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    Experiments & Experience with Astrology: Reflections on Methods & Meaning
    Experiments & Experience with Astrology: Reflections on Methods & Meaning
    Experiments & Experience with Astrology: Reflections on Methods & Meaning
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    Experiments & Experience with Astrology: Reflections on Methods & Meaning

    By Stephen Arroyo

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    In this eBook original, numerous practical as well as philosophical
    issues are explored. In an in-depth, wide-ranging interview appearing in
    book form for the first time, Stephen Arroyo answers questions about
    his early years in astrology, how he came to write some of his classic
    works, and his views on various central issues in astrology’s current
    practice and potential future development. In another chapter, he
    provides concise new observations and guidelines that provide more
    insightful ways of understanding many factors in both individual birth
    charts and chart comparisons.
    In the other sections of this book, he discusses what astrology can
    contribute to psychology, how to understand the Ascendant, and
    possible explanations of transits’ powerful effects. And importantly,
    this is the only book currently available that describes and explores his
    unique theory of “subtones†as an incisive, psychologically revealing
    method of achieving greater depth in understanding any birth chart. In
    short, utilizing “subtones†is a method of synthesizing the major chart
    factors in any person’s chart in a simple, quick way that people at any
    level of astrological knowledge can easily learn and reliably use.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCRCS Publications
    Release dateOct 13, 2020
    ISBN9780916360672
    Experiments & Experience with Astrology: Reflections on Methods & Meaning
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    Stephen Arroyo

    Arroyo has written eight books on psychologically oriented astrology which demonstrate how the individual’s experience of the Solar System's impacts the personal energy field, both psychological and physical. His works recast astrological concepts in psychological terms, and reject what he perceives as the fatalism and negativity of old-fashioned astrology. His books have now been translated into 25 languages. He has been awarded the British Astrological Association Prize, the Fraternity of Canadian Astrologers' International Award, and the US Astrology Congress's Regulus Award.

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      In this eBook original, numerous practical as well as philosophical issues are explored. In an in-depth, wide-ranging interview appearing in book form for the first time, Stephen Arroyo answers questions about his early years in astrology, how he came to write some of his classic works, and his views on various central issues in astrology’s current practice and potential future development. In another chapter, he provides concise new observations and guidelines that provide more insightful ways of understanding many factors in both individual birth charts and chart comparisons.

      In the other sections of this book, he discusses what astrology can contribute to psychology, how to understand the Ascendant, and possible explanations of transits’ powerful effects. And importantly, this is the only book currently available that describes and explores his unique theory of subtones as an incisive, psychologically revealing method of achieving greater depth in understanding any birth chart. In short, utilizing subtones is a method of synthesizing the major chart factors in any person’s chart in a simple, quick way that people at any level of astrological knowledge can easily learn and reliably use.

      STEPHEN ARROYO is the author of numerous best-selling books on astrology, all of which have presented a type of astrology that is modern, innovative, and directed toward self-understanding. He is internationally renowned as a pioneer of in-depth astrology, which his writings express with remarkable clarity. His work is extremely popular around the world, with translations now appearing in more than twenty languages. He has been awarded the Astrology Prize by the British Astrological Association, the Regulus Award by the United Astrology Conference, and the International Sun Award by the Fraternity of Canadian Astrologers. Mr. Arroyo holds a M.A. degree in psychology and for many years maintained a busy counseling practice. In addition, he taught some of the first credit classes in astrology in American colleges.

      Published by CRCS Publications ISBN: 978-0-916360-67-2

      Books by the Author

      ASTROLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY & 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

      STEPHEN ARROYO’S CHART INTERPRETATION HANDBOOK: Guidelines for Understanding the Essentials of the Birth Chart

      PRACTICING THE COSMIC SCIENCE: Key Insights in Modern Astrology

      EXPLORING JUPITER: The Astrological Key to Progress, Prosperity & Potential

      PERSON-TO-PERSON ASTROLOGY: Energy Factors in Love, Sex & Compatibility

      EXPERIMENTS & EXPERIENCE WITH ASTROLOGY: Reflections on Methods & Meaning (eBook only)

      Experiments & Experience with Astrology

      Reflections on Methods & Meaning

      Stephen Arroyo

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      COPYRIGHT ©2012 by Stephen Arroyo

      All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions.

      First published in eBook format by CRCS Publications 2012.

      Earlier versions of sections of this book were previously published, in the following formats, although the material has now been revised for this new edition:

      Interview with Stephen Arroyo was first published in The Mountain Astrologer.

      Methods of Chart Synthesis and Key Issues in Astrology Today were originally published in The Jupiter/Saturn Conference Lectures and, later, in a 2nd edition entitled New Insights in Modern Astrology.

      No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer, who may quote brief passages in a review. Scanning, uploading, and electronic distribution of this book or the facilitation of such without permission of the publisher is prohibited. Please purchase only authorized electronic editions, and do not participate in or encourage electronic piracy of copyrighted materials. Your support of the author’s rights is appreciated.

