A New Vision of Astrology

Utilizing an original and profound system that converts traditional sun-sign astrology into a more precise language for decoding the complete range of human experience, a new vision of astrology contains bold new concepts that reframe astrology as we know it: a horoscope begins at conception rather than birth, incorporating gestation -the most formative period of life. the sun, moon, and planets correlate with people in your life -everyone from parents and siblings to friends and lovers. horoscopes are not unalterable blueprints formed at the moment of birth but are constantly changing as planets trigger key events. these events can be predicted using a wheel of life -a simple diagram that reveals every significant occurrence in your life span. special bonus! the author's website, newvisionastrology, also offers each reader a free, personalized horoscope chart -the crucial first step on an extraordinary journey of self-exploration. radical and thought provoking,a new vision of astrology provides a unique vantage point that will help you harness the power of astrology to shape your life for the better. a. t. mann devised “life time astrology” and has practiced for thirty years with thousands of clients. his books includelife time astrology, astrology and the art of healing, andsacred sexuality. he lives in hudson, new york. excerpt. © reprinted by permission. all rights reserved. chapter one: beyond the sun signsour birth is but a sleep and a forgetting:the soul that rises with us, our life's star,hath had elsewhere its setting,and cometh from afar:not in entire forgetfulness,and not in utter nakedness,but trailing clouds of glory do we comefrom god, who is our home.william wordsworth,"ode: intimations of immortality"the sun signs are our first introduction to astrology. we realize immediately that there is a profound simplicity and wisdom in the sequence of twelve zodiac signs, despite our logical resistance to the fact that we are categorical and predictable. as if by osmosis we gradually learn this ancient set of symbols and their qualities, especially if we are interested in relationship, in our feelings, in why we do what we do, or why others do what they do. in time we learn the qualities of our own sun sign and also the meaning of the other signs. it even seems that signs other than our own are relevant to us. we wonder why this is the case.the qualities of the twelve signs resonate with us on some deep level. we read that leos are proud and self-centered or that aquarians are idealistic and join groups, and we nod our heads in assent without really knowing why. what is not made clear is that the sun is symbolically the father, the masculine principle, vitality, consciousness, and objectivity. the sun signs really tell us only about the masculine qualities and the equivalent parts of us that derive from our father, our father figures, or the masculine influences in our lives. where can we discover the symbols that signify our feminine side and our emotional life? to do so, we must explore the moon, our mother, our feelings, our values, and the feminine principle in the same sequence of twelve signs. the twelve astrological signs are types that apply to the moon and the other planets.the sun signs are places in the cycle of the solar year, which is why we associate them with our birthday. the sequence of their twelve values has a seasonal and a symbolic coherence. it is logical that the summer sign leo is warmer and more outgoing than the winter sign capricorn, which is more reserved and introverted. the reasons are obvious and simply explain when in the seasonal cycle we are born. by extending the logic of sun signs that we have already learned to the other planets, we bring a new richness of relationship to the familiar.what are the zodiac signs and what do they mean? the zodiac is a ring of constellations funct