Welcome to the Wonderful World of Martha Lang Wescott

Martha Lang-Wescott is one of the finest living astrologers. She is mistakenly termed an "asteroid" astrologer. She is nothing of the sort. She is bright and intense and uses whatever comes to hand. She found asteroids enhanced her chart reading, so she found lots of them, but she also uses Transneptunians, derivative angles, the 90 degree dial, progressed solar returns and lots and lots more.

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	MECHANICS OF THE FUTURE: ASTEROIDS - Martha Lang-Wescott, $22.95 Contents: Introduction; On the Revised Edition; Chart interpretation 1. Brains are quite practical learning machines: Motivation, keywords, getting started, asteroid-planet affinities, asteroid-subject reference index, practice data, natal chart & sample delineations, solving the aspect problem: aspect configurations, 15 degree event wheel, midpoint structures, aspect pattern analysis & the 360 degree aspect & midpoint wheel 2. Time laughs if we think it moves: Asteroids in predictive systems & interpretive techniques including: Eclipses, directions, return charts, event dialogues, diurnal charts, composite & relationship charts, declination & 90 degree dials with midpoint structures. Each system is illustrated by chart example with delineations & includes coverage of angles (natal & return chart), interceptions, retrogrades, parallels, contraparallels, precession, relocation, derivative angles, eastpoint & vertex 3. Monday mornings, Friday afternoons: Delineations of the included asteroids in aspect to angles, planets, luminaries, transneptunian points & other asteroids Appendix: Keywords for the transneptunian points, estimate ephemeris for the transneptunians: 1910-2005, suggested reading & sources, Index. Comment: After some initial doubts, we confess to be highly impressed by Lang-Wescott's work. This is an intense, highly intelligent book that covers both asteroids & Uranian/Transneptunian planets in natal charts, diurnal charts, solar returns, composites & lots more with hundreds of practical tips & suggestions. If you're tired of simplistic books, give this one a try. Martha sees asteroids (some 39, including the big 4) as quite independent & varied. They have distinct, colorful personalities & interact in surprising ways, both with each other & with planets, angles & transneptunians. By far the best asteroid writing available - years ahead of everyone else. Her ephemerides are separate (2 volumes, $19.95 each) & don't include the big four, which are widely available on computer programs anyway. 244 pages including index. Treehouse Mountain, 244 pages, paper.

	THE ORDERS OF LIGHT: Planets, Transneptunians, Asteroids - Martha Lang-Wescott, $25.00 Contents: Foreword Reflections of the Real: An interim model, orders in the natal chart, orders in natal 90 degree dial techniques, orders in return charts, progression of solar return angles, predictive techniques with 90 degree dials Shadows & Drums: Angle & aspect delineation: Planet & transneptunian points Echoes & Flutes: Constructs & aspects of the asteroids: Aesculapia/Hygiea, Amor, Apollo, Arachne, Astraea, Atlantis, Atropos, Bacchus, Ceres, Chiron, Circe, Cupido-A, Demeter, Diana, Eros, Hebe, Hera/Juno, Hildago, Hopi, Hybris, Hygiea, Icarus, Isis, Kassandra, Klotho, Lachesis, Lilith, Minerva/Pallas, Nemesis, Niobe, Odysseus, Orpheus, Panacea, Pandora, Persephone/Prosperina, Psyche, Sappho, Sisyphus, Siva/Siwa, Sphinx, Terpsichore, Toro, Urania & Vesta Ephemeris: 1925-2000 Longitudinal ephemeris for Aesculapia, Atropos, Hybris, Klotho, Lachesis, Odysseus, Panacea, Siwa & Sphinx, given every 10 days. Comment: An astrological construct of behavior & events, eg, Orders. Delineation techniques for complex aspect patterns & planetary interaction in conventional & Uranian natal & predictive systems. Psychological & event interpretations of planetary interrelationships, angles, Transneptunians & 48 asteroids. A continuation of Mechanics of the Future Asteroids (a prerequisite for this book) and like it, a book that repays close study. Treehouse Mountain, 313 pages, paper.

