 Astrological
Crosses in Relationships
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I
have given this book a personal style and,
throughout, have made liberal use of anecdotes,
quotations, and examples from the actual
experiences of people I have met and observed
over the years, as well as from books and
the media. In so doing, I hope to provide
a vivid portrayal of the crosses, enabling
the reader to easily apply these principles
in his or her own life or astrological practice.
The
technical material has been kept to a minimum,
so that even non astrologers can benefit
from the study of these principles. It is
not essential to be knowledgeable in the
complex art of reading astrology charts
in order to read this book, as the cross
of the Sun sign will reveal much about the
basic character of the individual.
Astrological
Crosses in Relationships, by Pauline Edward
Your Personal Energy "Signature"
(Back cover text)
For
the first time ever, here is an astrology
book that focuses on astrological crosses
(the cardinal, fixed and mutable aspects
of the signs of the zodiac) and their impact
on people's lives, behavior, actions and
motivation. Crosses are so important to
truly understanding a chart that you will
wonder how you ever completed an astrological
analysis without this essential component.
Astrological
Crosses in Relationships explores the
strengths and challenges of each cross,
using many real-life stories taken from
the author's consulting practice. Crosses
revealed in the birth chart provide the
best clue to personal energy style:
- Cardinal
energy dreams and initiates
- Fixed
energy desires and creates
- Mutable
energy communicates and analyzes.
With
this innovative guide, you can learn to
identify crosses in everyday life experiences,
mend star-crossed relationships, and balance
a lack or overemphasis of crosses in your
birth chart.
Astrological
Crosses in Relationships
Understanding Cardinal, Fixed & Mutable
Energies
Pub. Llewellyn
Author: Pauline
Edward
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by:
By
Lucy MacDonald, M.Ed., author of Learn
to Be an Optimist
By Michael Munkasey,
PMAFA, NCGR-IV
By Susan Kelly, Astrology
Montreal
By The Wessex Astrologer
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Testimonial:
I have placed your book "Astrological
Crosses in Relationships" under my
pillow and read it every day before I jump
out of bed. The information contained in
those pages has broadened my heart and mind
in understanding my husband (fixed-mutable)
and three children (fixed). I can now converse
with them on levels I didn't even know existed.
Through this new found understanding, I
see them clearer than ever and have developed
a closer bond with them all. It is as if
I suddenly can speak their inner language
and understand why and how they move about
in the world. G.F., PA
Review
by Lucy MacDonald
Astrological
Crosses in Relationships shows us how
our astrological signs can be grouped into
one of three categories: cardinal, fixed,
and mutable. Once she has your attention
with interesting and informative anecdotes
she explains the importance of the crosses
in all kinds of relationships: love relationships,
parent and child, business partners, and
friendships.
This
profound yet highly practical book gives
us valuable information about why the different
astrological signs think and act the way
they do and how it impacts our relationships.
Written in an easy to understand yet challenging
style, this book is for the reader who wants
to learn about astrology beyond the daily
horoscope page in the newspaper.
Reading
Pauline Edward's book helps us to understand
why people think and communicate the way
they do, which in turn helps us to improve
our relationships. That's no small feat!
In depth, well-written, and informative,
Astrological Crosses in Relationships is
a valuable asset to anyone interested in
understanding human behavior.
Lucy
MacDonald, M.Ed., author of Learn
to Be an Optimist.
Michael
Munkasey, PMAFA, NCGR-IV
"Pauline
Edward has written the best book yet about
the nature of Cardinal, Fixed, and Mutable.
Her readable, insightful work can help both
beginning and experienced astrologers gain
much understanding about life's processes.
Highly recommended."
Susan
Kelly, Astrology Montreal
The
great paradox of Astrology: this cosmic
art/science has been around for at least
4,000 years, yet it never seems to get old.
There's always something new to discover,
or a neglected element crying out to be
viewed in a new light.
This
latter point was amply and ably brought
home to me in reading Montreal astrologer
Pauline Edward's new book Astrological Crosses
in Relationships. (Llewellyn 2002). For
just when you thought such basic stuff as
the crosses has been adequately covered,
it turns out they haven't.
