The Creative Astrologer: Effective Single Session Counseling [Paperback]

Noel Tyl (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 8, 2000

Counseling astrologers can now take advantage of one of the newest and most exciting paradigms in modern psychology: the efficacy of single session therapeutic success. This groundbreaking work is written by Noel Tyl, one of the world’s most respected astrologers, adding to his list of twenty-three texts that have informed two generations of astrologers.

Over 700 creative connections are offered in this text to guide astrologers through planetary and aspect symbolisms into a deep analysis of the human condition. As part of modern astrological practice and in the context of actual client-session transcripts—the first ever presented in the literature—Tyl presents numerous clearly developed techniques, including:

—Preparation for consultation
—Techniques for questioning 
—Methods for inviting disclosure
—Presentation skills
—Effective ways to explore therapeutic connections

Along with analysis, remediation, and healing, Tyl discusses the difficult topic of the practicality of behavioral predictions, how to frame them within client realities, and how to invite involvement from the client. Astrology is presented here in its most creative and constructive context, in which therapeutic holistic consultation is far more important than the abject description of varied chart factors.

 

 

 

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From the Publisher

As we move more and more into the new millennium, both astrology and psychology have come of age. They are both valid paradigms for understanding the human condition and the individual mind. As such, they support each other and can amplify each other for consultation over mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual concerns.

Noel Tyl has brought psychological methodology into astrological symbolism and analysis. His classic texts on astrology have shaped two generations of astrologers. Now he crowns his combination of counseling and astrology with The Creative Astrologer, a master volume that places particular emphasis on creative and concise techniques of counseling.

The purpose of this book is to go beyond psychological descriptions, to give ways of dealing with challenges. It shares the information you need to be able to combine astrology and counseling, including how to prepare, how to present information, and how to get your client to do things beneficial to his or her future.

Although the focus is clearly on astrologers, anyone who does counseling—including Tarot readers, palmists, etc.—will find this book helpful. You will want The Creative Astrologer to make your counseling even better.

About the Author

Noel Tyl is one of the foremost astrologers in the world. His twenty textbooks have guided astrologers for two generations, and his lecture activities reach out through sixteen countries and some 200,000 miles a year.

Tyl has written the definitive professional manual in the astrology counseling field, the 1,000 page Synthesis & Counseling In Astrology; is consulted regularly by individuals and corporations throughout the world, and directs the Master’s Degree Correspondence Course for Certification of professional astrologers from his office in the Phoenix, Arizona area.

Tyl, a Harvard  University graduate, is also the Presiding Officer of AFAN ( The Association for Astrological Networking), astrology’s world organization. His most recent titles include Solar Arcs, Predictions for a New Millennium, and Astrology of Intimacy, Sexuality, & Relationship, all published by Llewellyn Publications.

Product Details

• Paperback: 264 pages
• Publisher: Llewellyn Publications (January 8, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1567187404
• ISBN-13: 978-1567187403
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #959,841 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Relevant Astrology That Puts People First, May 19, 2000

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Timothy L. Bost (Sarasota, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Creative Astrologer: Effective Single Session Counseling (Paperback)

More than any other living astrologer, Noel Tyl has wholeheartedly dedicated himself to the comprehensive blending of the very best that psychotherapy and astrology have to offer. His studies with the psychologists Henry A. Murray and Gordon Allport, the sociologist George Homans, the anthropologist Clyde Kluckhohn, and the theologian Paul Tillich have informed and enriched his perspective. His own vast individual experiences as a businessman, as a global traveller, as an artist and performer, and as the facilitator in thousands of therapeutic sessions with his astrological clients bring overwhelming clarity and credibility to everything he does. He never ceases adding value to the discipline of astrology, steadfastly helping it keep pace with the most sophisticated advances in modern humanistic studies. His influence is truly enormous-- it's fair to say that everyone who connects with a competent, knowledgable astrologer today owes Noel Tyl a debt of gratitude, directly or indirectly.

Best of all, Noel Tyl never stops learning and growing, and he has shared the fruits of that ongoing growth in the nearly two dozen books he has authored or edited. In his newest book, The Creative Astrologer, he has expanded his vision of relevant personal astrology to a new, incredibly fulfilling level-- astrology, in his eyes, can immeasurably enrich people's lives as a single-session counseling approach that provides "insight study for self-help assistance," provided that the astrologer approaches this important work with consciousness, compassion, and creativity.

In The Creative Astrologer, Tyl not only presents a convincing case for his view of astrology as a therapeutic tool for personal empowerment; he also provides detailed, step-by-step insights into the counseling process, dramatically illustrating his writing with case studies that make the theory a living reality on the page. There's much in this book on the nuances of communication in an astrological counseling session, with specific guidance on questioning techniques, presentation skills, objectification, creative listening, disclosure, and the like. There are solid, sensible tips on relating to client expressions of anger and depression; on discerning needs, feelings, and coping mechanisms; and on doing the necessary astrological preparation prior to meeting the client.

Above all, this book is a call for astrologers to make creative connections (hence its title!) with clients and their horoscopes. Tyl notes that "the creative astrologer feels good about life, feels that there is a purpose for developmental tension" and can "relate the horoscope to the life being lived by the client." He admonishes astrologers "to look beyond the obvious; to play astro-detective." And throughout his book, he encourages astrologers to be sensitive in paying attention to their clients, to be competent and ethical, and above all, to think. "Together," Tyl says, "astrologer and client achieve insight, rebalance judgment and values, and affect change. And it feels good."

The Creative Astrologer is an important book. It brings clarity, insight, and life-supporting energy to the practice of person-centered astrology. It's a book with a lot of heart. If you're an astrologer, you certainly don't want to pass this one up.

But even if you're not an astrologer yourself, if you personally know or work with an astrologer, don't waste any time. Buy a copy of The Creative Astrologer immediately and then give it to the astrologer of your acquaintance. Your gift will benefit both of you immeasurably!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Specific Approach, Not for Everyone, May 2, 2006

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Jack M. Walter "Jack M. Walter" (Baltimore, MD) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Creative Astrologer: Effective Single Session Counseling (Paperback)

I greatly enjoyed this book, however I do have some reservations about the focus. Mr. Tyl approaches sessions with clients as a type of psychoanalysis which, while certainly valid, has some drawbacks in that it may be too specific.

Tyl is concerned with parental influences and upbringing as well as self-worth feelings in the client. All well and good, but not every person wants to take this approach; some just want to know about their careers and love lives.

The author deals mainly with minor aspects in the natal chart such as the quindecile and downplays major aspects such as the trine and square. He also frequently refers to solar arcs and to his own counseling textbook, which can give one the impression that he subscribes only to his own techniques and dismisses others.

Having said all that, there are great nuggets of infomation here, and I prefer to study Tyl's books and use what works, incorporating it with what I already have learned.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Creative Astrologer, February 11, 2000

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Cherie Cook (Boulder, CO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Creative Astrologer: Effective Single Session Counseling (Paperback)

In his latest book, "The Creative Astrologer", Tyl has expertly linked together astrology symbolism and psychological theory. Although at first view, this might seem like a book specifically aimed to astrologers, schooled in the complex understanding of astrological jargon. But the richness, poignancy of the client presentations makes this book readable and educational for the curious and interested lay person.

The psychologically-oriented will also find this an intriguing adventure; replete with verbatim client sessions, eloquently and masterfully demonstrated therapeutic techniques, and an in-depth analysis of how astrology and psychology can work closely together.

A masterpiece of material; a first in astrological literature; and presented by a master astrologer and clinician.