THE NEW ASTROLOGY FOR THE 21ST CENTURY: A Unique Blend of Chinese and Western Astrology

by Suzanne White

Suzanne white is a highly respected, refreshingly funny as well as admired author. (This is an understatement)With Suzanne’s book, THE NEW ASTROLOGY For The 21st Century, in hand, you’ll be taken on a delightfully funny journey of understanding yourself and your closest friends and relatives, (the peanut gallery). Once you pick up one of her books, you will not be able to put it down. Soon it will become glaringly obvious why you divorced that horrific DRAGON mate. You’ll know why your HORSE and TIGER children cannot be tamed under any circumstance.You’ll have a better understanding of your new CAT lover and why he prefers staying at home donned in his smoking jacket, rather than going off to dashing parties. You’ll appreciate your MONKEY co-worker who is filled with funny antics day after day. Your OX boss who is never off the clock will no longer annoy you because you understand him better. You’ll see more clearly why your DOG father was always barking orders, and your PIG mother was always trying to keep the peace.You’ll look up to your ROOSTER big sister and admire her accomplishments, and you’ll adore your baby SHEEP brother and understand why he always got the best dressed award. You’ll be happy that you have found a RAT tailor to help with your wardrobe selection for that upcoming event you’ll be attending with your new dashing SNAKE friend.All this because of our brilliantly funny author, Suzanne White! Does someone have a pedestal we can place her on? She’s terrific!!!

Genres: Astrology, Nonfiction, Reference, New Age, Self Help, Philosophy, Spirituality

727 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1986

About the author

SUZANNE WHITE (SEE BOOK TITLES BELOW PLEASE)

Author/Astrologer Suzanne White is American, but she lives in France and Buenos Aires. She has been a college professor, a fashion model, a journalist, an interpreter, a novelist, a fireworks salesperson, director of a Parisian Couture boutique, an elevator operator, a shoe salesperson, a single mother and a simultaneous translator.

White is well known as the "High Priestess" of both Chinese & Western Astrologies. She has published many best-selling books on both western and Chinese Astrology. (see below for titles) Not only is she respected in her field, all of Suzanne White's Astrology books sell steadily and remain in print. Since 1995, White has been a continued presence on the Internet, at first working for both AOL and Disney sites. In 2000, she started her own web site http://www.suzannewhite.com. This most original web site has been an enormous success and given Suzanne White's name even more global recognition than she previously enjoyed. Since 2008, White has two profiles (personal and fan-based) on Facebook where she has a huge following. Her most prominent book - The New Astrology™ - is a savvy blend of the two major astrologies on earth. White combined two astrologies which invented 144 new signs. Leo/Dog is not like Leo/Dragon for example. THE NEW ASTROLOGY™ is an Amazon best seller and sales are increasing every year.

Suzanne White is a pace setter. She is also a capable, hardworking and very funny writer. White has an enormous following and is admired and beloved by her fans the world over. Suzanne is a tireless writer. This year (May 2) an article Suzanne wrote was published in the New York Times "Lives" column in the Sunday magazine section. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/02/mag...

Suzanne White is also a literary translator. She translated a French novel by Katherine Pancol and in 1987, she translated an American novel (HOT FLASHES by Barbara Raskin) from English into French for Eds. Robert Laffont in Paris.

ASTROLOGY BOOKS BY SUZANNE WHITE

1) 1976 CHINESE CHANCE - M.EVANS NY - hardcover 1976. Mass market paperback 1977 from FAWCETT NY. This book went out of print and was picked up by Charles Tuttle of Boston who gave it the new title: CHINESE ASTROLOGY PLAIN AND SIMPLE. This book is now a classic in its field. It has been published in 15 different languages. In France alone, this same book has stayed in hardcover since 1976. The French publisher has sold over a million copies and still sells an average of 300 copies per month. Today, this book is published by Bertelsmann in Germany, Uniebok Holland, Eden Grove Editions/Axis Publishing, London, Paidos Barcelona, Polish, Czech, Slovak and Bulgarian publishers have just bought rights. The Chinese have asked to buy the rights.


2) 1986 THE NEW ASTROLOGY™ - first published in French as LA DOUBLE ASTROLOGIE by Robert Laffont Publishers Paris. In the same year, THE NEW ASTROLOGY was published by both St. Martin’s Press (USA) and Macmillan (London). This book is a long time best seller. It sells over 20,000 copies in paper per year in the US alone. The digital version sells twice that. THE NEW ASTROLOGY™ also exists and sells well in British English, French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Polish and Czech.

3) 1992 THE NEW CHINESE ASTROLOGY - Macmillan

Reviews

[Richard Derus · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Publisher Says: Though the practice of astrology is many centuries old, it is only perhaps once in a generation that a thoroughly new, totally original way of looking at the zodiac is discovered. The New Astrology is such a system.