	ARCHITECTS OF TIME - Martha Lang-Wescott, $26.00 Contents: Foreword; Time Solar Revolutions: Techniques based on the sun: Date to 360 degree aspects, Table: Dates to aspect patterns, Date to 90 degree dial points, Interpreting dial harmonic patterns, Date harmonics, Date & behavior harmonics in synastry, Dial harmonics: Davison relationship chart, Dial dates: Solar return angles & moons, Table: Date to degree dial harmonics, Timing with solar return angles & moons, Timing: Solar arc & solar returns, Timing: Calculation of solar return directions, Timing: Dial axis cycle dates per 1.25 DPR, Timing with "returns" of the solar return moon, The Winter Solstice chart, Delineation of personal point midpoints, Sun/sun midpoints & the 45 degree dial. Lunar Returns: Timing & delineation, Gary Gilmore: Events of January 16-17, 1977, Lunar return angles & 90 degree dials, Lunar return angles & dial formulas, Midpoint sums, formulas & differences, Midpoints, sums & formulas in practice, Delineation of formulas. Carpe Diem: Sieze the day! Daily angles, Degrees with sidereal time & 42 latitude ASC's, Daily angle methods & delineation, Dial axis date series. The Clock IS Ticking (...and it's happening on YOUR watch) Time dials, 45 degree time dials, The moon dial, Daily angle timing & delineation Asteroid & Transneptunian Glyph & Concept Key Asteroid Ephemeris, 1935-2006: Midnight GMT, 10 day positions, for Asclepius, Askalaphus, Child, Daedalus, Eros, Eurydike, Hekate, Hephaistos, House, Industria, Ophelia, Phaethon, Photographia, Requiem, Tantalus, Tisiphone. Appendix: Forms; Index; Glyph key. Comment: Complex, advanced, "techniques for timing & awareness. An instructional survey of astrological predictive methods to understand & determine the TIME of the events for this year, this month, this day, this hour, this minute IN DETAIL." - so says the author & she's right. Uses Transneptunians, some 50 asteroids, the 90/45 degree dials, progressed solar returns date patterns, date/dial harmonics, solar arcs, daily angles & much, much more. Builds on & expands techniques from her earlier two books (above). Treehouse Mountain, 290 pages, paper.

