Bess Matassa, PhD is a New York-based astrologer and tarot reader who has authored books and decks that include The Tarot Almanac and NYC Tarot.

“An incredible, ambitious, and timely contribution to rethinking astrology, Star Charting offers a holistic approach to the subject. Bess Matassa refuses to fixate on the mathematics of the discipline and instead focuses on the ways that each person has elements of each sign. A gifted astrologer and writer, she distills the essence of each astrological aspect into a unique and important vision of astrology.”— Amber Jamilla Musser, author of Between Shadows and Noise: Sensation, Situatedness, and the Undisciplined“In Star Charting, Bess Matassa reawakens astrology as a language of the senses. This groundbreaking work, full of memorable metaphors, restores depth and sensual intelligence to astrology. It is essential reading for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of themselves, of others, and of the sky we share.”— Rebecca Gordon, astrologer and author of Your Body and the Stars

• Introduction. The Practice of Astrology 11. Aries. Vivifying Vitalizing 212. Taurus. Absorbing Retaining 313. Gemini. Channeling Conveying 414. Cancer. Sheltering Returning 525. Leo. Baring Romancing 626. Virgo. Supplicating Devoting 727. Libra. Clarifying Elevating 838. Scorpio. Magnetizing Excavating 949. Sagittarius. Venturing Riding 10610. Capricorn. Claiming Weighing 11611. Aquarius. Witnessing Envisioning 12812. Pisces. Allowing Releasing 139Acknowledgments 151

Bess Matassa, PhD is a New York-based astrologer and tarot reader who has authored books and decks that include The Tarot Almanac and NYC Tarot.

“An incredible, ambitious, and timely contribution to rethinking astrology, Star Charting offers a holistic approach to the subject. Bess Matassa refuses to fixate on the mathematics of the discipline and instead focuses on the ways that each person has elements of each sign. A gifted astrologer and writer, she distills the essence of each astrological aspect into a unique and important vision of astrology.”— Amber Jamilla Musser, author of Between Shadows and Noise: Sensation, Situatedness, and the Undisciplined“In Star Charting, Bess Matassa reawakens astrology as a language of the senses. This groundbreaking work, full of memorable metaphors, restores depth and sensual intelligence to astrology. It is essential reading for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of themselves, of others, and of the sky we share.”— Rebecca Gordon, astrologer and author of Your Body and the Stars

• Introduction. The Practice of Astrology 11. Aries. Vivifying Vitalizing 212. Taurus. Absorbing Retaining 313. Gemini. Channeling Conveying 414. Cancer. Sheltering Returning 525. Leo. Baring Romancing 626. Virgo. Supplicating Devoting 727. Libra. Clarifying Elevating 838. Scorpio. Magnetizing Excavating 949. Sagittarius. Venturing Riding 10610. Capricorn. Claiming Weighing 11611. Aquarius. Witnessing Envisioning 12812. Pisces. Allowing Releasing 139Acknowledgments 151

Bess Matassa, PhD is a New York-based astrologer and tarot reader who has authored books and decks that include The Tarot Almanac and NYC Tarot.

“An incredible, ambitious, and timely contribution to rethinking astrology, Star Charting offers a holistic approach to the subject. Bess Matassa refuses to fixate on the mathematics of the discipline and instead focuses on the ways that each person has elements of each sign. A gifted astrologer and writer, she distills the essence of each astrological aspect into a unique and important vision of astrology.”— Amber Jamilla Musser, author of Between Shadows and Noise: Sensation, Situatedness, and the Undisciplined“In Star Charting, Bess Matassa reawakens astrology as a language of the senses. This groundbreaking work, full of memorable metaphors, restores depth and sensual intelligence to astrology. It is essential reading for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of themselves, of others, and of the sky we share.”— Rebecca Gordon, astrologer and author of Your Body and the Stars

• Introduction. The Practice of Astrology 11. Aries. Vivifying Vitalizing 212. Taurus. Absorbing Retaining 313. Gemini. Channeling Conveying 414. Cancer. Sheltering Returning 525. Leo. Baring Romancing 626. Virgo. Supplicating Devoting 727. Libra. Clarifying Elevating 838. Scorpio. Magnetizing Excavating 949. Sagittarius. Venturing Riding 10610. Capricorn. Claiming Weighing 11611. Aquarius. Witnessing Envisioning 12812. Pisces. Allowing Releasing 139Acknowledgments 151