Erin Sullivans latest book is a breakthrough both in astrology and psychology.The <strong>Astrology of Family Dynamics</strong> makes for gripping reading and s... » 

Erin Sullivans latest book is a breakthrough both in astrology and psychology.The Astrology of Family Dynamics makes for gripping reading and shows us thatastrology is the only system that demonstrates the complexities of the familyas an organic whole the familys place in the collective and the role anindividual plays in carrying on the ancestral line. To date there is no bookdedicated to family patterns the psychology of family dynamics in natalastrology. Not only does this book fill a gap in astrological literature italso adds an essential new dimension to the psychology of families and groups.The family as we have known it has changed dramatically with our changingtechnology. Families are reforming in accord with the new times and respondingto the demands of the family members. Many people are finding themselvesuncomfortable within the smothering nuclear family and will want to explore thepatterns that may have gone undiscovered because relatives no longer know eachother well. The five personal case histories in The Astrology of FamilyDynamics are fascinating stories.Sullivan writes with compassion and accuracy weaving together various methodsof analyzing and working with individuals and their families. There isMohsin the adopted man a story of autism a poignant story of a woman whosechild rejected her in utero Freud had it half right and the compellingstory of a woman who carries the whole of her ancestral line a deeply movingtale that verifies our personal links to our own ancestors links that defylinear time. She discusses the cardinal fixed and mutable signs as theyaffect families shows how elements work as a familydynamic tracks core themesin families using planetary positions and aspects and explains the 4th 8thand 12th houses as our ancestral base. She works with the Jigsaw TM computerprogram to sort family charts into graphs that can interpret the data you find.A short discuss «