Sue Tompkins has been a practicing consultant and teacher of astrology since 1981. She was Director of Schools for the prestigious Faculty of Astrological Studies in London for 15 years and now operates her own school, the London School of Astrology. In addition to her independent courses and workshop offerings, she is a practicing homeopath in central London.

Aspects in Astrology A Guide to Understanding Planetary Relationships in the Horoscope Acknowledgements Introduction Part One: The Principles of Aspect Interpretation 1. The Planets Sun Moon Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto 2. Dividing the Circle and Calculating Aspects 3. The Meaning of Aspects Conjunction Opposition Trine Square Quintile Sextile Semi-square & Sesquiquadrate Quincunx Semi-sextile 4. Interpreting Aspects in Practice Weighting Orbs Planetary protocol Applying and Separating Aspects Aspects in Declination 5. Qualities, Elements and Signs in Aspect The Cardinal Cross Aries-Libra Cancer-Capricorn Aries-Cancer Aries-Capricorn Cancer-Libra Libra-Capricorn The Fixed Cross Taurus-Scorpio Leo-Aquarius Taurus-Leo Taurus-Aquarius Leo-Scorpio Scorpio-Aquarius The Mutable Cross Gemini-Sagittarius Virgo-Pisces Gemini-Virgo Gemini-Pisces Virgo-Sagittarius Sagittarius-Pisces Trines in Fire Trines in Earth Trines in Air Trines in Water Part Two: A Planetary Cookbook 6. Sun Aspects Sun-Moon Sun-Mercury Sun-Venus Sun-Mars Sun-Jupiter Sun-Saturn Sun-Uranus Sun-Neptune Sun-Pluto 7. Moon Aspects Moon-Mercury Moon-Venus Moon-Mars Moon-Jupiter Moon-Saturn Moon-Uranus Moon-Neptune Moon-Pluto 8. Mercury Aspects Mercury-Venus Mercury-Mars Mercury-Jupiter Mercury-Saturn Mercury-Uranus Mercury-Neptune Mercury-Pluto 9. Venus Aspects Venus-Mars Venus-Jupiter Venus-Saturn Venus-Uranus Venus-Neptune Venus-Pluto 10. Mars Aspects Mars-Jupiter Mars-Saturn Mars-Uranus Mars-Neptune Mars-Pluto 11. Jupiter Aspects Jupiter-Saturn Jupiter-Uranus Jupiter-Neptune Jupiter-Pluto 12. Saturn Aspects Saturn-Uranus Saturn-Neptune Saturn-Pluto 13. Aspects between the Outer Planets Part Three: The Angles 14. The Ascendant-Midheaven Complex The Ascendant-Descendant Axis MC-IC Axis 15. Planets and Angles The Sun and the Angles The Moon and the Angles Mercury and the Angles Venus and the Angles Mars and the Angles Jupiter and the Angles Saturn and the Angles Uranus and the Angles Neptune and the Angles Pluto and the Angles Data Sources and Index of Charts Used in the Text Useful Organisations Bibliography

Aspects--the relationships between the stars and planets--are an essential piece when it comes to interpreting the destiny of an individual from astrological information. Tompkins provides both the novice and the experienced astrologer the evidence and concrete methods needed to grasp the vast knowledge offered to us by our horoscope.