"Being witnessed is essential to our humanity, our growth, and our ability to move past the trauma that we have survived. If astrology does its job, it offers a mirror in which we see both our best selves and our growth edges."
New York Times, Wall Street Journal #1, and Bookscan #1 Bestseller
you were born for this
astrology for radical self-acceptance
Your weekly horoscope is merely one crumb of astrology's cake. In her first book You Were Born For This, Chani shows how your birth chart -- a snapshot of the sky at the moment you took your first breath -- reveals your unique talents, challenges, and opportunities. Fortified with this knowledge, you can live out the life you were born to. Marrying the historic traditions of astrology with a modern approach, You Were Born for This explains the key components of your birth chart in an easy to use, choose your own adventure style. With journal prompts, reflection questions, and affirmations personal to your astrological makeup, this book guides you along the path your chart has laid out for you. Chani makes the wisdom of your birth chart accessible with three foundational keys:
- The First Key: Your Sun (Your Life's Purpose)
- The Second Key: Your Moon (Your Physical and Emotional Needs)
- The Third Key: Your Ascendant and Its Ruler (Your Motivation for Life and the Steersperson of Your Ship)
Astrology is not therapy, but it is therapeutic. In a world in which we are taught to look outside of ourselves for validation, You Were Born for This brings us inward to commit to ourselves and our life's purpose.
Book Reviews
"Ms. Nicholas’s words still covered me in a sheen of being known. And being known, or at least, being treated as knowable and worth knowing, is the most comforting thing in the universe."
"The range and specificity of the book helped me to see myself reflected in it. It goes far beyond a simple sun-sign horoscope (“Make time for self-care today,” or what have you). Like Nicholas’s entire body of work, the book elucidates a system of logic and explains how that system can be put to use."
"[Chani’s] words soothed some of the pain I was feeling in myriad ways — not only did this precious gem in the shape of a book allow me to reframe the current situation and see that some things can’t be rushed, but it also coaxed me into being kinder with myself overall. "
"Seeing my chart nail very specific parts of your personality was eerie, but fun. While Chani reminds us that astrology is a tool—and not a be-all, end-all guide to your life—I can't recommend [it] enough."
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