For ovr 20 years, Noel Tyl has been one of the most prominent astrologers in the western world. He is a graduate of Harvard University in psychology, and burst onto the American astrological scene in 1972 arith dynamic ideas that linked psychological need theory and astrological symbolisms together forever. Tyl has authored or edited 24 books. He is one of astrology's most sought-after lecturers internationally and has appeared on well over 100 radio and television shows. A LANDMARK TEXT FOR THE PROFESSIONAL One of the keys to a vital, comprehensive astrology is the art of synthesis, the capacity to take the parts of our knowledge and combine them into a coherent whole. The parts may be contradictory (the relationship between Mars and Saturn, for example), but synthesis manages the unification of opposites, Noel Tyl demonstrates how astrological measurements -- through creative synthesis in the horoscope and in life -- are used effectively to counsel individuals. Discussion of complex topics is grounded in concrete examples and extraordinary in-depth analysis of 122 horoscopes of celebrities, historical figures, and private clients. SECTION ONE MEASUREMENTS OF INITIAL CONDITIONS -- Hemisphere Grouping, Stellia, and Singletons -- The Occurrence of Saturn -- The Lunar Nodal Axis -- The Sun-Moon Blend (including descriptions for all 144 possible Sun-Moon correlations) -- Dominant Aspects and Peregrination: Idealism ... Realism ... Modality Interaction Chart ... Saturn in aspect with Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto -- Time Measures: Pluto as Perspective ... Pluto as Background Transit ... Solar Arcs -- Theory and Approximations ... The Time of Consultation SECTION TWO SYNTHESIS OF THE HOROSCOPE -- Houses and Rulership Networks: Spillover Effects ... Derivative Houses ... Body Weakness -- Aspect Structures: T-Square ... Grand Cross ... Grand Trine -- Midpoint Pictures: Aries Point ... Transits & Midpoints ... Solar Arcs & Midpoints ... Time Orb -- Life-Patterns for Behavior. Anxiety and its Structures ... Specific Types of Fear ... Guidelines for the Consideration of Anxiety -- Synthesis in Time: Timing Aids ... Rectification ... Synastry SECTION THREE COUNSELING -- Vocational Guidance: Sun and Moon ... Moon in the Houses ... The Midheaven, 6th House, and Key Aspects ... The Oriental Planet ... Seeing Strategy ... The Profile of Prominence ... Guidelines for Vocational Analysis -- Sexuality: Sexual Involvement ... Special Planetary Considerations ... Abstinence ... Sexual Response ... Guidelines for Sexual Analysis -- Client Interaction: The Human Condition ... Observing the Client ... Defense Mechanisms -- Making Creative Connections: Being Creative in Analysis ... Guidelines to Making Creative Connections PLUS: "Quick-Glance" Transit Tables and "Natal Midpoint and Solar Arc Analysis Directory" New Stay-Open Durable Binding -- Counseling Specific Concerns: Idealism ... Saturn Retrograde ... Objectification ... Depression ... Anger ... Self Worth Anxiety