Gifting
Give someone a book about them.
A 120-page book about one person, and that person is them. You order it, they spend about ten minutes on their phone, and we make it and post it. Or you add their details yourself and they get the finished thing.
- They never see the price
- Ten minutes from them
- Or do it all yourself
What you can give today
Three things, and what each one costs.
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The Atlas of Self
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The 120-page book about one person, and the one most people give. Hardcover or layflat. You will need their birth time for this one.
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The Atlas of Us
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One book about two people. Give it to your partner and you are both in it. Add both sets of details yourself, or send them a link for theirs. It works without birth times.
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Atlas Prints
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Their Moon, lit the way it was the night they were born, or their ruling planet as NASA photographed it. Most of the seven need only their birth date, so you can order one without asking them a thing.
Before you buy
You will need their birth time.
Only for the Atlas of Self. Their rising sign and their houses are counted from the minute they were born, so we cannot make that book without it, and we will not fudge it.
It is usually on their birth certificate, and a parent normally knows. If you cannot get a straight answer without spoiling the surprise, the Atlas of Us works without a birth time and says on the page what it left out, and most of the prints do not need one either.
What they get sent
Someone has had an Atlas of Self made for you. Add a few photos and your birth details and we will do the rest.
That is the whole message. It never mentions what it cost, and neither does the book.
They take six photos on their phone, both palms, each hand from the side, a selfie and one eye, then their birth date, time and place. We check each photo as they add it, so nothing bounces back a week later.
If you already have their details and photos, skip all of that and enter everything yourself at checkout.
How gifting works
You pay, they barely lift a finger.
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Order it
Choose "A gift" at checkout and tell us their name for the cover.
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Hand it over, or do it for them
Take the link and send it however you like, or have us email it. If you would rather they did not lift a finger, add their photos and birth details yourself.
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We make it and post it
Every book is printed and bound for one person, so give yourself some runway if you are working to a date. Email hello@atlasandguide.com before you order and we will tell you whether we can make it.
Questions
Good to know
Will they see what it cost?
No. Their invitation does not mention the price, and neither does the book.
Can I just do it all myself?
Yes. At checkout, choose "A gift" and then "I'll do it now". You add their photos and birth details the same way you would add your own, and they get the finished book with nothing to do.
Do I get to read it?
Only if they show you. If they fill it in themselves, their photos and details come to us rather than to you, so they can answer honestly and the book stays theirs.
What if I don't know their birth time?
The Atlas of Self needs it. The Atlas of Us does not, and most of the prints only need a birth date. So there is always something you can give.
Can you make it for a particular date?
Email hello@atlasandguide.com with the date before you order. We would rather tell you straight than take your money and miss it.
Is there something to hand over on the day?
Yes, if you pick the link option. You get a private link at the end of checkout, so you can print it, write in it and put it in an envelope.
Gifting
Sorted, in ten minutes.
One book, made from their photos and their birthday. Nobody else can have it.