Llewellyn's Complete Book of Astrology: The Easy Way to Learn Astrology

Llewellyn's Complete Book Series #1

by Kris Brandt Riske MA

The easiest way to learn astrology is to start with yourself. Your astrological birth chart is a powerful tool for gaining a deeper understanding of your unique gifts, talents, challenges, and life's purpose. As you begin to decipher the wealth of information in your own birth chart, you'll experience astrology in a personally meaningful way―which makes it easier to understand and remember. Once you learn the basics of astrology, you'll be able to read the birth charts of yourself and others. This friendly guidebook is the most complete introduction to astrology available. Popular astrologer Kris Brandt Riske presents the essentials of astrology in a clear, step-by-step way, paying special attention to three areas of popular relationships, career, and money. She explains the meaning of the planets, zodiac signs, houses, and aspects, and how to interpret their significance in your chart. Over 30 illustrations, including the birth charts of several famous people―Al Gore, Oprah Winfrey, Brad Pitt, and Tiger Woods, to name just a few―add a helpful visual dimension to your learning experience. Practical and positive, Llewellyn's Complete Book of Astrology offers techniques for using astrology to identify the qualities you seek in an ideal mate, realize your career and financial potential, calculate your luck, and discover your inner strength.

Genres: Astrology, Nonfiction, Witchcraft, Occult, Spirituality, Reference, Divination

336 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2007

Reviews

[Erik Akre · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book will at first appear lame, or perhaps overwhelming, until you use it correctly. It is not a book to read cover to cover, ever!

How to use it correctly: Obtain your own chart from an astrology website online (or otherwise). Use the book as a full reference guide to interpreting your chart. You will find that it has all the resources for you to do so. It's really quite comprehensive. Interpret your chart step-by-step, using the text. Go planet-by-planet, house-by-house, aspect-by-aspect. Along the way, have a journal handy, and with each new piece of information write down your thoughts in the journal. How is this interpretation "me," and how might it not be? Am I hiding something? Am I not acknowledging a part of myself consciously?

Let the book be one big Journaling Prompt, and you will experience astrology first-hand. Merely thumb through it at random, trying to get something out of it, and it will be utterly disappointing. It will sit on your bookshelf for eternity, gathering useless dust, never to be touched again.

Don't acquire it without intent to use it specifically!

[Liquidlasagna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Today, you're better off to start with a batch of these, if not all of em:

Only Way to Learn Astrology - Volume I - Basic Principles - March/McEvers
Only Way To Learn Astrology - Volume II - Math and Interpretation Techniquess - March/McEvers
Only Way to Learn Astrology - Volume III - Horoscope Analysis - March/McEvers
Only Way to Learn About Tomorrow - Volume IV - March/McEvers
A Beginner's Guide to Practical Astrology - Vivian Robson
Astrology for Dummies - Rae Orion
Alan Oken's Complete Astrology - Alan Oken
Llewellyn's Complete Book of Astrology: The Easy Way to Learn Astrology - Kris Brandt Riske
Astrology: Classic Guide To Understanding Your Horoscope - Ronald Davison
Astrology: A Cosmic Science - Isabel Hickey
The Astrologer's Handbook - Sakoian/Acker
Secrets From a Stargazer's Notebook - Debbi Kempton-Smith
Astrology, A Comprehensive Guide to Classical Interpretation - Kevin Burke

I got a soft spot for March-Hickey-Sakoian-Oken
as the absolute must haves....

[Hurricane_ReD · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really helpful and informative. Definitely not "complete" as the title claims, but a really good reference all the same.

[Michelle ✨ · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think this book covers all the basics nicely, although it'd be nice to have some background on why planets, signs, and houses represent what they represent. I was also reading The Twelve Houses by Howard Sasportas, which was super helpful in completing all the information. I wasn't interested in Mythology before, but now that's a new hyperfixation, lol

[Solita · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a popular book for new astrology students. For me, it gets a little too specific, maybe, in describing the signs. It claims you know "a Taurus because their house is filled with beautiful things." Well, maybe. But there are Taurus people who are broke. I know a couple. They don't have beautiful things. (I know. Aspects.) But, sure, you can learn enough from this to get you started. Learning astrology is on-going. Even the professionals say they are always learning something new. This book all all right. It's a start.

[Matias Selzer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book. Pretty concise and usefull.
The author teaches a lot about your birth chart. I've learn a lot.

My only complain is about some complex topics that are discussed very briefly, so it got really hard to really understand them.
Another thing is about the examples. The author used many examples about USA celebrities, which most of them are not known outsise the USA.

[Susan Anderson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have completed this book however this is more of a manual that get's opened every morning while reviewing both my Natal and current chart. I'm finding this book to be a great resource however this is my first Astrology purchase. No regrets, as I am finding it quite useful. This is a book that I will "Study" up on a regular. Nice work.

[Em’s Book Obbession · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is extremely educational and goes fairly deep into the details of astrology, zodiac signs, the different planets, different cusps, how each sign interacts with each planet etc. I would recommend this book to someone who really wants to dive deep into astrology and possibly become an astrologer themselves. I would rate this book a 4.5/5.

[Donyae Coles · Rating 3 out of 5]

Easy to read and follow. Answered questions I had.

[Rachel Creason · Rating 5 out of 5]

An easy to read, easy to use, guide to basic astrology.

[Diego Valencia Zambrano · Rating 4 out of 5]

This one was a pretty cool guide. I think I’ll be revisiting this explanations and basic concepts a lot.

[Fi · Rating 4 out of 5]

I checked this out from the library so I admit I didn’t read it cover to cover! I own a few astrology books, and this one seems as good as any! I appreciate the easy to read way that it’s written, and I’ll definitely add it to my collection at some point! Also the cover is really pretty.

[Paul · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another fantastic primer from LLewelyn Press! This book was easy to understand, and will give you a very solid grasp of the basic principles and methods of modern astrology.

[tomlinton · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wanted a reference book
and my knowledgable Kindle partners
object to anything for dummies
so I was glad to find
they respect Llewellyn
and now I have it
and I won't have to hanker
after Linda Goodman's Sun Signs
which isn't available
on the Kindle

[Leanne Hicks · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great overview of astrology and insight into different personalities according to moon signs. It gave me the opportunity to objectively review both my positive and negative characteristics.

[Matthew · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty good for the most part. But some of it was so confusing I gave up on trying to understand.

[Misty B · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found this to be a very informative book on Astrology, without reading like a dictionary. I will keep this on my shelf as a reference book.

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[Destiny]

This was good guide. I learned a whole lot about the topic though I had already learned to read my chart independently of this book. I would definitely recommend this as a good primer.

[Victoria · Rating 5 out of 5]

I didn't know that the planets were in our birth charts or even tell us what are learning about by charts also. It's very interesting my is Scorpio and also my planet is Pluto when I was born.

[Adam · Rating 4 out of 5]

Astrology for Dummies.

[Julianne · Rating 3 out of 5]

Awesome and simple enough for beginners. Descriptions are too vague for my psyche though