Vettius Valens had a delineation for when the rising sign fell exactly at the cusp between two signs. I remember being fairly negative but I can't seem to find the actual quote. Did I make it up? Does it exist?

When trying to decipher personal experiences using a chart, would you use transit or progression charts with your natal chart?

For example, an event that was caused by an external force rather than an internal force but it affected you, personally, directly.

I’m somewhat familiar with both transits and progressions but my knowledge is very limited. As far as I’m aware, transits are what’s happening around you and progressions are what is affecting you directly.

Now I say it ‘out loud’ it sounds wrong but any help will hugely be appreciated!

Thanks!

House themes are self, appearances, personality, the body, etc. Is the return pertaining to these themes?

Hello everyone, so to get to the point - what's your experience with solar return charts but in terms of - your year being much better or much worse than you expected when were reading solar return chart for such a year? Like, if themes of the year were about your career making improvements, but it turns out that your relationships got a major positive breakthrough which wasn't indicated, but changes in career were( positive, negative, doesn't matter ). I hope my question makes sense and also this applies to starting relationships when transits were 'bad' or not indicating that, for example.

Am concerned about Canada 2025 if one could gain any particular insight thank you

Can anyone help me understand this? I tried to do a little research on my own but couldn't really understand it. I'm not sure what the difference is or what each is supposed to tell me. Any resources/advice welcome, TIA

I'm curious to discuss what aspects you all see show up often in the synastry of long-term happy relationships. Doesn't have to be 30 years to be long-term haha. Alternatively, what aspects can break an otherwise harmonious synastry?

For example, "fated" aspects like conjunctions to one or both partners' vertex could show a karmic connection that keeps the two together at least until their karma is complete.

Or aspects like Sun conjunct Saturn. Some say this is an aspect that acts like glue but it could also be a Debbie-downer aspect. Saturn could bring stability and commitment but it could also show the Saturn person acting like a dimmer to the Sun person's light. The Sun partner could constantly be feeling like their partner thinks they're immature or inferior.

What about Neptune? Ethereal and romantic or misleading and deceptive?

Let's discuss!

I always listen to horoscopes according to my rising sign, but lots of astrologers suggest that we also listen to our sun and moon signs, how should I approach sun and moon horoscopes when astrologers talk about transits in the houses according to the ascendant? It’s very confusing to me and I struggle to apply their explanations when the main themes are happening in houses that are different from my houses

I've seen a lot about how people have been talking about 2025 for a while, that every planet is going through a significant change, and that there's a long "2025 year ahead forecast" video that I'm looking forward to watching--but I'm a very newbie to this, so I was hoping someone had a good summary of 2025 or some additional background they'd recommend.

I like to apply knowledge to help learn it so especially as I watch that long forecast video, I wanted a bit more context or background. If someone has a write-up or blog that they found especially good, I'd appreciate the link. Thank you!

I bought the one of Emma Howarth last year for 2024.

Thanks

I am looking for a better way to discern individuals' hobbies when reading their natal charts. Are there any specific houses or planets that I should go to when I want to find out what the person may do in their free time?

(Side note: Yes, I know that you need to look at the chart as a whole.)

Hi all,

I’m on my journey to learning more about astrology and consider myself still a beginner, but to my friends I’m their expert lol

Through my journey I thought it would be really helpful to have a templated astrology journal that could help one learn their own chart better alongside learning about the astrology universe as a whole. Something you could put an image of your own chart into and as you go, you can flick back to your chart as you learn more. It would have prompts of things you can hone in on, like your houses, what signs sit in what house cusps, and then eventually delving into your aspects and then learning about how current transits affect you.

I was hoping to find something like that out there in both the physical or digital world but nothing really aligned with what I was after, it was more like self reflection type journals.

So, so far, this is just an idea for myself so I can get a better understanding of astrology, but I would love to know what you all might think would be beneficial to put inside of this journal? What sort of prompts/cheat sheets etc.?

I’m going to be creating it on Goodnotes so maybe in the future could be something I upload.

