Taylor - How to use the healing power of your planets: induce better health and well-being

The road to becoming a professional astrologer isnt always an easy one and this book would never have materialised were it not for the help, support and belief of many people.

Perhaps most deserving of my gratitude are my students and clients past and present for it is they who believe in me enough to part with their hard-earned cash and inspire me with their enthusiastic feedback.Thank you all especially to the three clients who generously offered themselves for examination in the case studies.

My gratitude also goes out to all those who have offered me opportunities to progress this far: Jill Keene at Natural Health and Well-being, without whom this book would probably still be just a vague notion languishing in the depths of my subconscious; my publisher Wendy Hobson, for seeing the potential in this work and guiding me accordingly; Alex Hall, Sandra Goodman, Stephen Firth, Kit Sadgrove, Pamela Nancarrow and Avril Quincey

Deep appreciation to all those who encouraged me when the going got tough and refrained from telling me to get a proper job, in particular Michael Korendowych - where are you?

A big thank you to the creative members of the team: Andy Campbell for artistic skills right from the very beginning and Steve Johnson for all his design work over the last few years. Much gratitude also to Ian Ingram for his painstaking efforts with the jacket photograph and for not laughing all those years ago at art college when I wanted to photograph zodiac signs! So glad our paths have crossed again.

Technology has never been my strong point, so thank you to Richard Schofield and David Jessop for bailing me out at the last minute.

Special thanks to my parents for their long-suffering material support and to Tony for love, tenderness and belief, not to mention his illustrations and diligent reading of first proofs with thoughtful suggestions for improvements.

And finally, a huge thank you to Trevor Morris, who played such an instrumental part in shaping me into the astrologer who finally sat down to write this book. The journey was not always a comfortable one, but without you I probably wouldnt be where I am today.

This book was born from a combination of factors a love of astrology, a passion for health and a desire for people to achieve their potential and follow their dreams. I have felt an affinity with astrology for as long as I can remember and developed an interest in health and alternative therapies in my teens. Wanting people to be happy and fulfilled came later, when I realised how glorious life can be when we follow our hearts.

I soon realised that astrology can offer us the key to unlocking the heart and directing us towards the path that we always wanted to tread before we got lost and meandered off in some other direction. I also realised that astrology can stand alone in its power as a diagnostic tool, because it can help us to achieve wholeness, which is after all where good health stems from. By understanding our natal astrological chart, we can start to understand who we really are and what we really need. This in turn allows for a more balanced and harmonious state of being.

With these realisations, I decided to create a self-help book through which people could not only begin to understand themselves better but also learn to see how strongly their health is connected to their ability to express themselves and live a fulfilling life.

So, although this book may be described as a book about astrology and health, its actually a book about following your heart and being the person you were always meant to be. Because, quite simply, there is no better way of achieving health and well-being.