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Seduction by the Stars: An Astrological Guide To Love, Lust, And Intimate Relationships
Offers suggestions for individuals to make themselves irresistible to any of the twelve sun signs.
272 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1995
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August 5, 2016
As evidenced by the title, this book belongs to the "better sex through mysticism" genre. Unlike Linda Goodman's Love Signs or Sextrology, however, Seduction by the Stars is an honest-to-God seduction manual. No, seriously; you look up your intended quarry's sun sign, and in addition to a description of his traits, likes, and dislikes, you'll find methods for getting him into bed with you. Or, rather, you'll find methods for getting them into bed with you, since the authors use "they" as a singular pronoun in almost every scenario. In this sense, the book is remarkably forward-looking.
Some of these methods hover on the borders of consent; for example, grabbing someone from behind while that person is making coffee, or suddenly unzipping your intended's fly in the middle of an argument. Or, if you're not a budding rapist, you can flout the law in a different fashion by prostituting yourself. Again, that isn't a joke; one of the Aquarian seduction methods is to pretend you're a hooker in order to attract a man's attention—and, the authors add, this ruse "might bring in some extra pocket money." Others are just ill-advised, such as inviting your date to have sex in a moving airplane or on a mountaintop. This book really should have come with a disclaimer reading, "The authors are not responsible for any jail time, lawsuits, injury, or social disdain that may occur as a result of following our advice." It's as likely as not that Lexander and Rose were A) basing their ideas of sexual situations on romantic comedies, B) trying to one-up each other for the most ridiculous stunts they could think of, or C) both.
Most of the seduction techniques are fair game, however. Some of them even sound pleasant. Getting down to it in what the book describes as a "cross between an alchemist's lab and an artist's garret"? Delightful. Speeding away to your beloved's house in the pouring rain for a night of tender emotional confession and potential heavy-duty cuddling, your backpack full of poetry volumes and videos of classic movies? Lovely. Lying on a pile of cushions while your lover brings you soup and chocolate and a storm rages outside? Orgasmic in and of itself. Moreover, I found the book's description of the typical Pisces to be accurate of myself, though I don't know how representative I am of the sign as a whole. Yes, many people say this sort of thing when they read astrology books, but quantum weirdness dictates that some people will fit sun sign profiles better than others, and I suppose I'm one of those people.
Ironically, even though this book is written for heterosexual readers (the authors occasionally mention that certain tactics are better for men to use on women or vice versa), it's the most egalitarian in terms of gender relations when compared to the aforementioned erotic astrological books. Both Linda Goodman's Love Signs and Sextrology have more than a smidgen of gender essentialism in them (in fact, that is Sextrology's whole conceit, despite Goodman's tome being the far more old-fashioned of the two). Almost all of the seduction techniques can apply to same-sex pairings, and the authors very rarely presuppose inherent psychological differences between the sexes.
I like and hate this book, just as a close friend of mine likes and hates Love's Tender Fury. Its flaws are unavoidable, but its virtues are commendable. Give it a chance and see where you fall on the Wheel of Sexual Quirks.
Some of these methods hover on the borders of consent; for example, grabbing someone from behind while that person is making coffee, or suddenly unzipping your intended's fly in the middle of an argument. Or, if you're not a budding rapist, you can flout the law in a different fashion by prostituting yourself. Again, that isn't a joke; one of the Aquarian seduction methods is to pretend you're a hooker in order to attract a man's attention—and, the authors add, this ruse "might bring in some extra pocket money." Others are just ill-advised, such as inviting your date to have sex in a moving airplane or on a mountaintop. This book really should have come with a disclaimer reading, "The authors are not responsible for any jail time, lawsuits, injury, or social disdain that may occur as a result of following our advice." It's as likely as not that Lexander and Rose were A) basing their ideas of sexual situations on romantic comedies, B) trying to one-up each other for the most ridiculous stunts they could think of, or C) both.
Most of the seduction techniques are fair game, however. Some of them even sound pleasant. Getting down to it in what the book describes as a "cross between an alchemist's lab and an artist's garret"? Delightful. Speeding away to your beloved's house in the pouring rain for a night of tender emotional confession and potential heavy-duty cuddling, your backpack full of poetry volumes and videos of classic movies? Lovely. Lying on a pile of cushions while your lover brings you soup and chocolate and a storm rages outside? Orgasmic in and of itself. Moreover, I found the book's description of the typical Pisces to be accurate of myself, though I don't know how representative I am of the sign as a whole. Yes, many people say this sort of thing when they read astrology books, but quantum weirdness dictates that some people will fit sun sign profiles better than others, and I suppose I'm one of those people.
Ironically, even though this book is written for heterosexual readers (the authors occasionally mention that certain tactics are better for men to use on women or vice versa), it's the most egalitarian in terms of gender relations when compared to the aforementioned erotic astrological books. Both Linda Goodman's Love Signs and Sextrology have more than a smidgen of gender essentialism in them (in fact, that is Sextrology's whole conceit, despite Goodman's tome being the far more old-fashioned of the two). Almost all of the seduction techniques can apply to same-sex pairings, and the authors very rarely presuppose inherent psychological differences between the sexes.
I like and hate this book, just as a close friend of mine likes and hates Love's Tender Fury. Its flaws are unavoidable, but its virtues are commendable. Give it a chance and see where you fall on the Wheel of Sexual Quirks.
September 5, 2025
Disgustingly Accurate. Scary. Fun.
March 12, 2016
+There were many moments where I would laugh out loud at silly commentary like: "Pisceans have even been known to resist killing their resident cockroaches-- good grief, some even name them, like pets."
+this book is highly entertaining and sometimes accurate (especially if you read your other planets as well not just your sun sign)
-sometimes it could be stereotypical? or the writing would seem biased toward some signs (this is where it helps to have read other stuff)even though they explain their writing style in the introduction √
-/+ seductions are cheesy and outdated. I guess it's okay since this was written in the 90s and it made the book hilarious to read.
I would recommend this book for people who are already familiar with astrology only because at times it comes off as autocratic writing based on the astrologers personal relationships and opinions. The writing continually shifts from objective to subjective but I guess this is okay considering it's a seduction book after all.
= rating ~ 3-3.5
June 17, 2015
This was a great way to get more familiar with each of the signs - very entertaining and refreshingly direct. A definite keeper! :)
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