The Basics
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Sun, Moon & Rising, What's the Difference?
Your Sun is your core, your Moon is your emotional world, and your Rising is how the world first meets you. Here's the simple version.
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Short reads on how the sky works: birth charts, transits, and what the planets actually mean.
The Basics
8 min read
How to Read Your Birth Chart
A birth chart is a snapshot of the sky the moment you were born. Learn to read planets, signs, and houses, one layer at a time.
Planets in Signs
5 min read
What Your Venus Sign Says About Love
Venus doesn't describe who you love, but how you love, how you show affection and what fills you up in a relationship.
Planets in Signs
6 min read
Your Moon Sign and Your Emotional World
Your Moon knows what you need to feel safe. It's often a more honest portrait than your Sun sign.
Transits
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Saturn Return, Explained
Around age 29, Saturn returns to where it was when you were born. It's one of the most famous, and most misunderstood, transits.
Transits
5 min read
Mercury Retrograde Without the Panic
Mercury retrograde is a good stretch for slowing down, reviewing what you started, and finishing what is still open.
The Basics
5 min read
What If You Don't Know Your Birth Time?
You can still use astrology without a birth time. A few parts of the chart shift, but most of it stays accurate.
The Basics
6 min read
The Four Elements of the Zodiac
Fire, earth, air, and water. The elements are the fastest way to understand the tone of any sign.
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