Reviews for Your Personal Astrology Planner 2011: Aquarius

The average rating for Your Personal Astrology Planner 2011: Aquarius based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2009-01-31 00:00:00 Joyce Hamel This is Dr. Bolen's 'sequel' to Goddesses in Everywoman. See my review on that for the premise that shapes both books. I enjoyed "Goddesses" so much that I picked this up, just for more insight into the other sex. This time, Dr. Bolen's categorization is simpler- Father and Sons. Here is- again, my brief, half in jest summarization of the modern men these archetypes represent. Zeus- God of the Sky (Every President in the US ('cept that idiot GW)) Poseidon- God of the sea and turbulent emotion (That guy who gets into barroom brawls every Saturday night) Hades- God of the Underworld (Goth dudes) Apollo- God of the Sun (Preppy Yale boys) Hermes- God of Communication- Trickster and Traveler (used car salesmen) Ares- Warrior god (Army guys) Hephaestus- God of Craft/Love (the sensitive, moody artist with the White Zombie tee) Dionysus- God of Wine and Ecstasy (Jim Morrison) Again, Bolen states that most men are a combination of the above stereotypes. She also states that women can have god and goddess energies, just as men have both goddess and god. So it's good for both sexes to read both books for increased self-awareness. I saw a bit of Hephaestus in me, so that was interesting.

Review # 2 was written on 2019-01-24 00:00:00 Jarrid Harter Gods in Everyman is Bolen's follow-up to Goddesses in Everywoman, and I will certainly get to that one this year because this book was deeply insightful. I insist that it's damn near impossible to not see parts of yourself and every man and boy in your life in the eight Greek god archetypes explored in this text. I think I ended up aligning most with Dionysus, Hephaestus and Poseidon, and it was a lot easier to see the archetypes at work than one might think. To get the most out of her vision, it may take at least a certain level of appreciation for psychoanalysis and the archetypal work of, say, Jung or Joseph Campbell, but this is a book that can speak to anyone, especially at a time when toxic masculinity is being unpacked so vigilantly and necessarily. A lot of that conversation holds men accountable without understanding why the men in our lives we love are the way they are. All men are not alike and when one man veers from the expectation, it isn't a case of "you are just an exception to the rule." Masculinity is much more complex than that. As a feminist text, Jean Shinoda Bolen's book critiques patriarchy but also aims to transform it. Instead, she guides men, straight and queer'as well as the women who love them'in finding wholeness, balance of spirit, responsibility to others, and psychological health. I can't recommend this book more highly to male readers and anyone that wants to understand their sons, fathers, and/or partners. She even insists that women will find some of these archetypes at play in their lives. It's all in this book, folks! Now I can't wait to read about the Goddesses>.