Astrology For Dummies - Softcover

Orion, Rae

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764552171 ISBN 13: 9780764552175

Publisher: For Dummies, 1999

Synopsis

Did you know that Sir Isaac Newton, inventor of calculus, and discoverer of the universal laws of gravity and thermodynamics ,was interested in astrology? Or that, in his day, the seventeenth century astronomer, Johannes Kepler, was more famous for the uncanny accuracy of his astrological predictions than for his three laws of planetary motion? Julius Caesar, Queen Elizabeth I, Napoleon, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, Carl Jung...the list of greats who followed astrology is a very long one. Like you, those distinguished women and men sensed that the stars play an important role in shaping our characters and our destinies.

Astrology For Dummies is a fun, easy intro to astrology’s mysteries. Rae Orion, author of New Woman magazine’s monthly astrology column, offers a shortcut through the jargon and tells you how to:

• Understand how the planets affect you
• Figure out your horoscope
• Interpret sun signs, moon signs, rising signs, and more
• Know what your horoscope means for romance, work, and your future
• Apply astrology to everyday decisions
• Take advantage of astrology software and Web sites

Astrology goes much deeper than the sun signs covered in your daily paper, and Astrology For Dummies is your star chart for navigating its many depths, twists, and turns. You’ll explore the significance of the Sun, Moon, planets, rising sign, and the twelve houses. And in no time you’ll:

• Cast your birth chart and look up each sign in it by sign and house
• Unearth basic patterns that characterize your chart as a whole
• Analyze the geometrical relationships linking your planets
• Interpret with voids, empty houses, and other manifestations of zero
• Recognize how current planetary placements, or transits, influence your life
• Understand retrograde planets and why they’re not always bad
• Use astrology in everyday life and use the Moon to your utmost advantage

For millennia, people have used astrology to help them unlock the mysteries of their psyches, unleash their potentials, make the right matches, and even take an occasional peek into the future. Now let Astrology For Dummies show you how to make it work for you.

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About the Author

Rae Orion has been a professional astrologer since 1973 and has written the astrology column for New Woman magazine since 1996.

From the Back Cover

"A must read…. Rae Orion illuminates the secrets of the horoscope." Daisy, astrologer for Guitar World magazine "If you still don't understand astrology after reading this book you probably have your moon in Uranus!" Kat Lane, astrologer for Mademoiselle Praise for Astrology For Dummies "Like most professions, astrology has its share of buzz words and complex techniques. But now budding astrologists have a shortcut to get through the jargon. It's refreshing to see an introductory book that is both professionally written and approachable." —Kelli Fox, cofounder and astrologer of astrology.net

Get heavenly tips on romance, relationships, and much more!

The easy way to figure out and interpret your birth chart!

You probably follow your horoscope in the paper. But there's much more to astrology than the familiar sun signs. This entertaining guide shows you how to cast your birth chart, understand the way planets affect you, and discover what your horoscope means for romance, work, and the future.

Discover how to: Figure out your horoscope Interpret sun signs, moon signs, rising signs, and more Analyze relationships Apply astrology to everyday decisions Take advantage of astrology software and Web sites

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Edition details

• Publisher: For Dummies
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0764552171
• ISBN 13: 9780764552175
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 408