Featuring over one hundred charts and many clarifying examples, this practical guide shows you how to read a birth chart with confidence by presenting the eight basic planetary patterns and what they mean.
These patterns reveal your personality traits, talents, values, and aspirations, and they'll help you read the birth chart of anyone in your life. Professional astrologer Glenn Mitchell provides a strong foundation for chart reading, giving you clear and concise information about each segment and the planet it represents.
Numerous case studies are also highlighted, including the charts of famous figures like Oscar Wilde, Dustin Hoffman, and Helen Keller. From the bowl and bundle patterns to the see-saw and splash, this essential book has what you need to master the birth chart and deepen your astrological practice.
About the Author
Glenn Mitchell (Tallahasee, FL) is an astrologer with more than thirty years of experience. He’s been mentored by several renowned astrologers, including David Cochrane, Kathy Rose, and Noel Tyl. He also studied with the Faculty for Astrological Studies in London, England.
Industry Reviews
"Mitchell provides clear, straightforward guidelines and rules for determining the essential character of a person...The fruit of his thorough research is a simple and elegant way to quickly determine fundamental personality traits. The many dozens of example charts bring the ideas to life, and the reader is provided with practical information that can be applied to any chart consultation or reading. Mitchell has done the hard work to sort out how the chart patterns introduced by Mark Edmund Jones actually work in the lives of people, and we are the beneficiaries."
David Cochrane, founder of Cosmic Patterns Software and cofounder of the Avalon School of Astrology
"Saying that a book 'belongs on every astrologer's bookshelf' has become a painful cliche, but in this case it's not praise, it is actually prophecy—that is where this helpful volume is destined to wind up.
Steven Forrest, author of The Inner Sky
"Whether you are new, inexperienced, advanced, or a pro, this very well-written book is going to be the modern, go-to reference for patterns used in horoscope analysis."
Basil Fearrington, author of The New Way to Learn Astrology
