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Astrology glossary
Everything you need to know to read a birth chart: signs, planets, and houses explained in detail.
Zodiac Signs
The 12 signs, their element, modality, ruler, and what they mean in love and work.
Planets and points
The Sun, Moon, and 8 planets, plus Lilith and the Midheaven: what each one represents in your chart.
Astrological houses
The 12 houses and the area of life each one governs, from identity to the spiritual.
Other traditions
Chinese astrology
How the cycles of 12 animals and 5 elements work, and why Chinese New Year moves every year.
Egyptian astrology
The Nile and the 12 deities of Ancient Egypt: 13 date ranges that divide up the year.
Tarot
What the Major and Minor Arcana are, what it means when a card comes up reversed, and what spreads exist. Includes a 7-lesson course.