Myths of the Zodiac (Dutch)

Jan de Graaf
21 x 23 cm, 384 pages, fc

Every evening the heavenly picture book opens gradually. As it gets darker, the familiar constellations emerge like old friends. Look, there stands Sagittarius on the southern horizon. Who will he aim his arrows at tonight? During silent, cold winter nights, the proud Lion, whom Hercules had to overcome to find himself, strides majestically along the zodiac. He is followed by the brilliant star Spica, the ear of corn in the hand of Virgo.

Spica symbolizes in ancient rituals the deepest secrets of life and death. Taurus, the shining white bull that King Minos would have had to sacrifice to the god Neptune if he had not been overcome by greed, provides yet another subject for telling.

The starry sky is full of stories with drama and romance, in which we can recognize the ups and downs of our own lives. In which story do you actually play a role? Are you in your own story or have you become entangled in that of others? Every person has an inner starry sky, in which the entire zodiac and all the planets are represented. You can read your own starry sky as a map for your journey through life.

In this book, astrologer and coach Jan de Graaf gives the myths that belong to the zodiac signs and places them in the larger context of a person's life, which gives them a special meaning. These are no longer just stories, but mirrors for the soul.

He uses the story of Odysseus, the hero on his way home, as a common thread. Odysseus is the man of a thousand wiles, who on his journey along the zodiac serves as a model for our own journey through life. Just like us, he gradually discovers that he is actually looking for his soul, his Queen. It was not the horizon that beckoned, but love. When he finally arrives home, the Sun and Moon are together in the sky – the monthly sacred moment of the new moon.

Ideal as inspiration for making SoulCollage® cards.
ISBN 978 94 91557 33 0