A review by alipp
Postcolonial Astrology: Reading the Planets Through Capital, Power, and Labor by Alice Sparkly Kat

challenging dark informative reflective slow-paced

4.25

At the start I felt this was a bit wordy and hard to read. I was worried I didn’t know enough about astrology to finish (and I’ve been studying casually for a few years, listen to podcasts & read books, had a couple readings and study my chart). But after the first chapter or intro I got much more into the flow of Alice Sparkly Kat’s writing and train of thought. This was a really important read, a bit dense at times with lots of information. But so glad that I finished, there were parts that were healing and I loved her advice at the conclusion of the book too. 
So much context for Western astrology, mythology, history and culture here. Also felt so relevant as Alice Sparkly Kat references quite a number of other authors & books I’ve just read or am reading - Octavia Butler (parable of the sower), Audre Lorde (are prisons obsolete), Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz (an Indigenous People’s History of the United States)
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