"In Star Charting, Bess Matassa introduces readers to astrology as a poetic practice and radical art that can help heal the divisions inside of us and within the world. The author argues that astrology is neither a religion nor a science but is instead a living language that arises through active exchange with everything that surrounds us. This practice of star charting invites us to access forms of power, participation, and understanding that operate beyond the analytical, and outside the confines of fate versus freewill binary. In contrast with more technical manuals on birth chart interpretation, Matassa uses personal narrative, sensory practice, inquiry exercises, and communal calls to action to lead readers through the twelve zodiac signs as ways of being and moving through the world. Set against the narrative backdrop of the author's own psychological breakdown and breakthrough, each of its twelve chapters guides the reader through a set of practices to help them awaken a particular zodiac sign's energy and recognize its presence in their lives. Each of these chapters includes an exploration of the zodiac sign's element and quality; its ruling celestial bodies; and its associated tarot cards"--