For those convinced that there is nothing new under the sun--or the stars--Suzanne White offers a startling and provocative thesis: There are not 12 but 144 signs of the zodiac, each distinct, each unique, each vital to everyone's quest for self-understanding.

By combining the astrological systems of the traditional Chinese (terrestrial) with that of the Occident (celestial), Suzanne White demonstrates that each of us is governed by two signs. Hence, a Capricorn Tiger is likely to be quite different from a Capricorn Cat, as is a Leo Dog from a Leo Dragon, and so on. This unique blend of Western and Chinese Astrology gives detailed analyses of each of the 144 signs, including individualized sections of love, sex and romance, business, money, careers, home life and compatibility (or lack of it) with other signs.

Already a best-seller in France, The New Astrology is a massive undertaking and the result of more than a decade of research and study of the two systems. It offers insights into not only our own lives, but also those of all who are close to us. Suzanne White's prose is lucid, candid, and suffused with a sense of fun, but The New Astrology is above all a serious tool for self-awareness and understand the rich variety of human nature all around us.

My Review: No, I don't believe in astrology's powers of prediction; no, I don't subscribe to the practice of astrology for any purpose other than entertainment.

So why review the book at all? Because, writer friends, if it's not on your shelf today, get it on there via Prime in two days. Like, order now, I'll wait.

You see, Ms. White has thoughtfully made 144 character sketches in some detail for you! And she has helpfully diagrammed the best matches and the worst nightmares of each character!! MC needs to be brave? Pick a Leo sign...Leo/Dragon works. MC needs a bad first marriage? Pisces/Cat (her term for what traditionally is called Rabbit). Then a HUGE chunk of your work is done for you. It is AWESOME.

Oh, and real people? Well, they all have birthdays. Go look 'em up! Don't know which Chinese zodiac year 1677 is? There's a chart in the back of the book!

So what with this, and with Michael Moorcock's truly, absolutely never-fail method of fast execution (for which link one is grateful to one's minion Dantastic Book Reviews' own Dan), you are so good to go it's not funny.

My own tip to add to the pile: Always, always, always have poetry anthologies, Bartlett's Quotations, and the Bible nearby. You will need a title, at the very least; an epigraph is handy, too; and goodness knows a quick cheat-sheet of sonorous sentences can be a fabulously useful thing, too.


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[Adriana Scarpin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Que meigo, que bonito. Está tudo certo, só faltaram as partes podres. Rá!

Com a união de Aquário e Macaco, surge uma pessoa de excepcional fôlego e sagacidade. A combinação é harmoniosa e promissora.
Sua agressividade é verbal. As palavras constituem o instrumento dessa criatura lúcida. Além disso, toda criação de Aquário/Macaco tem um aspecto revolucionário, ou pelo menos demonstra sensibilidade à mudança ou ao pioneirismo social. E possível que decida exercer o poder sobre os outros, mas nesse caso o objetivo nunca será o poder pelo poder. Pelo contrário, esse indivíduo procura liderar e aconselhar, julgar e guiar seus semelhantes tendo como meta um mundo mais perfeito, onde a verdade prevaleça sobre a falsidade.
Os métodos básicos do Macaco aquariano se relacionam coma identificação do comportamento humano, ficcional ou real, e a sintetização de fatos de forma compreensível. O ideal é a verossimilhança. O plano consiste em refletir inteligentemente a vida real, através de uma visão pessoal e original que faça com que os homens possam se conhecer. História, literatura, direito, jornalismo e cinema são os canais para a expressão do imenso talento desse indivíduo.
A clareza natural do aquariano e o brilho do Macaco juntam-se neste signo. Aquário/Macaco é forte e trabalhador, e sua ambição é atingir o improvável, o que muitas vezes consegue. Além disso, é versátil. Um poeta deste signo não precisa necessariamente ser apenas poeta. Pode também planejar arranha-céus ou ter uma fazenda de elefantes na África. O Macaco aquariano é acima de tudo um realizador. Dá mais importância ao seu trabalho e ao avanço da raça humana do que à riqueza material ou à celebridade.
“Desse jeito ela vai morrer cedo”, angustia-se o namorado. “Mas”, pensa o infatigável Aquário/Macaco, “e daí? Pelo menos terei contribuído com minha opinião, apresentado minha visão do mundo.” Para o nativo deste signo, a realização é o sentido da vida.
Esse indivíduo vive sempre em apuros. Assume riscos.

