Professional astrologer, host of The Astrology Podcast (
@astrologycast
), and author of the book Hellenistic Astrology: The Study of Fate and Fortune.
Someone signed the end of an email to me today with their Sun, Moon, and rising, and I would really appreciate it if all future emails addressed to me followed this example.
Protip for reading horoscopes: Start with your rising sign and focus on that primarily, then secondarily read your Sun sign if you were born during the day or Moon sign if born at night.
Sometimes Venus retrogrades are about looking back to remind yourself of not just what you left behind, but why you left it behind; a refresher on why you made the right choice to leave something in the past.
Sometimes when I look at someone's Twitter bio and see they have the opposite Sun, Moon, and rising as me, I think "Ah, my nemesis, we finally meet..."
When the astrology is screaming "don't do it", but you ignore it because it feels right in the moment, and then it turns out the astrology was right all along..
Most astrologers use astrology as a tool for self understanding, but the public is largely only interested in astrology insomuch as it can make accurate predictions about events.
The solar eclipse in Capricorn tomorrow will begin a sequence of events in some people's lives that will culminate in mid-July when there is a lunar eclipse in the same sign. Pay attention to new beginnings in your life at this time.
Eclipses are catalysts for change. Sometimes change is good, while other times it can be more challenging. It depends on how the eclipse falls in your birth chart.
Fun fact: the first book of the Christian Bible features a story about how God sent an astrological omen to announce the birth of Jesus, and then a group of astrologers followed it and paid tribute to him
Our secularised world is teeming with magicians, occultism, spiritism, astrologers and satanic sects. If we kick the devil out the door, he tries to return through the window. If we overcome him with faith, he seeks to return through superstition.
#GeneralAudience
Start with your rising sign, and count one sign for each year of your life, from birthday to birthday. The planet that rules the zodiacal sign you come to will be the most important planet for you this year. This technique is called annual profections.
One of the paradoxes of astrology is that no one can truly understand your birth chart better than you, while at the same time due to our blind spots no one will ever fail to understand some parts of the chart as profoundly as you either.
Neptune stationed retrograde in Pisces today, and the US government released a report saying they are unable to explain 144 cases of unidentified flying objects.
Leos seek to stand out by being recognized as special and magnificent, while Aquarius stands out by rejecting social conventions in a way that makes them unique and notable.
Intuitive astrology message for the following signs:
Taurus
Capricorn
Gemini
Aries
Scorpio
Gemini again
Sagittarius
Pisces
Aquarius
Leo
Cancer
Virgo
Libra
You were born at an early age, and you were very young at the time
I sometimes wonder if I'll snap out this astrology thing at some point, and realize it was all just confirmation bias, but then it just keeps working so damn well...
Sagittarius rising people suddenly having relationship drama as they assert what they need in partnerships in order to stay true to themselves. Eclipse well my friends.
Venus retrogrades can bring up past events because symbolically the planet turns around and begins retracing its steps through the zodiac, as if there was unfinished business from an earlier time that must be revisited.
Shout-out to
@SZA
for asking Sean Evans for his birth time on Hot Ones! I've been dying to see his chart forever now, and it was definitely worth the wait! Thread below 🧵
Venus went retrograde in Virgo and Leo later in the same year that Barbie first came out in 1959, just like it is about to do the same day the movie comes out!
The 6 best astrology books for beginners:
1) The Essential Guide to Practical Astrology, by April Elliott Kent
2) On the Heavenly Spheres - Avelar & Ribeiro
3) Cosmos and Psyche - Tarnas
4) Parkers’ Astrology
5) The American Ephemeris
6) The Secret Language of Astrology - Gillett
Several ancient astrologers say that planets that rise before the Sun signify qualities that arise early in a person's life, while planets that set after the Sun show circumstances that will develop later on.
Major planetary alignments in 2022:
1. Jupiter conjunct Neptune in Pisces
2. Saturn square Uranus again
3. Mars retrograde in Gemini
4. Pluto return of the United States
5. Eclipses in Taurus and Scorpio
Astrology requires a delicate balance between learning the knowledge of how to make accurate statements about possible character traits, while simultaneously cultivating the wisdom to not prejudge someone, instead letting a person's actions determine your view of them.
Astrology is too vast and complex for any one person to completely master in a single lifetime, which is why it is important to connect with other astrologers and study the work that has been done in the past, and thus partake in the wisdom others have accumulated over millennia.
It's hard to understand the full significance of retrograde periods until after they're over, because they typically represents the unfolding of a sequence of events rather than a singular one.
Top 10 astrology books:
1. History of Horoscopic Astrology
2. Valens
3. From Astral Omens to Astrology
4. Carmen Astrologicum
5. Cosmos & Psyche
6. Moment of Astrology
7. Works of Sahl & Masha'allah
8. Astrology & the Authentic Self
9. Planets in Transit
10. Martial Art of Horary