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Chani Nicholas is beloved by many Powell's employees (myself included), and for very good reason! Nicholas approaches astrology as a path to self-knowledge, empowerment, and social justice, using humor and straight talk to help you learn more about yourself and the world around you. Great for newbies and experts alike! Recommended By Leah C., Powells.com
Synopses & Reviews
From beloved astrologer Chani Nicholas comes an essential guide 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.
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“Make no mistake: Chani Nicholas is a poet. The compassion and insight she stitches into every sentence amounts to a kind of grace. Every page in this book reminds us we can do more than merely weather our personal storms; we can dance in the rain and learn from it.” Saeed Jones, author of How We Fight For Our Lives
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“These times call for Chani Nicholas' signature and pioneering blend of spiritual insight and woke political urgency...a book brimming with great astrological information in easily digestible bites. You'll understand yourself so much better after you read this book.” Brittney Cooper, author of Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower
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“A glorious exploration not of self-fulfilling prophecies but a life-affirming guide on how to be an engaged, intentional participant in your truest purpose. This book teaches you that you don't have to be a passenger to fate or a victim to history. A valuable, dazzling resource, Chani Nicholas has given us an owner's manual for our individual destinies.” Mary H.K. Choi, New York Times bestselling author
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"Chani presents an introduction to astrology that is at once extremely approachable and incredibly meticulous, opening up an entire galaxy of possibilities for you and the life you're living." Philip Picardi, editor in chief of Out Magazine
About the Author
CHANI NICHOLAS is a Los Angeles-based, Webby award-winning astrologer with a community of over 1 million monthly readers. She has been a counseling astrologer for more than 20 years, guiding people to discover and live out their life's purpose through understanding their birth chart. She has been featured in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Rolling Stone, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, and on Netflix.