The Astrology of Self-Discovery: An In-depth Exploration of the Potentials Revealed in Your Birth Chart [Paperback]

Tracy Marks (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2008

The Astrology of Self-Discovery provides guidance for achieving self-development through attunement to planetary influences and gives direction to those struggling with lifeÂ’s issues. Combining astrology, depth psychology, and spiritual teachings, Marks helps the reader make contact with the planets as they function as internal archetypes and personalities, as well as gain insight, perspective, and the tools for self-empowerment. She has helpful advice on how to prepare for and handle outer planet transits, especially Neptune and Pluto, which she covers indepth. She also addresses the healing of the "inner child" and the feminine principle as expressed by the Moon, and the lunar nodes as an expression of life purpose. Provocative questions and worksheets help the reader apply the life lessons she presents. MarksÂ’ experience as a psychotherapist and spiritual teacher has enabled her to synthesize her knowledge of psychology with her astrological work to elucidate a path of deepening personal awareness and cooperation with planetary energies. The unique insights in The Astrology of Self-Discovery give fresh, new life to the practice of astrology.

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About the Author

Tracy Marks is a popular writer on astrology whose books include The Art of Chart Interpretation, Planetary Aspects, and The Twelfth House. Her books have been translated into over a dozen languages, and she has lectured and taught both domestically and internationally. A gifted teacher, psychotherapist and an award-winning author, she resides in Massachusetts.

Product Details

• Paperback: 296 pages
• Publisher: Ibis Press; Rev. and Expanded Ed edition (October 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0892541369
• ISBN-13: 978-0892541362
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #992,302 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Tracy Marks, M.A., is a licensed mental health counselor, astrologer, writer, instructor, and nature photographer. Her transformational astrology books, drawing upon her in-depth psychodynamic understanding include Astrology of Self-Discovery, The Art of Chart Interpretation, and Your Secret Self: Illuminating the The Twelfth House, have been translated into nine languages, and have sold over 150,000 copies. A psychotherapist since 1985, she currently maintains both counseling and astrology practices in Arlington, Massachusetts, and also teaches personal growth, literature and computer graphics courses in continuing education programs.

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unique insights, April 20, 2008

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This review is from: The Astrology of Self-Discovery: An In-depth Exploration of the Potentials Revealed in Your Birth Chart (Paperback)

Like most of you reading this I am waiting for my copy of this book, which has been on order for over a month. Unlike you I once owned it and lost it to Katrina. I was surprized and happy to see this volume available again because Tracy had lost interest in her astrological work and decided to devote herself full time to photography. Apparently she is once again doing at least some astrology work and that is a very good thing. Her mix of psychology and astrology falls between the extreme Jungian mythological approach of authors like Karen Hamaker-Zondag and the straight forward but insightful work of Robert Hand. This book is well worth the wait and I'll write more when I get my copy and can refresh my memory.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well worth reading, March 21, 2009

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This review is from: The Astrology of Self-Discovery: An In-depth Exploration of the Potentials Revealed in Your Birth Chart (Paperback)

This is a rich, varied, and highly readable astrological volume. Thought provoking, insightful, creative - suitable for beginners as well as advanced practitioners. Filled with exercises, visualizations, activities, questions - lots to work with here. But it's not heavy handed - the prose flows very nicely.
The Moon, its nodes, planetary transits, progressions, counseling ideas, self-help, helping others, mythological references, interesting quotations; there's even some poetry - something for everyone.
If you previously read any of the components of this book, it's worth buying it for the new chapter alone - Beyond Fate and Free Will - some knock-out musings on quantum consciousness. It certainly inspired me.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The ideal manual on astrology, January 10, 2009

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The stars have been guiding humankind throughout its history. "The Astrology of Self-Discovery: An In-Depth Exploration of the Potentials Revealed in Your Birth Chart" is a new and revised edition of the famed volume on astrology. Explaining the beliefs laid out within them and how they can be used to explore one's inner nature and possibly plot out one's future in order to better prepare them, it's a solid primer on the subject that starting readers will find hard to beat. "The Astrology of Self-Discovery" is the ideal manual on astrology.