This comprehensive volume is the definitive resource for teaching astrological synthesis. With great expertise, it teaches how to quickly and easily spot themes within a horoscope - repeated messages that distill the essence of the chart. It takes the student beyond merely looking at one part of the chart at a time, and shows how to pull all the separate pieces of the astrological puzzle together into an understandable whole. Major life areas are identity, work, relationships, mind and communications, parents, children and creativity, beliefs, money, sexuality, health and more.