Skymates II: The Composite Chart

Learn the art of reading composite charts - the hidden "third wheel" in every relationship. A person whose life drifts away from the blueprint of his or her birthchart grows dull, flat and depressed. It is the same for a couple - if their life together departs from the spirit of their composite chart, their relationship runs out of gas. They stop talking. Sex evaporates. They would rather watch TV than look into each others' eyes. In this book the Forrests provide the tools you need to explore this powerful astrological technique - theory, real-life practical examples, and an extensive cookbook section where you can jump-start your interpretations by looking up the precise meaning of any configuration.

In the first volume of Skymates they showed us how to compare charts. Now , they take it a step further, illustrating that the in every relationship, the whole is always greater than the sum of its parts.

Jodie Forrest has maintained a busy local and national practice as an astrological counselor, teacher and writer since 1983, when she joined forces with her husband, fellow astrologer Steven Forrest. They travel widely to lecture on astrological topics, and co-authored the book Skymates: Love, Sex and Evolutionary Astrology (Seven Paws Press, 2002). Jodie has written for magazines and newspapers, published poetry, and her articles have appeared in all the major astrological journals. She writes the astrology column for South magazine. With Steven, she wrote the text for a pair of relationship reports, The Sky We Share and The Single Sky, a joint project with Alphee Lavoie's AIR Software. 

Steven Forrest's first book, The Inner Sky, was published in 1984 by Bantam Books. Esquire magazine called it "intelligent, well-written and actually fun." That volume was followed in 1986 by The Changing Sky. In 1988, with his wife, Jodie Forrest, he released the third volume of the popular Sky trilogy, Skymates. Steven's fourth book was published by ACS in May 1993. Titled The Night Speaks, it is an extended argument for the intellectual and philosophical plausibility of astrology. His fifth work, The Book of Pluto, was released in May 1995.  Regarding that book, HOROSCOPE magazine described Steven as "not only a premier astrologer, but also a wise man." Measuring the Night: Evolutionary Astrology and the Keys to the Soul, by Steven Forrest and Jeffrey Wolf Green, is based on a series of lectures the authors did together and was co-published by Seven Paws Press and Daemon Press. In 2002, Seven Paws Press published Steven's first novel, Stalking Anubis, a murder mystery featuring astrologer-detective Plato Mims. In 2005, look for volume two of the revised and expanded Skymates -- Skymates: The Composite Chart.

Additionally, Steven has written technical articles for most of the major American astrological journals and several national magazines outside the astrological field. He composed the texts for two popular computerized astrological report writers: "The Sky Within" and "SkyLog." He and his wife Jodie have also written the text for a pair of relationship reports: The Sky We Share and The Single Sky, a joint project with Alphee Lavoie's AIR Software.  In an effort to bring his choice-centered approach to wider audiences, Steven has also written the monthly astrology column for ELLE and SASSY magazines and has appeared on the national cable TV show, "Alive and Wellness," as well as many radio programs around the country. His work has been translated into several languages, and he travels widely throughout the United States, Mexico and Canada lecturing on astrological topics, although his primary focus is still on his private astrological practice.  Most notably, he has taught at! Omega Institute, the NY Open Center and the Marion Foundation, and recently addressed the Fellows at Andrew Weil's program in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona, Tucson.

Steven is currently Chair of the Kepler College Advisory Council.