Star-Crossed: Astrology, Personality Theory and the Meeting of Opposites

Clare Martin has an MA in Integrative Psychotherapy and has been a practising astrologer and teacher since 1990, working in London for the Faculty of Astrological Studies, of which she was President for nine years, and at the Centre for Psychological Astrology. Her personal approach to astrological interpretation is fundamentally Jungian, and evolved during a long period of studying with a variety of teachers in the western mystery traditions.Clare now lives in Dorset, where she continues her writing and consultancy work and is a tutor on the Mercury Internet School of Psychological Astrology.Mapping the Psyche is a three volume introduction to psychological astrology, based on the transcriptions of a course Clare taught for many years at the Centre for Psychological Astrology. Their titles are as follows:Volume 1: The Planets and the Signs of the ZodiacVolume 2: Planetary Aspects and the Houses of the HoroscopeVolume 3: Kairos, the Astrology of TimeThese books are an ideal entry point into astrology's symbolic language, and are recommended for anyone with a serious interest in discovering how astrology can enhance self-understanding and promote psychic integration. Audience participation in these seminar style books ensures that psychological terms are fully explained and illustrated with personal examples. Clare draws from a variety of sources, including the perennial philosophy, alchemy and the kabbalah, demonstrating the inherently spiritual and magical dimensions of this approach to psychological astrology.Clare's latest book 'Alchemy: The Soul of Astrology', is proving a runaway hit. 25 years in the writing, this deceptively slim volume is innovative and ground-breaking. To give you more of an idea of the content, watch Clare's beautiful video on the subject over on our Youtube channel.

• Chapter 1The Psychology of RelationshipsChapter 2The Astrology of RelationshipsChapter 3The Healing Power of StoriesChapter 4The Cancer/Capricorn AxisThe Unwanted Child Schizoid AdaptationChapter 5The Taurus/Leo AxisThe Abandoned Child Oral AdaptationChapter 6The Gemini/Sagittarius AxisThe Owned Child Symbiotic AdaptationChapter 7The Leo/Aquarius AxisThe Used Child Narcissistic AdaptationChapter 8The Virgo/Pisces AxisThe Defeated Child Masochistic AdaptationChapter 9The Aries/Libra AxisThe Exploited Child Oedipal AdaptationChapter 10Epilogue - Love ActuallyChart DataBibliographyIndex