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Carolyne Faulkner is the in-house astrologer at the Soho House Group and regularly holds events around the world. She has more than two hundred regular one-on-one clients, and has been practicing astrology for more than decade.

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In this inspiring guide to achieving happiness and wellness in life, work, and relationships, a "go-to life coach for those in the know" (InStyle) reveals how to use astrology as a roadmap to success.

For thousands of years, people have looked to the night sky for guidance. Yet these days it's so easy to lose touch with the universe and the important direction it can provide. In The Signs, astrologer and life coach Carolyne Faulkner reveals how the ancient wisdom of the stars can empower you to get the most out of life. Faulkner's method is not about nebulous predictions or fate. It's about discovering the qualities, good and bad, associated with your natal chart-the position of the planets at the time of your birth-and using that knowledge to inform your decisions and relationships. Easy to use and designed as both an introduction for the cosmically curious and a deep dive for experienced spiritual seekers, this guide shows you how to interpret your chart, find balance, and reconnect with yourself.

Consult The Signs to learn what to do when:

• You're an inflexible Taurus, resistant to change. (Create things. Even a home-cooked meal will heal you in wondrous ways.)
• You live with an argumentative Aries. (Never fight fire with fire. Wait till your partner calms down to discuss your feelings.)
• You have Capricorn influence. (Shed the need to conform. Structure is important, but it needs to be flexible enough to change as we grow.)

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INTRODUCTION

If you, like so many people I know, find astrology interesting but  are put off by confusing technical terms or esoteric trivialities, such as orders not to leave your house until Mercury moves out of its retrograde phase, I hope you will find this book refreshing, perhaps even enlightening, and, above all, useful. I wrote it for people like  us (I include myself), who were looking for a book that made astrology accessible and fun, as well as practical. I believe astrology can be a powerful life-coaching tool, which everyone can learn to use for themselves. In fact, I’m on a mission to place its power in your hands. (I am Aquarius, after all, and Aquarians have a job to  do here on Earth, in raising awareness and promoting equality.)
Let’s clear something up right from the start. It cannot be possible, nor is it logical, to split the whole of humanity into twelve  star signs and expect them all to be the same types of people experiencing the same things at the same time. Neither does it make sense to over-generalize. Assuming that all Leos are funny and out- going or Scorpios are sexy but prone to jealousy is not realistic. Human beings are way more complex than that and our star sign (also known in astrology as the Sun sign) is only ever a rough guide to our personality and potential. As you’ll see, learning the helpful and harmful traits of your sign and putting the former into practice will indeed enable you to shine with the brilliance of the Sun. Even
so, astrology can never tell the whole story about who you are. After all, assessing anyone’s character (including your own) solely on the basis of their star sign is like judging them on their looks. Sometimes we get lucky and nail them accurately, but very often we are mistaken – and this can lead to trouble!
And one more mistaken belief to get out of the way at the beginning: it’s not set in stone that certain signs do or do not gel with others. The only way to make any kind of assessment of a relation- ship’s durability is to assess both individuals’ charts and study them alongside one another. Many of the successful couples I know have one person with the Sun in one sign and the other with the same sign as their Moon or rising sign. Traditional astrology would say that they wouldn’t work out but, in my experience, it’s  rather like   a game of snap: you just need to match signs with a potential part- ner (or friend or colleague) somewhere along the line. Two of my oldest friends are Leo and, as an Aquarius, they are my direct oppo- site. My other closest friend’s star sign matches my rising sign. Astrology can yield fascinating insights, when you have the desire to dig a little deeper.
I have been studying astrology for more than eleven years. For the last nine I have also been using it to coach people to deepen their understanding of themselves and others, as well as to signpost ways for them to experience more honest and intimate relation- ships and enjoy professional success. The method I use, which  I call Dynamic Astrology, helps to improve emotional, spiritual and physical health, and to increase overall well-being. You will notice that I use the word ‘karma’ frequently. Karma is cause and effect: for every action there is a reaction. Seeds planted in fertile soil are likely to yield a healthy crop; the opposite is also true. Try to think of karma as seeds that you plant. You cannot change past karma, but you can become more aware of every choice you make in the pres- ent and indeed alter the future.

 
I know that when Dynamic Astrology is used as a tool to enhance self-awareness, it helps us to navigate a much smoother path through our lives. It can bring about an empowering transformation and a deeper connection with the more authentic part of ourselves. This is vital because, as I see it, only our truest vibe attracts our real tribe.
My experience of working with people from all over the globe and all walks of life has taught me that astrology is essentially a framework for tuning in to the rhythms of your own life, a tool for managing human behaviour – your own and others’. I like to think of it as the scaffolding for a renovation only in this case the building being sympathetically restored is you!
Astrology has been practised by societies all over the world for thousands of years. It’s a bit like the ancient world’s forerunner to the modern science of psychology. And when you start to think of  it in these terms then its incredible stoicism, even in our sceptical modern world, where most people have lost faith in anything other than what they see with their eyes (as opposed to what they feel with their hearts) begins to make sense. I believe that our own minds shape and then create our reality. Neuroscience has proved it. Nobody’s future is written in the stars, it is ours to create.
So, as far as I’m concerned, astrology has nothing to do with fortune-telling or two-line daily horoscopes and everything to do with boosting your ability to grow personally, which increases happiness and enhances positive interactions with others. It also helps us to become more mindful, to make better-informed judgements about our abilities and limitations, and those of other people. And bear in mind that even a basic knowledge of astrology provides us with the opportunity to master our sense of timing. The best chefs will testify that timing is indeed everything!

WHAT’S DIFFERENT ABOUT DYNAMIC ASTROLOGY?
 
Dynamic Astrology combines spiritual and astrological teachings with research into contemporary human behaviour from a life coach’s perspective. In this framework, your chart is not a rigid description of who you are, or a set prescription for how you should live your life. Astrology becomes a tool for interpretation that puts you at the centre of the decision-making. Knowledge of the stars empowers you to work in harmony with their energy.
For me, astrol…