	ANGLES AND PREDICTION - Martha Lang Wescott, $49.95 Contents: First things Factors included in this book: Admetus, Aesculapia, Amor, Apollo, Apollon, Arachne, Aries Point, Astraea, Atlantis, Atropos, Bacchus, Ceres, Child, Chiron, Circe, Cupido, Cupido-A, Daedalus, Demeter, Diana, Eos, Eros, Eurydike, Hades, Hebe, Hekate, Hephaistos, Hera, Hildago, Hopi, House, Hybris, Hygiea, Industria, Icarus, Isis, Juno, Jupiter, Kassandra, Klotho, Kronos, Lachesis, Lilith, Mars, Memoria, Mercury, Minerva, Mnemosyne, Moon, Nemesis, Neptune, Niobe, Node, Nostalgia, Odysseus, Ophelia, Ornamentia, Orpheus, Pallas, Panacea, Pandora, Persephone, Phaethom, Photographia, Pluto, Poseidon, Prosperina, Psyche, Pythia, Requiem, Sappho, Saturn, Sisyphus, Siva, Siwa, Sphinx, Sun, Tantalus, Terpsichore, Tisiphone, Toro, Urania, Uranus, Venus, Vesta, Vulcanus, Zeus (87 factors in all!) Index Comment: There are a few people who write better than I do. Martha is one of them. Here are her opening words: The delineations of Angles and Predictions are written to address the angular manifestations of factors on a solar return. They arise in part from an important tenant: energies will manifest in every way they can even within a brief period of time. A combination of energies then won't exhibit only once or in just one way; each has a range of meanings, and this complexity compounds with the addition of the scripts of another factor. Some combinations are singularly important, others but components of a larger tale. This awareness necessitates these notes. It's much too much to keep in mind, and too useful and fascinating to ignore. Previous texts (notably Architects of Time) contained many exammples of return chart delineations, so here will be but brief description of methods. It begins with the assumption that both the Tropical and Sidereal (or precessed) returns are calculated to the current locale. After an assessment of the solar return Moons, and what is to be expected based on their phase, sign and aspects to both radix and return points, the charts are then stripped to include only those factors, radix and return, which occur within ten degrees, either side, of the return chart angles; see examples to follow. (Page i) Martha includes a card with the book listing all 87 factors, in three colums, with the relevant page numbers from the book. At the bottom of the card, and again on pg. ii, she writes: Aspects are listed alphabetically, regardless of whether it's a planet, asteroid or transneptunian. For example, it's Aesculapia\Uranus, and that interpretation is not repeated in the Uranus section. Which means the sections get shorter as they progress through the alphabet, as one would expect. (Repetition would make the book five times as big.) So, to repeat Martha's rules, this is a book of delineations of hard aspects in solar returns, or between return & natal, when one or both planets are within 10 degrees of an angle (return or natal). How well does she do? Let's take two examples. The first, as prosaic as you can get: Moon/Sun: Moon\Sun This is a time when what you need and how you react may feel uncharacteristic; it's not quite like having that "evil twin," but it is often a case of contradicting factions! One part of you is This, but there are those urges and drives that are clearly That. One of your jobs this year is to assume Middle Man duties and find ways to keep both sides of yourself happy - and in ways that don't let one part undermine or drive the other one crazy! Let's take an example. Suppose you see yourself as a very intense, take-no-prisoners person. Now imagine that a year comes along when you find yourself enjoying security. Part of you is more mellow; it doesn't want to rock the boat. How can you balance the seesaw (or do you invite others to take a role in the struggle?). Use the contradictions to see and understand yourself more clearly now that you realize the costs of digging into that Intensity (or however you identify yourself.) (pg. 426) For the second, Chiron/Eros. (I could have given you Kassandra/Niobe, but chances are you've never heard of either one of them.) From pgs 157-8: Chiron\Eros Sex and "unconventional" or "just this time" are - forgive the pun - in bed together. This may, at one point, mean there are references to unconventional sex or to unusual sexual turn-ons or practices. At another point in time, people can feel "different" because of their sexual orientation or libido...and, let a few weeks pass, and someone will "make exceptions" in connection with sex. There may be a time or two when you see that, for someone, the perception of "being extra - out of the - ordinary" is their way to keep excitement in their life; in a sense, it keeps them alive! And this may turn out to be literal a time or two - a person may need special treatment or have to get around the rules because of a heart condition. What's "different" about them can be found in their cardiac system! Too, a sexual relationship, a cardiac event, or reproductive problems can be the basis for a major change in life. Depending on your version, Solar Fire includes most if not all of these factors, though you will have to hunt the program to find where the calculated positions are displayed. Typically there are a dozen for every solar return, enough to keep anyone busy. A friend reminds me that with a little imagination Martha's delineations can also be used in natal charts. I have been in awe of this book ever since it arrived in December 2007. It is a lifetime's work. The amount of sheer toil between the covers is staggering. There are no comparable books, it is impossible even to imagine one. Everyone who is serious about astrology should have a copy. If this speaks to you, I would get one sooner rather than later. The book is privately printed and in limited distribution. If past experience is a guide, it will appear for a few years in a few places, and thereafter disappear without a trace, to pass on into the world of myth and legend. Treehouse Mountain, 551 pages.

	THE ASTROLOGY OF THE BRAIN - Martha Lang-Wescott, $39.95 Get out your dial & crank up your Psyche (the asteroid, although cranking up the one in your head won't hurt, either). Here are 29 recent case studies of brain tumors, their origins & treatment astrologically explained. What did Martha discover? That your chart is the image of your brain. Your chart is true, right down to the neurons! Unpaginated, 1.5 lbs. Treehouse Mountain, oversize paper, spiral.

