I’m so grateful for readers who take the time to write reviews! A fab review arrived from the Federation of Australian Astrologers–great news as I’m doing a tour Down Under in 2026!

Here is the full review by Georgina Sierra from the FAA Journal:

Growing up, I remember hearing phrases from adults like, “Children should be seen and not heard,” or, “What’s wrong with this generation?” As a kid, I never understood why “the olds” didn’t get us, or why they weren’t as cool as we were.

It wasn’t until I became a parent that I realised why those phrases were said and, more often than not, just how wrong they were. Especially the day I found myself sitting in the principal’s office at my son’s school last year. Now, this particular figure of authority doesn’t exactly inspire respect among parents (long story), but my son? Completely unfazed. He called this person out, not for what they did, but for what they didn’t do. My son had stood up to his bully. I was so proud. The teacher’s response was firm: “It’s not your job to say so or punish anyone.” Fair enough… but my son had the bigger point. This teacher wasn’t doing his job. He wasn’t advocating for his students, especially my son.

If I hadn’t been an astrologer and hadn’t read Alex Trenoweth’s work, I might have sided with the teacher. But thanks to the insights Alex has so brilliantly shared, I wanted to walk out of that school and do a full Judd Nelson fist pump from The Breakfast Club.

Astrology: 1 — Traditional Education: 0.

Why? Because I’d devoured Alex’s first book, Growing Pains – Astrology in Adolescence (2017), cover to cover. I even made a timeline of my kids’ major transits so I’d be ready for their trickier phases. I knew my son might be considered “difficult,” and I knew why, but Alex gave me the how in understanding and working with it.

It didn’t stop there. Over time, since he started school, I’ve had several “we need to talk” moments with teachers. One couldn’t understand his occasional morbid streak. Another was baffled that, at age seven (hello, first Saturn square), he had such a fierce moral compass. In her first work, Growing Pains, Alex touches on each Saturn and Jupiter placement. But in her latest work, Zeus on the Loose, she dives deep into Jupiter. If your kids are anything like mine, you’ll know the feeling of having tiny Greek gods running riot, like the kindergarteners in Kindergarten Cop before Arnold gets them in line. This book offers clear, compassionate guidance for every stage of a child’s development.

It opens with a concise introduction and closes with a handy ephemeris. In between, Alex explores Jupiter in every sign. But not just as a “cookbook” list, but with rich, age-specific insights from birth through the first Jupiter return (and beyond). The added dimension of pairing Saturn signs with Jupiter signs at the end of each placement brings even deeper understanding. Naturally, I went straight to my own Jupiter in Cancer. It was spot on, and I wish my parents had known this when I was a child. Then I looked up my kids’ placements, notebook in hand. My Aquarian son has Saturn in Capricorn and Jupiter in Scorpio: a rule-breaker with a self-appointed role as judge, jury, and executioner, served with a side of morbid curiosity and fearlessness about life’s big mysteries. It all clicked.

Thanks to Zeus on the Loose, I now understand not just how my children learn, but why they see the world the way they do. Alex wraps up each chapter with celebrity examples, making the patterns even clearer. Her background as a teacher shines through as structured, accessible, and deeply human.

If you work with children’s charts or simply want to understand your children on a whole new level, Zeus on the Loose is a must-read.

“Celebrated Astrologer” Me?

With my Moon in Leo, I’ll take any compliment/title/positive description I can! But even I blushed to be described as “celebrated”. I feel I’ve come a long way and, as I’m in the middle of my second Saturn return, it’s about bloody time, lol. The FAA journal also included a photo of me and Steve Judd at my Author’s talk at Waterstone’s last summer. Here’s the description: “Celebrated astrologer and educator Alex Trenoweth officially launched her latest work, Zeus on the Loose at an event that began during the auspicious Jupiter hour — a nod to the planet’s association with growth, wisdom, and opportunity. Trenoweth — internationally respected for her research into the links between planetary cycles and child development — spoke about astrology’s role in education. “Astrology was once a part of mainstream learning,” she reminded the crowd, noting its past influence on philosophy, self-awareness, and the arts. “It’s time we looked again at what it can offer in helping children reach their full potential”

A few more reviews. . .

