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Breakthrough Astrology: Transform Yourself And Your World

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Astrology, for the novices among us (including me), is made up of four factors:

1. Planets represent the energy of life--what drives our nature (the actors)

2. Signs show how that energy or force manifests itself (roles we play)

3. House shows where the action takes place (stage setting)

4. Aspects identify the inter-relationships among the planets (interaction)

It makes more sense when you realize that the ten planets each play a role:

1. Sun (celestial body) represents the sense of identity

2. Moon (celestial body) represents our emotions

3. Mercury--the way we think

4. Venus--our love nature

5. Mars--how we assert ourselves

6. Jupiter--values and abundance

7. Saturn--duty and responsibility

8. Uranus--freedom urges and independence

9. Neptune--spirituality and creativity

10. Pluto--internal drive

Now given that information, you can see what people are talking about when they say "your ruling planet." The combination of this ruling planet and your Zodiac sign give you the characteristics we all have. For example, I am a Virgo. Planets in Virgo show practicality and discrimination. the horoscope also has "houses" that bring the chart down to earth. This is affected by the time and place of birth--including latitude and longitude. They also reflect different lays of our life.

As a newbie, knowing nothing about astrology (except reading my horoscope), I found Levine's explanations very clear and easy to understand. She has been a professional astrologer for over 30 years--yet left out any "astro-babble."

When you delve into the different sections, you will see where your innate strengths and weaknesses come from--it defines the dynamics of our personality.

As Dr. Christiane Northrup, MD says..."You can learn how your love life can be vastly improved by knowing your Venus placement, learn how your Mars sign drives your career choices and work life; learn how your Mars sign drivesyour moods.

Armchair Interviews says: This book is for the beginner who wants to learn more about astrology and how it affects their life.

Written by a professional "astrologer's astrologer" of more than thirty years' experience, Breakthrough Astrology: Transform Yourself And Your World is a solid introduction to psychological astrology. Based on thousands of years' worth of tradition and research, Breakthrough Astrology presents processes resembling the Myers-Briggs Personality Indicator, describing at length what each of the planets' influence represents in a person's character: for example, Venus represents "Love Nature" while Saturn influences "Work Ethic". An excellent do-it-yourself guide to understanding star signs and what they say about us.

"Breakthrough Astrology" is a deceptive title - I thought that this book would have some "new" information that would be empowering. Nothing here is new or fresh - this is a simple, basic book for interpreting your natal chart.

Levine's gimmick is to present "advice" to transform your chart/life (ex: Mars in Aries - Exercise control over your temper and impulsiveness.). While she may consider this a way to "breakthrough" challenging elements in

a chart, this is too simplistic to be relevant or useful. None of the advice is really deep - this is superficial knowledge at best.

Although this may sound like a harsh critique, I would actually recommend this book to a very novice astrologer. The good points: the book is laid out well, easy to read, there is a lack of complex 'astrobabble' which makes it accessible for those who are new to astrology or wanting an easy to follow format. Other than that, this book will be a disappointment to a seasoned astrologer.

I found Joyce Levine's BREAKTHROUGH ASTROLOGY invigorating!

A practical book for both the layman anf professional, Levine's

writing style pulls a punch and assists her readers in understanding and unfolding the keys to controlling and creating their destinies.

BREAKTHROUGH ASTROLOGY has empowered me to look deeply into my life choices both personal and professional and has re-newed confidence in myself. Levine knows her stuff. She writes with straight forward compassion. Levine is a first rate analyst.

Keep this book by your side!

I found a lot of good material in here. I frequently want to look up information on various people I know or meet, as I find out about their charts. And of course I've read everything pertaining to myself and paid close attention to the suggestions. I see astrology as yet another tool to use to learn about my self, and I find Joyce Levine's concepts to be a great help. But it! You won't be sorry.

This book conveys a great understanding of human nature in an easy to understand format. It will help those who want to learn astrology and those who want to help themselves move through the difficult areas of their lives.

I have been to Joyce Levine many times throughtout the years. What makes this book so valuable is her stated objective: to help people understand themselves, strengths and conflicts included. When you know your date, time and location of your birth, she gives you an online link so that you can get your chart. The only thing missing is chart progressions, you'll have to schedule time with her for that.