My first book, ‘Daughter of Saturn: An Auto-ethnographic Enquiry into Contemporary Astrological Practice‘, has recently been published by the Sophia Centre Press, an academic publisher dedicated to promoting scholarly work and courses associated with the University’s Sophia Centre for the Study of Cosmology and Culture.
Based on my 2016 dissertation, the book traces my personal astrological journey, which began when, as a thirteen year old, I first discovered astrology through Linda Goodman’s Sun Signs. The title Daughter of Saturn reflects both my personal experience of being born under the Sun Sign Capricorn, symbolized by a curious, half fish/half goat, and the book’s deeper exploration of Saturn — one of the most complex and fascinating planets in astrology.
Although the book traces my own very personal journey, it reaches far beyond auto-ethnography. I draw on interviews and conversations with fellow astrologers in the Netherlands, as well as contributions and discussions with astrologers from around the world through the Saturn Focus Group on Facebook.
At its heart, the book asks deceptively simple questions: what is the relationship between Saturn and the Sun-Sign Capricorn and, how do planets acquire their meaning? To answer these questions, and others the research brought to the foreground, the text explores the nature of Saturn and traces the ways in which its symbolism and meaning have evolved over the course of millennia. Kronos is still very much alive in popular culture.
So, if you have ever wondered where astrological meanings come from — and how they develop, change and become embedded in astrological tradition — Daughter of Saturn may be just the book for you.
The book can be purchased via the Sophia Centre Press, or via Amazon. If living in the Netherlands, the book is also on sale via Bruna. Via the link to the Sophia Centre, you can also read the Foreword written by Dr. Nick Campion, and the review of the work, written by Professor Michael York.
