The Witch of the Forest’s Guide to Astrology Magick: Love Yourself Using Magick, Align With the Wisdom of the Stars

by Lindsay Squire, Viki Lester (Illustrations)

Exploring all-new topics not covered in Natural Magick or Earth Magick , this stunning third instalment in ‘The Witch of the Forest’s Guide to…’ series is a beginner’s guide to astrology, and how to incorporate it into your magickal practice.

Astrology is a powerful tool for tuning into and better understanding yourself and others around you. Aligning your actions with the patterns and signs of the stars can bring you comfort and control in the 21st century , and empower you to really reflect on your present and future actions, and live your happiest life.
 
Whether you're new to witchcraft OR astrology, discover how to use simple witchcraft and astrology to boost your wellbeing, find self-love and acceptance, and harness the power of the stars and universe in your life as well as your craft.

Beautifully illustrated by Viki Lester, of @forensicsandflowers, this visually enchanting book will help you reconnect with the astrological bodies, rebalance your energies, and find spirital meaning in the universe.

Learn … and more!
 
Flip the book’s jacket to find a blank birth chart that you can fill in to help chart your stars, and refer back to it as you progress through the book. 

With recipes, rituals and tips and tricks taken from The Witch of the Forest’s personal grimoire, learn how connecting with astrology can help soothe 21st century anxiety, and how you can use it as a tool for empowerment.

The Witch of the Forest’s Guide to… series are a collection of guides to different areas of witchcraft, focusing on the relationship between magic, the natural world, and the self. Other titles available include  Earth Magick  and  Natural Magick .

Genres: Witchcraft, Astrology, Magick, Nonfiction, Magic, Ebooks, Spirituality

176 pages, Paperback

Published November 8, 2022

Reviews

[Jina · Rating 4 out of 5]

For content: 5 stars. Really helped me gain a grasp on my birth chart and how to better incorporate working with the stars and planets into my personal craft.
The physical book itself: 3/5 stars. I really hate how the pages ABSORB your finger prints and some of the font colours were a terrible choice for their backgrounds - ie black on dark brown.

[Valentina]

google search does it better

[Jeannie Holmes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Title: Astrology Magick

Author: Lindsay Squire
Genre: Astrology - Divination
Publisher: Leaping Hare Press - Copyright 2022
Publication Date: November 8, 2022
Read: December 7, 2022
Disclaimer: I received a digital advanced reader copy from the publisher via Netgalley. All opinions are my own.

Synopsis from Publisher: Astrology is a powerful tool for tuning into and better understanding yourself and others around you. Aligning your actions with the patterns and signs of the stars can bring you comfort and control in the 21st century, and empower you to really reflect on your present and future actions, and live your happiest life.

Whether you're new to witchcraft OR astrology, discover how to use simple witchcraft and astrology to boost your wellbeing, find self-love and acceptance, and harness the power of the stars and universe in your life as well as your craft.

Beautifully illustrated by Viki Lester, of @forensicsandflowers, this visually enchanting book will help you reconnect with the astrological bodies, rebalance your energies, and find spiritual meaning in the universe.

Learn about:

How to incorporate astrology into your witchcraft practice
The different types of astrology (predictive, natal, karmic, and synastic)
The 12 zodiac signs, 9 planets, and 12 astrological houses
Your sun, moon, and rising sign
How to calculate and read your birth chart
What retrograde means and how to survive (and thrive!) when mercury is in retrograde
Astrology and its relationship to the moon
How to use astrology as part of your magickal and self-care practice

Review: Lindsay Squire makes astrology accessible to all in Astrology Magick. Whether you're new to the practice or an experienced follower of the stars, this book takes the complex subject of astrology and breaks it down into easily digestible chunks. Handy diagrams and a conversational writing style add to the book's overall quality. The illustrations by Viki Lester are beautiful and enhance Squire's information.

Each chapter covers a different aspect of astrology--everything from creating a birth chart to how the placement of planets on the chart affect an individual's personality, outlook on life, relationships, and more. Also included are suggestions for tarot readings based on the different zodiac signs. Astrology Magick, regardless of whether or not you practice Wicca/Witchcraft, is by far one of the best resources I've found on the subject, and certainly one of the most approachable.

