Moon Tides, Soul Passages - Your Astrological Cycles for Personal and Spiritual Development (book & software CD)
by Maria Kay Simms

Maria Kay Simms, with software by Rique Pottenger. First published in November 2004 as a print-on-demand book with software CD, Moon Tides, Soul Passages received solidly positive reviews in leading astrology publications. More recently, Wiccan and Pagan reviewers have praised both book and software for the ease of use for those who are new to astrology, and the book for its spiritual content correlations with Goddess mythology, mediations and rituals. Much appreciation has been expressed for the color art. In the new Second Edition, released August 2006, the book is reformatted for a large press, with color art beautifully reproduced in a full 16-page section. The front cover remains the same. Additional illustrations have been added inside, including two sample report pages run from the software. These are referenced within the text to aid those new to astrology in understanding how to use the report. The final chapter, the author’s "Concluding Reflections" has been expanded. Otherwise, the text of Second Edition is substantially the same as the earlier edition, except that references have been updated within several examples illustrating how progressed phases have been reflected within the lives of public figures who are still prominent in the news. The software CD within the new Second Edition book includes the most recent updates to ACS Atlas. Brief Synopsis of Content: Moon Tides, Soul Passages guides your understanding of your past and present, your power of personal choice and evokes new insights of soul and spirit. The Moon Tides software, easy to install and use, provides all you need to apply the book’s in-depth interpretative material even if you have never before studied astrology. Specifically, the book, with the software report, guide your personal application of: Birth sign, house and phase of Moon; All eight progressed lunar phases for a lifetime of three complete cycles; Progressed Moon sign changes over a lifetime; Prenatal lunar and solar eclipses; Use of current Moon sign and phase in daily life; Correlation with the 8 Wheel of the Year festivals, including the significance of the energy release at the astrological date and time for each one. Author’s Note: While I’ve based my interpretations on nearly 25 years of studying how Moon at birth and in progression over a lifetime correlates with my own life and the lives of many others, I’ve also written this book from my inner spiritual understanding of living within the flow of Moon’s cycles and celebrating her in ritual as a symbol of Goddess within. By adding a few of my paintings and those of my daughter, Molly Sullivan, along with mythology, poetry, mediation and ritual, I hope to take you beyond intellectual knowledge of lunar astrology to also evoke your intuitive understanding.