Spirit Daughter: Own Your Power, Change Your Life

Astrologer Wintersteen (By the Stars) aims in this lucid guide to help readers harness the power “within” to live more authentically. The key, she explains, is listening to one’s intuition in all its forms, including “gut feelings” and everyday hunches; the “heart intuition,” or a magnetic desire toward someone or something; and the “visionary intuition” that lets one peer into “the bigger picture of your life’s journey.” Such tools, she writes, allow readers to tap into “the answers” that are “tucked away in your amazing mind and heart.” Wintersteen shares solid advice for sharpening intuition by cultivating a breathing practice, becoming aware of damaging behaviors—like emotional hypervigilance—that mask the intuitive voice, and establishing grounding routines to counter stress. Along the way, she skillfully intertwines her advice with her own story of learning to live a more aligned life, from dropping out of academia to grappling with a failed marriage and founding Spirit Daughter, an online platform that aims to help seekers create better lives through astrology. While her ideas are familiar, her delivery hits just the right balance of clarity, compassion, and encouragement. This will please Wintersteen’s fans and win her new ones. (Mar.)