Notes

What each thing in your chart actually means.

Astrology explained without the mysticism: what each piece of the chart measures, and what it doesn't.

You don't know your birth time: what you can still read

Without the time there is no rising sign and no houses, and no aspects either. What survives is more than you would think, and there is one thing you should not do.

Mercury retrograde: what actually moves, and what doesn't

Mercury doesn't slow down or reverse. It looks that way because Earth passes it on the inside, three times a year. What the ℞ in your table means, when the next one falls, and what it doesn't explain.

Sun, Moon and Rising: three things that aren't the same

When someone asks "what's your sign?" they're asking about one of the three. What each one measures, why they get confused, and which one explains why you don't feel like yours.

You don't know your exact birth time: what you lose and where to find it

Four minutes move your rising sign a full degree. What changes when the time is rounded, where the real one is written down, and what to do if you can't find it.