[Foxy Lost in Fairy tales · Rating 3 out of 5]

Astrology has always seemed complicated to me, yet I’ve always been fascinated and drawn to the topic. How can the planets influence our lives and personalities? This book provides detailed answers to all these questions. It introduces all the concepts, explaining what they mean and how they affect us.
The book is incredibly comprehensive, with detailed descriptions accompanied by colorful illustrations and pictures, making the content even more engaging and visually appealing. I really love Lindsey Squire’s books because they’re all so wonderfully designed and packed with useful information.
However, I must admit, astrology still feels a bit overwhelming to me. While I now understand the concepts and know, for example, which practices are best done during certain time periods or what questions to ask during tarot readings based on zodiac signs, I still can’t interpret my own birth chart.
At least not after just one read-through. I find myself staring blankly at the chart the internet generates for me. I’m sure there are those who, after reading this book, will be able to decipher their charts with ease. For me, though, this is a book I’ll keep returning to, flipping through its pages until I finally understand what all the symbols mean on my little horoscope chart.
But don’t let this discourage you—it certainly won’t stop me! I’m determined to keep studying both the chart and the book until I figure it all out because astrology is absolutely something that can be learned!
That said, if you’re already an expert in astrology, please feel free to reach out and help me decode my chart!

[Shirley Andrade · Rating 5 out of 5]

Vibrant and Colorful

Lindsay Squire began by discussing birth charts, stating that each sign and planet has a very different effect upon your life depending on where they are positioned in your chart. She provides a few of her favorites free online birth-chart calculators, which will require your date of birth, place of birth, and your time of birth to be able to create your chart. She further states that in order to get an accurate birth
chart, we should consider using two or three different calculators and compare the results.

The author provides information on how to interpret your birth chart, along with the signs of the zodiac, which she discusses each's house position, associated mantra, modality, polarity, crystals, herbs, spices, positive and negative traits.

Lindsay states that not only can astrology help us unlock hidden parts of ourselves and deepen our understanding of who we are, but it can also be a useful tool in the practice of Witchcraft.

I love the vibrant and colorful illustrations and the use of the elegant fonts are very eye-catching. Good book for beginners.

[Vic · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this book! It perfectly explains everything in an easy to read way! I think it would be great to beginners on the subject but also an amazing resource to have for those who need to double check a quick fact or two.
The way this book explain how astrology can help with magick is excellent! It’s giving the information without shoving that belief at the reader. It gives great and useful information for those who might use it to aid their needs.
The illustrations are breathtaking! Everyone could be a poster to hang on your wall, for a bookmark, or any type of merchandise for that matter they are absolutely stunning!!
The way this book is written and illustrated makes me want to read all the books these two have done together!

[Cheryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a really easy to read and understand, beautifully illustrated and simple to follow book on Astrology and the Magickal practices to use alongside it.

I struggle hugely with understanding Astrology, having done various courses and watched YouTube videos, I needed something that laid things about as simply as possible that kept me engaged and that’s exactly what I got in this book.

Everything from the basics to the more complicated aspects are well written out and explained with diagrams and correspondences that are linked to each sign.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers Leaping Hare Press for a review copy.

[Zosia · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.75

Ciężko mi cokolwiek powiedzieć na temat tego czy ta książka pod względem terminologii była poprawna bo jestem totalnym laikiem w tym temacie ale przyznam, że wyniosłam z niej dużo wiedzy... teoretycznej.

Dowiedziałam się co oznaczają pewne terminy, wyjaśniło to parę spraw ale co dalej? Swojego kosmogramu nie przeczytam z pomocą tej książki bo nie wiem co oznaczają dane planety w danym znaku w danym domu. Jednak gdyby autorka miała wypisać znaczenie tego wszystkiego to książka miałaby z 500 stron I chyba nie o to tu chodziło.

Pięknie wydana chociaż parę stron było nieczytelnych przez ciemne litery na dość ciemnym tle.

[Lostliketheocean · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was a different take to astrology compared to what I've read previously and i found it lacking.
It doesn't help the author talks about her chart/signs repeatedly as examples.
People picking up this book want to learn more about themselves not about the authors??
Also felt they talked about irrelevant stuff, which would of been better spent broadening some of the other topics discussed as the majority was very vague. Overall disappointing. There are better books out there.

[Kate Henderson · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book didn't really tell me anything new (I have read a lot of books on this topic) but what it did bring, was beautiful aesthetics.
The layout and the illustrations in this book are stunning!

This would make a great gift for a beginner, or someone wanting to get into astrology. But for someone that already has some knowledge of the topic, there are probably better books out there.

