Soul-Sick Nation: An Astrologer's View of America

by Jessica Murray

Astrology and geopolitics may seem strange bedfellows, but Soul-Sick Nation puts the two together in a masterful hybrid to provide a perspective as extraordinary as modern times.

Genres: Astrology

236 pages, Paperback

First published October 10, 2006

Reviews

[Stacey]

Just finished this book last night. Like all the astrology books I've read, this one has a lot of information in it and takes a while to process (and takes me a while to read all the way through).

I really liked Jessica Murray's breakdown of the different elements of the US natal chart and how the recent/current transits will impact the coming age. The subject was bleak at times and Murray did veer off into Bush and Co. bashing easily which made it a hard read (I'm not a fan of the ex-prez's policies but it also seemed a little overwhelming at times). The writing was very academic with _lots_ of footnotes and high level vocab. I've always like that style of writing so I found it interesting. But I wouldn't necessarily recommend it to someone who is used to more mainstream writing styles. You don't have to know much about astrology, which broadens the appeal.

This book is a great addition to the scientific and cultural applications of astrology to the real world. It is great to see a work that helps promote of study of astrology beyond the stereotypical daily horoscope columns and love advice which dominates the majorities knowledge of the subject. I would definitely read other books by this author and have gone out to her website to keep track of other things she's written.

[Marcha Fox]

My opinion of this book is that it contained too little astrology and too much political opinion. While criticizing the United States is certainly a target-rich environment, throwing stones proves nothing. I would have been more interested in how astrology influenced the character of the nation and investigating the astrology of specific events in its history rather than ripping conservative viewpoints to shreds. There are positive sides to both ideologies but clearly the author's liberal political leanings prevented her from approaching the subject in an objective way. Instead this book was more a political rant than an interesting look at how astrology plays into the character of nations.