Chani Nicholas

Chani Nicholas (pronounced /tʃæni/; born 1975)[1] is a Canadian astrologer. She weaves progressive politics, activism, and queer identity into her work. Her first book, You Were Born For This: Astrology for Radical Acceptance, was released by HarperCollins on January 7, 2020.[2][3]

Chani Nicholas
Born
British Columbia, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Occupationastrologer
Years active2011-present
Notable work
You Were Born For This: Astrology for Radical Acceptance (2020)

Life and career

Nicholas was born and raised in British Columbia, Canada.[1] She became interested in astrology when she was 12 after her first astrology reading.

At age 20, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting.[2] After deciding to leave the industry, she enrolled at the California Institute of Integral Studies where she completed her bachelor's degree. During this time, she began to study feminists such as bell hooks and grew her interest in social justice.[2]

Nicholas began her career by writing a weekly astrology newsletter to friends and family in 2011.[4] As her audience grew, she created a blog where she continued to write horoscopes and charged for astrology related-classes. She has continued to build a following through social media by posting humorous memes to her Instagram account.[5] Her work and writing includes progressive values and speaks to marginalized communities such as queer and trans people.[6][7] Nicholas also weaves current events into her astrological readings, and encourages her social media followers to take political action, such as contacting the FCC about Net Neutrality.[2]

She has supported herself financially through her work since 2014; as of 2017, at least 12,000 customers had paid for one of her classes.[4] Her blog attracts approximately one million regular visitors.[1]

Other work

Nicholas appeared on the fourteenth episode of the Netflix series Explained, "Astrology".[8] Her interpretation of Drake's album Scorpion was published in The Atlantic,[9] and she is the "resident astrologer" on Oprah Magazine's website.[10]

Her first book, You Were Born For This: Astrology for Radical Acceptance was released by HarperCollins on January 7, 2020. In an interview with KCRW, Nicholas stated that she hoped to "write a book that would help people access the wisdom of their chart so that they could more quickly align with living out their purpose. And so that we could all be, again, more quickly of service to the world."[11]

Works
  • You Were Born For This: Astrology for Radical Acceptance (2020, HarperCollins; ISBN 9780062840653)

Personal life

Nicholas is married to Sonya Passi. They reside in Los Angeles.[1]

References
  1. "Astrologer Chani Nicholas doesn't care if you approve of her". Los Angeles Times. 2017-01-01. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  2. Igneri, Ariana; Igneri, Ariana (2018-06-01). "Meet the Woman Bringing Social Justice to Astrology". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  3. Zraick, Karen (2019-03-14). "Mercury Is in Retrograde. Don't Be Alarmed". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  4. "In 2017, We Have Questions. Does Astrology Have The Answers?". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  5. Hanra, Hanna (2018-07-26). "feeling a total eclipse of the heart? this astrologer will help". i-D. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  6. Sicardi, Arabelle. "How Chani Nicholas Became the Queer Community's Favorite Astrologer". them. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  7. "'LGBTQ&A' Podcast With Chani Nicholas, Your Favorite Astrologer". www.advocate.com. 2018-09-21. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  8. Schapitl, Lexie (2018-08-09). "Astrology has almost no science to back it up. But people love it anyway". Vox. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  9. Giorgis, Hannah (2018-07-03). "Drake's 'Scorpion,' as Explained by an Astrologer and an Entomologist". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  10. "Finding Meaning In The Stars: Astrologer Chani Nicholas On Why More People Are Turning To Their Horoscopes". www.wbur.org. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  11. "Putting you in charge of your astrology chart | KCRW Features". KCRW. 2020-01-03. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
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