Experiential Astrology revisions the horoscope as a map to access and experience the autonomous forces represented by the planetary symbols and the twelve archetypes of the zodiac. By changing the traditional terms of "planets, houses and signs" to Forces, States and Styles, the author invites you on a journey through the celestial language to discover the very heart of the human condition. Experiential Astrology features interpretive techniques culled from over thirty years of astrological study and practice including: The Nodal Axis, the Four Asteroids, Chiron, Transits, Yods, T-squares, Grand Crosses & Grand Trines, Planetary Forces as Sexual Realities & much, much more...
Not only does Alli deliver a series of snappy sections treating standard techniques with real freshness; he also shares original insights available nowhere else I'm aware of. These bona fide secrets, proffered in a conversational style...add great value to Alli's solid primer. Recommended for anyone wanting a dynamic and exquisitely illustrated guide that distills a good deal of the most useful knowledge of 20th-century astrology. - Virtual Stargazer Virtual Stargazer
Alli offers a view freed from the confining, overly literal tone that haunts some sectors of astrological lore. Describing astrology as a language through which we can experience the planets as living forces, he reframes astrological topics with his unique approach. - Mary Plumb, The Mountain Astrologer
The subtitle, 'From the Map to the Territory', recalls the work of Alfred Korzybski and General Semantics. Not surprisingly. Antero had a close relationship with Robert Anton Wilson, who wrote his doctoral thesis on Korzybski, who had an abiding concern with how a merely symbolic understanding did not facilitate, and often hindered, a person's freedom of action. You will find in Antero's book a delightful attention to language-something missing in many astrological books-but fitting, even necessary here, given that we should move through the astrological symbols into empowered, insightful, creative action. - Tim Lyons author of Astrology Beyond Ego