I Got a Spa Treatment Based on My Zodiac Sign

Whether you can read a natal chart with your eyes closed or think the zodiac is complete BS, you could probably use a spa day. Few Virgos or Sagittariuses or Pisces would turn down a massage or facial… but would you like those treatments even more if they were chosen based on your chart? It’s a question I asked myself when I was invited to experience the Civana Wellness Resort & Spa in Carefree, Arizona.

For years, Civana has topped critics’ lists thanks to its curated, happiness-focused approach to wellness tourism. If the name of the town it’s in wasn’t enough indication that it’s the real deal, also consider that it’s located about 25 miles outside the spa capital of the country: Scottsdale, Arizona, where I happened to be in late May for a friend’s birthday weekend. A 35-ish minute ride from my Airbnb was all it took for me to find myself at the desert sanctuary.

Civana’s roster of daily activities includes several wellness and fitness classes, spa treatments, hikes, meditations, and more. The goal? Maximum happiness, ease, and alignment. I arrived at the resort hoping to achieve all that, with my star sign guiding me. One option for guests is the “Your Element, Your Journey” program, a series of experiences curated to the personality traits of your zodiac sign’s element: fire, water, earth, or air. Each element has an offering of three wellness experiences and three spa services.

I’m not a zodiac expert by any means, but I can tell you my “big three” (sun, moon, and rising signs), and a little bit about what that means… according to my CoStar app, at least. I’m a Cancer sun, Scorpio moon, and Taurus rising. My sun and moon signs are water, and my rising sign is earth. Since I’m water dominant, I opted for a water spa experience.

Water signs are believed to be intuitive, emotional, deep, and highly reflective. We’re tapped into our feelings, which is a strength, but can also be very tumultuous. Civana’s water sign offerings are designed to help Cancers, Scorpios, and Pisces “embrace serenity,” aka chill out and stop overthinking.

There are six experiences assigned to each element, and you can choose to partake in all or a few of them. If you’re an earth sign, for example, there’s a dance class, a hot stone massage, and more. Among the choices for air signs is aerial yoga and an oxygen facial. Fire signs can get immersed in nature with a “desert bath” and a deep muscle massage.