Learning Astrology

• For an overview of the planets, zodiac signs, aspects, & houses, I recommend Stephen Arroyo’s Chart Interpretation Handbook: Guidelines for Understanding the Essentials of the Birth Chart.

• And for an introduction to Evolutionary Astrology (the primary branch I practice), Steven Forrest’s The Inner Sky: How to Make Wiser Choices for a More Fulfilling Life is a must-read.

• If you’re interested in digging deeper into the mythology behind astrology and seeing the planetary and sign archetypes through an ancient lens, you’ll love Mythic Astrology: Internalizing the Planetary Powers by Arielle Guttman and Kenneth Johnson.

• If you prefer to “feel into” the planets, signs, and their archetypes, one of my favorites is Caroline Caseys’ Visionary Activist Astrology: Become a Secret Agent for Transformation.

• For a deeper dive into the houses in astrology, I’d recommend The Houses: Temples of the Sky by Deborah Houlding

• For relationship chart analysis, there are a lot of great books out there, but I really enjoyed Stephen Arroyo’s Energy Factors in Love, Sex and Compatibility.

 

North & South Node Astrology

• If you’re interested in past lives, reincarnation, and Evolutionary Astrology, then a great read is Steven Forrest’s Yesterday’s Sky: Astrology and Reincarnation.

• For a beautiful and detailed analysis of the karmic North and South Nodes of the Moon, I strongly recommend Jan Spiller’s Astrology for the Soul.

• And if you would like to continue your exploration of the Nodes, another fantastic book is Elizabeth Spring’s Rediscovering Your Life Direction and Soul Purpose.​

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Planetary Deep Dives, Transits, & Special Topics

• The Changing Sky: Learning Predictive Astrology by Steven Forrest

• Saturn in Transit: Boundaries of Mind, Body, and Soul by Erin Sullivan

• Neptune, the 12th house, and Pisces: The Timelessness of Truth by Maurice Fernandez

• The Book of the Moon: Discovering Astrology's Lost Dimension by Steven Forrest

• Exploring Jupiter: The Astrological Key to Progress, Prosperity & Potential by Stephen Arroyo

• The Book of Pluto: Finding Wisdom in Darkness with Astrology by Steven Forrest

• Retrograde Planets: Traversing the Inner Landscape by Erin Sullivan

• Astrology, Karma & Transformation: The Inner Dimensions of the Birth Chart by Stephen Arroyo

• Astrology and the Rising of Kundalini: The Transformative Power of Saturn, Chiron, and Uranus by Barbara Hand Clow

• The Book of Fire, The Book of Earth, The Book of Air, and The Book of Water by Steven Forrest

 

Feminine and Goddess Archetypes in Astrology, Mythology, & Depth Psychology

• Goddesses in Everywoman: Powerful Archetypes in Women’s Lives, Artemis: The Indomitable Spirit in Everywoman, and Goddesses in Older Women: Archetypes in Women over Fifty by Jean Shinoda Bolen, M.D.

• Goddesses: Mysteries of the Feminine Divine by Joseph Campbell

• Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype by Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Ph.D.

• Asteroid Goddesses: The Mythology, Psychology, and Astrology of the Re-Emerging Feminine and Mysteries of the Dark Moon: The Healing Power of the Dark Goddess by Demetra George

• The Return of Planet Sedna: Astrology, Healing, and the Awakening of Cosmic Kundalini by Jennifer T. Gehl MHS

• To learn more about the divine feminine archetype, Venus, and your Venus Star Point, I highly recommend Venus Star Rising: A Cosmology for the Twenty-First Century by Arielle Guttman

• To explore the Mother archetype in myth and story, I loved Motherhood: Facing and Finding Yourself by Lisa Marchiano