We must recognize how astrology has developed and is presented in order to receive the respect of the society in which it functions.
我们必须了解占星学的发展轨迹，意识到它对社会所起的作用，以赢得社会的尊重。
The dimension of fatalism has been eased aside, and a more holistic view is put forth in the presentations of astrologers. It is no longer the perception of planets doing things to us; we are realizing that “planets don’t do anything – people do”, which is one of my major teaching points.
宿命论已经被束之高阁了，现在占星师有了更为全局性的视角。再也不是行星赋予我们什么，我们已经认识到 “行星什么也不做 —— 人才是行动者”，这也是我教学的一个重点。
Needs make things happen; it is fundamental for a modern astrologer to understand that. Consider vocational theory: I need to be a dramatic communicator, a teacher and a writer and fortunately I am in the right professions, from singing opera to doing astrology. I am fulfilling my reigning need with everything I do.
需求促使事件的发生，这是现代占星师需要明确的一个基本观点。想一想职业分析理论：我想要成为一个引人注目的传播者，一位老师、作家，幸运的是，我选择了正确的职业，从歌剧演员转到占星领域。我所做的一切满足了我的主导需求。
Very often, people have relationship problems because they are not happy with themselves. One way of becoming happy with yourself is feeling you are fulfilled in what you do for your work. There is much truth in the statement, “I am what I do!”
通常，人们出现感情问题是因为他们自己不快乐。变快乐的方法之一是从工作中获得满足感。“我的所作所为成就我”这句宣言的确很有道理。
When we give our clients a harmonic structure, a canvas of life-development from a meaningful assessment of the horoscope, we are providing recognition and understanding.
当我们为客户提供一个和谐的架构，为星盘做出意义重大的评估，展开生命成长的画布时，我们也给予了他们一份认可与理解。
In counseling discussions, we need to work against the tendency of taking sides, making a good-or-bad judgment, right-or-wrong. That’s not the issue; we must avoid this fallacy of dichotomous reasoning; the details are between the extremes.
在给客户做咨询时，我们必须避免自己说个不停，并做出对错、好坏评判。这不是问题所在。我们要避免二元论的错误推断。细节存在于极端之间。
Suppose you were my client and you tell me you’re having an affair, even though your marriage is fine and strong. Then say to your client: “just what are you getting out of this affair? What is it doing for you?” Say this slowly to your client; with great importance.
假设你是我的客户，你告诉我，你有外遇了，尽管你的婚姻愉快而稳定。我要问的是：“你从这段外遇中获得了什么？它对你影响是什么？”我会很慢很认真地问。
If Aries is Rising but the Sun is in Taurus this Sign flavors and expresses the individuals Sun plus the Houses/areas of life Venus Rules. Mars presents as the ‘Fiery warrior competitive energy' but Taurus is the Earthy material and hedonistic influence the individual will carry together.
如果一个人是白羊座上升，但太阳在金牛座，则此人的太阳、外加金星掌管的宫位/人生领域都会染上该(上升)星座的风格和表现。火星是“具有竞争性能量的热血战士”，但金牛座看重世俗的物质和享乐，这些影响都会在他身上体现出来。
My own suggestion for testing the validity of the natal chart would be to focus on matters uniquely astrological. The individual under test would have to be largely isolated from Human contact (I would volunteer for that!) and from any information source. Data could be gathered daily, by a researcher using some dedicated communication channel. I'm thinking of shifts in mood, mental flow, sensory appreciation - all the things that transits can produce, minus “events”. It might be expensive to set up and perform but, if successful, rather convincing.
对于验证本命星盘的准确性，我个人的建议是锁定占星学的特征事件来判断。受测者必须尽可能与他人接触和信息源隔离（我自愿与他人隔离！）。调查者可以通过专门的沟通方式每天收集信息。我关注情绪的转变、心理的波动、觉知的增长 ——这些行运会带来的影响，而剔除“事件”本身。这项验证工作的建立和操作都很昂贵，但做好了却有很强的说服力。
