Astrological Author List

A common question for those studying astrology is "What astrological books should I read?" It is not necessary to read any of these books to learn how to do astrological chart interpretation, but if a person is interested in learning more about astrology, these books provide a place to start. The books on the page are arranged from simplest (basic astrology) at the top of the page to more complex and in depth astrology (advanced astrology) as you move down the page.


Most of the ideas in this astrological teaching approach are taken directly from Stephen Arroyo's books. Stephen Arroyo's books focus on understanding the chart as a whole:

• Astrology, Psychology, and the Four Elements: An Energy Approach to Astrology & Its Use in the Counseling Arts
• Astrology, Karma & Transformation: The Inner Dimensions of the Birth Chart
• Relationships & Life Cycles: Astrological Patterns of Personal Experience
• Practicing the Cosmic Science: Key Insights in Modern Astrology

Steven Forrest's books provide an easy to understand discussion of all the parts of astrological charts. Each book focuses on a different type of chart:

• The Inner Sky: How to Make Wiser Choices for a More Fulfilling Life - birth chart
• The Changing Sky: A Practical Guide to Predictive Astrology - transits and progressions
• Skymates: Love, Sex and Evolutionary Astrology - synastry chart
• Skymates, Vol. II: The Composite Chart - composite chart

Richard Idemon's books explore astrology using psychology:

• Through the Looking Glass: A Search for the Self in the Mirror of Relationships (Seminars in Psychological Astrology, Vol 5)
• The Magic Thread: Astrological Chart Interpretation Using Depth Psychology

Howard Sasportas' books explore astrology using psychology:

• The Twelve Houses: Understanding the Importance of the 12 Houses in Your Astrological Birthchart (Astrology Handbooks)
• The Gods of Change: Pain, Crisis, and the Transits of Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto (Arkana's Contemporary Astrology Series)
• The Development of the Personality (Seminars in Psychological Astrology ; V. 1) (with Liz Greene)
• Dynamics of the Unconscious: Seminars in Psychological Astrology (Seminars in Psychological Astrology, Vol 2) (with Liz Greene)
• The Luminaries: The Psychology of the Sun and Moon in the Horoscope (Seminars in Psychological Astrology, Vol 3) (with Liz Greene)
• The Inner Planets: Building Blocks of Personal Reality (Seminars in Psychological Astrology, Vol 4) (with Liz Greene)

Erin Sullivan has some useful books for exploring astrological issues:

• Retrograde Planets: Traversing the Inner Landscape
• Saturn in Transit: Boundaries of Mind, Body, and Soul

Noel Tyl's books give a feel for the practice of astrology with a client:

• Synthesis & Counseling In Astrology: The Professional Manual
• Solar Arcs: Astrology's Most Successful Predictive System
• Vocations: The New Midheaven Extension Process (Special Topics in Astrology)

These are also useful astrological references:

• Jeff Green: Pluto: The Evolutionary Journey of the Soul (Llewellyn Modern Astrology Library) - Volume 1
• Alan Epstein: Understanding Aspects: The Inconjunct (Understanding Aspects Series)
• Jan Spiller: Astrology for the Soul

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