Discovering Your Soul Mission: How to Use Karmic Astrology to Create the Life You Want [Paperback]

Linda Brady (Author), Evan St. Lifer (Author), Rhea Braunstein (Designer)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 24, 1998

If you have a nagging feeling that somehow your life has gotten off track, Discovering Your Soul Mission can help you create the most fulfilling life possible. Karmic astrologer and holistic teacher Linda Brady, along with coauthor Evan St. Lifer, shows how the desires of our personalities--what we think we want--clash with the needs of our souls--what will make us truly happy.
        
In order to pinpoint your soul mission, Brady uses the technique of karmic astrology, which--unlike the more familiar sun-sign astrology--delves into areas known previously only to the cognoscenti. With this easy-to-use method, you do not have to get an astrological chart. All the required information is provided to instantly discover the sign ruling your soul mission. You will learn your Soul Pattern sign, which governs old habits you need to let go, and your Soul Potential sign, which indicates your latent qualities and hidden talents that must be developed to follow your true path. Virgo perfectionism, for instance, can give way to Pisces intuition, Sagittarian procrastination to Gemini creativity.
        
Brady then offers numerous meditation, journaling, dreamwork, and other exercises to explore and incorporate your soul mission into your current life. Other planetary influences also shape the particular flavor of your mission. For example, the book includes tables to find out what sign rules your style of communication and shows you how to use that personal style to further enhance your mission. This lively, interactive handbook will set you on your true path.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

The publisher categorizes this notably fresh and potent book as "astrology/self-improvement," but those categories could be reversed. Readers needn't believe in astrology to benefit from the transformative ideas that Brady, a "karmic astrologer and holistic teacher," and St. Lifer, executive editor of Library Journal, explicate. Those who do believe, however, will find their understanding and application of the ideas fortified by the authors' reinterpretation of astrology. Karmic astrology, they explain, differs from everyday astrology in that it is neither deterministic nor predictive; rather, its purpose is to help one understand one's "soul mission," or cosmic destiny and purpose. The authors say that many of our problems arise from conflicts between our soul and personality. Their most radical idea is that our soul creates the events of our life?as it has the events of past lives?as a series of lessons to guide us over many lifetimes toward an alliance of soul and personality, and that we must take responsibility for every aspect of our life, even the apparent catastrophes, to learn these lessons. They draw on Brady's and others' experiences to make these points, and provide numerous questionnaires and exercises to enhance reader comprehension. After laying this groundwork with skill and precision, Brady and St. Lifer present a detailed yet accessible workbook in learning about one's soul mission by studying planetary influences, with an emphasis on the symbolic aspects of astrological interpretation. Within the field of astrology, this book verges on the revolutionary, but its import lies less there than in its potential to change, for the positive, how readers approach their lives. Agent, Liz Ziemska of Nicholas Ellison Inc. (Dec.) FYI: Linda Brady's Web site is at www. creativechoices.com.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal

Among the many astrology-based books published each year, this title offers a rare, fresh approach to finding one's purpose on earth. Holistic educator Brady is the wold-renowned founder of the International Center for Creative Choices in Baltimore. With coauthor St. Lifer, an editor at Library Journal, she has created a fascinating approach to understanding one's personal psychology through practical use of planetary influences. Readers can consult included charts to determine their soul pattern and soul potential. How the placement of planets such as Saturn, Pluto, Mercury, and Neptune influence our life potentials is explained in reader-friendly terms. Though skeptics of astrology will quickly dismiss the basic premises of Brady's philosophy, those whose minds are open to alternative roads to self-understanding will both enjoy and benefit from this book. Its ideas are fun and thought-provoking, and it should be added to all library collections with astrology, New Age, and self-help holdings.?Catherine T. Charvat, John Marshall Lib., Alexandria, VA
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 267 pages
• Publisher: Three Rivers Press (November 24, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0609803603
• ISBN-13: 978-0609803608
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #222,067 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It shoots like an arrow to the heart of why we're here, October 28, 1999

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This review is from: Discovering Your Soul Mission: How to Use Karmic Astrology to Create the Life You Want (Paperback)

Over the years, as part of my conscious spiritual trip, I've been a student of astrology and admit that I've experienced astrological information overload. Discovering Your Soul Mission cuts through the myriad of techniques, jargon and data and gets to the essence of what astrology is about - a sacred tool to access soul and it's purpose on this earth planet. The concepts and techniques are presented clearly, simply and directly. No easy feat. This book makes contact beyond the intellect. It goes to the essence and makes this information accessibile to the masses. It puts soul where it belongs. Right here. Right now.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful presentation of proactive ideas for self-change, January 12, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Discovering Your Soul Mission: How to Use Karmic Astrology to Create the Life You Want (Paperback)

Your book really has affected the way I think about life and has filled in some gaps/reinforced my philosophy about life in a way that I find fun and deeply meaningful at the same time -- a great combination! Kudos to you on presenting the material in such an easy-to-follow manner. Other books on related topics tend to lose some readers by becoming either too technical (read: dull) or too general (readers need enough specifics to analyze their lives). I've also had a great time incorporating some of the tangible items into my world -- soul potential symbols, serendipity symbols, etc. (being a Virgo you can imagine how much I relish in the little things). : )Thanks again.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Real value on these pages, April 4, 2000

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This review is from: Discovering Your Soul Mission: How to Use Karmic Astrology to Create the Life You Want (Paperback)

Rarely does a book deliver the promise on the cover, but Discovering Your Soul Mission exceeds its purpose several fold. The authors provide an accessible road map for self discovery for every reader, regardless of their knowledge or belief in astrology. Informative, interactive, and insightful, Discovering Your Soul Mission presents valuable information to anyone who seeks help in the present, past or more importantly for their future. Thank you, Linda, your mission has changed my life.