Beginning
students are introduced to the zodiac signs
through the elements and crosses. Volumes
have been written about the elements, for
they form the bases for so many branches
of metaphysical studies, such as the tarot.
Not
so the crosses, for which no other extensive
reference exits. They're also known as the
quadruplicities, qualities or modes if you
prefer, and are unique to astrology. There
are three crosses, called cardinal, fixed
and mutable, each containing four signs.
And, as Edward sees it, : "By their
basic structure, the crosses represent far
more dynamic groups than do the elements."
A
respected astrologer since 1985, Edward
has studied the crosses for over 15 years.
(She's also Astrology Montreal's website
designer/master and a founding member who
now sits on the executive committee). She
traces her fascination back to an awakening
during a lecture given by another Montreal
astrologer, Marc Bériault: "Ever
since that moment, I have continued to study
and develop my understanding . . . The crosses
were the missing link."
She
goes on to elaborate on their dynamic nature:
"Over the years I began to recognize
the crosses in people's speech patterns,
in the style of their actions, in their
methods of self-expression, in the words
they chose to express what was on their
minds or in their hearts, in the manner
in which they carried themselves into a
room, and in how they related to others."
(P.3)
The
results of these observations is a very
cogent outline of the crosses as accessible
for beginners as it is for professional
astrologers. Edward presents her material
in a very personable style. From page 1,
the reader has the sense of being able to
sit down with a top-notch astrologer who
is also a superb translator of 'astrolgese'
into clear, straightforward English.
I
am impressed with not only the extent, but
also the quality of the insights and information
in this book. The author certainly nailed
my fixed cross issues, such as: "Although
for the most part productive, fixed signs
can find themselves trapped in the immediately
perceived reality, and when this occurs
they are unable to be creative and can be
inflexible in their attitudes and actions."
(P. 58) The above is just a little too true
for this Leo reviewer!
There
are a wealth of anecdotes to illustrate
the crosses and how they play out in the
lives of individuals, without relying too
heavily on celebrities, as do so many astrology
books. Real people with real lives are included,
not just such über-successful over-achievers
as Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey or Martha Stewart.
In"The Crosses in Life Experience"
chapter. I especially liked the analogy
of decorating a room, and how each cross
would handle and divide tasks. (p. 129)
This
book holds a wealth of insight and information
for intermediate to advanced students of
astrology. But it's also accessible to those
with only Sun-sign knowledge. Edward provides
every opportunity for them to benefit from
this book, including a table of Sun-signs
clearly indicating to which cross each belongs.
Those
wishing to go beyond the Sun-sign are able
to send away for a free chart. Edward provides
pointers on how to determine if one or more
of the crosses predominates in your chart
on pages 12-13 (of course, you can always
ask your astrologer!). Beyond setting the
tone, the Introduction chapter also provides
a mini astrology course, and lets you know
you're dealing with an authority.
Practicing
astrologers will find not only information,
but advice directly applicable in counselling
situations. Case in point: the chapter entitled
"Mending Broken Crosses" deals
with lack of or over-abundance of a quality,
and provides suggested coping strategies.
I
do have one small cavil with this book,
and that is with the title, Astrological
Crosses in Relationships. Were I to come
across it cold on a bookstore shelf, I might
assume it was a book about the crosses in
synastry. A more apt title might have been
The Astrological Crosses in Relationship
- for as Edward writes ". . . it is
the aspects, or relationship of one sign
to another within the same cross that makes
up the dynamism."
Astrological
Crosses in Relationships now has a prominent
spot on my astrological reference bookshelf.
I will return to it often, in mutable dipping
and skipping for immediately useful knowledge,
in a fixed desire to spur greater mastery
and creative approach to my astrology practice,
and in a cardinal obsession with needing
and wanting to be in on a very good thing.
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The
Wessex Astrologer
Absolutely
excellent work on the cardinal, fixed and
mutable qualities of the signs. Suitable
for any level of astrologer this goes into
the subject at a deeper level than I've
seen before. Thought provoking and intelligently
written.
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