Amor
Esse indivíduo, inconscientemente, tenta não se enredar em complicações emocionais. Em geral, Aquário/Macaco evita qualquer tipo de dificuldade. Ele é lúcido, não se esqueça. E interessado em realizar-se. É claro que precisa de amor, e procura alguém para compartilhar sua carga e suas alegrias. Mas não vê a paixão pessoal como uma panacéia. Não precisa se sentir inflamado por um grande caso de amor para sobreviver ou se sentir bem. O que ele mais precisa de um companheiro é conforto e assistência. O ativo e engenhoso Aquário/Macaco gosta de beleza, mas se interessa mais pela qualidade interior do que pelo aspecto físico de seu parceiro. Sua escolha amorosa depende sempre do valor intrínseco do parceiro em potencial como pessoa, não como objeto. Ele precisa de ajuda. É ocupado demais para fazer tudo sozinho. Se você amar um deles, seja útil, discreto, e aprenda a andar na ponta dos pés quando seu gênio estiver trabalhando.

Profissão
Este indivíduo é basicamente cerebral. Não o vejo como comerciante nem funcionário público. Seu pensamento é revolucionário demais para que a acomodação possa tomar conta dele.
Algumas profissões que podem atrair Aquário/Macaco: escritor (ficcionista, roteirista, poeta, compositor, jornalista, dramaturgo), diretor de cinema ou de teatro, ator, orador, juiz, advogado. Todas elas profissões relacionadas com a linguagem.
Celebridades de Aquário/Macaco: Charles Dickens, Learned Hand, Anton Tchékhov, François Truffaut, Mlios Forman, Gay Talese, Carl Bernstein, Angela Davis, Alice Walker.

[Little Timmy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fantastic astrology book. This is the best book on the zodiac signs I have ever read. This one book combines the eastern and western zodiac signs into one reading. Excellent reference source. Very recommended

[Michelle ☽⁺✧. · Rating 1 out of 5]

So I'm about to really go off and let my astrology nerd self show in this review. Fair warning.

I was really looking forward to this book because I've rarely seen one that combines Western and Chinese signs so of course that was the appeal of getting this. It's been on my shelf for years but I remember that was the draw of it.

Yet, immediately, I sensed something was off when it outright said I was completely incompatible with two people I'm very close to and get along with. Even when looking up the combinations of my moon and rising signs (something she doesn't really include in this book and that's not good in terms of painting more accurate portraits), it seemed pretty biased and off. Some signs she raves over and others read like backhanded compliments. That's a red flag in any astrology book, for the record. No author should show a bias to any one sign. They should all be treated the same and written with the same amount of care.

Looking through it further I noticed another glaring exclusion: the elements of the Chinese signs. They are all divided into Yin/Yang, yes. But any Chinese astrology book worth it's stuff will include the elements for each sign: fire, water, earth, wood, and metal.

Long story short: the elements for the Chinese signs have a huge bearing on the temperament of that sign (a wood Ox is not the same as a metal Ox, a water Dragon not the same as an earth or fire Dragon, etc). When you exclude that, all your summaries for compatibility and matching will be not only way off but inaccurate in pretty much every section. Which really negates the biggest selling point of the book...

This very important exclusion (plus the lack of planets with the Western signs, that already have fixed elements) just makes the whole book inaccurate. And not what I thought I had bought, either. Very disappointing.

[Giulia · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book has combined the western and Chinese zodiacs and it makes so much sense. I've always kinda, sorta believed in astrology. Some people think its fun, others think it's silly, still others think it's just nonsense and have a whole list of logical reasons why. I always thought I fit more into the "this is fun and interesting" category, but I never took it entirely seriously because I felt I wasn't exactly the vain, ego centrical Leo that's Leos are. I've since learned better because this new astrology makes a lot of sense. When I read about my new combined sign, Leo/Monkey, I suddenly get why I wasn't as showy and centre of attentiony as Leo's are supposed to be. It's eerie to read about your sign and see how much of it is true. For me, it's definitely been an eye opener about understanding myself. I'm hoping now it might help me figure out other people.

[Trina · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book allowed me to better understans myself as well as other people. It is a tool I use whenever I am going to be working with someone closely.

[Claudia Turner · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like the way this book is written. It’s conversational, insightful and funny. But why call it a blend of Chinese and western and then use a year of the cat?… (not my year but I lived in Asia and this is annoying). The year of the cat is represented in Vietnam and there’s a lot of etymological and cultural reasons for this, but the book clearly says Chinese astrological system which follows the year of the rabbit. Seems like such a blatant error to misrepresent the culture (neither addressed or apparently understood) that I have to cut a couple stars. Regardless I’d take it all with a grain of salt as it’s mostly anecdote from her personal experience. Still entertaining though and my Taurus pig description was relatively sharp.