	DERIVATIVE ANGLES - Martha Lang-Wescott, $14.00 Contents: Foreword: Basis for multiple angles; The traditional ascendant; Example chart - Adolph Hitler; The eastpoint as ascendant; The antivertex as ascendant; Eastpoint - theory and practice overview; House placement of the adjutant ascendants; Intercepted adjutant angles; Your new ascendants (preliminary practice; The derivative midheavens; The EMC as a derivative midheaven; The MVX as a derivative midheaven; Assessment of the cumulative effect; Derivative midheavens - theory and practice overview; Dial techniques with adjutant and derivative angles; 90 degree dial example chart - Jeffrey Dahmer; Composite charts, transits, eclipses and progressions; Step by step natal delineation of adjutant and derivative angles; Asteroid and Transneptunian key words; Determination and calculation of adjutant and derivative angles. Comment: From the foreword: The intersection of the ecliptic with the Prime Vertical is the point we term the antivertex and, with the Eastpoint, these are both recognized - and highly neglected - points of delineation. I think this neglect occurs partially because of the connotations in terminology and the interpretative slot they've been assigned. It will make all the difference in the world to recognize that these points are ALSO ASCENDANTS, and deserve the same attention that you give to the traditional Ascendant in a chart. They give you the same kind of information; they show you the complex human being that you are; they reveal your echo, your shadow and YOU! A lot packed into a few pages. Treehouse Mountain, 24 pages, oversize, comb-bound.

	PATTERNS OF BEHAVIOR: ASTEROIDS - Martha Lang-Wescott, $23.00 A brief overview of some 64 asteroids. Martha gives the essence of each, though does not go into detail about signs, houses & aspects. In the back of the book are rules for making & defining Formulas, such as Sun + Neptune - Psyche = _________. Asteroids included are: Aesculapia, Asclepius, Askalaphus, Hygiea, Amor, Apollo, Arachne, Astraea, Atlantis, Atropos, Bacchus & Dionysius, Ceres & Demeter, Child, Circe Cupido-A, Daedalus, Diana (Selene), Eros, Eurydike, Hebe, Hekate, Hephaistos, Hera & Juno, Hidalgo, Hopi, House, Hybris, Icarus, Industria, Isis, Kassandra, Klotho, Lachesis, Lilith, Memoria, Mnemosyne, Nostalgia, Minerva & Pallas, Nemesis, Niobe, Odysseus, Ophelia, Ornamenta, Orpheus, Panacea, Pandora, Persephone & Proserpina, Phaethon, Psyche, Pythia, Requiem, Sappho, Sisyphus, Siva & Siwa, Sphinx, Tantalus, Terpsichore, Tisiphone, Toro, Urania, Vesta. The last page is a key to the many glyphs used. Treehouse Mountain, oversize paper, 60 pages, wirebound.

	TOOLS OF THE TRADE, volume 1: 1989 -1982 - Martha Lang-Wescott, $34.95 For many years Martha has written a monthly newsletter. Here is the first volume from the maven of asteroids. Full of practical tips on how to use the forty or so asteroids Martha's made popular, as well as the kind of refreshing, intense, rather Scorpionic commentary that makes all of Martha's writing so enjoyable to browse. We wish she would spell out the asteroids more often, rather than use their often puzzling glyphs, but this is a minor point. The magazine is known affectionately as TOOT! Unpaginated, 1 lb 5 oz. Treehouse Mountain, oversize paper, spiral.

	TOOLS OF THE TRADE, volume 2, 1993 - 1995 - Martha Lang-Wescott, $34.95 The second compilation in the series. Unpaginated, 1 lb 6 oz. Treehouse Mountain, oversize paper, spiral.

	TOOLS OF THE TRADE, volume 3: 1996 - 1998 - Martha Lang-Wescott, $34.95 The third volume in the series, with more to follow. Unpaginated, 1 lb 4 oz. Treehouse Mountain, oversize paper, spiral.

