Chiron: Transforming Bridge Between the Inner and Outer Planets (Llewellyn's Modern Astrology Library)

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Summary: On the Mark- Off the Mark
Review: Clow's book was one of the first to delve in the significance of Chiron. However, it is an uneven reference piece. There are too many pages devoted to charts and the chapter on the Mythology of Chiron could be reduced to a page or two (for me, anyway). There isn't enough on the powerful transits of Chiron to the Natal chart. Her under-pinning theory rings true, but it all gets a little New Age and long winded. However, when the book hits the mark, it hits true. Astrologers need an updated and more concise edition of this landmark book.

Rating:
Summary: On the Mark- Off the Mark
Review: Clow's book was one of the first to delve in the significance of Chiron. However, it is an uneven reference piece. There are too many pages devoted to charts and the chapter on the Mythology of Chiron could be reduced to a page or two (for me, anyway). There isn't enough on the powerful transits of Chiron to the Natal chart. Her under-pinning theory rings true, but it all gets a little New Age and long winded. However, when the book hits the mark, it hits true. Astrologers need an updated and more concise edition of this landmark book.

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Summary: Wonderful book
Review: I really enjoyed this book! It is one of only two books that I know of that really explain Chiron in depth. Chiron is such an important aspect to astrology, and so few people (certainly very few lay people like myself) actually KNOW about it! I think the author does an excellent job on organizing the sections of the book. In particular, I like the fact that she breaks down Chiron's effect by sign and by house, as separate sections. I also like the way she describes how specific kinds of aspects (like Chiron trine Saturn, etc.) affect you, rather than just talking about "aspects" in general. Because she does have so many subsections, some of the subsections are brief and, thus, necessarily superficial. For instance, I would really like to know more about the interaction between Chiron and Pluto when they oppose each other! Also, I find that part of the focus of the author is based on the aspects of the people in her immediate surroundings, rather than the general public. On the other hand, she speaks of what she knows, and has studied Chiron in relation to a LOT of clients, so her personal knowledge is pretty broad-based. Very upbeat, and fun, book, overall.

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Summary: Too Weird
Review: This has got to be one of the all-out WEIRDEST astrology books I've ever read or bought! If you're a Uranus/Neptune-type, you'll adore this book, but some of us are a little more, ahem, grounded. Clow has all kinds of theories about Chiron that I found really hard to digest. She barely mentions the effects of Chiron transits, aspects to Chiron, Chiron in the the signs and houses; instead she goes on and on about some undiscovered planet she has given some strange name, and talks about chakras and psychic healing. Any book that uses a phrase like "star-f---er" is not going to do it for me.