[Kayel · Rating 5 out of 5]

So FABULOUS a book!! If you love astrology (to a normal, or slightly elevated amount) you will love this book! Add all the spectacular Wisdom of the East, which has been in practice basically since the beginning of time (ok, so I slightly exaggerate, but you get the gist...) Information and fun galore resides in this book!

[Jane Grey · Rating 5 out of 5]

"The New Astrology" is a brilliant book, and my absolute favorite on the subject of astrology. Author Suzanne White has expertly synthesized East and West astrology into 144 distinct signs, offering an astute precision that neither zodiac offers on its own. I heartily recommend "The New Astrology" because it's timeless, well-written, entertaining, and just plain good.

[Mary Hess · Rating 5 out of 5]

Suzanne White’s synthesis of two great systems, Tropical and Chinese Astrology, was truly revolutionary when she first published her seminal study. Today she continues to innovate and inform, and always to entertain. Accept no substitutes!

[Diana Moreno · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bit disappointed

I didn't find it accurate my sign or others.
Most of the careers are based in media, art and not much else

[Labrot · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as good as the purely Chinese Metaphysics

[Dannon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love that she paired western and Chinese astrology to come up with 144 character combinations. I’m a Tiger but I’m also a Libra which can be very different from someone who is a Capricorn Tiger. It makes sense once you read it and I enjoy reading about it.

4 stars because there are a lot of spelling errors

[Sylwia · Rating 3 out of 5]

I appreciated the dissection of the Chinese signs in this book, since I have not frequently read Chinese Astrology books that have made sense to me. This book made sense of the Eastern Zodiac very well. My only complaint would be that White focused almost too much on the positive sides of signs, which made some of her Western Zodiac summaries seem inaccurate. I think her general Rat section was intensely accurate, her general Taurus section inaccurate, her Aries and Aries/Dragon sections helpful, and her Rat/Virgo and Cat/Aquarius sections succeeded in making sense of how an Eastern sign can be slightly different depending on the Western sign it's coupled with.

I think this is an important view of the two differing zodiacs and it makes for a helpful and expanding read for anyone studying astrology.

[Clay · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just a really fun book. I appreciate the author's ambition, combining two systems and writing 144 individual Western Sun/Chinese Animal descriptions. There's a beginning section giving the flavor for each Western, then Eastern sign, and then it goes into the specific East/West combinations. Each one has keywords, a general overview of the person, then a Love, Home and Family, and Profession category, each with a few paragraphs, as well as Compatibilities, and Famous People sharing the same East/West sign pairing. And for what it's worth, it has been pretty accurate (and enlightening) in describing people I know. Super fun book to have on the shelf.

[Tucker Johnson · Rating 3 out of 5]

wow taking both chinese and western together! unfortunately the author is very biased and has personal stories that are lacking in facts. I've let alot of people read what she has to say and its not on hit.

[Kelley · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have turned to this book for many years now, as a reference and a tool. It has masterfully blended the two sometimes murky worlds of Eastern and Western astrology, and it is superbly written. You will enjoy this book again and again.

[Lanette · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very accurate. This takes Western and Chinese Astrology and gives you a more accurate personality type along with family life, love life, and compatibility. This is one of the most accurate books I have ever read.

[Muffy Kroha · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great one- The best basic- Up there with Linda Goodman's Love Signs!!! Blends Chinese and Western signs to find compatabilities- Easy to use!

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i have this book right now.its awesome because its more accurate about other peoples personalityz

[Whiteeagle · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book, it is my second one, since I read through the pages over and over beaten about on everyone I meet.

[Dayna · Rating 5 out of 5]

It contains over 144 personality profiles based on the eastern zodiac and the western zodiac...really cool book.

[Gaile · Rating 5 out of 5]

LOTS! LOTS! LOTS!I didn't always agree but Suzanne's writing is very witty
and keeps you reading.

[Ubalstecha · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun blending of Chinese and Western astrology, giving 144 different signs. Nice way to pass a few hours.

[Camille Lanier · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is such an excellent reference of character. Every time I hire someone new for the company I work for, I always read over their signs so I know how to best handle them.

[Mounir Bashour · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ridiculously accurate.
Combining the two zodiacs yields highly detailed and refined portraits of the people you know. Correlate and you will be astounded.
Best astrology book out there IMHO.

[James · Rating 1 out of 5]

So-so book that doesn't really make a lot of sense as two systems can't really combine

[Bblida · Rating 5 out of 5]

i like this book

[CA · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have had this book in my collection for many years. Uncanny how accurate it is. This is a must have in your library, you will find it an indispensable reference.

[Evangeline Reyes · Rating 5 out of 5]

refer to at least once a week,
AT LEAST HOMIE.