Intuitive Astrology: Follow Your Best Instincts to Become Who You Always Intended to Be [Paperback]

Elizabeth Rose Campbell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 3, 2003

“Intuitive Astrology is simply wonderful.  I’ve used and studied astrology for many years, and this is one of the most accessible and practical guides ever written.”
— Christiane Northrup, M.D.
Author of Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdsom and The Wisdom of Menopause

“A user-friendly gift of intelligence, accessibility, and depth.”
—ELIZABETH LESSER
Co-founder of Omega Institute and author of The Seeker’s Guide

Is astrology destiny? Of course not! Your birth chart does not foresee a future written in stone, and predictive astrology is just a parlor game. The original purpose of astrology was to help you tap into your inner wisdom, ask yourself the right questions, and find your own answers to life’s challenges. Now this unconventional and refreshing guide helps you reconnect with the sea of intuition that flows through each of us—so you can discover your true purpose.

Based upon the author’s nearly twenty years of experience as a professional astrologer, this amazing book gives you a secure orientation in the basic principles of astrology and teaches you highly effective techniques for identifying your talent, your passion, your spiritual support, and your connection to community.

• Clear instructions on technically reading the planets, signs, and houses in your birth chart as well as a primer on the meaning of each
• Easy-to-follow intuitive exercises to connect with your “cosmic database,” a wellspring of creativity that encourages you to trust your potential and to love who you are in the present
• Helpful ways to trust your own limits and use them as inner teachers
• Twelve true life stories that illustrate the inspiring and uniquely brilliant way in which each of us can bring an astrological script to life

If you are drawn to astrology but are intimidated by its apparent complexities, this generous, comprehensive book is the book for you. It presents the basics of astrology with crystal clarity and prepares you to use them with a subtle, finely honed precision that no other source provides. Even if you’re an experienced astrologer, you’ll be enlightened and stimulated by Elizabeth Rose Campbell’s affirmation: When you follow your best instincts, you follow the stars.

Editorial Reviews

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“Elizabeth Rose Campbell brings the intuitive language of the heavens down to earth for all of us to understand. I loved Intuitive Astrology.”
—MONA LISA SCHULZ, M.D., PH.D.
Author of Awakening Intuition

“An inspiration for anybody who desires to live life to the fullest . . . [Intuitive Astrology] is filled with exercises that help readers not only learn the craft of astrology, but also importantly teaches them how to apply astrology in their own lives by using the astrology chart as a guide. As an introductory book, Intuitive Astrology is a welcome and valuable addition.”
—AMANDA OWEN
President of the Philadelphia Astrology Society
Author of Lucky Stars

“Intuitive Astrology is the first book about astrology that truly helped me to understand the basics of astrological chart reading. Intuitve Astrology walks the reader through the concepts of the planets, signs, and houses step by careful step.”
—ANNIE BERTHOLD-BOND
Author of Better Basics for the Home

From the Inside Flap

?Intuitive Astrology is simply wonderful.  I?ve used and studied astrology for many years, and this is one of the most accessible and practical guides ever written.?
? Christiane Northrup, M.D.
Author of Women?s Bodies, Women?s Wisdsom and The Wisdom of Menopause

?A user-friendly gift of intelligence, accessibility, and depth.?
?ELIZABETH LESSER
Co-founder of Omega Institute and author of The Seeker?s Guide

Is astrology destiny? Of course not! Your birth chart does not foresee a future written in stone, and predictive astrology is just a parlor game. The original purpose of astrology was to help you tap into your inner wisdom, ask yourself the right questions, and find your own answers to life?s challenges. Now this unconventional and refreshing guide helps you reconnect with the sea of intuition that flows through each of us?so you can discover your true purpose.

Based upon the author?s nearly twenty years of experience as a professional astrologer, this amazing book gives you a secure orientation in the basic principles of astrology and teaches you highly effective techniques for identifying your talent, your passion, your spiritual support, and your connection to community.

