RESOURCES

Recommended Reading

On Specific Astro Topics

  • Asteroid Goddesses: The Mythology, Psychology, and Astrology of the Re-Emerging Feminine by Demetra George

  • Mysteries of the Dark Moon by Demetra George (Yes, Demetra George is an absolute powerhouse in the astrological field!)

  • Brady's Book of Fixed Stars by Bernadette Brady

  • Procession of the Night Theatre: An Exposition on the Lunar Stations by J. M. Hamade

  • Postcolonial Astrology: Reading the Planets through Capital, Power, and Labor by Alice Sparkly Kat

  • Kira Ryberg’s Guidebooks — These books are all fantastic starter materials for anyone wanting to understand several Hellenistic astro subjects from the Hermetic lots to zodiac subdivisions like bounds and decans thoroughly but in a grounded, accessible way, with chart examples!

TAROT

  • Holistic Tarot: An Integrative Approach to Using Tarot for Personal Growth by Benebell Wen

  • 36 Secrets: A Decanic Journey through the Minor Arcana of the Tarot by T. Susan Chang

  • Radical Tarot: Queer the Cards, Liberate Your Practice, and Create the Future by Charlie Claire Burgess

  • 78 Acts of Liberation: Tarot to Transform Our World by Lane Smith

Astrology 101 - Where to BEGIN LeARNING Astro

  • You Were Born For This by Chani Nicholas

  • The Baby Astro Guidebook by Kira Ryberg

  • Astrology and the Authentic Self by Demetra George

  • Cosmos and Psyche: Intimations of a New World View by Richard Tarnas — A dense but greatly compelling read for the aspiring mundane astrologer and for the more skeptic and scholarly-minded seeking to understand the bigger picture behind astrology.

  • The Inner Sky by Steven Forrest — From an evolutionary astrology perspective, from THE evolutionary astrologer. An affirming and humanistic approach to exploring the natal chart.

Traditional Astrology - Ready for a deep dive?

  • On the Heavenly Spheres by Helena Avelar & Luis Ribeiro

  • Hellenistic Astrology: The Study of Fate and Fortune by Chris Brennan

  • Ancient Astrology in Theory and Practice: A Manual of Traditional Techniques, Vol 1 & 2 by Demetra George

  • The Anthology by Vettius Valens, translated by Mark T. Riley

  • The Great Introduction to the Science of the Judgments of the Stars by Abu Ma'shar al-Balkhi, translated by Benjamin N. Dykes

Other

  • The Soul’s Code by James Hillman — If you’re a Hellenistic astrology student, there’s a good chance you’ve encountered the word “daimon”. Hillman brings this ancient concept into the modern age. A necessary read for any spiritual seeker.

  • Three Books of Occult Philosophy by Cornelius Agrippa, translated by Eric Perdue

Recommended Apps / Websites / Software

Astrology

Websites

  • Astro-seek.com - Everyone’s favorite astro website, and for good reason. Completely free, and if there’s a chart that can be calculated, Astro-seek has you covered!

  • Zodiacalreleasing.net - An easy, quick way to check zodiacal releasing periods (a Hellenistic-era timing technique).

  • Transitviewer - Like the above, but for transits. You can switch to looking at transits from calendar view to wheel, grid, timeline, etc.

  • Planetary Hours — You’ll want to bookmark this if you’re into astro and talismanic magic.

Apps & Software

  • LUNA - With its compatibility on every interface imaginable due to its in-browser cloud functionality, affordable pricing, and an attractive, highly intuitive UX, LUNA is one of the most promising astrology apps/software out there today. While it may be without some of the more in-depth functions of its competitors, the team behind it are always at work adding new features, and it’s still my go-to app for looking at transits & charts on mobile.

  • Solar Fire - For Windows/PC users. Solar Fire has everything, and I do mean everything, a professional astrologer may require for their practice.

  • Astro Gold - For Mac/iOS users. Tons of great features, comparable to Solar Fire.

Tarot

Websites

  • Biddy Tarot — Comprehensive articles and pages on basic card meanings in addition to courses and workshops to learn tarot.

  • Labyrinthos — A bonus: resources on Lenormand can also be found here!

Apps

  • Labyrinthos - The app has everything to get you started on your tarot journey, with a free beginner training.

  • Golden Thread Tarot - Another wonderful free app for those on the go or who would prefer a simple, no-frills approach to incorporate tarot and daily card pulls into their routine, especially without a physical deck. It’s also made by the same people behind Labyrinthos, so you know it’s good.

Other

Websites

  • Theoi — An extensive online encyclopedia of classical (Greek & Roman) myth and literature and a collection of translated texts, including the Orphic Hymns.

  • Internet Sacred Texts Archive — Millions of free downloadable books on esoterica, religion, folklore, and more.