Interactive! Winter Astrology Reading 2013

Best Sellers on Chiron from The Radical Virgo Store.

During the hibernation months of winter, many people increase their reading, which pairs so well with relaxation. If you haven’t purchased Chiron and Wholeness: A Primer or some of the other books available in The Radical Virgo Store (or see sidebar), consider reading of these or other astrology books recommended by your peers during the next couple months … which brings me to my next idea. 

Post Your Faves! In past years, I’ve printed winter reading recommendations by other astrologers. This year, I’d like to switch that to consumer input. There’s no one whose opinion counts more than readers’, so if you have favorite astrology books to share with other astrology aficionados, please Comment with your suggestions. Give us a line or two, telling us what you like about them.

Astrology Book Clubs. My next book brainstorm is to organize an astrology book club. I plan to do this through my local astrology organization, NCGR-Sacramento Area. It also occurred to me: if there’s enough interest, we could do a virtual version. The book of the month would be published with a month to read it; then, we could meet on freeconferencecall.com or another conferencing service for a 1-2 hour discussion toward at the first of the following month.

Sample Book Club Schedule

Late April:Announce astrology book of the month.

May: Book club members read book and prepare for discussion.

Early June: Online book club meeting to discuss.

 A couple of books high on my list to read are At the Crossroads: An Astrologer Looks at These Turbulent Times by Jessica Murray (MotherSky Press) and Elements and Evolution: The Spiritual Landscape of Astrology by Eric Meyers (Astrology Sight Publishing).

One of my colleagues mentioned that participating in a book club might help her actually finish one of the many astrology books she has started. I admit to the same motivation and issues with completion. Astrology books are not like reading a novel where you can breeze through and consume the words like potato chips. They are often slower, more thoughtful reads, and it’s easy to get distracted from them because of the effort involved. Many of us respond better to deadlines. They are also the kinds of books that make me crave discussion, whereas I'm perfectly happy to have a solo experience with many other genres.

If you’re interested in a virtual astrology book club, please Comment and/or send me your e-mail address for future follow-up.

Enjoy your star tomes any time of year, and I hope we get some good suggestions to add to your reading lists.

Winter Reading E-Book Sale!

Dear Radical Readers,

For the past two years, I have printed astrology book suggestions for your winter reading pleasure. There’s nothing like curling up with a book, Kindle, or Nook by the fire! Same goes for iPads and other reading gismos. Within these two articles, there’s a fabulous astrological bibliography worth a first or another look:

Winter Astrology Reading: Five Astrologers Share Their Faves

Books by the Fire: Winter Astrology Reading

 

Add a sale on my e-books:

Purchase the PDF version of my popular Chiron primer, Chiron and Wholeness, at $7.95 and you will receive Poems to Heal the Healer: The 12 Chiron Signs for an extra dollar. The two Chiron books combo is $8.95. (Save $5 on the pair.) Be sure to choose the Both Chiron E-books button.

Purchased separately, my other PDF e-books other than the primer are on sale for half-off. Also available now on the sidebar are:

Poems to Heal the Healer: The 12 Chiron Signs:  Regular price $5.95, now $2.95.

Outerplanetary (Extraordinary) People. Regular price $9.95, now $4.95.

As an early Valentine’s gift and to help you with the fast evolution in this red-letter year of 2012, these e-books will remain on sale through February 14, 2012.

Enjoy!

Joyce

Winter Readings 1/3-off Sale ends Jan. 16, 2012. E-mail Joyce to book your consultation.

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Books by the Fire: Winter Astrology Reading 2011

© 2011 by Joyce Mason

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January 2010’s, Winter Astrology Reading: Five Astrologers Share Their Faves was a popular post all year long! There’s nothing like curling up with a good astrology book when the weather outside is frightful, preferably in front of a blazing fire. In fact, the idea felt so good, I thought we’d try a second round of winter book recommendations, and if your interest holds, we’ll make it an annual tradition. (For our friends in the Southern Hemisphere, these tomes make equally good beach reading—don’t forget your plastic bag to protect your reads from sand and surf! OK, sometimes I’m a traditional Virgo.)

This year, I got extra help. I belong to an astrology bloggers group on Facebook. I asked my colleagues to recommend their favorites. As with last time, I have decided not to link astrologers to their specific recommendations. They are all fine practitioners and authors themselves and a thumbs-up from any of them on this biblio has equal footing—in my book.

For your convenience, the titles are linked to Amazon for more info—or if you can’t resist purchasing. (Typical conversation among astrologers: “I need to build an addition onto my house for all my books.” This is why I got a Kindle.)

Favorite Books

(An asterisk* means it was mentioned twice by members of the panel.)

Arroyo, Stephen – Relationships and Life Cycles

Arroyo, Stephen – Astrology, Karma and Transformation*

Ashman, Bernie – Sun Signs and Past Lives

Blaschke, Robert – Relationship Analysis

Brady, Bernadette – Predictive Astrology: The Eagle and the Lark *

Cunningham, Donna – Healing Pluto Problems

George, Demetra – Asteroid Goddesses

George, Demetra – Astrology and the Authentic Self

Green, Jeffrey Wolf – Pluto: The Evolutionary Journey of the Soul

Green, Liz – Saturn: A New Look at an Old Devil

Hall, Judy – The Hades Moon *

Hand, Robert – Horoscope Symbols

Herring, Amy – Astrology of the Moon

Huber, Bruno and Louise – Lifeclock: Practical Techniques for Counseling Age Progression in the Horoscope

Jones, Marc Edmond – An Astrological Mandala: The Sabian Symbols

Koval, Barbara – Time and Money

Lunstead, Betty – Transits: the Time of Your Life

Lunstead, Betty – Astrological Insights into Personality *

Marks, Tracy – The Art of Chart Interpretation

Rushman, Carol – The Art of Predictive Astrology*

Spiller, Jan – New Moon Astrology

Spiller, Jan – Astrology of the Soul

Sullivan, Erin – Retrograde Planets

Sullivan, Erin – Saturn in Transit

Tarnas, Richard - Cosmos and Psyche

Tenzin-Dolma, Lisa – Take Control with Astrology

Tompkins, Sue – Aspects in Astrology

Favorite Astro-Authors Mentioned by Name

Arroyo*, Hand, Rudhyar, George, Blaschke, Tyl, Leo, Carter, Forrest, Tarnas, Green, Sullivan, and Levine/Jawer.

Our Distinguished Panel of Astrologers

I hope you’ll get to know these wonderful star people on their blogs and websites. If you know them already, here’s a chance to get to know them even better. They’re very well read. Here’s your chance to return the favor!

Abela Jucy Arthur, Maria DeSimone, Shannon Garcia, Diane Lang, Mandi Lockley, Beth Turnage, Jo Tracey, Leah Whitehorse, Philip Young, Ph.D., and Melody Scott Zindell.

My Current Reads

And just in case you’re curious, I’ve been proving I’ve got Uranus in Gemini by reading Blain Bovee’s Sabian Symbols in Astrological Analysis on my Kindle and in paper,  Alison Chester-Lambert’s The Future in the Stars: The Astrological Message in the Stars for 2012 and Beyond about the newly discovered dwarf planets, the category to which Pluto was demoted. (I’m sure I’m not the only one who finds that laughable. Has Pluto ever been small in your life?)

Happy Learning!

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