	TOOLS OF THE TRADE, Volume 4: 1999-2001 - Martha Lang-Wescott, $34.95 Topics & Charts: (not in order): 360 dial; Arachne in medical astrology; Aries point axis; Aspect pattern analysis; Asteroids with TNP affinities; Brain tumor research tables; Capricorn ingress; Century charts: 1900 & 2000; Chart emphasis: 5 year plan; Composite charts; Conception chart; Converse solar arc & formulas; Current configurations; Daily angles; Delineation test; Dial pictures: twins; Dial synastry & daily angles; Differences (dial technique); Directed eclipse points; Eastpoint & antivertex; Eclipse degrees, 2001-2005; Event transit to twins; Family synastry; Formulas; Formulas & midpoints: terrorism; Huber Age Point house cusps; Huber Life Clock progression; Ingress delineations; Interceptions: delineation; Lunar eclipses: aspect pattern, delineation, as predictive, plane crash, US chart; Lunation degree pattern; MC/ASC correspondences; Marriage chart & solar arc; Marriage chart: predictive; Medical asteroids; Mundane astrology; Natal delineation; Natal interpretation (and exercises); Radix, directed & transit formulas; Sensitive points or formulas; Solar arcs; Solar returns: Angles, Timing, Dials, Synastry; Solar & lunar return delineation; Stellium delineation; Sums; Table: Math shortcuts; Terrorism midpoints & formulas; Timing: Event vs: hear of event; Transits: Aspect delineation, Midpoints, Midpoints 1982, 1996, 2000; Tree structure (Psyche) Tree Structure; Twin example 360 vs: 90. Comment: A continuation of her 6-page, 3-sheet monthly newsletter (TOOT!), packed with charts, tips, delineations & ideas. In this compilation are Martha's thoughts & analysis of 9-11 (October, November, December 2001). Her analysis starts with the solar eclipse of June 21, 2001, which she says was so bad she simply did not want to believe it. To this chart, she adds the lunar eclipse of July 5, as well as the US lunar return (precessed & non-precessed), the event chart, the Pearl Harbor chart, GW Bush's chart. This three year period was also when Martha did a lot of unique work on the astrology of the brain, which was eventually spun off into its own book. Treehouse Mountain, about 218 pages.

	TOOLS OF THE TRADE, Volume 5: 2002-2004 - Martha Lang-Wescott, $34.95 Topics & Charts: (not in order): Lunar eclipse (several); Panacea & miracles; Outer transits & eclipses; Extra asteroids (several); Lunar returns; Solar returns; Ascendant delineation; Additional asteroids; Chart of George W. Bush; Immune system; Down's syndrome; Libra ingress; Transiting aspects (several); Death chart (several); Heart attack (several); Asteroid & TNP table; Derivative angles; Poseidon; Requiem; Sums; Transiting midpoints; Lung disease; Cornelia de Lange syndrome; The descendant; 9/11 firefighter; Solar eclipse at 19 Gemini; Annual diagrams for 2003, 2004, 2005; Chart of John Ritter; Cluster Cancers; Chronic fatigue syndrome (several); Local Angles; Declination dial (several); Rudy Guiliani; Chart of Laci Peterson; Klinefelter's syndrome; Transit aspects; Genetics & DNA; Chart of Connie Francis; Autism (several); Memoria; Atropos; Interceptions: delineation; Infammation in brain tumor charts; Solar return timing; Tropical & precessed solar returns; Annual diagram: 9/11; Lunations & stations; Remarkable recoveries. Comment: For many years Martha has published a 6-page, 3-sheet monthly newsletter (TOOT!), packed with charts, tips, delineations & ideas. The compilations make fascinating reading. We have copies of a few back issues. If you'd like one, remind me to include one with your order. Treehouse Mountain, about 218 pages.

