cover image Cosmic Love

Cosmic Love

Jan Spiller. Bantam, $18 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-553-90450-5

In a book aimed at stalwart astrology devotees, noted practitioner Spiller (New Moon Astrology) offers a detailed new study using a reader's ""North Node"" as a jumping-off point for finding and keeping healthy love relationships. Each individual star sign is vetted for its strengths and limitations in intimate relationships, particularly romance, and further chapters look at the houses (""When your North Node is in their 1st House, you are bringing them the gifts of..."") and the aspects (""Navigating the Energy of Past Life Connections""). Those new to astrology may be lost frequently; Spiller assumes much about her audience, from a familiarity with general principles to a belief in reincarnation (""Cancer North Node people are usually out of touch with their feelings due to many lifetimes of being responsible for caretaking others""). Still, true believers should find Spiller's sign profiles detailed, practical and long on common sense ideas for improving one's own relationship skills and supporting that development in others.