Astrology/Karma & Transformation 2nd Ed

This book takes a positive, helpful view of the topic of karma as it can be understood through astrology. There is a particular focus on the outer planets, including a description of their aspects and transits. In each section, Arroyo moves from the general concepts to a more specific cook-book listing of the planets. He discusses karmic relationships through analyzing synastry and progressions, and includes a special chapter on the Ascendant and Midheaven axes. Arroyo refers to Edgar Cayce's view of reincarnation and planetary influences on a particular incarnation. This book provides an exceptionally accessible viewpoint, in the sense that it approaches karma as patterns to be recognized through the astrological counseling process, rather than encouraging specious speculation about specific past lives. A book recommended for astrologers who seek to include an evolutionary spiritual element in their style of interpretation without sounding like Madame Lazonga.

This book goes in depth into the world of Astrology. The title explains it all. It seems to focus a tad bit more on the Astrology and Birth Charts, Planetary Symbols, etc. It is very well written. I would recommend this for someone who has a deep interest in the topics discussed in the title. I borrowed it to a friend who isn't very focused on these types of books and she couldn't keep interested in it. It is a very great book for an awesome price, fast shipping, neat packaging, and I am very happy with it.

This book has star quality, deeply thoughtful insights which are presented in an engaging, easy-to-read way. It isn't cookie-cutter, so those who are looking to pop it open and find a specific paragraph on a planetary placement may not be able to breeze through and find a quick-fix answer. Rather, this is something you want to savor, pondering over and over again the valuable tidbits and insight into the psyche. I highly recommend this book. It suits the needs of astrologers and students alike!

Not gonna lie, haven't finished and didn't read it linearly but it was spot on in describing what I went and was going through with 1stSaturn return directly followed by 12th house transit and currently in 1st house. Read that in my Aunt's house, she wouldn't part with the book which showed me further how valuable it was and then I saw Amazon recommended it for me and took it as a sign.

Stephen Arroyo has become my favorite writer on astrology. He takes the topic at issue a step further than the general teachings without loosing the reader in a sea of abstraction.This book in particular helped me readjust my attitude to the socalled ‘inharmonious’ aspects which Arroyo instead prefer to call ‘dynamic and challenging’ aspects, because the experience of these aspects often depends on our willingness to learn from them. The greatest joy can come from them when one learns to deal with the energies in play.Uranus, Neptune and Pluto has an essential role in this book. Arroyo incourage us to view them as players in a tranformative process. Uranus as an urge toward freedom from the old (Saturn). Neptune dissolving the old. And Pluto the transfomation into a new form (metamorphosis). This way Arroyo establishes a very positve attitude towards ones birthchart as a map of a romantic story of personal developement that has the possibility to play out. The dealing with old karma and the establishment of a new mode for the next life.I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in personal developement using astrology as a method.

This book, like all of Arroyo's astrology books, is incredibly insightful and should be read by every astrologer (though it's probably best to tackle at the intermediate level rather than as a beginner). I don't share the author's take on every topic, but he is one of my favorite astrologers to read and I always benefit from his writing. He has made me a better astrologer in so many ways. My only real complaint is that Arroyo often skips a lot of information, saying the content has already been adequately covered by other authors, and including footnotes with their books and pamphlets. Since the book was first published in the 70's, a lot of those books/pamphlets are out of print and tough to find. This can leave some pretty big holes that are hard to fill more than 30 years later. In any case, this book (ALL of Arroyo's books) should be on every astrologer's shelf; whether your style is similar to his or completely different, you will definitely grow as an astrologer.

I have studied astrology extensively over the years. It is difficult to find pieces of literature on the that challenge me anymore. But this has been an in depth read with a lot of emphasis on Karmic placements. If you are interested in taking your astrology knowledge to the higher levels and are bored with the basics, I recommend this book as your next read. Shipping was fast and timely. Conditions of product were as stated.

Sometimes you find a gem, and this is a gemstone! Love this book! Garnered all sorts of informations about meanings of planets in the natal chart and what it can mean for you! Taught me different perspective on astrology and destiny . I constantly read and then looked up my chart and my families charts for illustration of points.