Cosmic Health: Unlock Your Healing Magic with Astrology, Positive Psychology, and Integrative Wellness by Jennifer Racioppi
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Web ID: 14788567Integral well-being
Loved it! Not just a book on Astrology but holistic well-being, integrating natural and Western approaches. Learning more about myself understanding the energetic influence of the cosmos. Would definitely recommend!
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REMARKABLE
I was in Barnes and Noble when this peacock grabbed my attention, “Cosmic Health”. Honestly, when I picked it up I was immediately drawn to it. Physically the book is beautiful with lovely yellow highlights throughout, nice cream paper with pleasant fonts and typeset, the perfect amount of illustrations and size (over 400 pages). What a splendid job by Little, Brown Spark. I thumbed through and though it may be an interesting read to learn about astrology, since that was something I have always wanted to understand, the diagrams seemed to suggest that this was a book I could learn from and so I purchased it as an after thought. Later that evening I read the introduction and realized this book was going to be a lot more than I bargained for. Jennifer Racioppi has a story to tell about life and overcoming suffering. She provides many tools for transformation and healing through magic. Jennifer says, “Magic is the act of creation through intention and will, in communication with forces outside ourselves. Fueled by love it offers us incredible freedom as its very essence is a manifestation of equal opportunity.” Seriously do I need to say anything else? This is not an instruction manual for gothic teenagers to learn about Tarot spreads, nor is it a revised Crowley grimoire for invocation or evocation of dark entities. No, this is about connection to yourself through the natural world. I recommend it to all occultists- you will finally understand astrology, to all seeking inspiration - Jennifer is a wonderful motivator on overcoming hardship, to all new agers- there is lots here to keep you searching and to all those posers who want pretty hardcover books on their shelves but never actually read them, yes this one is a beauty.
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More than you'd expect from the title alone
*I was provided a free copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review.* I can truly say I've never read anything like this book. This book takes on a holistic approach to working with astrology, using a combination of birth charts, psychology, and integrative wellness practices to promote greater health, harmony, and happiness -- and does not provide a standard definition of what "heath, harmony, and happiness" should look like, because BINGO! Those are subjective to every single human alive. That part, I greatly appreciated, because throughout the book, the author is careful not to impose any "norm" on the reader and their expectations. Health doesn't look the same for everyone, nor does happiness or harmonious living. I will admit that as an astrology novice/ dumdum (I appreciate it, it's just not the area where I've got a lot of experience or the required interest to get that knowledge) I was worried that it would be too advanced for me to understand and incorporate into my lifestyle. Thankfully, it's written with a "Start where you are" sensibility that made it feel less intimidating, and made me feel like I was welcome to start using these principles, despite my inexperience with many things astrological. The Five Principles of Cosmic Health are easy for readers of any level of experience to begin integrating into their life. I was also worried that this book would eschew medicine as a whole ; it does not, but it does critique the medical industry, which it rightly points out is profit/capitalism-centered rather than patient-centered. In fact, there's a lot more psychology in this book than I would have guessed from the description. For some readers, this will be a drawback, and for other, it'll be a strength of the book. Chapters cover a range of topics, from the basic connections between astrology and health, to chapters that zero in on certain principles and go into greater depth with then, like how the planets can have an influence on health and wellness. It's somewhere between an astrological health text, self-help book, with just enough "witchy woo" to not be classified as "medical astrology" but instead, it's more like a holistic approach to learning how to listen to and trust your own body, and about learning how to "lean into" the ebbs and flows of planets instead of fighting against them. I can foresee myself recommending this book to others, and revisiting some of the chapters again.
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