Wonderful reviews of my books can be found on the Wessex Astrologer website but here are a few excerpts:

For “Zeus on the Loose”

“If you work with children’s charts or simply want to understand your children on a whole new level, Zeus on the Loose is a must-read.”

Georgina Sierra for the FAA Journal

“In her introduction Alex lays this out and brings in personal stories that emotionally link you to the tome.  As she states her own Jupiter is in Cancer, she nurtures, she cares, and she loved the idea of being a teacher as she sees the class of children as her extended family.  I believe the reader too, becomes a part of this style.”

Gill Dorren The Astrological Lodge of London

“Using astrology as an educational tool, the author is on a mission to help parents and teachers understand childrens’ temperament and personality depending on when they were born. Her previous book Growing Pains: Astrology in Adolescence was met with appreciation especially for those working in education as a way to understand the differences between certain years of birth – and for at-risk children gleaning insight from their specific charts.”

Marjorie Orr www.starforecast.com

Alex is implicitly holding up a mallet to the stranglehold of the scientific orthodoxy upon educational values and shattering its opaque veneer, to open up new vistas upon childhood itself, seen through the lens of astrology. Again, I admire her courageous stand in boldly going where few teachers would dare. In this respect (and I hope she doesn’t mind me saying so), she personifies the expansive and optimistic values traditionally associated with Jupiter itself.

Philip Graves

Wonderful reviews of my books can be found on the Wessex Astrologer website but here are a few excerpts:

For “Growing Pains”

“I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I know it will be a book I will keep close by to refer to when I am working with youthful clients. It is totally practical, not only for the youth but also to summarise turning points in any life at the adolescent stages. It paints a picture of the generational patterning within a one to two year framework. It highlights the difference between one year and the next regarding attitudes to opportunity and a two-year difference towards attitudes around authority and discipline. Following a client’s life through the aspects of Jupiter and Saturn makes for an interesting and different analysis of a life. This is the picture of how we use our opportunities and respond to authority and discipline.”

Reviewed by Ronnie Dreyer Horoscope Guide January 2019

“This is the book for our times! Alex’s personal experience as a teacher, mother, and astrologer is woven together beautifully. I was touched by her caring attitude toward the delicacy of the role of teacher, and educator – and parent! A much needed book in an increasingly complicated world for young people coming of age. All teachers (and parents and students) will learn a lot from reading Growing Pains.”

Erin Sullivan, author USA

Every parent wants the best for their child, especially when it comes to their education. Growing Pains is an indispensable resource for understanding your child’s unique template for learning. This book offers an objective perspective, along with insightful guidance and practical tips to help you navigate your child’s journey through school.

Cassandra Tyndall, astrologer and mother, Australia

Alex Trenoweth does that rare thing few astrologers find a way to do: take real astrology out into the world of laypeople and show them how to benefit from its insights. This book can help adolescents themselves, teachers and parents understand one of the most important and powerful pairs of cycles in astrology and discover the wealth they have to offer. Alex draws on her experience as a teacher and astrologer to show how the cycles can be used to grasp and get the best of critical developmental cycles and presents them in a way that brings out the richness and depth of astrology in her inimitable style. I am so pleased this book is out in a new edition: unlike the latest theory on adolescent development, its value to parents and students will never go out of style.

Rod Suskin, astrologer, South Africa

Writing: The Fourth Book

I’m currently completing my fourth book, a project that has been with me for almost ten years.

It has been slow and, at times, laborious — but I’m now nearing the end. My aim is to deliver the manuscript to my publisher within the next few weeks, with publication expected next year.

Like Rohini itself, this book has taken the time it needed.

My other titles (signed) are available directly from me or from other places such as Amazon, etc.

And. . .I got a few more books in me besides!

And don’t forget Rohini Academy of Astrology. . .

Rohini Academy at five years old is not a finished project.

There are courses running, tours announced, books nearing completion, collaborations continuing, and longer-term plans forming quietly in the background.

Some things are visible. Others are still in progress.

For now, this post simply marks continuity — and the intention to keep going.

Rohini Academy of Astrology was founded in 2020 and continues to develop through teaching, research, collaboration, and practice.

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