Quick Specs
- Publisher: Leaping Hare Press
- Author: Carmen Guasco
- Illustrator: Lisa Salsi
- Subtitle: A Journey of Self-Discovery Through the Power of the Zodiac
- Format: Hardcover, 128 pages
- ISBN-13: 9781805704898
- Published: October 2026
Yuna’s Journey Through the Zodiac
Astrology: A Graphic History tells its story in comics form. The publisher invites you to join Yuna as she sets off on a journey to discover who she is, with the zodiac as her route. Each stage of that journey aligns with a ruling planet, which the publisher says symbolizes growth, change and transformation. The publisher describes graphic storytelling that explores identity and feminine power through the lens of astrology, with themes of personal discovery, identity, grief and self-expression. Grief sits among those themes alongside discovery, so the story has room for loss as well as wonder. You follow a character through the zodiac and watch what each stage stirs in her. The artwork is described as bold and expressive, and the narration as lyrical. The cover shows the idea at a glance: Yuna tumbling through a zodiac wheel ringed by constellation figures against a night sky, with small constellation line drawings set inside the wheel itself. That puts a person in the foreground and the astrology around her, which suits readers who connect with the zodiac through narrative before they connect with it through charts and tables.
Alongside Yuna’s story, the book draws on figures from history, culture and myth. The publisher lists feminist figures and themes from cultures across the world, from Audrey Hepburn to Zendaya to Joan of Arc, alongside goddesses such as Aphrodite and Sif. That mix lets the zodiac work as a doorway into stories about women and identity as well as a set of sign traits. The publisher calls the book meticulously researched yet deeply personal and offers it as an inclusive, contemporary way to engage with astrological wisdom. The text refers to the natal chart, the planets and the houses, so the vocabulary of birth-chart astrology arrives inside the narrative, and a preview index of the book lists the fire, earth, air and water signs alongside references to Greek and Egyptian mythology. Its stated audience is astrology devotees and spiritually curious readers alike, which makes it a natural pick for your own shelf or for a friend who already knows their sign by heart. If you enjoy learning a subject through characters, that blend gives you plenty to look up afterward.
Practical Ways to Read and Share It
Read it first for the story, in one or two sittings, the way you’d read any graphic novel. On a second pass, note which signs, planets and elements catch your eye and why. If you know your birth chart, mark the planets that appear in Yuna’s story and compare them with where they sit in yours; a notebook or one of my journals keeps those comparisons together. If you don’t know your chart yet, a birth chart from an astrologer or an online calculator gives you a starting point. The format also works as a conversation piece: trade favorite pages with a friend and see which sign each of you recognizes. Graphic books reward rereading, since a second pass lets you linger on the artwork.
How to Read a Graphic Guide to the Zodiac
Use this sequence to get more from a story-led book about the signs and planets.
- Read the Story Through
Read the book straight through once, as a story. Follow Yuna from the first page, saving term look-ups for your second pass, and let the artwork and narration carry you. A first pass shows you the shape of her journey and which signs and planets matter most to it, so your second pass has a clear purpose.
- Mark Signs, Planets and Figures
On your second pass, note the signs, ruling planets and elements as they appear, along with the mythological and historical figures the publisher lists. Short margin notes or a list in a notebook are enough. Pay attention to how each stage of Yuna's journey connects to a planet, since that is the structure the publisher describes.
- Compare With Your Own Chart
If you know your sun, moon or rising sign, compare your notes with your own placements and see where Yuna's story echoes yours. If you don't know them yet, find your birth chart and return to the book afterward. Treat the comparison as reflection, and keep a note of what you recognize.
The Tarot Fellow Standard
I stock Astrology: A Graphic History because it presents astrology as an illustrated story, with art and narrative carrying the ideas. It gives longtime astrology readers a fresh way to meet signs and planets they already know, and it gives newer readers a way in that begins with a story. The mix of mythology, identity and feminist history makes it a thoughtful gift as well as a book for your own shelf. You’ll find more titles for exploring your path in my mind, body, soul and new age books.
Frequently Asked Questions
A natal chart, also called a birth chart, maps the planets as they stood in the sky at the moment you were born, shown against the ring of constellations called the zodiac. Astrologers read it through four parts: the planets, the relationships between them, the signs they occupy and the twelve houses, which stand for areas of life. Making one takes your birth date, time and place.
A ruling planet is the planet connected to a zodiac sign, a relationship astrologers call rulership. The conventional pairings are Mars with Aries, Venus with Taurus and Libra, Mercury with Gemini and Virgo, the Moon with Cancer, the Sun with Leo, Jupiter with Sagittarius and Saturn with Capricorn. Scorpio, Aquarius and Pisces are classically ruled by Mars, Saturn and Jupiter, and by Pluto, Uranus and Neptune in modern systems.
Astrology sorts the twelve signs into four elements. Fire holds Aries, Leo and Sagittarius and is linked with assertion, drive and willpower. Earth holds Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn, linked with practicality and caution. Air holds Gemini, Libra and Aquarius, linked with communication and ideas. Water holds Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces, linked with emotion, empathy and sensitivity.
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