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Library of Congress Control Number: 2024933944

ISBNs: 978-0-7624-8674-8 (hardcover), 978-0-7624-8675-5 (ebook)

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CONTENTS

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Introduction

PART ONE
THE CLASSICAL PLANETS

CHAPTER 1
The Sun: I Am That I Am

Solar Associations and How to Work with Sun Energy

A Solar Practice

Solar Soundtrack

CHAPTER 2
The Moon: Making the Subconscious Conscious

Lunar Associations and How to Work with Moon Energy

A Lunar Practice

Lunar Soundtrack

CHAPTER 3
Mercury: The Magician

Mercurial Associations and How to Work with Mercury Energy

A Mercurial Practice

Mercurial Soundtrack

CHAPTER 4
Venus: Among the Roses

Venusian Associations and How to Work with Venus Energy

A Venusian Practice

Venusian Soundtrack

CHAPTER 5
Mars: Make Love and War

Martian Associations and How to Work with Mars Energy

A Martian Practice

Martian Soundtrack

CHAPTER 6
Jupiter: The Language of God

Jupiterian Associations and How to Work with Jupiter Energy

A Jupiterian Practice

Jupiterian Soundtrack

CHAPTER 7
Saturn: Devotion, Cultivation, and Intention

Saturnian Associations and How to Work with Saturn Energy

A Saturnian Practice

Saturnian Soundtrack

PART TWO
THE MODERN PLANETS

CHAPTER 8
Uranus: Love as a Revolutionary Act

Uranian Associations and How to Work with Uranus Energy

A Uranian Practice

Uranian Soundtrack

CHAPTER 9
Neptune: Magick in the Mundane

Neptunian Associations and How to Work with Neptune Energy

A Neptunian Practice

Neptunian Soundtrack

CHAPTER 10
Pluto: Personal Empowerment through Transformation

Plutonian Associations and How to Work with Pluto Energy

A Plutonian Practice

Plutonian Soundtrack

PART THREE
BEYOND THE PLANETS

CHAPTER 11
The Lunar Nodes: A Karmic Duality

A Nodal Practice

CHAPTER 12
Lilith: The Feminine Is Not Dead

A Lilith Practice

CHAPTER 13
Chiron: The Healing and the Harm

A Chiron Practice

CHAPTER 14
Regulus: The Heart of the Lion

A Note on Working with Regulus

PART FOUR TYING IT ALL TOGETHER

CHAPTER 15
The Birth Chart as the Opus of the Astral Orchestra

Afterword: The Active Principle of Silence

Acknowledgments

Discover More

Notes

Artist Statements

Cover

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