People seeking to steer their lives by the stars and planets are reaching for guidebooks for birth chart basics, celestial study, and a whole lot more. Today, readers want to know “how looking at astrological energies and characteristics can provide insight into personal style, work, friendships, health, sex life, and overall personal development,” says Heather Greene, acquiring editor for Llewellyn, one of many publishers with look to the skies titles on their lists.
The Cosmic Symposium: An Astrological Journey Through the Orchestra of the Planets (Running Press Adult; out now) by astrologer and tarot reader Aubrey Houdeshell plays with the ancient idea that all the heavenly bodies make music as they move through space and time. The author looks at how each planet can exert an overriding influence on individuals and the collective, and create a symphony of human experience.
Glamstrology: Discover Your Signature Style with Astrology (Llewellyn, Oct.) by self-titled “glamor witch” Michael Herkes schools readers in creating looks that may manifest their dreams.
It’s All About Astrology: Advice You Didn’t Know You Needed (Llewellyn, Mar. 2025), a debut book by TikTok influencer Nicole Wells, zeros in on real-world applications for astrological insights. The universe, she writes, can tell you what to do.
I Don’t Believe in Astrology: A Therapist’s Guide to the Life-Changing Wisdom of the Stars (St. Martin’s Essentials, Apr. 2025) by psychologist and astrologer Debra Silverman presents astrology as a “medicine” for reaching self-knowledge, self-acceptance, and self-love.
Star Crossed: A Love and Romance Astrological Oracle Deck and Guidebook (Simon Element, June 2025) features a 42-card set featuring the planets, signs, houses, and aspects and a guide to using the deck for realizing one’s romantic goals. It was created by Colin Bedell, whose website queercosmos.com promotes “radical self-acceptance, authenticity, courage, and connection into today’s culture.”
Stellar Sex: Turn Up the Heat with Erotic Astrology (Llewellyn, July 2025) is another title by Houdeshell. She writes here that a deep exploration of a reader’s birth chart “can unlock an incredible amount of insight into their sexual needs and desires.”
The Step-by-Step Astrology Workbook: What the Stars Want You to Know (Callisto, out now) by intuitive astrologer Jessie Eccles is designed with personalized workbook exercises to help beginners who may feel that astrology is too complicated for them.
Stories in the Stars: Greek Myths and Deities Within Western Astrology (Llewellyn, July 2025) by prolific mind-body-spirit author Lisa Tenzin-Dolma retells ancient myths of the gods to help people grasp the basic principles and symbolism undergirding astrology.
Written in the Stars: The Astrology of Soulmate, Karmic, and Twin Flame Relationships (New World Library, out now) by art therapist and spiritual astrologer Kate Rose guides readers to take a deep dive into their birth charts because, she writes, “until you truly know you... you will keep reencountering the same karmic lessons, because you still need to learn them.”
