The journal · How it works, and what it cannot do
Finding good astrology
How to judge a practitioner, a tool or an account before you trust it with anything.
24 articles.
What is Far Far Away astrology | and is it accurate?
A sidereal chart tool people search for by name, and a valuable way into how Vedic astrology is structured.
4 min read
How to find an astrologer who earns the fee
Astrology has no licensing body, so credentials tell you less than conduct.
5 min read
Who is the best astrologer on TikTok?
There is no meaningful 'best astrologer on TikTok', and any list naming one is either an advertisement or a guess.
4 min read
AsterNym and CHANI, compared by the people who built one of them
We own one of these two, which you should hold against everything below.
8 min read
Co–Star and AsterNym: same sky, opposite instincts
One of these is ours. The other has about two hundred thousand more App Store ratings than we do.
5 min read
TimePassages and AsterNym are built for different people
One is professional software you buy once. The other is a free website. We make the free one.
3 min read
ZODIA sends your chart to WhatsApp. We put it on a page.
Both compute a real chart with whole-sign houses. Then they part company over where it lands.
3 min read
MyNitya answers your questions. We answer the chart.
Both start from a real chart. What happens next is almost the whole comparison.
4 min read
The Pattern barely says astrology. We say it constantly.
Same input, opposite presentation. One hides the machinery on purpose; we put it on the page.
3 min read
Sanctuary sells you a person. We sell you nothing.
A human reader can do things software can't. That cuts both ways, and this post takes both sides.
3 min read
Astro-Seek has more tools than we do. Here is when that helps.
Our nearest competitor is free, enormous and older than us. This is the comparison we least enjoyed writing.
3 min read
Astrodienst is the house the ephemeris built
Some of the software that calculates charts across the whole industry came out of this one company.
4 min read
Astro-Charts draws it beautifully. We explain it at length.
A short post, because the difference is short.
2 min read
The best astrology books, by what you want
Twelve books I'd spend money on, sorted by what you're trying to do, plus one I'd make you read first.
5 min read
How to find a good astrologer in Ahmedabad
Muhurta is the service most consulted here, and it's the one with the clearest structure to check.
6 min read
How to find a good astrologer in America
Two quite different practices under one heading, and knowing which you are booking is what counts.
6 min read
How to choose an astrologer on AstroTalk and similar platforms
Thousands of listings, star ratings and per-minute billing, and what none of that measures.
6 min read
How to find a good astrologer in Bangalore
The calculation is done by software everywhere now, which changes what you're paying for.
6 min read
How to find a good astrologer in Bhubaneswar
A regional almanac tradition, and the checks that matter regardless of where you are.
6 min read
How to find a good astrologer in Chennai
A distinct calendar tradition, its own terminology, and one system making unusually strong claims.
6 min read
How to find a good astrologer in Delhi
A large market, heavy marketing, and the filtering left entirely to you.
6 min read
How to find a good astrologer in India
The largest market in the world, several competing systems, and no licensing anywhere in it.
6 min read
How to find a good astrologer in Kolkata
A distinct almanac tradition, its own calendar conventions, and the same absence of licensing.
6 min read
How to find a good astrologer in Mumbai
Name numerology is unusually prominent here, and it is the practice to examine most carefully before paying for it.
7 min read
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