A Spiritual Look at the 12 Signs An Introduction to Spiritual Astrology by Joseph Polansky

145 Pages
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing, Dodona Books
Release Date: March 31, 2017

Nonfiction, Religion, Spirituality, Astrology, Zodiac Signs

The author states this is not an ordinary book of sun signs. He states it is important to know your entire horoscope and not limit to just the sun sign.

My husband is an Aries and the description the author provides is accurate. It made me smile. The information for each sign includes color, stone, metal, part of the body, and specific days and times of the month and year. After the descriptions of the individual signs, the author goes into the detail about the powers of each house. He calls this house analysis.

There is some new information but a lot of it is information I already knew from years of study. If you are interested in astrology, you may find some new information in this book.

I am a spiritual person, and I love Vedic astrology - so I thought this book would offer a perfect marriage of the two loves.

Unfortunately, it doesn't.

I couldn't get through this book, or even my own sign. I didn't understand where or how the author got their information from, and the writing was.... well.... here's a full paragraph from the book:

"And the Taurus’ instinct is to express this spiritual state and perception on the Earth. This, in my opinion, is the key to Taurus".

I've written professionally for over 20 years, and I cannot figure out what any of that means.

It was a different take on the zodiac, so that is always interesting to read. I suppose I was a bit bothered by the idea that each sign is a progression of the previous ones, because it sort of creates a hierarchy in my mind. The information is also impossible to verify, so how can it be trusted? This is not a problem of this book in particular, but the field in general.
The book was well written and I appreciated the references, even if they were just a few. I was curious about it and I satisfied my curiosity, but in the end I remain skeptical.

I really enjoyed looking at the astrological signs from a spiritual perspective. This book is great for those new to astrology as well as the more experienced astrologer.

I used to be into Astrology, tarot cards, palm reading, etc. back in high school (who wasn't, right?) so this book really took me back and allowed me to tap into my spiritual side and get a new perspective on the different areas of my life as well as the lives of others. Some parts of the book were repetitive, but at the same time, I can see how the author needed to reiterate certain things because some people tend to pick up books like these and only read the parts about their specific zodiac sign. I really loved the insight I got from reading through this and am looking forward to learning more.

Enjoyed the concepts of the spiritual side of each sign. It was obvious that a great deal of thought, research was done writing this book. I enjoyed reading information of signs in relationship to others in my life, but did not relate to signs not connected to relationships in my life. I will keep and re-read as a reference tool.

The book was really insightful and informative. It is a mustbread for every one trying to understand life better. I really enjoyed reading this book and would recommend it to everyone. .

I received this book from Netgalley pre publication. I am interested in the science of astrology and thought this book would be interesting. And it was interesting, however, it was really difficult to read and follow at times. I'm not sure if maybe they'll polish it up more before actual publication but I hope they do. Otherwise many readers may turn away simply because of the style of writing. The author seems at times abrupt and pushy...sometimes telling his ideas as if they were facts. It can be off putting.

Reviewed on Goodreads

Its an interesting mixture of horoscope and spirituality, finding connections and in a way explaining specific character types through zodiac signs and how all that can be connected to spirituality and a finding a way to a better life or health.
It has interesting aspects, sometimes in my options bit heavy handed in how it states "facts" of the zodiac signs, but overall a good read if you are interested in learning a bit more about signs.

I love astrology in general. It was a interesting book for anyone interested in astrology