Learn Astrology

Astrology, from the ground up

No jargon, no leaps of faith. We start with the astronomy anyone at NASA would agree with, then show you exactly how astrology builds meaning on top of it — following one real birth chart, Mira’s, the whole way through.

  1. 01What is astrology?Astrology and astronomy were one discipline for thousands of years. Start where they split.
  2. 02The birth chartA map of the sky at the exact time and place you were born — and the grammar for reading it.
  3. 03Zodiac sun signsThe part of astrology you already know — what your sun sign really means.
  4. 04The rising signThe sign on the eastern horizon at your birth — and why it changes every two hours.
  5. 05The housesThe twelve areas of life where the planets play out — the context, or the nouns.
  6. 06House systemsPlacidus, Whole Sign, Porphyry — different ways to slice the same sky.
  7. 07AspectsThe special angles between planets — conjunction, trine, square, opposition.
  8. 08Transits & orbsHow today's sky talks to your birth chart — and what an orb actually is.