Solar Returns are one of the best tools of predictive astrology and, like all the best tools, it's simple to use. Sara Shipman introduces you to solar return chart interpretation using a 'keywords' approach to analysing the planets, houses and the rising sign in your solar return chart and discusses what they foretell for the year ahead.

Sara explains what a solar return forecast is, how it works and why it's different from your natal chart. She explains how solar returns work in cycles and looks at the question of timing your forecast. When can you expect to notice your new solar return chart taking effect? Are there immediate and noticeable changes in your life? Does the new chart overlap with the previous year's chart?

These, and many other questions will be answered by Sara's in depth analysis of the planets, retrograde planets and astrological houses in your solar return chart. Sara also examines the importance of the rising sign in your solar return chart and shows how it affects your approach to life during the year.

The objective of this book is to provide you with the resources to begin making your own solar return interpretations. So to simplify matters, each section of the book has keywords lists to point you towards the range of possibilities open to you as you discover the secrets of your solar return chart.

Sara Shipman is an astrologer, blogger and writer who owns and edits the astrology website, starcrazypie.com