A well organized and informative introductory work of astrology.  This is a worthwhile purchase as it contains information on sun signs, moon signs, and rising signs.  Helpful links to online sites that personalize astrological charts.  A useful addition to personal and library collections.  Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for an advance copy, I found it an enjoyable read.

I adore Astrology! I am even doing a course in astrology at the moment so I jumped at the chance to read this advance copy in exchange for an honest review. 
This book is certainly beautiful to look at, but it lacks substance.
It literally just is a few pages explaining each sun, moon and rising sign. That's it. There isn't anything original about this book. 
Why it is called 'mindful' I don't know! There is nothing mindful about this book and the title is incredibly misleading!! 
Really disappointing!! 

Don't be fooled by the title. This book is just your bog-standard astrology reference book. Nothing special, nothing original, nothing detailed! There are better books out there.

As someone who already has done a little research into my birth chart and "celestial trilogy" I was interested in seeing what additional information this book could provide. While it didn't really provide me with too much new information, I think it will be a great resource for people who are looking to expand out past their sun sign. Learning about your "celestial trilogy" and past that can give you a clearer picture of your personality. I was really hoping for more information about how these three aspects would interact with each other. And the section that talks a little about this I found somewhat lacking. And while I understand that not every aspect of these descriptions may be spot on, it is still interesting to research. I think it's important to understand that your star chart is just one part of you and that there are other factors that influence your personality. 

So, overall, this was not quite what I was hoping for, but I acknowledge how massive of a book it would be to include how all the sun, moon, and rising signs interact with the others, I was hoping for a little more of that. I would definitely recommend this for someone just starting out and getting their toes wet so to speak. Most people only know their sun sign and this helps readers figure out where to go to find out the rest. 

Thank you to Quarto and Netgalley for an eARC of this book, however, all thoughts and opinions are my own.

I received a free ARC of this book by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Have you ever felt like your astrology sign (aka your sun sign) doesn't fully describe you? Or that how you come off to the world seems to differ from who you think you are? Society in general only focuses on your sun sign which is determined by the date you were born on. However that's like the first layer of the onion, while if you pull up your birth chart you'll see a ton of symbols in different places. Those planet signs go deeper into your personality and when putting all of the pieces together you can discover all the different layers of you, which might be similar to your sun sign or the majority of planets are in opposite signs which might be why you don't relate to your horoscope. 

Mindful Astrology focuses on your "celestial trilogy", a term I've never heard before but is defined by the authors as the three core parts of your chart which make up your true personality. The book teaches you how to look up your birth chart for free, if you didn't know how, and gives you interpretations of your sun sign, moon sign, and rising sign. It also explains how these three interact with each other to give you a clearer picture of your personality. As a hobbyist astrologer, I personally think a person's Mercury, Venus and Mars signs are also critical pieces to understanding yourself.  But it's true that the "celestial trilogy" makes up the foundation of your personality and gives you more insight into who you are. To break it down you sun sign explains your basic nature and motivations, while your moon sign explains how you internally process information and react to it, and finally your rising sign is the personality your reflect outwards and how people see you at first before getting to know you better. 

The explanations of all the signs in these three positions are very well done and informative. It's different from a regular astrology book because its theme is mindfulness. So instead of telling you how you are in different aspects the writers have written the descriptions as advice for common issues faced by your sign. When reading the summary for my sun sign the authors hit the nail on the head with my personal struggles and gave relevant advice on how to overcome it. (If you're interested I'm an Aries sun, Aries moon, and Sagittarius rising.) They also give two pieces of practical advice on mindful routines you can adopt into your life to help the issues your sign generally faces. 

The book itself is very pretty, and I loved the illustrations they had on almost every page. The only thing I'm disappointed in is the previously mentioned exclusion of the Mercury, Venus, and Mars signs. Mercury explaining how you communicate with others. Venus is how you approach relationships and how you show love and affection. And Mars is how you approach ambition, passion, and conflict. However, I understand what a monster of a book it would be to include everything. I just find the "celestial trilogy" to be part of the puzzle and not the whole puzzle as explained in the book. It is nice however to have these three signs discussed in detail all in one place. 

Overall I'd recommend it if you're interested in astrology and your personality. It's also helpful to know the signs of your partner or children so you understand more on what drives them, how they handle emotions, and how you can help them. 

I give Mindful Astrology 4 out of 5 stars.

This book was so powerful! It taught me more about astrology than I thought possible. Honestly, I have always been a skeptic when it came to astrology and zodiac signs but I must say that this book helped me see how powerful it can be to know more about astrology!

I knew I was a Capricorn but I didn't know the difference between a sun, moon, and rising sun. This was a really nice way to read the basics of astrology and learn more about myself. I found the information to be easy to understand I learned about myself along the way. This would be a great coffee table book or gift for a friend.