Clear guides to tarot, astrology, and numerology
Clear, in-depth guides to tarot, birth charts, and astrocartography, written in the same straightforward way I explain them to clients.
Personal Year Numbers: How to Calculate and Use Yours in 2026
A Personal Year number is calculated from your birth month and day plus the current year. This guide shows how to calculate yours for 2026, explains the 1 Universal Year and describes the themes associated with each of the nine years.
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Soul Urge Number: Meaning and How to Calculate Yours
Your Soul Urge number is calculated from the vowels in your birth name and is used in numerology to discuss motivations and preferences. This guide shows you how to calculate it and explains the themes associated with numbers one to nine.
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Expression Number vs Life Path: What Each Number Describes
Your Life Path number is calculated from your birth date, while your Expression number is calculated from your birth-certificate name. This guide explains what each number describes, how to calculate the Expression number, and how to read both numbers together.
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Your Venus Sign: How You Love, and How You Want to Be Loved
Your Venus sign is used to discuss affection, relationship preferences, taste, friendships and values. Here is a tour of all twelve Venus signs, the difference between Venus and the Moon and how to read yours in everyday life.
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Birth Chart Compatibility: How Synastry Actually Works
Synastry compares two complete birth charts, including Moon, Venus, Mars and Saturn contacts and where each person's planets fall in the other's chart. This guide explains how to compare supportive and challenging patterns and what a compatibility reading can and cannot establish.
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Stellium in Your Birth Chart: What It Means
A stellium is a group of three or more planets in one sign or house. This guide explains the difference between a sign and house stellium, how to read the planets involved and what themes the pattern may be associated with.
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Astrology Aspects: What Conjunctions, Squares and Trines Mean
An aspect is the angle between two planets or points in a birth chart. This guide explains the five major aspects, including conjunctions, squares and trines, and how to read them in three steps.
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North Node Meaning: Growth Themes in Your Birth Chart
The north node is a point in astrology, not a planet, and is often used to discuss growth themes. This guide explains the lunar nodes, their axis and house placements, and how they can be explored in a reading.
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Saturn Return: What Happens at Ages 27 to 30
"Everything is falling apart, and I can't tell if I'm having a breakdown or finally waking up." Many people describe this uncertainty around age 28. This guide explains what a Saturn return is, its two-and-a-half-year timeline and the life areas it may prompt you to review.
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The 12 Houses of Astrology: What Each House Means
The twelve houses in a birth chart describe different areas of life, such as identity, work, relationships and home. This guide explains what each house represents, including empty houses, and how to read a house placement.
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Your Moon Sign: Emotions, Needs and Inner Life
Your Moon sign is used in astrology to explore instincts, emotional needs and what helps you feel safe. This guide covers all twelve Moon signs and explains how the Moon differs from the Sun in a birth chart.
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Your Rising Sign: How It Shapes First Impressions
Two people born the same afternoon can make different first impressions because they may have different rising signs. This guide explains all twelve ascendants, why your exact birth time matters and how the rising sign differs from your Sun sign.
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