Relationships and Life Cycles: Modern Dimensions of Astrology

232 Pages·1979·28.823 MB·English

by  Stephen Arroyo

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NOTE ON COVER PHOTO:
The photograph on the coverwastaken by Robert Ishi from the topof
Twin Peaks In San Franciscoon the dayofanexceptionally spectacular
sunset. In astrological language, the Sun was then conjunctthe cuspof
the seventh house,the housetraditionally associated with relationships.
Since the Sun is alwayssetting when located atthisposition in thesky,
one might also say that this photo is symbolic of the need to subdue
the individual ego in orderto makeone'srelationshipsvital and radiant.
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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Arroyo, Stephen.
Relationships & life cycles.
Bibliography: p.
1. Astrology. 2. Interpersonal relationships.
T Title.
BF171LA77 133.5 79-53979
ISBN O-91636O-I2-I
©1979 by Stephen Arroyo
All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright
Conventions. Printed in the United StatesofAmerica. No partofthis book
may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever (including photo-
copying) without written permission from the publisher, except in the
case ofbriefquotationsembodied in critical articlesand reviews.
FIRST EDITION
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER: 0-916360-12-1
LIBRARY OF CONGRESSCATALOG CARD NUMBER: 79-53979
Published simultaneously in the United States
& Canada by CRCS Publications
Distributedin the UnitedStates
by CRCS Publications
Distributedin the UnitedKingdom
by L. N. Fowler, Ltd.and Thorsons PublishingGroup
Coverphoto by RobertIshi
Dedication
To my fire-sign parents,
whose way of being has taught me
so much about flowing with the
cycles of life and about simple faith
and courage.
Acknowledgements
want to express my special gratitude to both
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Diane Simon and Joanie Case for taking on the
tedious work of transcribing hours of tapes into a
typed manuscript with which could work. The
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fact that they approached such a task with en-
thusiasm and without any complaint or delay
makes me feel particularly indebted to them. In
fact, am amazed at and admire the perseverance,
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dedication, and intelligence that they have ex-
emplified on this and other projects.
I'd also like to thank Joanie Case and Barbara
McEnerney for their editing and proofreading,
which—as on previous books—they performed
with extraordinary skill and insight. To be fair
to them, must point out that told them to be
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especially tolerant of the informal nature of the
transcripts. Hence, any grammatical errors or
lapses in punctuation remain because personally
I
insisted on maintaining the original character of
the workshops, including my sometimes erratic
way ofspeaking.
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Contents
Prologue 9
THE INDIVIDUAL'S CAPACITY FOR RELATIONSHIP 13
I.
The Moon—16
"Affinities" & "Disaffinities"-22
Leo, the 5th House & the Fire Element-26
The 7th House, Saturn & Pluto-29
Comments on Uranus & Oppositions—33
Aspects with the Sun & Moon-35
The 11th, 8th & 1st Houses-39
The "Shared Experience" Concept—41
Related Progressions & Transits-43
Transiting Jupiter & Saturn in the 5th & 7th Houses—47
Venus & Mars in the Elements <& Signs—49
II. TECHNIQUES OF CHARTCOMPARISON 77
"Feeding" Your Energy Field—80
The Sun & the Moon-85
Aspects in Comparisons-87
Jupiter Aspects-88
Stimulating Aspects-88
Sun-Moon & Moon-Moon Oppositions-89
Sun-Sun Oppositions—90
Venus-Venus & Mars-Mars Oppositions-91
Mercury Aspects-92
Interaction of Energy Fields—95
Putting It All Together-99
Aspects with the Ascendant-103
Using the Houses in Comparisons—105
Predominance of Specific Aspects-106
Chart Comparisons & Karma-108
The Water & Fire Houses-1 1
Evaluating the People lnvolved-11
Mars & Venus Natal Aspects with the Outer Planets-120
Uranus with Venusor Mars 120, Neptune with Venusor Mars 124,
Pluto with Venusor Mars 128
A Chart Comparison Example-132
III. THE USE OF THE HOUSES IN CHARTCOMPARISON 145
IV. UNDERSTANDING TRANSITS 156
A Framework forTransits-159
Saturn Transits & Responsibility—168
Comments on Specific Transits—169
Steps & Approaches for Personalizing
the Meaning ofTransits—172
The Basic Rhythm & Function ofthe Transiting Planets-175
Jupiter & Saturn through the Houses-186
Jupiter, Saturn & Mars Returns—195
Some Details of Uranus Transits-209
Final Comments-211
V. SOME THOUGHTS ON ASTROLOGICALCOUNSELING ... 215
Trust in the Counseling Situation—219
ProblemsofPsychotherapy & CounselingToday-220
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Key to Outline & Illustrations
Systematic Outline of Synastry 14&15
Illustration #1—Sample "Chart Comparison Data Sheet"
with explanations of abbreviations & format ... 100 & 101
Illustration #2- Jean's & David's charts 134 & 135
Illustration #3—Complete "Chart Comparison Data Sheet"
for Jean & David 136 & 137
Blank Chart Comparison Data Sheet
(for photocopying & reader's use) 225