Looking forward to all your thoughts! ✨

can I read the planets and houses in the same way?

I read it somewhere but I don't remember well and I can't find solid information about it

As an astrologer, I’ve long observed how planetary movements correspond with human experiences. Historically, astrology was integral to various fields, including medicine and agriculture, before being sidelined in favor of a more particle-centric scientific view.

Recent discussions in scientific circles suggest a paradigm shift towards understanding reality as composed of waves and resonance fields, rather than discrete particles. This perspective aligns with the foundational principles of astrology, where celestial bodies are seen to influence earthly events through energetic patterns.

If science embraces this wave-based model, it could provide a framework that validates astrological practices, highlighting the tangible impact of planetary alignments on our lives.

Notably, the upcoming Jupiter-Uranus conjunction in April 2024 is often associated with breakthroughs and shifts in collective consciousness. This alignment may symbolize or even facilitate the integration of these emerging scientific insights with astrological wisdom.

I’m curious to hear from this community: Do you perceive this convergence between modern science and ancient astrology? How might this shift influence our practice and understanding of astrology in the future?

Would appreciate your help!

What are your favorite apps to use for astrology?

Are there any books that you recommend for understanding the composite chart?

I’m especially interested books that are focused on non-romantic composite charts like for parent-child, siblings, etc. However, I’m open to good romantic composite chart books too!

I’ve always been super interested in astrology but never have graduated past the noob phase. Do you guys have any tips on how to get started learning about the different traits and dates of the 12 zodiac signs? I’d love to be able to say things like, “Oh, sun Pisces are usually ________” without having to look up the info on Google. But, I’m not totally sure where to look or if there are any study tools available. Thanks yall

I have heard that the sign scorpio is also associated with the eagle and the phoenix and am wondering whether there is a full list of alternative creatures associated with each signs or just the ones you know

I’m struggling to understand the validity of composite charts. Synastry and Natal charts make sense to me because they are connected to time, space and an actual astrological set of events. I understand the concept that composites act as a birth chart for the relationship as a third entity, but surely it would make more sense to create a chart based on the date of the first meeting of two people rather than a fabricated midpoint?

At present, I don’t feel they are particularly useful and often find them to be contradictory to my long term relationship experiences. I think they serve to simplify the relationship into an equation of 1 person + 1 person = relationship when in reality a relationship is a lot more nuanced than that and is impacted by many variables. That’s why looking at synastry, natal and transits and how those interplay feels much more accurate and grounded to me. And like I said earlier I could even understand incorporating the data from the literal birthday of the relationship (the day of meeting) and comparing that to synastry, natal etc.

Part of me feels the invention of the composite is just because assigning the relationship an actual birthday may be complicated for some. For example, is it the day of first meeting in person? the day you exchange I love yous? the day you make it official? the day you get married? etc etc. But perhaps all of these dates have relevance? I feel we shouldn’t shy away from the complexity of astrology by flattening the birth of a relationship into midpoints untethered to any actual events.

I’ve seen other people pose similar doubts and questions on various forums and often that is met with explanations of what a composite is. However, I’d really like to hear people’s rational for why they feel its valid method? particularly over using the literal birthday of a relationship.

I remember a long time ago I saw some graphic that explained each house so perfectly and interesting and detailed, intricate little aspects that you wouldn’t normally think about but that each house actually has a big impact on. I’d love to hear your interpretations and ideas!

Hi Fam!

Anyone have any recommendations for tools or websites to learn astrology?

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So I’ve been wondering whether a planets power within a natal chart is amplified more when the planet in question is in the center of a house or near the house’s cusp. From what I’ve read online the consensus seems to be that when a planet falls near a house cusp is when the planets influence is strongest, while an astrology app I use (Astro Future) says the contrary, with planets positioned closer to the center of a house considered to have a stronger influence on a chart. Which is correct?

Hello! May I ask: is there any app, that able to draw Zodiacal Releasing (ZR) on circle, as AstroSeek do?

Depends on one’s beliefs?