The Gods of Change: Pain, Crisis, and the Transits of Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto (Arkana's Contemporary Astrology Series) (Paperback)

by Howard Sasportas (Author)
Key Phrases: existential psychotherapy, point during this transit, harmonious transits, New York, Plutonian Crises, The Gods of Change (more...)

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Product Description
This is a technical but readable account of the outer planets' effects as they transit a birthchart.

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics) (May 1, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0140192123
• ISBN-13: 978-0140192124
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #395,896 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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41 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended, nurtures the soul during difficult times, June 25, 1997

By A Customer

This is an extraordinary book, specially for those who are facing difficult times,such as losses in a general way and dramatic lifestyle changes. Sasportas shows us how full of wise and sense astrology can be when you're dealing with these slow transpersonal planets, which always bring our lives deep transformations. Each planet symbology and signification is explained, as well as what specific transits mean. But above all the "not boringly technical information", you get something like a model for understanding the roots of painfull moments we all go through. The greatest reason I have for praising and advicing this book is the conception behind it: we suffer because we can't see the entire picture in the present; as time goes by we get to know the meaning of what we lived - and that is (bottom line) the evolution of the undying soul. It doesn't require - as i said - almost any astrologic background, except for knowing these planets aspects in your life in a given period; and it certainly brings us peace of mind through a greater reality insight.

34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars outstanding, August 17, 2000

By	Carol Bellis (sandwich, ma USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have read almost every book published on outer planet transits, and this is by far the most thorough book there is on possible outcomes manifested in our lives when we experience the energy of these planets affecting our personal planets. Not only does he cover aspects, he discusses the planets transiting through the 12 houses and major and minor areas of emphasis in our daily lives. I am just beginning to do professional readings and this is the one book I would not want to be without when interpreting outer planet transits. BUY IT NOW!

31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great accessible psychological guide to major transits, March 20, 2002

By	Tim Burness (Brighton, England) - See all my reviews

The late Howard Sasportas packed a huge amount of high quality astrological and psychological information into this intelligent, clear and accessible book. It has been one of my constant companions over the last 10 years or so, both in my work as a professional astrologer and in following my own transits of Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.

The first section, "The Collaboration with the Inevitable", is an excellent summary of how astrology can be used as a tool for understanding ongoing personal transformation, helping to turn perceived crises into opportunities. Sasportas then moves on to look in great detail and depth at the transits of Uranus, Neptune and Pluto to each planet in the natal chart. A very large number of case histories are dotted throughout the transit interpretations, with a wide range of examples of how each planetary combination can show up in daily life. These possible events are considered in the context of the psychological development of the individual, Sasportas drawing on his extensive knowledge of many fields of psychology, mythology and spirituality.

Much of the astrological material here is similar to other classic transit books such as those by Robert Hand, Betty Lundsted or Stephen Arroyo (who Sasportas acknowledges), but Sasportas has masterfully integrated a huge number of additional psychological and spiritual insights from many sources. The Gods Of Change is a wise and compassionate conribution to modern astrology.