You Were Born for This audiobook

This is a great little basic primer for astrologer newbies, especially geared for (but not exclusive to, by any means) younger people, IMO.

I love how easy to read and understand this guide is! It is thorough but digestible for a newcomer to astrology. Chani guides you through understanding your chart with the care, nuance and expertise of the best kind of teacher. She shares her wisdom and expertise while prioritizing your agency in the process. Her vulnerability and authenticity shines through her writing and she had me crying by page 2. Highly recommend to anyone wanting to understand more about astrology and/or how to read their birth chart.

This was the right kind of astrology for beginners with a self-reflection/devotional component book I've been looking for. I'm not a serious believer, but I do appreciate how things like astrology, personality tests, etc. can invite personal introspection and meditation in a way that is not specifically religious. This is a book I see ruminating on & using for personal reflection on an ongoing basis

Really digestible and easy to read. Chani was finally able to clarify a point in my chart that I've had lots of difficulty understanding. Still, this book left me wanting more. I hope she'll write more books in the future.

Ok, I gave in! It does live up to the hype - if you're looking for an accessible, not too fluffy but not too bogged down by details, primer on astrology. For those with more than passing familiarity with reading birth charts, there is obviously a lot left out, but I suspect that is what books two, three, four.. will cover.

I don’t remember the last time I’ve been so excited for a book to FINALLY be published. I’ve been dying to get my hands on this since I saw it popping up on social media. If you’ve ever been curious about what your natal chart can tell you about yourself this book will honestly blow you away. It’s written, and organized, in away that makes sense and allows for easy reference. I learned so much about myself today! The journal prompts are a really great touch.

It is rare that I buy both hardcover book AND audiobook, but CHANI CHANI CHANI CHANI! Astrology is a tool for self reflection and I'm grateful for this offering from her. Loved both. Highly recommend.

I have never been more personally called out by the book I was reading and I loved every minutes of it.

If you want to break down your birth chart, this book is required. Bring Kleenex because the shadow work is intense.

Read this and finished it on the day my Saturn return completed and it totally changed my life.

I've read it, but that this just the first step of this book. Reading it is just the key to opening the door; you have to decide to push it open and discover what's on the other side. Though I feel like I have a good grip on the main aspects focused on in Nicholas's book (sun sign, moon sign, ascendant), what I most appreciated was how she always brings everything back to you as the reader. It isn't prescriptive, it's about your personal experience and how you can use those insights about yourself to become a better you. This is definitely more of an intro-to-astrology book, but I appreciated Nicholas's unique insights, and I feel like I understand my chart better than I have before. Astrology is kind of misunderstood. It's not just woo-woo future predictions about your love life that you can read in Cosmo. It is based on much more than that. But it's also not a cure-all that will just tell you the answers about how to live and who to be. It's more about the process of learning to look at yourself in a different way. What you decide to do with that information is up to you.I love that Nicholas leaves room for further exploration and discovery. I hope she writes another book on the next steps in understanding your chart!

I’ve been interested in astrology ever since I was little, but my love for and study of the occult has only ramped up since I got my first tarot deck four years ago. Even though I know quite a bit about astrology, this book was a useful tool for explaining the “Big Three” placements in a birth chart AKA sun sign, moon sign and rising sign/ascendant. This is also one of the few books I’ve read that explained the twelve house system very clearly. It is the ONLY astrology resource I’ve consulted that explained aspects (sextiles, trines, squares and oppositions) in a way that I actually understood. If you want to learn more about reading a birth chart, the house systems and aspects, I would recommend this, but if you already have a confident grasp on these things, you can probably skip it. I got this from the library and ended up making five pages of notes, so I would definitely recommend buying your own copy of it instead of borrowing. Fellow Leo Suns, Taurus Moons and Cancer Risings: Please out yourselves in the comments below.

I’m not done with the book and will be coming back to it a lot, but I finished reading through what CHANI has to say. I love the way the book is laid out. It makes astrology easy and accessible for those, like me, who have not yet been initiated. A really great piece for self reflection even if you don’t believe in astrology. I really love the questions asked by the book. I have a lot to think about.

I will definitely be adding this to my library the way she breaks down the top three of your birth chart focusing more on possible trauma you might of had early on and how to figure that into your chart is really lovely. Speaking as a Leo moon I found how she talked about shame and self centered parents really validating. Everything was explained really beautiful, I know feel I have a great grasp on aspects which used to confuse me quite a bit. Overall definite buy/read.

I love Chani's work (I've read her horoscopes for years), so I was excited that this was gifted to me for xmas. It's a quick read because in several sections you are meant to skip around to read about the aspects that are most relevant to your chart. This is definitely a 101 level astrology book, and it is quite a great introduction. I appreciated the reflections questions, and this is definitely a book that I will go back to multiple times.

As an intro to astrology from a socially concerned/political perspective it is great! It’s very step by step and is a great start for someone who is interested in it but gets lost on all the online garbage. On the other side, knowing Chani from the online format, I did wish there was more about radical self-acceptance than mere quick references to it.

This is a great book for anyone new to astrology. It's a choose your own adventure type of format that helps you understand your natal chart. The author does a great job of breaking things down and making the terminology easy to understand so it doesn't become overwhelming. I'm still trying to figure out what all these astrology terms mean so it was ideal for someone like me but if you already have a good foundation in astrology you may find this to be too simplified.

I devoured this book. As usual, it was like Nicholas was peering into my soul. My only complaint is that it felt rushed at the end, like it was unfinished—I turned the last page and said, “that’s it?”