BROOKLYN, N.Y. - s4story -- The 2025 NYC Big Book Award recognized "ELIXIR: A Journey into Ancestral Alchemology (https://nycbigbookaward.com/2025-winners/979899...)" by Gisella Rose in the category of Mind, Body, Spirit as the winner.

The competition is judged by experts from different aspects of the book industry, including publishers, editors, designers, booksellers, and librarians. Winners and distinguished favorites are based on overall excellence.

"ELIXIR: A Journey into Ancestral Alchemology"
Gisella Rose's award-winning book ELIXIR introduces Ancestral Alchemology™, a unique method combining Astrology, Genealogy, elemental energies, and embodied ritual. ELIXIR is a living map of self-discovery, guiding you to reconnect with your essence through ancestral mysticism. Discover the elemental patterns and archetypes in your ancestry through your ancestral MoonTree Chart, and learn how they influence your physical, emotional, and life journey. Engage in somatic rituals and ancestral practices to craft your Ancestral Alchemical Elixir - a metaphorical blend of memory, movement, and healing flowing through you.

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This book is for seekers, mystics, and keepers of memory. For those who sense an ancient hum within and yearn to live in harmony with their ancestral stories.

Gisella Rose is an Artist, Author, Astrologer and Ancestral Alchemist, she is creatrix of Ancestral Alchemology™, SOMAmagical™. and SPELLidance™.

NYC Big Book Award received book submissions worldwide. Journalists, well established authors, small and large press, and first time indie authors participated in record numbers. Entries this year were received from the United States as well as countries such as Australia, Canada, China, Dubai, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Scotland, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Cities represented among the entries were Chicago, Hamburg, Los Angeles, Melbourne, New York, Quebec, Rome, San Francisco, Seattle, Singapore, and Victoria.

Publishers included Berrett-Koehler; Brown Books Kids; Central Avenue / Simon & Schuster; Forbes Books; New Harbinger Publications; New York University Press; Old Stone Press; Oxford University Press; Pegasus Books; She Writes Press; University of Massachusetts Press to name a few.

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Winners included "What is My Legacy?" by Martin Luther King III, Arndrea Waters King, Marc Kielburger and Craig Kielburger; "Mikhail Gorbachev - How he changed our lives" by Bettina Schaefer; Berrett-Koehler's "From Founder to Future: A Business Roadmap to Impact, Longevity, and Employee Ownership" by John Abrams; The Cooking Lab's "Modernist Bread at Home" by Nathan Myhrvold; and "Wild Fox Ridge" by Xue Mo to name some key titles on the awarded list.

"With so many quality publishers and authors from around the world participating this year, I'm eager to share these books with a global readership," said awards sponsor Gabby Olczak.

View the NYC Big Book Award winners at: https://www.nycbigbookaward.com/2025-winners.