[Tina · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed the breakdown of planets and houses, the tarot spreads and the other planets in retrograde.
I was missing the ‘how to do your birth chart’ element.
This is a great, concise, colourful book on astrology and how to corporate it into basic magick.
I received a copy via NetGalley and all opinions are my own.

[Brandy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Astrology Magick is a great book for anyone to pick up. The writing flows and makes it easy to grasp concepts. The graphics are gorgeous.

I enjoyed and appreciated how the author woven in information like herbs and crystals to deepen anyone's practice

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to review the book.

[Melanie]

This lovely illustrated book details astrological signs, different parts of your birth chart and what they mean and certain "spells" for each sign. The descriptions and explanations are well organized and easy to process. It's colorful illustrations are eye-catching and provide useful and easy to comprehend diagrams. Overall, it's a valuable astrological guide.

[Krystina · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a fantastic book! I've read a few others by Lindsay Squire and she's a fantastic writer. The information is always laid out in a really accessible fashion and is never confusing to follow. I think it's a great book if you are new to the subject because she goes through all, the information so methodically it's easy to do the steps along with her. The book has beautiful illustrations too (thank you Viki Lester!) and I think it's a lovely addition to any bookshelf.

[Ann T · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a gorgeous little book. Filled with loads of information on both astrology and magic and how these combine using birth charts, crystals, herbs and other appropriate tools. With beautiful, colourful images and an easy reading style this makes a perfect gift for anyone magick / astronomy inclined.

Thank you Quatro and NetGalley for the ARC.

[Katie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Whilst I would say this is a book good for beginners, I would suggest also doing your own research alongside, as not all the information is correct. For example, my birth month is September and the author said the birth stone for that month was Peridot, when a Google search actually tells you that 99% of websites say it is Sapphire, which I've always known it to be.

[JadersCorner · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a well structured, knowledgeable book. I’ve read several ‘astrology books’ and this is one that made it simple yet easy to understand. Beautiful art work in this book. Definitely a must buy and add to the magic shelf

[Alexis · Rating 5 out of 5]

unsure why my review didnt go though the first time but i abostly liked reading this book. 5 star book. found that this book had alot of good information inside the book. but im unsure who to recommend this to as i dont know many that actually read this book.

[Alexandra · Rating 3 out of 5]

The illustrations (used as examples of the information) are nice. An introductory book. Pretty easy to read through. Different topics or subjects regarding astrology - like super moons, Chiron, empty houses, planets.

[Leilany · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book is beautiful, it is very colorful and really interesting to read. I don't feel it is a book filled with deep/specific information; however, it does have introductory information about many things.

[Annarella · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good book for beginners and a gorgeous book as the graphic is amazing.
Recommended if you are new to the path.
Many thanks to the publisher for this arc, all opinions are mine

[Julie Asteria · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great for beginners!

[Gloria · Rating 5 out of 5]

A parte essere esteticamente bellissimo e organizzato benissimo, l'ho trovato una guida molto utile. È chiaro, piacevole.
Lo tengo sempre con me per consultarlo ogni giorno.

[Erin · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.25☆ Although this isn't really what I expected, it has plentiful information and insight to help with understanding your birth chart. And the editing was so much better on this one!

[RaineShadow · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good beginner book about your star chart, star signs, planets, moon phases, and how to use astrology in your witchcraft.

[scar · Rating 5 out of 5]

perfecto para inteoducirnos en el tema :)

[Ashley (Red-Haired Ash Reads) · Rating 3 out of 5]

While I am not big into astrology, I picked this book up because I have read Squire’s previous books and really enjoyed them. This book breaks down birth charts and how they can be used to guide your craft. I actually found this really interesting and want to break down my own birth chart now. This is definitely a book that is better to have a physical copy of because I keep wanting to jump back to reference previous chapters. Also, I wish the author had provided the links to her preferred birth chart creators in the very beginning, not in the conclusion, since that is the main focus of this book.

*ARC provided by Netgalley for an honest review.*

[SanSan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Me gustan la sencillez y las ilustraciones de esta serie de libros. La astrología nos ayuda mucho en la relajación y la sanación personales, siempre teniendo en cuenta el equilibrio entre la realidad y la mágia.

[Lupe E. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Un libro muy completo, te explica a detalle y te da las herramientas necesarias para saber los conocimientos astrológicos que necesitas.