Midpoints: Identify & Integrate Midpoints Into Horoscope Synthesis (Special Topics in Astrology) [Paperback]

Don McBroom (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 8, 2007

Midpoints add nuance, detail, and depth to your astrological interpretations. Yet some astrologers shy away from this valuable analysis, perhaps daunted by the sheer volume of measurements involved.

Don McBroom offers an easy approach to midpoints for professionals and individuals. You'll learn how to single out the most significant midpoint pictures and interpret them. McBroom explores many focal points-including the Sun/Moon midpoint, which defines core values. Midpoint significance is illuminated in examples based on the birth charts of Walt Disney, Meryl Streep, Thomas Edison, Steven Spielberg, Janis Joplin, and many other historical and contemporary icons.

By integrating these dynamic planetary relationships into your natal chart analysis, you'll uncover exciting characteristics that will enrich your overall interpretation.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A solid explanation of midpoint structures. Anyone who has a basic understanding of planets, signs, houses, and aspects will find Midpoints an informative introduction to a powerful interpretive tool." -- Dell Horoscope, October 2007

"It gets your attention and compels you to consider midpoints from every angle. It's an excellent job. Congratulations, Don!" -- Elsa Panizzon, blogcritics.org, July 2007

"McBroom's book is a revelation. An excellent introduction to midpoints, one that is long overdue." -- AstroAmerica.com, August 2007

"One of the most easily accessible approaches to midpoints, an achievement through which [McBroom's] reputation as a communicative and inspiring teacher of the art is happily confirmed." -- Matrix Astrology Software, July 2007

Don McBroom's book on midpoints is one of the best astrology books I have read in a long time. -- Mountain Astrologer, November 2007

About the Author

Don McBroom (Tucson, AZ) is a Master’s Certified Professional Psychological Astrologer with a profound respect for the individual potential represented within every natal chart. In addition to in-person and telephone consultations, he also offers workshops and weekly astrology classes at his office, Personal Astrological Consultations, in Tucson. His Web site, www.donmc.com features monthly articles with complete archives.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Llewellyn Publications (June 8, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0738709832
• ISBN-13: 978-0738709833
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #412,095 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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29 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Masterful Guide to Midpoints, August 19, 2007

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Anne Windsor "Professional Astrologer" (Salt Lake City, UT USA) - See all my reviews
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"After teaching advanced students for more than a decade I have been continually disappointed and frus-trated by the lack of a comprehensive text on midpoints. Until now. Don McBroom's new book, "Midpoints" combines theory and application into an incredibly accessible synthesis of an otherwise complicated subject.

Reading this book is like sitting with a master astrologer who takes you by the hand and expertly guides you through every twist and turn that comes with learning this technique. Bountiful examples and illustrations provide visual explanations of this tool and blend seamlessly with Don's relaxed instruction.

Basic concepts including midpoint pictures are quickly dispatched and build the foundation for more ad-vanced applications including unaspected planets, the Aries point, and special aspect structures. Don then finishes the book with a basic introduction to how progressions, transits and solar arcs affect midpoints, per-haps laying the groundwork for a follow-up volume devoted to forecasting.

What more can one say about this book? Only that I will make it a required text for my intermediate and ad-vanced classes and will have it close at hand as I prepare my own client' charts."

22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful clarity, June 28, 2007

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Dana Nourie "author of Arlyn and the Purloin ... (San Jose, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Midpoints: Identify & Integrate Midpoints Into Horoscope Synthesis (Special Topics in Astrology) (Paperback)

This book is fabulous. Don took a confusing topic (at least to me) and explained midpoints in such a way that they made full sense. Additionally, I can clearly see now how looking at the midpoint picture in a person's horoscope can be put to practical use in helping a client understand their potential and accomplish their goals and ambitions.

Don's book is not only a wonderful and educational read on the topic of midpoints, but he brings clarity to the planets symbolism, sheds life on their polarity, and shows how simple the process of chart delineation can be.

This book is well-written, no extra tedious or confusing verbiage, with just the right amount of explanation to cause the reader many ah-ha moments. I hope to see many more books by Don in the future.

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Carol Bellis, August 6, 2007

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Carol Bellis (sandwich, ma USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Midpoints: Identify & Integrate Midpoints Into Horoscope Synthesis (Special Topics in Astrology) (Paperback)

Author Don McBroom presents a brilliant and easily accessible method integrating midpoint analysis into natal chart interpretation. He provides numerous examples of high profile celebrities to elucidate the value of this technique with amazing clarity, depth and detail. Midpoint analysis is the "icing on the cake" in horoscope preparation, providing a wealth of important and enlightening information in horoscope preparation. This accessible book should be on every astrologer's bookshelf, whether student, novice or advanced practitioner.