Teaches how planetary angles form the backbone of interpretation, moving from basic to advanced synthesis.

Sue Tompkins

Focuses on karmic and spiritual lessons revealed through geocentric chart analysis, emphasizing the Moon’s nodes and their impact on personal growth.

Jan Spiller

Teaches self-interpretation using your own birth chart, guiding readers step by step to apply astrological principles practically.

Douglas Bloch & Demetra George

A beginner-friendly text introducing signs, planets, and houses with clear explanations and practical exercises to build astrological skills.

Marcia Moore

The foundational manual of traditional horary astrology — required reading in classical certification tracks.

William Lilly

Explores convergences between planetary alignments and patterns of human history, proposing that there are meaningful correspondences between outer cosmic cycles and inner psychological or cultural changes.

Richard Tarnas

An occult/theosophical astrology book that, while primarily geocentric, offers archetypal and spiritual frameworks that can complement heliocentric work.

Alan Leo

A vintage guide that covers the essentials of solar-mentality, astronomical fundamentals (longitude, latitude, ecliptic, right ascension), with diagrams, charts, and ephemeris tables.

Holmes Whittier Merton

Horary astrology is the art of interpreting a chart of the heavens drawn for the precise moment a question is posed. In this respect it is the purest form or predictive astrology. A foundational horary text used by many certification syllabi

Derek Appleby

A large, richly illustrated guide offering hundreds of interpretations of how planets in aspect or transit converge with each other in natal and event charts.

Michael Erlewine

A hybrid approach interpreting planetary positions from both geocentric and heliocentric vantage points, showing how they interact in charting.

T. Patrick Davis

or, in its original non-english title: 

"De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium"

The foundational scientific text that asserts heliocentrism — vital for understanding the astronomical underpinnings of solar-centered astrology.

Nicolaus Copernicus

A modern reference combining technical chart calculations, interpretations, and beginner-friendly explanations, useful for both learning and practice.

Julia & Derek Parker

Explains how to integrate chart factors into cohesive readings and develop professional client skills.

Stephen Arroyo

Required in several certification syllabi for its detailed explanations of planetary aspects, houses, and chart patterns — a technical cornerstone of professional training.

Frances Sakoian & Louis Acker

A practical and technical resource providing heliocentric and galactic planetary positions, designed for astrologers who wish to expand their charts beyond Earth-centered boundaries.

Philip Sedgwick

Examines how planetary combinations, mid-points, and cosmobiological aspects converge in a natal chart to shape personality, health, and destiny.

Reinhold Ebertin

Explores the interplay of astrology, astronomy, prognostication, and skepticism in the transition to heliocentrism.

Robert S. Westman

Explores the symbolic and scientific underpinnings of astrology and cosmic order.

Dennis Elwell

Explains astrology’s fundamental concepts, focusing on planetary archetypes, aspects, and houses to help learners understand chart dynamics and personal patterns.

Steven Forrest

Simplifies the basics of zodiac, houses, and planetary interpretation in a structured workbook format.

Basil Fearrington

A comprehensive introduction to geocentric astrology, covering signs, planets, houses, and chart interpretation in an accessible, beginner-friendly format.

Joanna Martine Woolfolk

This book introduces a Sun-centered approach to astrology, shifting focus from Earth-based charts to interpretations that place the Sun at the center, offering a fresh perspective on astrological analysis.

Philip Sedgwick

Teaches advanced timing and forecasting using solar arcs, progressions, and chart rectification.

Noel Tyl

Brings together ten astrologers interpreting the same chart, showing diverse techniques and approaches.

Rafael Nasser