A guide to discovering and developing the spiritual and mystical talents hidden in your astrological chart.

Explore the 4th, 8th, and 12th houses of the naturalistic astrological chart—areas connected to waters, the deeper and darker aspects of the individual soul, profound spiritual insights, and hidden knowledge.

It explains how to interpret the signs and planets in the water houses of your birth chart, including how to cultivate the innate talents and spiritual powers you uncover.

It reveals the occult and psychic significance of water and shows how this significance is expressed in each of the three water signs: Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces, the rulers of the water houses.

Your birth chart, or naturalistic chart, shows the positions of the planets, the sun, and the moon at the moment of your birth. Structured in a circle or wheel, it is divided into 12 sections or "houses," each connected to a different area of life or self. The positions of the planets within the houses offer deep and often complex understandings of your unique gifts and life path.

In "Astrology for Mystics," Tayannah Lee McQuillar explores the 4th, 8th, and 12th houses—which are associated with the element of water and all things occult, secretive, and spiritual. The fourth house, ruled by the water Cancer, is traditionally the house of family, home, ancestors, and perspective. The eighth house, governed by the water Scorpio, is the house of sex, death, secret powers, and transformation. The twelfth house, ruled by Pisces, is the house of karma, loss, unspoken expectations, imagination, and restrictive hardship.

As McQuillar explains, these houses reveal the deepest and darkest areas of the individual soul, which many people hesitate to explore; however, this triad is the key to deep spiritual knowledge as well as the discovery of hidden wisdom and abilities.

The author guides the interpretation of the signs and planets residing in the water houses of your naturalistic chart and shows how they reveal specific innate talents. She describes how to develop the hidden powers revealed by your chart and offers practical advice for integrating them into your daily life for spiritual growth and self-improvement.

She shares examples of interpretation from her practice and explores how to embrace the challenge of the occult water houses so you can claim the many treasures that can only be found at the bottom of the ocean of the soul.