Is astrology the most accurate and comprehensive means of understanding human personality, behaviors and potentials? The answer can easily be found if you study the subject yourself.

Study astrology and you will ~

1. Gain a better understanding of your basic temperament and style of being in the world.

2. Become aware of your abilities, talents, strengths and potentials.

3. Have a better understanding of your major challenges and how you can turn them into opportunities.

4. See yourself as connected to a something larger, more purposeful, meaningful and just.

5. Validate and confirm your feelings and thoughts.

6. Find a more comprehensive understanding of what you need in your career or vocation.

7. Gain an understanding of your relationship needs and of the relationship dynamics that will make for an important partnership.

8. Begin to appreciate your own uniqueness and individuality, as well as the individual differences that are revealed in each person's birth chart.

9. Come to understand that the astrological energies are by nature neutral and that each individual has the freedom to express them in their own individual way.

10. Gain a new perspective on your life and see yourself more objectively.

11. Understand that your birth chart is a road map that can guide you to self-realization and fulfillment.

12. Come to know that your life unfolds in an orderly and timely manner and that you can use your birth chart to identify and support the major passages and difficult transitions in your life.

So what's the first thing you need to do if you want to learn astrology? Get you birth chart! This is a diagram of the positions of the planets at the moment and location of your birth. This chart is the basis of everything you will learn. Don't worry if you can't understand it at first ~ remember you didn't know how to read when you were handed your first book. Then follow the upcoming lessons which will be filed in the Learning Center on the right and learn the basics of astrology for yourself.

For a free birth chart go to astro.com, click the "Free Horosccope" tab and enter your birth data.

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Patricia Lantz is a practicing astrologer and hypnotherapist living in Atlanta Georgia. Want to know more about Patricia? For a complete bio visit www.astrology-hypnotherapy.com. Then call or write for a free pre-session consultation ~ (678)-763-0552 or email lifescript@comcast.net. Patricia is also the Astrology Editor for All Things Healing, an online community for spiritual and healing practices.