This section explains what the signs, the rising sign, compatibility, tarot and numerology say, and how these systems are read. It presents them for what they are: cultural traditions, to be taken with the lightness they deserve.
Astrology reads in the sky what we look for in each other. We present it as a game and a language, not as a science. Photo : W.carter, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Because people turn to it at two particular moments, and both belong to a couple's life. The first is
meeting someone: you want to know whether you are compatible with the person you have just met, and
comparing two charts — synastry — is the question astrologers are asked most. The second is birth: you
want a sense of the character of the baby on the way, what the sign is said to promise, what the child
will take from each parent.
That is why the section sits here rather than elsewhere: it is not really about stars, it is about the
person opposite and the child to come. It covers the signs and the rising sign, compatibility sign by
sign, the birth chart, the Chinese zodiac, tarot and numerology.
What we say about it, and what we do not
Astrology is an old and rich cultural tradition, not a science: no serious study has shown that a
sign predicts a character or the future of a couple. We explain it for what it is — a convenient
language for talking about yourself and the other person — and we write it without selling you a
reading. A compatibility that reads well has never saved a relationship, and one that reads badly has
never prevented one.
What you will find here
The twelve signs, the rising sign, the birth chart, compatibility and synastry, the Moon, the Chinese
zodiac, numerology, tarot, biorhythms, and love sign by sign. This section presents astrology for what it is: an
old symbolic system, rich, structured, and with no demonstrated predictive value.
That is not a reservation added grudgingly: it is the condition for treating the subject seriously.
Controlled studies have never shown a link between the position of the stars at birth and personality traits or
life events. When a portrait seems to land, what is operating is the Barnum effect —
descriptions general and flattering enough that anyone recognises themselves.
Why these pages exist all the same
Because the vocabulary is useful. Rising sign, house, aspect, synastry: these terms
circulate everywhere and deserve to be explained properly rather than badly.
Because it is a pretext for talking about yourself. A sign portrait opens conversations
that would not otherwise happen, and that is an entirely legitimate use.
Because culture matters. The Chinese zodiac structures calendars and whole social
practices; ignoring it would be a gap.
For enjoyment, not for decisions
No controlled study has ever demonstrated a link between the position of the planets at birth and personality or life events. Astrology is a rich cultural tradition and a popular pastime: treat it as a playful lens, never as a basis for medical, legal or financial decisions.
Every page in this section
The full structure of Astrology — sub-sections, pages, sub-pages and country pages — is on the site map, which lays out the whole site the same way.
