Astrological Counsel (Principles & Practices in Astrology Vol 10)

In Astrological Counsel Noel Tyl presents, for the first time, a detailed inspection of the psychodynamics of the astrologer-client relationship.His approach assumes that a productive counseling relationship is based upon sharing the horoscope with the client rather than a one-sided performance by the astrologer. Sensitive analysis requires that the deductions from the horoscope be corroborated through real-life observation of the client's behavior and through creative dialogue: only in this way can the proper nuance and emphasis, within the complex of horoscope configurations, be clarified. The client's experience and judgment are necessary aids in the behavioral translation of astrological symbolism - a translation required by the "psychological way of modern astrology."The book describes knowledgeably and sensitively many diagnostic and counseling techniques, from fantasy projection to role reversal, which heretofore have been confined to formal psychoanalytic therapy. Underlying the book's approach is the concept of objectification - the special gift of Astrology, which, through the chart, lays bare the innermost recesses of the psyche to the light of compassionate analysis, and accomplishes in a flash what may take psychoanalysis months, years.