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BeginnerWhat Is a Horoscope? The Origin of the Word
The word horoscope comes from the Greek horoskopos, hour-marker, and originally named the Ascendant: the degree rising in the east at birth. A real horoscope is a full chart, not a sun-sign column.
6 min read·Jun 8
NatalHouse Systems in Astrology: Placidus, Whole Sign, Koch and More
Placidus, Whole Sign, Koch, Equal, Regiomontanus or Alcabitius? What each house system does, why the choice can move a planet from one house to the next, and how to compare them on your own chart.
8 min read·May 9
NatalHow to Read Your Birth Chart: The Sign, Planet and House Triangle
You opened a birth chart, twelve houses, ten planets and dozens of angles. Where do you look? Astrology's foundational reading method asks three questions together: which planet, in which sign, in which house.
7 min read·Apr 24