Guides
Astrology and numerology guides
The longer reads behind the calculators: what each idea is, where it comes from, what older texts and today's writers say, and what we measured ourselves. Tradition and entertainment, never a verdict.
Astrology
The chart, its houses and its points, and how two charts are compared.
How to Read a Birth Chart, Step by Step
How to read a birth chart in eight steps: the big three, planets, signs, houses and aspects, with a worked example chart and honest limits.
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Saturn Return: When Yours Falls and What It Means
What a Saturn return is, the age it falls (we measured 28.4 to 29.9 years), why some people get three passes, and how astrologers read it, without the fear.
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Sun, Moon and Rising: Your Big Three, Explained
What your Sun, Moon and rising signs are, what astrology says each one describes, and how long a sign rises at your latitude, with worked examples.
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Synastry: What Two Birth Charts Say About Each Other
What synastry is, the five aspects astrologers read between two birth charts, house overlays, why birth times matter, and what synastry cannot tell you.
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The 12 Houses in Astrology, Explained
The 12 houses in astrology, one by one: what each stands for in tradition, how Placidus and Whole Sign differ, and how to find your own.
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Midheaven (MC): What It Is and How to Find Yours
What the Midheaven (MC) is, why it is not always your 10th house, what astrologers link it with in each sign, and how to find yours from a birth time.
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Your North Node: How to Find It and What It Means
What the North Node is, mean node versus true node, a lookup table of North Node signs from 1930 to 2030, and what astrologers read into it, sign by sign.
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The North Node Symbol
The two node glyphs, what they are called, where they come from and how to type or copy them.
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Numerology
How the numbers are worked out, the systems behind them and the year ahead.
How to Calculate Your Life Path Number, Step by Step
Calculate your life path number by hand: reduce month, day and year, add, reduce again. Worked examples, master numbers, and the two methods that can disagree.
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Master Numbers 11, 22 and 33, and How Rare They Are
What master numbers 11, 22 and 33 are in numerology, where the idea comes from, and how rare each is: we counted 21,915 dates, and 33 came up on 0.87%.
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Numerology 2027: The 11/2 Universal Year Explained
Numerology 2027: why the year adds to 11 and then 2, how different numerologists write it, and how to find your own personal year for 2027 in a minute.
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Pythagorean vs Chaldean Numerology: Two Letter Tables
Pythagorean vs Chaldean numerology: both letter tables in full, checked against Cheiro's own book, one name worked both ways, and which one our calculators use.
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Is Numerology Real? An Honest Answer
Is numerology real? The arithmetic is exact and checkable; the meanings are a symbolic tradition. Where it comes from, what varies, and how we use it.
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Karmic Debt Numbers 13, 14, 16, 19 and How Common They Are
What karmic debt numbers 13, 14, 16 and 19 are in modern numerology, how to check a date, and how common they are in our count of 21,915 dates.
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Repeating Numbers, 000 to 9999: What Numerology Says
Angel numbers meaning: how numerology reads a repeating number, where the term came from, a short guide to the best known, and every number grouped by pattern.
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The calculators
Every guide ends at a free calculator. They are gathered on two pages: the astrology calculators, with the sign and house meanings, and the numerology calculator, with the number meanings.