For thousands of years, astrologers have recognized that every planet has an influence over our lives. This book shows how the positions of the planets at the moment of our birth corresponds to the energies and drives within us and determines why one person is rational, another emotional. The author also demonstrates how the subsequent planetary movements conincide with the major psychological crisis-points in our lives, enabling us to understand why certain events occur at a particular time. The book is illustrated with examples from the lives of well-known people. The author explains fully what each of the planets represents, what their cycles mean, and how to handle their effects in a constructive way. The book also includes simple tables and graphs which enable the reader to look up birth month and year to see when in his/her life significant plannetary cycles will be in operation. By the author of the Pan Astrological Almanac.