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You Were Born for This: Astrology for Radical Self-Acceptance

Author: Chani Nicholas

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From beloved astrologer Chani Nicholas comes an essential astrology guide for radical self-acceptance. Your weekly horoscope is merely one crumb of astrology’s cake. In her first book You Were Born For This, Chani shows how your birth chart—a snapshot of the sky at the moment you took your first breath—reveals your unique talents, challenges, and opportunities. Fortified with this knowledge, you can live out the life you were born to.

Marrying the historic traditions of astrology with a modern approach, You Were Born for This explains the key components of your natal chart in an easy to use, choose your own adventure style.

Key Components of Your Natal Chart

  1. The First Key: Your Sun (Your Life’s Purpose)
  2. The Second Key: Your Moon (Your Physical and Emotional Needs)
  3. The Third Key: Your Ascendant and Its Ruler (Your Motivation for Life and the Steersperson of Your Ship)

Astrology is not therapy, but it is therapeutic. In a world in which we are taught to look outside of ourselves for validation, You Were Born for This brings us inward to commit to ourselves and our life’s purpose.

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Welcome to the Ink & Ether July '26 Dispatch
Hi Book Friends! I know it's been a minute since you heard from me. I admit I haven't exactly been staying on top of keeping you updated. But that's about to change so expect monthly updates with all the details of what's happening at I&E. Let's go!

What's been on my mind

There’s been a lot happening for Ink & Ether in recent months. Doing consistent weekly pop-up events has been amazing and exhausting (in the best way of course). It’s definitely shown me that there are people who like this thing that I’m creating and for that, I am extremely grateful. I had to take a small break to reset and enjoy time with my family, but I’m back and I have some great plans for the future of Ink & Ether.

What's new on the shelves

The bindery books section has exploded! I’ve added some new titles and restocked some old ones so please be sure to find the new Bindery collection on my website. Catch a glimpse of some of these titles below.

From the grimoire

Anyone who knows me, knows I enjoy dabbling in the mystic arts. Since Ink & Ether began, I have wanted to find a way to incorporate my esoteric knowledge in some way and I think I've come up with something.

Every month I will draw a tarot card to select a title to spotlight. This month's card pull is drawn from The Good Tarot by Colette Baron-Reid.

The card pull: 8 of Earth (8 of Pentacles) - the card of the devoted craftsperson

This card reminds us Rome wasn't built in a day. Sometimes success is built from daily acts of devotion. Incrementally. By showing up day after day, doing the work, putting in the time, and mastering your craft. Every small act of devotion compounds. The work is the magic.

For your reading life this month I'm pairing this card with You Were Born For This by Chani Nicholas. This read is a reminder that your purpose isn't found in a single moment but excavated slowly, through honest self-study and the willingness to keep going.

And for fiction, A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna. After Sera Swann loses her power, she tends the Inn and keeps working to reclaim her magic.

This month the card is asking, what are you building quietly that deserves more of your attention?

Find Ink & Ether this month

I am making a concerted effort to have more events outside of pop ups. After all, how else is one supposed to build community? This month you can expect the first meeting of our Silent Reading Group. And soon we’ll be adding a Sunday Letter Writers group too! More on that to come.

You read that right I have 2 pop ups on July 25! What can I say, I felt bad for taking a few weeks off. I figured this was a good way to appease the bookselling gods LOL.

Beyond this month there are already some big book events in Ink & Ether's future. Look out for us at Dragons & Dreamers and The OC Book Fair: Vol. 3.

The Letter Corner

The Sunday Letter Project is something I discovered on Instagram. Started in 2025 by a couple in the UK with a stationery shop, The Sunday Letter Project is an analog path to connection with our neighbors in a digital world. I started writing letters on Sundays and have come to really enjoy the ritual of recounting my week to no one in particular.

Soon, Ink & Ether will become a full-fledged “Letter Keeper” as they’re called and will act as a poste restante for letter writers seeking a pen-pal. Write to friends and family, or your future self, or find a pen-pal on the other side of the world, the point is to find connection and slow down.

You can learn more about The Sunday Letter Project here. It’s my deepest hope that in the coming months we can create gatherings around letter writing and build network outside of this part of the country and world.

Before you go

Whew! That was a lot but thanks for getting through that with me. I’m manifesting magic for you this month.

With gratitude,
The Keeper
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