CompatibilityAries and Virgo Compatibility: The Honest Version
Aries and Virgo are a quincunx, 150 degrees apart. Here is what that structure genuinely means, what strains, and why comparing two Sun signs is the weakest form of this.
Astrology, explained plainly
Your chart, your year and the people in it, written in ordinary English. Every date here is computed from an ephemeris rather than copied from another site, and every article says what astrology cannot tell you as clearly as what it can.
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Solar Return & BirthdaysAugust 9 Zodiac Sign: Leo, and the Exact Degree
August 9 is Leo in every year from 1930 to 2035. The exact degree range, the decan and its ruler, the tarot card that shares it, and what a birthday can and cannot tell you.
Love & RelationshipsVenus in Leo and Mars in Gemini: An Easy Angle
Venus in Leo is drawn to warmth and confidence. Somebody who is glad to be seen with you, and Mars in Gemini goes after it by talking. Flirtation is verbal and it is most of the pursuit. The two signs are two signs apart, which is what decides whether the wanting and the chasing agree.
Transits & ForecastsNeptune Transiting Your 11th House: About 14 Years
Neptune through your 11th house puts about fourteen years of pressure on friendship and hopes. The real dates for all twelve rising signs, computed from the ephemeris, including the retrograde wobble at the start.
Solar Return & BirthdaysFebruary 1 Zodiac Sign: Aquarius, and the Exact Degree
February 1 is Aquarius in every year from 1930 to 2035. The exact degree range, the decan and its ruler, the tarot card that shares it, and what a birthday can and cannot tell you.
AspectsSun Square Saturn: What This Aspect Means
Sun square Saturn puts the two 90 degrees apart. Sun governs identity and purpose, Saturn governs limits, work and maturity, and the pairing is about identity against limitation, the pairing most likely to produce either a very competent adult or a very long wait to feel like one. Here is what the angle does to it.
CrystalsPeridot Meaning, Uses and Care
Peridot is gem-quality olivine, Mohs 6.5 to 7, used for lightness, release, fresh start. The mineralogy, whether it is safe in water and sunlight, what gets substituted for it, and what a stone can honestly do.
Rising SignsCapricorn Sun Scorpio Rising: Your Sun Is in the 3rd House
Capricorn Sun with Scorpio rising puts your Sun in the 3rd house, which is about talking, learning and the daily round. What people meet first, what you are actually aiming at, and why the house matters more than either sign.
CompatibilityTaurus and Taurus: Two of the Same Sign Together
Two Tauruss share every instinct, including the blind spot. Here is what that makes easy, what it makes invisible, and what actually decides whether it works.
Moon SignsAquarius Sun Leo Moon: A Full Moon Birth
Aquarius Sun aims to think for yourself and to be useful to more people than you know; Leo Moon needs to be noticed and taken seriously, especially when low. The two signs are opposite each other, which is what decides whether those two agree, and it also tells you the lunar phase you were born under.
The Twelve HousesThe Sixth House in Astrology: Work and health
The sixth house governs daily work, health habits, routines and service. Its natural sign is Virgo, but the sign on yours depends on your rising sign. Here is the full table, what a planet there does, and why an empty house is not a problem.
Solar Return & BirthdaysAugust 11 Zodiac Sign: Leo, and the Exact Degree
August 11 is Leo in every year from 1930 to 2035. The exact degree range, the decan and its ruler, the tarot card that shares it, and what a birthday can and cannot tell you.
SynastrySun in the 7th House Synastry
Their Sun in your 7th house lands on partnership, marriage, business and one-to-one dealings, bringing presence, warmth and a certain amount of weather. What it feels like from the house side, what it feels like from the planet side, and why those are not the same reading.
Planets in SignsJupiter in Virgo: What It Means in a Birth Chart
Jupiter governs growth, luck and belief, and Virgo is an earth sign in mutable mode. Jupiter is in detriment here. Here is what the placement does, its shadow, and the real dates Jupiter is in Virgo.
Dreams & SymbolsDreaming About Cats: Meaning and Research
Dreaming about cats is usually read as independence, intuition, or something that will not be told what to do, and tends to show up during situations involving autonomy, yours or somebody else's. What is actually known about dreams, why dictionaries do not work, and how to read your own.
Your Age in AstrologyAge 7 in Astrology: Your 8th House Year
At 7 your profected house is the 8th: intimacy and shared money. How the age gives you the house, which planet runs your year for each rising sign, and the Saturn square that lands at this age.
NumerologyLife Path 1: The starter
Life path 1 is the starter: independence, leading, going first. Here is how to calculate yours from your birth date, what the number actually describes, and where numerology ends.
Planets in HousesMars in the Seventh House: What It Means
Mars in the seventh house puts drive, anger and desire into the department of partnership and marriage. Here is what it does, where it strains, and which sign that means for your rising sign.
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