THE THESAURUS OF ASTROLOGY: Astrology for beginners and up

Astrology is a language, and like any language, it is learned in words before it is spoken in sentences. This book is the word bank: for every planet, sign, house, aspect, and angle, you will find the core principle, a field of keywords around it, and the shadow — the same energy under stress.

Each entry in Parts I through III closes with thought prompts — questions to sit with. You can move straight through like a course, or open to whatever chapter is asking for your attention this week. There is no wrong door into a chart.

Light and shadow, as used throughout, are one energy at two volumes — not a good self and a bad self.

When a shadow keyword stings with recognition, look one line up: its gift is sitting right there, waiting to be turned back toward the light.