Dynasty: The Astrology of Family Dynamics (Contemporary Astrology)

Dynasty: The Astrology of Family Dynamics (Contemporary Astrology) by Sullivan, Erin. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780140194906.

Dynasty shows us that astrology is the only system that demonstrates the complexities of the family as an organic whole; the familys place in the collective; and the role an individual plays in carrying on the ancestral line. Individuals in the family system are interwoven in a fabric which simultaneously both enhances and diminishes their individuality. To date there is no book dedicated to family patterns, the psychology of family dynamics, and family systems in natal astrology. Not only does this book fill a gap in astrological literature, it also adds an essential new dimension to the psychology of families and groups. The five personal case histories in Dynasty are life stories of Erin Sullivans clients - she writes their stories with both compassion and accuracy, weaving together various methods of analysing and working with individuals and their families. There is Mohsin, the adopted man; a story of autism; a poignant story of a woman whose child rejected her in utero! (Freud had it half right!); and the compelling story of a woman who carries the whole of her ancestral line, a deeply moving tale which verifies our personal links to our own ancestors - links that defy linear time.