Eclipses: Predicting World Events & Personal Transformation

This is NOT one of those books on astrology with a title that sounds like its something you need, that starts off well-intended and becomes a wallowing, multi-tangented meandering about the landscape, dragging you through endless cul-de-sacs of examples you can never use in real life. Then there are other astrologers who seem intended on using astrology like a pipe wrench to twist your perspective to their world view with a seemingly Stalinist interpretation of an innocent Zodiac. When will astrologers get it through their heads that we, the book-buying public want the principles of astrology, not the endless chopstick-picking through of individual natal charts or their useless, blind personal biases? I was looking for clarity. I found it here in Eclipses, and this book eclipses those mindsets! I found "Eclipses" to be everything I'd hoped (but hadn't expected) it to be when I'd ordered it. First off, it was a truly interesting read the first time through. Rather than slogging through a few chapters at a time, holding my nose and eating Rolaids while taking notes of the precious few details of information as I would with most other astrology books, I was surprised to find myself looking forward to each successive chapter, and ended up reading it in one enjoyable sitting. I really must commend Ms. Teal on this book. It must have a nice natal chart. It's logical in format, uncluttered and concise, intelligent, precise in content, unbiased and yes, I actually have it at my desk to use frequently as a reference. This book is remarkable in how it spotlighted the information and cut a path from a logical beginning through the present and into the future. Great information included up through 2012. She even intuited what questions you would've asked and had some great chapters on future events having to do with the economy and the U.S. and world events already worked out. This is one book that will never share company with those other books in that special place on the bottom of my bookshelf, where I allow my cats to practice their paper recycling techniques.

Celeste Teal is the best Astrologer of all time, A wealth of information on Eclipses, she put allot of information on what an Eclipses means in the natal chart, as well as the Progressed chart, what house the Eclipses will effect, what effect it will have on a personal planet......I haven't been able to put the book down....I have been a student of Astrology for 20 plus years, her books have taken me to a whole new level in Astrology. Eclipses by Celeste Teal is a must have for anybody at any level of Astrology......I love the personal stories in the book, how the Eclipse have change peoples lives. after reading the book, you can follow were an Eclipses will hit in your own chart, she gives the Eclipse dates up to the year 2050. Very well written, easy to follow, allot of reserch has gone in to the book, Celeste is a very good teacher, what an asset she has been for the subjuct of Astrology. Keep up the good work!!!.......I can't wait for her next book. Mary

Astrological software so easily prints out page after page of predictive measurements. Every day seems special by virtue of some transit, progression or solar arc to every planet, midpoint, star or hypothetical. In this book author, Celeste Teal, takes a yellow highlighter pen to such printouts by shining the light of Eclipses on astrology's other measurements. Eclipses track the cycle of the Nodal axis through time somehow providing a conduit for the underlying energetic logic of astrology. In this volume the author certainly applies eclipses to their traditional field of application within mundane astrology. But the eye opener for me was how useful they are for dynamic extension of the client's natal chart through time. The question of whether any one transit or progression will amount to much is answered to a surprising degree by checking to see if the planet or point in question has been touched by an eclipse or not. The Author's original research suggests such degree areas remain hot for three or more years depending on various features of the eclipse. Insight into how a transit or progression may manifest in the life a client can be further refined by considering the nature of the eclipse in question: solar, lunar, north node or south node. After applying the author's approach to my own biographical data and that of my clients, I believe I could make a credible case for a workable astrology that ignores everything that has not been first highlighted by an eclipse. At the very least Ms. Teal's treatment of eclipses provides a powerful tool for separating significant astrology from the background noise of today's computer-enabled largess of technique and measurement.

I have long been curious about the astrology of eclipses and was glad to find Teal's book. I had forgotten that a while ago I had purchased her previous book, "Identifying Planetary Triggers" but never had time to read it. I set aside time to read "Eclipses," and was hooked. I was so impressed with "Eclipses" that I purchased a used, yellow-highlighted and underlined copy of her first book, "Predicting Events with Astrology," and have embarked on a program of reading all her books. She is a master teacher. Her writing is so clear that a hobbyist like myself can follow the principles without getting lost. She expresses her ideas compactly in beautifully clear English. Her enthusiasm for astrological research is infectious. Soon I was using her charts to find correlations between eclipses and events in my life. There was an eclipse negatively aspecting my natal Mars before each of my three surgeries. Looking at recent eclipses, I correctly foretold an event in my son's life, based on an eclipse that touched planets in my wife's and son's birth charts. Teal has a deep memory for all she has learned in 30 years of study and is able to meld conclusions reached by ancient researchers with her own unique theories. This is a pioneering work.

This is a well written and easy to read book that touches on a subject that is not well discussed in the astrological literature. Eclipses are kind of a grey zone, even for seasoned astrologers. Ms. Teal explains it in detail, gives great examples, like 9/11 and the fires that occurred in Arizona a few years ago. How eclipses get stimulated over and over in the following years from various aspects is well explained. The special role of Mars and Saturn in these aspects is also covered. There are a couple of chapters designed to assist you in delineating the role of the eclipse in your own natal chart. After reading the book, I now feel comfortable attempting to do so in my own chart. The end of the book is a rather large appendix that covers all sorts of info on past and upcoming eclipses. This book is more geared to the serious student of astrology and to practicing astrologers. All three of Ms. Teal's books on astrology were very instrumental in furthering my understanding and ability to forecast and I have seen an improvement in this area since reading her books.