Just as people and events can have natal charts, so can cities and countries. Astrodienst has an extensive database of charts for various locations throughout the world and the one for Manhattan piqued my interest. New York City has an intriguing mythos around it, despite being a very real place. It's often characterized as the city of pursuing one's dreams, striking it rich,...

Darth Vader tells Luke he's his father in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. The Star Wars franchise has made a tremendous mark on pop culture, cinema, and science fiction media. Its cultural relevance is largely attributed to its commercial success as well as its universal themes of good versus evil, the value of friendship, and maintaining hope in the face of overwhelming odds. The...

Astrologers in the Western world primarily base their interpretations on Tropical astrology, a system for measuring the stars in relation to the Earth. The wheel in astrology is the division of constellations in the ecliptic, defined as the Sun's path perceived from Earth. Greek astrologers created the Tropical system to associate the zodiac constellations with certain times of the year, but it wasn't...

Happy Black History month! This post is part of a celebrity natal chart series that analyzes and celebrates the birth charts of prominent Black women in history. Read the first post about Audre Lorde here. Rosa Parks is most known for her poignant refusal to give up her seat to a white man in a racially segregated bus on December 1, 1955; but her...

Happy Black History Month! Black people's accomplishments and contributions to culture, history, and social justice should be celebrated year-round, but February is a special time to honor Black American's culture, resilience, and radical resistance. To celebrate, I'll be doing a series of posts analyzing the natal charts of incredible Black women who have made an impact on our world.  To start, I'll be...

Some of the first ways one learns about the zodiac signs are through their archetypes. Each sign has a symbol that represents its basic qualities, making it easier to interpret astrology's nuanced complexities. However, studying astrology beyond these stereotypes proves to be complicated in a world that loves to over-simplify. Many people take archetypes as literal, even though they're supposed to be loose...