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Nothing causes your heart to beat faster than a powerful romantic or sexual relationship! Astrologers get more questions about romance than just about anything else, so you need the best techniques to analyze charts with partnerships in mind. In this column you can read about three different facets of astrology that you can use to explore relationships—past, present, and future. Not an astrologer? Skip to the section on Ex-Relationships.

Around the year 1750, astrology all but died out in Western culture. With the advent of scientific developments, the geocentric system upon which astrology was based gave way to the heliocentric vision of Copernicus. At the same time, scientists ...

When I first began to study astrology, I was mainly interested in charts for people. I wanted to know what makes them tick. I worked with charts of family members at first, then friends and later clients. My second great love in astrology was ...

When I first was introduced to astrology, I wasn’t exactly inspired by the subject. At that time I was more interested in Tarot and numerology. Within a short time, however, I found that astrology was the more compelling topic, with Tarot ranking a ...

Writing for the Astrology Made Easy series has been a joy. Writing Mapping Your Sex Life was a trip, as I truly do believe that astrology can help you in every area of your life, so why not your sex life? When I say that I am a Sun sign Scorpio, ...

It is the time of year when most of us will be thinking about money because we will be preparing income tax returns. As we consider the facts about income and how it is managed, we often find ourselves thinking about the time and energy we put into ...

I’d like to respond with a resounding YES! I’d like to think that everyone can find love in their own hearts, and that we can all find happiness with a devoted partner. Sadly, when I look at the general state of the world, I can see that this has ...

Like many astrologers, I have had more than one career. I worked in an accounting firm, directed the operations of academic libraries, had my own psychotherapy practice with a partner and owned an independent bookstore. I also taught at both high ...

In his book, The Creative Astrologer, Noel Tyl included a chart for the twentieth century, set for the first moment of the year 1900. He examined the chart and found multiple indicators of the “prospect of international aggressions.” A casual ...

Bush vs. Kerry? Or is the choice really about voting out an old policy and voting in a new one? As I am writing this, the presidential elections seem far in the distant future. Even so, the candidates appear to have been chosen, and the battle is ...

Astrological interpretations include a strong focus on the personality of the individual involved, or the person asking a question. Because personality often dictates the outcome of astrological combinations, the best astrological predictions about ...

Anyone can use astrology in their daily lives, but it hasn’t always been that way. Once astrology was reserved for kings and nations, and only the court astrologer/ astronomer could cast and interpret the chart. Now anyone with a computer can obtain ...

Life has a way of throwing us some zingers, doesn’t it? No one was surprised when the U.S. sent soldiers into Iraq, but the fighting has gone so differently from what I expected from a war. But that’s not what I want to talk about this month. I ...

Most of us feel that our spiritual development is a deeply personal part of our lives. We may be working within the structure of what we were taught by family, religion and society. We may also be struggling against those influences, feeling that ...

Stephanie Clement gives dream interpretations at INATS East 2001 using her book and CD-ROM, Dreams: A Working Interactive. ...

Make this the festive winter holiday to remember! You don’t have to be a French chef to wow your guests with unusual, yet delightful variations on traditional solstice or Christmas fare. Nor do you need to own a Swiss bank in order to provide unique ...

As an astrologer, I feel love coming on as I write this. All human activity goes in cycles, and it’s time, in 2006, to relish romance, intimacy and love in all its varieties. I confess that my thoughts are weaving back and forth between calendars ...

It’s that time of year again — when spring arrives, we want to open our windows and doors, air out any stuffy corners and generally re-organize our homes, our business and our lives. I thought you might appreciate some insight into just what spring ...

The top questions most professional astrologers hear from clients concern the four subjects of future, romance, health and career. I will discuss the latter two in this column. Astrology is eminently suited to answering questions about both of these ...

I became interested in astrology about 35 years ago when a co-worker began taking a class. She loved the astrology, but hated the calculations! I said I would help her — I didn’t so much mind the calculations, as they use some very basic math. It ...

As drama in the political scene heats up, economic indicators fluctuate and personal issues become ever more complex, we all need the best possible tools for forecasting events and situations in our lives. I have been a professional astrologer for ...

Each year around this time, as we approach the holiday season, I am reminded of the hope that is a part of every philosophical and religious tradition. For everyone born north of the Equator, the winter solstice and its associated festivals center on the faith that the Sun will return to bring its life-giving warmth, and that new life will begin and grow very soon. I like to think of the gifts...

Each year I always check out the movement of the planets around the beginning of January to get a feel for the coming year. The chart for the first of the year always puts me in mind of possible New Year’s resolutions, and I either make some or not, based on what I see. 2007 begins with Saturn and the Moon on the top half of the chart and all the rest of the planets and the Sun on the...

Ever since I first opened Derek and Julia Parker’s book The Compleat Astrologer, I have been fascinated with the patterns formed by planets in astrological charts. One of my first astrology teachers stated definitively that it would be a mistake to become dependent on the aspect lines drawn on charts, and I happen to agree with that assessment. Nevertheless, the patterns in charts reveal a...

From Charting Your Spiritual Path by Stephanie Clement Mars indicates an area of life that is vitally important to your spiritual growth. Whatever path you choose, this factor will come up again and again, modifying your direction or suggesting a specific focus for your studies. This source of energy and spiritual guidance is a deeply personal and private part of your life. Others will see how...