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Planets in Composite: Analyzing Human Relationships (The Planet Series)
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Astrology Review: This slightly
older book, dedicated to interpreting the composite chart, is a
useful reference. Besides introductory chapters that give an
overview of the whole process of casting and reading the composite
chart (the chart of a relationship), the book offers case studies
as well as delineations of each composite luminary and planet in the houses
and in aspect. The Moon's Nodes, and their special meaning in the
composite chart, get a whole chapter to themselves,
too.
If you frequent the Astrodienst
site, you'll find that their interpretations of the composite
chart are pulled from this excellent work.
The interpretations given in Planets
in Composite are insightful; they're also decidedly realistic
and practical. Some of them can even sting, which is probably a
good thing.
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Composite Charts; The Astrology of Relationships
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Astrology Note: Composite Charts: The Astrology of Relationships
is another comprehensive composite chart manual. This book is written by John Townley who is credited
with the invention of the wonderful "composite"
technique.
This book interprets the
composite planets and nodes in aspect,
house, and sign. Both this book and Robert Hand's Planets in
Composite (left) are excellent reads, and they
complement each other well—instead of overlapping. Townley's
writing style is a little more conversational then Hand's.
Composite planets in the signs is covered in this work and not
in Planets in Composite. I find
both books quite useful. If I had to make a choice between these
two books when recommending a composite chart manual to a
student of astrology, however, I would choose Planets in
Composite (left).
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The
influences of the aspects between planets in the
composite chart can be considered the heart and soul
of the relationship. Although any composite chart is
complex, with multiple influences to consider, it's
helpful to study each planetary aspect in order to
understand the energies at play in a relationship.
