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Tropical vs. Sidereal Zodiac: A Beginner's Guide
There are two major zodiac systems used in astrology today — and they give different results. Here is what each one measures, why they diverged, and which one you are actually using.
The Ascendant vs. the Sun Sign: Why Your Rising Sign Matters More
Most people know their Sun sign — but astrologers know the Ascendant is the more powerful indicator of how you actually move through the world. Here is why.
A Brief History of Astrology: From Babylon to Today
Astrology has been practiced for over 4,000 years — trace its journey from ancient Babylon through Greece, the Islamic Golden Age, the Renaissance, and into the modern era.
Synastry: Understanding Astrological Compatibility
Synastry compares two natal charts to reveal the dynamics, chemistry and challenges in any relationship — romantic or otherwise.
Mercury Retrograde Explained — What It Means and When It Happens
Mercury retrograde is one of the most talked-about astrological events — here's what it actually means and how it affects you.
The Planets in Astrology — Their Meanings and Influence
Each planet in astrology represents a different energy and area of life — from the personal planets to the outer transpersonal ones.
The 12 Astrological Houses — Meaning and Significance
The 12 houses divide your birth chart into areas of life — from identity and money to relationships, career and spirituality.
Planetary Aspects in Astrology Explained
Aspects are the angles planets form to each other in a natal chart — learn what conjunctions, trines, squares, sextiles, and oppositions mean.
Rising Sign (Ascendant): Your Astrological Mask
The Rising sign (Ascendant) shapes your outer manner, physical appearance, and first impressions — and it requires your exact birth time to calculate correctly.
Immense prosperity is portended, when the lords of the triplicity of the luminaries shall have virtue in an angle or succedent house, and be in their proper places, remote from the aspects of the infortunes; and if the lord of the ascendant shall be well seated also, the happiness shall be the more and the greater. - William Lilly (1602.-1681.)