Synopsis Practicing the Cosmic Science presents a type of astrology that is modern, innovative and directed toward self-understanding. This is a challenging wide-ranging treatment of such crucial subjects as, astrology as a healing process, the purpose of astrology, and astrological counseling as a legitimate profession. The book confronts many difficult issues and stirred up numerous questions that had not been widely publicized before. The new material in the book attempts to expand the scope of the subjects considered and to update observations on developments that seem increasingly important today, such as the extensive use of computers in astrology. It has also included a considerable amount of new material summarizing various astrological methods and interpretative factors that have come to be regarded as extraordinary important, from the perspective of over 30 years experiences of the author in the field.