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Astrology offers a unique perspective on our lives, helping us to understand ourselves and each other, along with the world we find ourselves within today. The advent of computerised horoscopes can make traditional astrology look easy, but this book looks at the astronomical and mathematical principles underlying this ancient art, questioning many of the popular paradigms used in astrology today. The result is an alternative way of understanding and using astrology, based upon a re-examination of the fundamental building blocks on which it has been based.For beginners in astrology, this book gives clear instructions, step by step, for constructing a horoscope online. There are also appendices which hold ephemerides and tables of houses for astrologers who still prefer traditional methods of chart calculation.Although the emphasis is on psychological astrology, with comprehensive suggested meanings for the astrological aspects and placements in the signs, there are also sections covering many other areas of astrology, including the tropical versus sidereal debate, and how to calculate relationship charts properly.In a field where there is already a plethora of published material, this book is offered in the spirit of stimulating further thought and discussion about how we practise astrology and why we employ the methods we do. The approach is optimistic in tone and aims to convey some of the sheer enjoyment associated with the practice of astrology