conclusion that there must be one or more for every possible occurrence - a criticism that has been made (I think unjustly) against some systems. Those who find the four measures too many to apply to all elements of the map are advised to use only the traditional significators, the Sun, Moon and Angles. These will amply suffice for all important events, but if the exact time of precipitation is required, then lunations, transits, and lunar secondaries should be used. (pg. 33) Carter then goes on to the Fractional method, a variable system, and then goes on to show what use can be made of these systems in ordinary life. A useful book. It had been unavailable for a time. I fear there are but few remaining copies. Theosophical Publishing House, 88 pages.

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