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Noel
Tyl interview
By Ana Cristina
Corrêa Mendes
Her blog
“Astrologicamente”
Entrevista em português, aqui.
Noel Tyl will be in Lisbon in the weekend of 20 and 21st of September he
will give a seminar totally devoted to his technique, “Vocations The New Midheaven Extension
Process”. The aim of this interview, based
on an idea of António Rosa from Escola de Astrologia Nova-Lis, is to present
Noel Tyl concepts, a world renowned Astrologer who has made great contributions
to the world the Humanistic Astrology.
The interview of this Master of Astrology was carried out by Ana
Cristina Corrêa Mendes, Astrologer, a student of Noel Tyl and whose intention
it is to improve the quality of Astrological client consultations in Portugal.
This gives national Astrologers the opportunity to improve and incorporate new
techniques that will enable the professional to provide a superior level of
support. We live in a time of challenges and in all professional areas it is
imperative that we improve our skills, and astrology is no different to any
other field of expertise.
Will be as well a good opportunity to meet other astrologers from Europe
and share different realities and backgrounds.
Ana Cristina - How has Astrology changed during your career?
From when you began your studies to now, over 40 years time?
Noel Tyl - Everyone remembers the excitement of early
study in Astrology; learning about a miracle is thrilling indeed!
But the astrology back when I began was filled
with harsh judgments, polarities of evaluation, scary words like “afflictions
and fate” were everywhere. Instinctively, I knew that astrology had to go
beyond negativity and fear and control; the creative principle of life just
didn’t work that way.
The individual was being left behind by a
tidal wave of enforcement measurements: this means that, and that’s it! --From the very beginning, my holistic
training as a psychologist came to the foreground. I had to do something about this!
AC - What became your contributions to help
astrology into a new era?
NT - The first thing that helped to free my
astrological conceptualizations was eliminating the word “affliction.” Of
course, there are difficulties in life, just as stones in the soil are
difficult for plants growing up and out to reach the sun --but the stones support the growth. I saw
tension as necessary, as essential. I substituted the concept of “developmental
tension,” which carries no value judgment whatsoever, for all the gloom and
doom of strong aspects.
The vitally important consideration was how we
managed developmental tension; this determined our behavioral values and
maturation.
This led me into discovering Saturn-retrograde
phenomenology, explaining this extraordinary astrological measurement in terms
of dynamic paternal interaction. No one
had ever thought of this before, and a major door was opened to a new
analytical horizon. Psychology was brought into Astrology.
The maternal significances of the Lunar Nodal
axis were another discovery, echoing, balancing, and complementing the
Saturn-rx considerations.
I worked extensively with retrogradation to
fashion the graphic, analytical observations of Hemisphere Emphasis.
And perhaps, chief among these considerations
was my introduction of Psychological Need
theory into the Sun-Moon blend and the planetary symbolisms. The Moon,
energized by the Sun, defines the reigning Need of every individual. Needs make
things happen; not planets. The planets symbolize those needs.
Additionally, I have modernized the predictive
world of Solar Arc Theory. –All of this got me started within a new era,
as you refer to it.
AC - What does Astrology now need for its future?
NT - That’s a very keen question; thank
you! Let’s look at it this way: we don’t need any more measurements – we have
all we can ever need; more than we can ever use. We have come a long way in
relating the horoscope to the individual
— read that carefully — rather than relating the individual to the horoscope
and confining personal identity to what we know about astrology! Each horoscope comes alive through the life
of the individual; the individual establishes levels of endeavor and
fulfillment.
So what we need is learning … learning more
and more about the human condition, and superimposing astrology’s symbology
upon what we learn. We literally and
figuratively bring Astrology to life.
Beginning astrologers and advanced astrologers
must “beware the Internet” mentality of the Information Age, where we expect
all the information we need to be there for us at the touch of a button, all of
it displayed on one screen of light!
We must read, read, read books in all
subjects. We must think rather than
repeat. We must know as much as possible
about the human condition.
AC - What advice do you give to new Astrology students?
NT - Above all, find a teacher or a Course of
study that is humanistic, as opposed to fatalistic; where understanding replaces memorization and rigid dogma.
And next, build your communication skills, the
way you are able to talk with others about life, utilizing what you learn. This is so very important. Using astrology to help others requires
artful dialogue, telling word choice, and memorable conceptualization.
In the end, learning Astrology enriches the
astrologer as well as everyone with whom she/he is in contact.
--Thank you very much for these insightful
questions!
Noel Tyl
May 29 2008
Noel Tyl will be avalible for personal consultations
on 18, 19, 22 e 23rd of September
To learn more about the seminar Noel Tyl.
Contact for reservations :
anaccmendes@hotmail.com
Noel Tyl:
http://www.noeltyl.com
“Astrologicamente”
Ana Cristina Corrêa Mendes’s blog:
http://espelhodevida.blogspot.com
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