The Love Relationship Formula: Predicting Romantic Success with Astrology [Paperback]

Christine Rakela (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 8, 2004

For eighteen years, astrologer Christine Rakela has studied the consistent significators of ideal love connections. Now she shares her unique formula for finding and maintaining lasting romantic happiness. The formula consists of fifteen planetary combinations that reflect the perfect relationship. The more combinations you have, the better off you and your partner will be. Discover the best times and places to meet your soul-mate.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Those who prefer looking to the constellations for advice and formulas for a successful relationship may find this book of astrological combinations useful. Geared toward individuals familiar with the highly specialized lingo of astrology and its relationship with mathematics, this book details the numerous combinations for male/female compatibility. Rakela offers advice on where best to meet your mate and analyzes the compatibility of famous couples like John Lennon and Yoko Ono (who, she says, were well-matched air signs whose love and respect for one another was "instigated by mutual Sun/Venus aspects"). Readers new to this field or only mildly familiar with it would do best to stick with traditional self-help guides, but ardent astrology buffs will likely appreciate this book's quantitative approach to evaluating relationships. CD-ROM included.
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About the Author

Christine Rakela (New York) is a full-time professional astrologer. She has been featured on Fox News and the A&E network’s “Astrology Unexplained Special.” For seventeen years she has produced and hosted the television program “Astrology Connections” on Manhattan Neighborhood Network.

Product Details

• Paperback: 312 pages
• Publisher: Llewellyn Publications (January 8, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0738704245
• ISBN-13: 978-0738704241
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,159,672 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Resource -- Not the Typical Sun-Sign Diagnostics, June 25, 2004

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Brian Emo (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Love Relationship Formula: Predicting Romantic Success with Astrology (Paperback)

This book is a desperately-needed addition to the current barrage of crass, commercial, nonsensical, and juvenile information about relationship analysis -- which is typically rife with sun-sign cliches and shallow, silly information that is ultimately meaningless and unhelpful in seriously evaluating the energies between 2 people. If you appreciated books such as Arroyo's "Relationships & Life Cycles" and Lois Sargeants "How to Handle Your Human Relations," then give it a try. While "formulas" are generally disappointing in application, and can be rather limiting, Rakela's Love Relationship Formula comes about as close as possible to a viable framework from which to analyze what's going on between people. Descriptions of planetary pairs in combination (synastry) are on-target and logical. In a field of mostly junk astrology literature these days, this book breaks through the clutter.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Resource, August 16, 2004

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Beth M. Guy (Portland, ME USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Love Relationship Formula: Predicting Romantic Success with Astrology (Paperback)

This book is a well-written, clear, comprehensive, and easy-to-understand text for evaluating potential in relationships. Its explanations are based on intelligent astrology that offers suggestions for navigating successfully the challenges inherent in difficult aspects in synastry. Seasoned astrologers and novices alike can benefit from the wisdom Rakela offers. This book goes beyond many others on the same topic because of its explanations of the role of midpoints, Mercury Retrograde, lunar and solar returns, and void-of-course Moons. While there is little on composite charts, it does take other works another step further in including useful astrological information about meeting charts, marriage charts, and what types of people one will likely be drawn to under certain planetary influences.

For the novice astrologer, full explanations are given of the astrological signs, planets, and aspects so that the relationship formulas can be clearly understood. For the more experienced, examples using famous couples' charts are explained. One terrific bonus included with the book is a CD that makes it easy to analyze the dynamics in any relationship! Rakela encourages approaching relationship realistically but also with the tools that can help anyone be more self-aware in order to create the most happiness possible. As any counselor or astrologer knows, love and relationship are very compelling concerns for most individuals. This book is a wonderfully insightful piece that blends common sense with sound astrological principles so that readers can apply its wisdom to create more fulfilling lives.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Is love a mathematical formula?, September 26, 2004

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Luc De Jaeger (Belgium) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Love Relationship Formula: Predicting Romantic Success with Astrology (Paperback)

The title of the book kept my interest and I thought it would provide me with the Golden Grail in analyzing love relationships. Not so... The love formula is about 15 astrological combinations, call it a pattern, describing relationships. The more combinations are present in favorable aspects, the better. The formula can be used in composites, marriage charts, solar returns etc. Christine Rakela has done a wonderful job in presenting synastry in another way, even if the 15 combinations are nothing new!