Mutual Reception

by Alan Annand

Approximately 43% of us have a mutual reception by sign in our birth chart, ie, when two planets simultaneously occupy each other’s sign. It’s a powerful combination linking the effects of two houses in a chart, yet it’s one of the least understood patterns in astrology. This book, an invaluable reference for any astrologer's library, describes the effects for each of the 66 combinations of house lord exchange.The first section of the book defines mutual reception in various forms, and the rules under which they apply. There’s a simple science at work here, and its rigor provides straightforward rules for interpretation. A number of techniques make it clear how to analyse the strength of each mutual reception, identify the control planet and the affected areas of life, and determine the outcome.There are 66 case studies, one for each combination, eg, an exchange of 3rd/8th house lords. The author provides a general interpretation for each pattern, using the example of a famous person with that same combo, and an analysis of the mutual reception in their chart, showing how to apply the various techniques.As a concept, mutual reception is almost 2,000 years old, yet there’s been very little written about it. This book is one that astrologers will refer to again and again, not only because 40% of clients have one of these combos, but because it’s also a lesson in how astrology reveals its dignities – as a science with a map, an art with a palette – on each of which the planets leave their tracks.

Genres: Astrology

347 pages, Paperback

Published May 26, 2016

About the author

ALAN ANNAND is a writer of crime fiction, offering an intriguing blend of mystery, suspense, thriller and occult genres. When he’s not dreaming up ingenious ways to kill people, he finds therapy in writing humor, short stories and book reviews.

Before becoming a full-time novelist, he worked as a technical writer for the railway industry, a human resources manager and an underground surveyor.

Currently, he divides his time between writing in the AM, astrology in the PM, and meditation on the OM. For those who care, he’s an Aries with a dash of Scorpio.

ALAN ANNAND:
- Writer of mystery suspense novels.
- Astrologer & palmist, trained in Western & Vedic astrology.
- Amateur musician, agent provocateur and infomaniac.

Websites:
- Writing: www.sextile.com
- Astrology: www.navamsa.com

Books available at Amazon & Smashwords:
- Al-Quebeca (mystery thriller)
- Harm’s Way (hardboiled mystery thriller)
- Hide in Plain Sight (psychological mystery suspense)
- Scorpio Rising (New Age noir mystery thriller)

Previously published five novels under pseudonyms with New York publishers:
- Harm's Way (St.Martin's Press), by Aleister Foxx
- Antenna Syndrome (Tower Publications), by Alan Marks
- Skyraiders (Tower Publications), by Alan Marks
- Bearknife Gold (Tower Publications), by Alan Marks
- Commando Attack (Tower Publications), by Alan Marks

Education:
- BA, English Lit
- BSc, Math & Physics
- Diploma, British Faculty of Astrological Studies
- Diploma, American College of Vedic Astrology

Citizen of the world:
- Lived in Montreal 26 yrs, Toronto 6 yrs
- Lived in England one year
- Traveled USA, Mexico, Caribbean, Europe, Morocco, Lebanon, India, Thailand