      ISBN-13: 978-0-916360-67-2

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      CONTENTS

      Books by the Author

      Copyright Information

      INTRODUCTION & Some Updated Views on Neglected Astrological Subjects

      An Interview with Stephen Arroyo

      Methods of Chart Synthesis

      Emphasizing Inner Experience Leads to Real Synthesis

      Simplicity – A Guideline for Astrological Work

      Specific Chart Synthesis Methods

      The Ascendant & Related Factors

      Perceiving Chart Synthesis Through House Placements

      Factors Toning Each Planetary Principle

      Rules for Applying & Interpreting Subtones

      The Essential Meaning & Practical Value of Subtones

      A Holistic Approach to Transits

      Retrospective: Observations & Axioms for More Insightful Chart Interpretation

      Key Issues in Astrology Today: Observations on Astrology’s Contributions to & Interactions with Psychology & Science

      Current Psychological Theory In Relation to Astrology

      About The Author

      If the human psyche is anything, it must be of unimaginable complexity and diversity, so it cannot possibly be approached through a mere psychology of instinct. I can only gaze with wonder and awe at the depths and heights of our psychic nature… . Beside this picture I would like to place the spectacle of the starry heavens at night, for the only equivalent of the universe within is the universe without… .

      – Dr. C. G. Jung (from Freud and Psychoanalysis)

      INTRODUCTION & Some Updated Views on Neglected Astrological Subjects

      Numerous practical as well as philosophical issues are explored in this eBook, including considerations and reflections related to astrology, psychology, and counseling. This eBook will keep available some work that I particularly value. I have revised & updated quite a bit in the Chart Synthesis and Key Issues chapters, which appeared in original form in a book that is now Out of Print. Much of these two chapters has also appeared in various German, Dutch, French, Italian, Czech, and Spanish editions. Methods of Chart Synthesis has also appeared as a separately published booklet in Hungarian.

      In those sections of the book, I discuss what astrology can contribute to psychology, how to understand the Ascendant, and potential theoretical explanations of transits’ reliable and powerful effects. This is also the only book currently available wherein I describe my theory of Subtones – an incisive and psychologically revealing method of achieving another level of depth in understanding any birth chart. In short, using Subtones Analysis is a method of synthesizing the major chart factors in any person’s chart in a simple, quick way than people at any level of astrological knowledge can easily learn and reliably use. I feel that the Subtones approach is extremely valuable and revealing and will be self-evidently useful for those who experiment with it. I would like to convey to all readers and students of my work that Subtone Analysis is now one of the first things I do when looking at any chart for the first time. Also, there is no longer a plan for a book-length treatment of Subtones, as I originally imagined, so this is the only in-print source of this theory and method as I prefer to present it.

      Chapter 3 consists of a concise presentation of a number of ideas, observations, and interpretive guidelines that I call axioms– most of which have not been included in my previous books. In going through my many notes and files during a recent reorganization, I realized that quite a number of valuable observations and often evocative or intriguing theories merit some form of publication. Some of these ideas are extremely traditional and simple, but seem to be often neglected today. Others may be a bit controversial, but I hope they stimulate thought and reflection when they are applied to real astrological cases or situations.

      The Interview in this book is the longest, most probing and wide-ranging one I have done; and it has already (at least in parts) been translated into Serbian, German, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian, as well as published in entirety in The Mountain Astrologer magazine. In it, I answer questions about my background and early years in astrology studies, some people who influenced me, and my views on various central issues in astrology’s current practice and potential future development. It has enough significant commentary and history of my work and thought that I felt it should be in a more permanent form. It is basically unchanged since the London interview, except for a brief addendum, and it appears here in book form for the first time.

      Another area of study that has immediate implications for astrological tradition, theory, and the interpretation of individuals’ charts which I would like to bring to the fore is the subject of planetary speed or velocity. The importance of this issue has become more and more apparent to me over the past two decades. And it is a factor that is rarely noticed these days when most charts are calculated by computer and thus are visually presented as finished maps with perhaps a few planets marked Retrograde. Few practitioners today check the ephemeris to determine whether a planet was turning retrograde or direct, was stationary, or was moving very slowly while approaching its stationary position.

      When studying the charts of famous people or when having dialogues with clients, for many years it was increasingly obvious to me that the Retrograde Planet lore was mostly superstition – couched as it was in fear and negative language. When I looked closely at the lives and experience of real people, there seemed no correlation to the old-fashioned notions about retrograde planets being negative or somehow debilitated or obstructed. In fact – quite the contrary! Quite often those with amazing mental brilliance seemed to have a Rx Mercury, while great athletes often had a Rx Mars. The more I looked at many cases, the more apparent it became that the essential factor that was truly and reliably meaningful was the speed of the planet; i.e., how slow it was going relative to its average velocity. This seemed far more important and indicative of

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