From the Publisher
Many astrologers focus on ways of interpreting the psychology of individuals and their relationships with the help of the stars. Now you can set yourself apart by giving a wide variety of accurate and precise predictions, thanks to Celeste Teal's
Identifying Planetary Triggers. Teal is an associate member of the American Federation of Astrologers and has written many articles for astrological magazines. With this book you can reap the rewards of her years of research in order to be able to make giving predictions a part of your astrological practice. Even if you're not a professional, you're going to find that this book will open up new vistas of interpretation in the readings you give to yourself and others.
Numerous techniques are given and illustrated with examples and charts so you'll understand how to use progressions, returns, and transits for making predictions. The notion of precessions, diurnals, anlunars, and more are included to add even more depth to your interpretive abilities.
The book includes a table of the Moon's nodal positions from 1935 to 2054 so you can use the information on these nodes and their transits and aspects in any kind of chart. The book concludes with a wonderful glossary to make study easier and clearer.
Teal writes, "I believe that in the future we will look back and find it hard to imagine a time when everyone wasn't astrologically knowledgeable. My goal is to help make forecasting simple so that one can plan more wisely."
When you work with this book you'll see that she has succeeded.
From the Author
Identifying Planetary Triggers was written as a companion volume to my first book, with an emphasis here on planetary returns. Individual chapters cover the Solar Return, Lunar Return, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn returns. This makes up the largest section of the book, while a section on progressions and another on transits makes the volume quite a thorough reference to have for forecasting.
Now, a book called Identifying Planetary Triggers that's almost 400 pages long could be a bit formidable unless you understand that you won't use all this information at once. No one will expect you to.
Say you or a client want to know about romance; once you determine the condition of the fifth house indicators as outlined in Part One, you'll turn right to the Venus Return chapter to interpret and make your forecast. If you have a client who's an entrepreneur, you'll use the Mars Return to guide him or her to the best time to undertake a new venture. Or, use the Mercury Return to find a risk-free time to purchase a new vehicle. For each of the returns, you're led step by step through the interpretation and shown how to find hot spots for event timing. Case histories are illustrated in each chapter so you can see the dynamics at work.
So, while you won't get through the entire book in a day, the information is there when you need it. Say Jupiter has become prominent and forming nice aspects in the progressed chart; the Jupiter Return will be instrumental in determining when the promised benefits should be expected to materialize. I can pretty much guarantee you'll learn something valuable here no matter how long you've been working with planetary returns.
Best wishes on your astrological journey, Celeste Teal