	TOOLS OF THE TRADE, Volume 6: 2005-2007 - Martha Lang-Wescott, $34.95 Topics discussed: 15 degree delineation; 45 degree dial axis for delineation; 90 degree dial axis for delineation; Angular/transiting midpoints; Asteroid midpoints delineation; Axis delineation including differences; Axis & midpoint delineation; Chart examples with tables; Composite solar arc; Composition & declination of orders; Daily angles; Daily angles with PSSRs & sun formulas; Death formulas & midpoints; Delineation ideas for Saturn-Pluto; Delineation of angular "aspects"; Delineation of angular factors; Eclipse delineation; Example with solar arcs & events; Examples of angular "orders"; Examples: Ceres & Demeter; Explanation of "tree structure"; Introducing asteroid Hippokrates; Lunar return angular "orders"; Lunar returns for diagnosis; Medical midpoints & formulas; Midpoint delineation; Midpoint delineation: TNPs/planets; Midpoints & formulas; Midpoints & formulas with Ophelia, etc; Midpoints AS "orders"; Midpoints to the eclipse degree; Midpoints with lunation degrees; Mundane delineation; Mundane, solar return delineation; Mundane, solar arc; PSSR moons & angles to event; Planet, TNP & asteroid midpoints; Progressed composite charts; Progressed solar return angles; Quadrature tree structures; Radix considerations; Radix delineations; Radix, solar arc & death charts; Radix, solar arc & event example; Radix, solar arc & transit example; Radix, solar arc & event indices; Radix/transit sun midpoint; Solar arc vs: progressions; Solar arc examples; Solar return comparisons; Solar return delineation; Solar returns, PSSRs, daily angles; Sun midpoints & formulas, event; Sun midpoints & formulas; Synastry & composite charts; True progression of solar returns; Tables, 2004-2008; Table: Admete, Kron, Vulcano, etc; Time dials; Timing; Transiting Sun/Aries midpoint; Tree structure, midpoints; Uranian technique: differences; Valentine in delineation; Water disaster: asteroids Treehouse Mountain, 216 pages, oversize.

	DIALS! DIALS! DIALS! - Martha Lang-Wescott, $22.00 In this comprehensive set, there are 6 different types & sizes of 90 degree dials; 45 degree dials; Declination dial; 360 degree dial. Also includes chart forms for the dials: Declination form for midpoints; 360; 90 (standard); 90 (open); 45 degree; 60 degree; 90 degree synastry multi-rim form; 90 degree comparison. Since there's one sheet each, you are encouraged to photocopy. The dials are laminated on sheets of paper, you must carefully cut them out. This is not as bad as it seems, since the chart forms supplied are forgiving of minor mistakes. Also included is a foam core board. Get your scissors, find a nice push-pin & you're in business. Treehouse Mountain, mixed media.

	A COURSE IN RADIX 90 DEGREE DIAL TECHNIQUES - Martha Lang-Wescott, $59.95 Contents: Your choice of: Cassette Tape Version: Two C-90 cassette tapes (with 2 hours 50 minutes of Martha herself); the booklet, A Course in Radix 90 degree Dial Techniques; a sample/practice chart of Sylvia Plath, a 5.25 inch/13.3 cm dial, a 4.25 inch/11 cm dial; and a 3.6 inch/90 mm dial. CD Version: Four audio CDs, the booklet, A Course in Radix 90 degree Dial Techniques; a sample/practice chart of Sylvia Plath, a 5.25 inch/13.3 cm dial, a 4.25 inch/11 cm dial; and a 3.6 inch/90 mm dial. Either of these are a complete dial course for the beginner. Note to international customers: Either of these will ship via Global Priority Mail without the large shipping box. Treehouse Mountain, mixed media.

	90 DEGREE DIAL TECHNIQUES: An Illustrated Quick Reference - Martha Lang-Wescott, $21.00 Includes Harmonics, Dial Axis, Midpoints, Tree Structures, Personal Point Midpoints, Self-sums, Sums, Differences, Quadrature Differences, Sensitive Points or Formulas, Directed & Transit Formulas. A complex, sophisticated overview to the dial in its many forms & uses, for experienced users. 30 pages. Treehouse Mountain, oversize paper, spiral.

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