Synthesis & Counseling in Astrology: The Professional Manual the Professional Manual

An excellent book for anyone interested in astrological interpretation. You cannot go wrong with Noel. The man is a master in his field and I defy anyone not to learn something from him.

Noel Tyl's writing style is certainly prodigious, but I doubt that any of it is extraneous; not coming from a Capricorn. The wordiness is for impact. All of Noel's works need to be read with enthusiasm, because that is what kind of person he is - enthusiastic! Mr. Tyl's Cancer AP Ascendant is pouring right through all those words to teach you, the reader, what astrology can do for you. The book is also thick because it covers everything that Noel has taught and is teaching about chart analysis and how to have a consultation with your client (or yourself). It is not a book for a beginning student because much is taken for granted about what the reader already knows. If you know the basics about signs and houses and aspects and life cycles, please buy this book, it will not confuse you. In fact, it will clear things up. The astrology itself is as clear as a bell...a big bell.

I read this book as part of Noel's correspondence course. At the beginning it scared me the size of the book, but after I started reading my fear was replaced for a need to continue reading.Noel's course and books definitely helped me to organize my analysis of a chart. The many examples and cases in this book are very helpful on how to approach and start a chart interpretation. Noel's background in psychology, social work and philosophy adds an important ingredient to the book. Highly recommended!

I cut my astrological teeth on Tyl's work. He tends to be somewhat psychobabble jargony, and as a result often lapses into abstraction, but his technique of homing in on a chart's key points--the points of developmental tension--is remarkably accurate and useful. This book is huge, with gobs of information and examples. The prose is often clunky, unwieldy, but the information is great.He addresses a wide variety of topics in this book, including career profiling, sexuality, health, and prediction.

This is the text book used in Noel Tyl's certification correspondence course for astrologers. It is a heavy duty resource, packed with example charts and explanations of concepts for the intermediate to advanced astrology student/practitioner. Tyl's unique interpretation methods are presented in a concise format, heavily cross referenced and containing many useful extras. This book is a must for the serious astrologer. Astrological links are connected to behavioral psychology and the result is quite impressive.