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Astrology, told straight.
Long-form guides for the curious. No zodiac horoscope filler, no twelve-adjective descriptions of your sign. Just the ideas underneath.
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Rising sign, sun sign, moon sign
The three placements every reading is really about
Most people know their sun sign. Fewer know that a real astrological reading balances three placements, not one. Here is what each of them actually does.
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How to read a birth chart
The anatomy, in plain language
A birth chart looks intimidating on the page and is actually made of a small number of parts. Here is what each of them means, in plain language.
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Vedic and Western astrology, side by side
Two traditions, one sky
Vedic and Western astrology use the same sky and mostly disagree. Here is what each tradition is really measuring, and why your sun sign moves between them.
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