Mark Jay Mann
Author, Astrologer, and Growth Counselor
As an author, I explore the drama of life through storytelling and poetic writing to express (imagine) how we can actualize our unique potential. I explore how with this understanding we can then better contribute in caring and positive ways to significant loved ones and the diverse collective of life on earth. By holistically developing our unique skills and talents, we can each become channels for expressing life’s psychological and spiritual dimensions.
As a psychological-spiritual astrologer, I assist others in understanding how the rhythms of time can give insights into each of our unique potentials and how we can choose to actualize our potential while living as much of a balanced and holistic life as possible.
As a Jungian-oriented growth counselor, I use astrological archetypes defined by the rhythms of time and other metaphysical systems (such as the I Ching and Tarot) to encourage and assist clients in their wonderfully dramatic and expansive journeys in life.
Books
Afterlife Spirit Streams
Mark’s wordstreams shine an inspirational and calming light on an aspect of life often depicted as a difficult, scary, and sad subject best ignored — dying, death, and afterlife.
Afterlife Lovestreams
Mark’s poetic descriptions of his emotions and experiences during caregiving before the love of his life passed, and his grieving after. He then shifts the book’s tone to describe his fanciful journeys into the afterlife as he attempts to reconnect with her.
Homeless Mysteries,
Homeless Intimacies
This novel, written in the late 1980s, is a story of the potential of love and creative actions to heal injustices in a society rife with income inequalities and systemic racial and cultural discrimination. This book contains romance, suspense, and humor, though it does not portray homeless life in a romantic or idealistic manner.
A Collection of Wordstreams
This is a book of poetry and vignettes reflecting a wide range of emotional tones: romantic, longing for love, passionate, spiritual, whimsical, satirical, socially conscious, travel joys, reaffirming, optimistic, and liberating.
Astrology For The Absolute Beginner
Astrology is the study of human behavior and potential in terms of phases and cycles of time. Author Mark Mann has the sort of varied history that has allowed him to develop his expertise in astrological interpretation: a growth and career counselor, and teacher who has practiced astrology for over 40 years.