Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #48829 in Books
• Published on: 1990-01-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 181 pages

Customer Reviews

Great introduction to the Natal Chart
This was one of the first books i bought to do with astrology - and i really made a good choice. Rather than being full of what the fire signs are, what the water signs are etc - Arryo takes it that the reader already knows the basic principles of a chart and how to read it and so you read feeling that this is a man that knows what hes talking about, to an educated audience. A refreshing outlook into the natal chart, and certainly one that i would highly recommend for a beginner that just wants to take reading a chart that one step further!
Arryo's humour and insight are combined well to produce a well written and informative book on reading the natal (and so nearly any) chart!

The most accessible and accurate book of its kind.
Those familiar with Stephen Arroyo will not be surprised by the exceptional quality of this handbook which builds on his previous best-selling astrology books. In fact some of the content is directly lifted from previous work such as "Astrology,Karma and Transformation", but the book is no less value for money as a result. Step by step, Arroyo uses clear, modern language to reveal the essential meanings of any birth chart. Wisdom and clear intelligent insights spring from every page and even an experienced astrologer can benefit from Arroyo's imaginative and precise use of language.

Unlike some of Arroyo's early work, the Chart Interpretation Handbook is expertly laid out, due no doubt to the editing skills of Jerilynn Marshall who Arroyo enthusiastically acknowledges. Its all here: the four elements and the twelve signs, key concepts for the planets, the planets in the signs, the ascendant and midheaven, the houses and planetary aspects. And, true to Arroyo's sense of humour (always bubbling away beneath the profound depth of his writing), there's even a couple of cartoons!

I had been a practising astrologer for several years when this came out, and after one read through, the Chart Interpretation Handbook became my primary reference for birth chart work. It still is today! Highly recommended.