The journal · How it works, and what it cannot do
How astrology works
What's computed, what's interpreted, and what the evidence does and doesn't support.
9 articles.
Do twins have the same birth chart?
Almost identical, with a couple of small differences. And the near-match is the source of astrology's hardest unanswered question.
9 min read
What if you don't know your birth time?
You keep most of your chart.
5 min read
How accurate is Western astrology?
The calculations are accurate to a fraction of a degree. The interpretations are a different question, and they deserve a different answer.
4 min read
Is Western astrology outdated?
Some of the criticism lands. Some of it is aimed at the wrong thing entirely.
4 min read
What does Elon Musk say about astrology?
Nothing well-documented, and the confident answers you will find elsewhere don't cite anything.
4 min read
Is astrology a science?
No. The reason is specific, and it isn't the one people usually give.
4 min read
Is astrology real or fake?
Three questions are hiding inside this one, and they have different answers.
4 min read
Astrology vs astronomy: when and why they separated
Astronomy is the scientific study of objects beyond Earth; astrology is the practice of interpreting their positions as meaningful for human affairs.
6 min read
What is a birth chart? How the chart is calculated
Before any interpretation, a chart is a piece of astronomy: where everything was, from where you were, at the minute you arrived.
10 min read
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