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Star Charting

Cover of Star Charting by Bess Matassa. Cover is sky blue. The main title is in the middle in the same script (a star replaces the dot in the i in "Charting") and the author's signature is at the bottom.

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Pages: 160

Illustrations: 13 illustrations

Published: February 2026

Author: Bess Matassa

Astrology is the language in which all of existence speaks, says astrologer and tarotist Bess Matassa. In Star Charting, she leads readers on a vivid journey through the twelve signs of the zodiac as a poetic practice and transformative framework for befriending both the familiar and the strange. Matassa blends personal narrative, sensory immersion, inquiry exercises, and communal calls to action to reframe this ancient art as a modern manifesto for healing division by exalting the astounding complexity within this wild world. In contrast to more technical manuals on birth chart interpretation, this is magic-making as an exploratory treasure hunt, forging radical pathways to personal and collective evolution. Twelve modes of bearing witness to life and moving with its currents. Twelve styles of championing creative change. And twelve ways of never, ever losing heart.

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“An incredible, ambitious, and timely contribution to rethinking astrology, Star Charting offers a holistic approach to the subject. Bess Matassa refuses to fixate on the mathematics of the discipline and instead focuses on the ways that each person has elements of each sign. A gifted astrologer and writer, she distills the essence of each astrological aspect into a unique and important vision of astrology.” - Amber Jamilla Musser, author of Between Shadows and Noise: Sensation, Situatedness, and the Undisciplined

“In Star Charting, Bess Matassa reawakens astrology as a language of the senses. This groundbreaking work, full of memorable metaphors, restores depth and sensual intelligence to astrology. It is essential reading for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of themselves, of others, and of the sky we share.” - Rebecca Gordon, astrologer and author of Your Body and the Stars

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Bess Matassa, PhD, is a New York-based astrologer and tarot reader who has authored books and decks that include The Tarot Almanac and NYC Tarot.

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Introduction. The Practice of Astrology  1
1. Aries. Vivifying + Vitalizing  21
2. Taurus. Absorbing + Retaining  31
3. Gemini. Channeling + Conveying  41
4. Cancer. Sheltering + Returning  52
5. Leo. Baring + Romancing  62
6. Virgo. Supplicating + Devoting  72
7. Libra. Clarifying + Elevating  83
8. Scorpio. Magnetizing + Excavating  94
9. Sagittarius. Venturing + Riding  106
10. Capricorn. Claiming + Weighing  116
11. Aquarius. Witnessing + Envisioning  128
12. Pisces. Allowing + Releasing  139
Acknowledgments  151

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Paper ISBN: 978-1-4780-3314-1 / Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4780-2969-4 / eISBN: 978-1-4780-6190-8 / DOI: https://doi.org/10.1215/9781478061908