Insights on modern astrology Here at last are the collected essays of the world's leading astrologer. In one comprehensive volume, Essays on Astrology makes a cross section of Robert Hand's writings available to both the beginning and advanced astrologer. Robert Hand is one of the few astrologers to successfully work and publish in both the technical and humanistic dimensions of astrology. Because of this, his work is read, reread and respected by all serious astrologers. And this book presents a comprehensive look at the various essays of this very important author. As a reference book, Essays on Astrology is an invaluable resource. Some articles written several years ago, such as The Ascendant, Midheaven and Vertex in Extreme Latitudes, have been extremely hard to find. Still others are printed here for the very first time making this not only a reprint of Robert Hand's previous works, but an important addition to the study of astrology. The combined articles in this book represent a substantial segment of Robert Hand's astrological writing and provide a prime source for witnessing the development of his thinking on astrology. In Essays on Astrology you can read Robert Hand's first published work on transits, a 1981 article on the Symbols of the Father Complex and an astrological interpretation of the passages through the rites of adulthood. Over 150,000 copies of Hand's titles have been sold. This collection of articles represents both the genesis of the work that went into his books and a continuation of the ideas set forth in his best selling Planets books and the important Horoscope Symbols. Essays on Astrology is more than a reference work. It is a basic study for anyone who wants to see the development and latest thinking of this most important astrologer. It will be a central part of every astrological library. Every astrologer talks about Robert Hand's work. Now they have new ideas, new insights, new points of view for their own astrological thinking. Robert Hand is a professional astrologer with more than twenty years of experience in the field. He has practiced in New York and Boston and lives on Cape Cod. He has lectured and conducted workshops in the United States and England. He is best known for his pioneering work into new techniques of astrology, including research into the composite technique and the field of harmonics. He is the author of Planets m Composite: Analyzing Human Relationships; Planets in Transit: Life Cycles for Living; Planets in Youth and Horoscope Symbols. Mr. Hand is a member of the National Council for Geocosmic Research and the former editor of its monograph series.