? Clear instructions on technically reading the planets, signs, and houses in your birth chart as well as a primer on the meaning of each
? Easy-to-follow intuitive exercises to connect with your ?cosmic database,? a wellspring of creativity that encourages you to trust your potential and to love who you are in the present
? Helpful ways to trust your own limits and use them as inner teachers
? Twelve true life stories that illustrate the inspiring and uniquely brilliant way in which each of us can bring an astrological script to life

If you are drawn to astrology but are intimidated by its apparent complexities, this generous, comprehensive book is the book for you. It presents the basics of astrology with crystal clarity and prepares you to use them with a subtle, finely honed precision that no other source provides. Even if you?re an experienced astrologer, you?ll be enlightened and stimulated by Elizabeth Rose Campbell?s affirmation: When you follow your best instincts, you follow the stars.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Ballantine Books; 1 edition (June 3, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345437101
• ISBN-13: 978-0345437105
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.8 x 8.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #990,435 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not for beginners, July 19, 2004

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This review is from: Intuitive Astrology: Follow Your Best Instincts to Become Who You Always Intended to Be (Paperback)

IMHO, this book would be useful for practitioners who aren't astrologers per se but would like to use astrology to gain insight on themselves or their friends. If you are a beginner and you want to learn the general language of western astrology, I'd consult other books (i.e., Woolfolk, the Marion and March series, Sakoian (sic), Hickey, or for a more comprehensive grounding, Burk or the Parkers).

In this book, Ms. Campbell approaches astrology intuitively, producing results that are by turns revelationary good and exasperingly cryptic. Instead of using a cookbook style (using accepted astrology language), she adopts the socratic method in giving her descriptions of the planets, signs and houses (ex: Sun in the 1st house: How do I...?)

Midway through the book, she showcases twelve biographies of powerfully successful people in which she gives little verbal interpretation, expecting the reader to "intuit" the chart while reading their testimonies. (Not being able to do so, I felt I wasted my time.)

I finished reading the book "feeling" both mystified and awed. When she shares her insights, I gain a fresh approach to the planets, signs and houses, but I can't grasp her intuitive socratic style. (I managed, however, to glean useful information from the questions asked regarding the north and south nodes, strangely enough.)

Again, this book should not be recommended to beginners trying to master the nuts and bolts of western astrology and interpretation.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars LOVED IT!, March 11, 2004

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Wend Stewart (Berkeley, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Intuitive Astrology: Follow Your Best Instincts to Become Who You Always Intended to Be (Paperback)

I've been an astrologer since the mid-60's so I've read about a billion astrology books. There are a only handful that I would heartily recommend and this one is at the top of the list. Fabulous for beginners yet still providing plenty of really compelling material for experienced astrologers as well. How'd she do that?!

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What Astrology Was Meant to Be, February 26, 2004

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Angela (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Intuitive Astrology: Follow Your Best Instincts to Become Who You Always Intended to Be (Paperback)

I am a skeptic who admits that while there may be value to ancient forms of divining, they are in this day and age often distorted to the point of confusion, or even worthlessness. This book completely satisfied my desire for instruction from an authentic point of view. The author sees astrology as a tool for self-exploration, offering intuitive questions, rather than definitions, based on one's chart.

The tone of the book is nurturing and extremely positive. Every combination of planets and signs is viewed as potential for spiritual growth.

The book is laid out in sections, introducing the reader first to the planets, then to the signs, then the houses. You learn to read your chart (and resources for acquiring a free chart are included) by asking yourself specific questions based on planetary placement, and also by studying the charts and descriptions of people the author has worked with extensively. The examples and questions integrate the reader's knowledge very effectively, so one's resulting understanding of the chart goes very deep.

She also explains very clearly how to view the relationships among the planets (conjunctions, squares, trines, etc.), and offers guidance in interpreting each of these in one's own chart.

While providing clear explanations of all aspects of astrology, the author shows obvious respect for the reader's ability to look inside and find the answers that apply to his or her own specific situation. She achieves a beautiful balance between providing solid guidance and encouraging the necessary independent thinking. I am grateful for the time and care the author put into creating a work that has proven so valuable in my process!