Are you technically Gen X but feel like you relate more to Millennials? Why are Boomers and Millennials constantly at odds with one another? Did you know there are two different types of Boomers? How does Gen Z differ from Millennials?For decades, professional astrologers have known about the significance that Pluto holds for an entire generation. In his fascinating new book, Pluto Generations, Rhys Navarro introduces this new way of looking at generational theory for beginners and non-astrologers.- Discover why the traditional labels of Baby Boomer, Gen X, Millennial, and Gen Z don't always fit.- Learn how to determine your "true" generation based on Pluto alignments.- Explore the historical trends and patterns for each Pluto Generation.- See what opportunities and challenges lie ahead for you and your Pluto Generation.- For fans of Strauss and Howe's generational theory, Pluto Generations offers even greater insight and understanding into the cosmic forces at play behind the scenes.
This is a good book overall. It's rather short, but it gets the information across. I really enjoy how it states the generation and then a throwback in history to other significant and previous instances when Pluto was in that astrological alignment. I really enjoyed hearing the dual nature of the extremes of the astrological signs in Pluto. It is a very history heavy, but in a blurb/ brief overview kind of way. It gives enough information to know what they are talking about, but you couldn't take this book and write a paper with it as your main source. I do find the information very valuable and I feel like a book on Pluto in each alignment detailing chronological examples of it's importance would be much more impactful and able to be easily digestible. This would separate the generations, but would open the door for another book with a detailed analysis reliant on the in-depth analysis from the previous books. I know it sounds like a lot, but I feel I would have loved this more were there just more. I also want a deeper analysis so maybe it's just me wanting this, but deeper and quantifiably more.
Rhys Navarro has proposed a new and possibly more accurate way to look at beginnings and ends of generations which appears to even be evidence-based. It requires one to be open to stepping outside of their comfort zone. As I thought about this I was reminded, isn't that what ship captains did when they set sail for uncharted territory? A time when the prevailing understanding is that the earth was flat? Or revolutionary scientific theories which have led to paradigm shifts? That said, I have learned to always be open to new ways of looking at things.
Rhys Navarro presents what some would say is even an evidence-based argument for an astrological approach to defining and predicting generations. The author uses the planet (or whatever it is now called) Pluto as a constant generational marker.
Astrologically speaking, Pluto is shared with every single person, along with that person's sun sign for that particular generation. I am absolutely not going to try to explain the theory but when you read the author's argument and look at the data presented, it makes complete sense. Regardless, the book is bloody brilliant and is worth reading even as from an historical perspective. The author is a very good writer and so it is also a fun read. I very much recommend this.
To be honest I am not really in to horoscopes, but after reading Pluto Genarations. I may rethink my opinion. I thought horoscopes were a bunch of nonsense, but after reading this book I believe they may have something to it after all. Each chapter covered a horoscope in the years of birth that horoscope covered. For mine which is libra it was scary how accurate it was. I know usually horoscope that very vague in general, but this was so on point my husband is a Sagittarius and in that chapter it said that they learn more from experience than book learning and my husband became a chemist not my going to school but by learning hands-on at work, it also said Sagittarius in that generation were know it all’s and that is totally him. I was blown way by the accuracy in the interesting well worded things in the book. He even had quotes from scientist that are professionals in the subject. I think Reese Navarro has written a great book and I highly recommend it. I can’t express how much this book blew me away and as I said I’m not even into horoscopes. My daughter is and that is why I got the book and I am so glad I did. If you even have a passing interest in horoscope or astrology you really need to get this book it is so so worth it. Please forgive any grammatical or punctuation or hours as I am blind and dictate my review, but all opinions are my own.
I have been studying astrology for a few years now, and I love how Rhys Navarro has taken out the mystical aspects typically ascribed to this practice. The insights in this book are wonderful and it is easy to read. Once you have a good understanding of astrology you may find it is similar to psychology (though astrologers don’t need a PhD to give their advice, so keep that in mind). This is a great introduction to Pluto in an astrological frame of reference as opposed to an astronomical frame of reference.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone who is even just a bit curious about astrology.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
I wasn’t sure what to expect from this book and I was quite surprised. The author provides a look a trends and events through the lens of Pluto in each of the twelve astrological signs.
Rather than calling out “marketing” generations the focus is on how different cycles shape people and events and that each cycle can be tied to a sign of the zodiac.
The references to past cycles and how events in those times match current events was fascinating.
The book is easy to read without a lot of “woo”.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.