This Is Your Destiny: Using Astrology to Manifest Your Best Life

by Aliza Kelly

Overview

Your best life is written in the stars

You may know what astrology is – but what does it actually do? Why is it so effective, and how can it be used as a tool for manifestation?

These are the questions Aliza Kelly answers in This Is Your Destiny. Elevating astrology from horoscopes to self-actualization, Aliza goes beyond the zodiac, illuminating the universe within.

As a rising star in modern spirituality, Aliza shares the wisdom of her extensive private practice, synthesizing thousands of one-on-one client sessions, intimate stories from her personal journey, and esoteric mystical knowledge to inspire readers through hands-on exercises, radical techniques, and groundbreaking insight.

Whether you're a seasoned stargazer or just beginning your cosmic journey, This Is Your Destiny will invigorate you through timeless insight delivered with soul, humor, and compassion.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250904416
Publisher:	St. Martin's Publishing Group
Publication date:	09/19/2023
Pages:	272
Sales rank:	620,434
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Referred to as a "rising star" in modern spirituality, ALIZA KELLY is an astrologer, author, and host. She pens a biweekly column in New York Magazine's The Cut, hosts a show with People Magazine, and has authored several books including This Is Your Destiny and The Mixology of Astrology. Aliza maintains a top-performing Spotify podcast titled "Astrology Dating," a robust online community, and is the resident astrologer of Bumble. Aliza resides in New York City with her husband and rescue pup.

Table of Contents

Invitation xi

Preface: The Siren's Song: Astrology During a Pandemic xiii

On Anonymity xxiii

Introduction: Cosmos and Chaos 1

1 Astrology and Manifestation 21

2 Know Thyself 41

3 Money Is Emotional 61

4 Cultivate Your Connections 89

5 Getting Intimate 111

6 Hustle with Intention 139

7 The Tough Stuff 159

8 Cosmic Intuition 181

9 More Than This 209

Tables 217

Birth Charts 227

Endnotes 239

Acknowledgments 241

Editorial Reviews

08/02/2021

Astrologer Kelly (Starring You) explains how astrology can inform manifestation techniques (the idea that imagining one’s future can create the changes one seeks) in this easy-to-follow guide on how to align one’s future with the cosmos. Kelly breaks down her advice into sections addressing aspects of one’s life—such as identity, money, community, love, career, and spirituality. Each chapter begins with a mix of Kelly’s personal anecdotes and stories from her clients, and ends with manifestations pertaining to the topic at hand: one from the internal (“astral”) world and another from the external (physical) world. For Kelly, the astral plane is “the non-material dimension that exists adjacent to our physical world. The physical world, by contrast, is defined by sensory reality.” Stressing that “there are no coincidences” in life and that everything is a “daily reminder that we’re all aligned on a spiritual level,” Kelly explains how understanding one’s birth chart and future star alignments can connect readers to both physical and astral planes. While those new to the topic might want more exploration grounded in the history and mechanics of astrological systems, those already convinced of celestial powers should take a look. (Sept.)

Publishers Weekly

"Aliza Kelly is an incredibly comprehensive astrologer. Through this book, she has created something that is not only exploratory and introspective, but also useful, generative, and proactive. I will recommend it to anyone who wants to get their shit together." -Courtney Perkins, Creator of @NotAllGeminis

“Aliza Kelly has masterfully captured the mystery and wonder of astrology as a tool for manifestation, and made it practical for your everyday life.” —Jerico Mandybur, author of Neo Tarot: A Fresh Approach to Self-Care, Healing & Empowerment and Daily Oracle: Seek Answers from Your Higher Self

“With her iconic wit, depth and vulnerability, Aliza has offered a thought-provoking guide to finding empowerment through astrology, mysticism and magick. Effortlessly weaving together personal narratives alongside firsthand experiences through her thousands of client readings, Aliza gives readers the gift of creating their destiny in a way that feels tangible, attainable and inspiring.” —Gabriela Herstik, author of Inner Witch, Bewitching the Elements and Embody Your Magick

"If astrology is a language to help you understand yourself and the world around you, Aliza is its ultimate translator—insightful and full of heart." —Jessica Pels, Editor-in-Chief, Cosmopolitan

“Tapping her (Leo) gift for storytelling, Aliza Kelly brings astrology alive through real narratives mixed with practical exercises (a nod to her Capricorn rising). Not your typical astrology book, Create Your Destiny reveals the ways we can apply the stars to our relationships, finances and daily decisions, relevant to the world we live in now.” — Ophira Edut, The AstroTwins, author of The Astrotwins' Love Zodiac: The Essential Astrology Guide For Women and Momstrology: The Astrotwins' Guide to Parenting Your Little One By the Stars

“Aliza Kelly has made working with astrology on your life journey digestible, & do-able regardless of your level of understanding. Empowering the reader on the road to their destiny.” —Emilia Ortiz

From the Publisher

12/30/2021

We are living in the age of the digital "celebrity astrologer," and Kelly is another example of someone building on a personal brand already accessible via social media outlets. Described as a "rising star, host, and media personality," Kelly has appeared on multiple talk shows, including her own Your Daily Horoscope. Peppered with Instagram quotes and personal stories, this book is breezy and conversational, liberally sprinkled with profanity and astrological one-liners. Kelly explains much of the language used in modern Western astrology and breaks down "esoteric mystical knowledge" into sound-bite—sized pieces (e.g., manifestation, the astral plane, scarcity thinking, collective consciousness, synastry charts, spiritual awakening, interpersonal dynamics, trauma, cosmic intuition). Her book is divided into seven chapters, each addressing a major area of life—identity, money, community, intimacy, career, challenges, and spirituality. VERDICT The intended audience for Kelly's book are millennials at the beginning of their self-actualization journeys who are looking for simple exercises around self-empowerment and self-discovery and aren't bothered by opinions stated as facts or the repetition of catchphrases, metaphors, and major concepts.—Anita Mechler, Anita Mechler Consulting, New Orleans, LA

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