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Your Outer Planet Signature

Your Outer Planet Signature

Author: Alison Price   –   Updated: January 2026

💙 Your Astrology Business

This article is part of my Your Astrology Business series, where I explore things like when to go professional as an astrologer,  business branding pertaining to setting up and running a meaningful astrology business, 25 Tips to polish your readings and what to pack for an astrology conference.  Additionally I share stories about how I setup my Starzology Astrology Podcast.

Your Outer Planet Signature

Introduction

Outer Planet Clients

When you think about building your astrology practice, you may focus on marketing plans, pricing or social media.

Yet beneath all of that, something quieter is at work. Your natal chart is already shaping who feels drawn to you.

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Subconscious Energy

The outer planets, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto, operate below the surface of everyday awareness.

They describe deep currents in your psyche and the subtle signals you send out without trying.

These energies can influence the type of clients who notice you, resonate with you and eventually reach out for a reading.

Inner Planets

Mercury and Venus

The two inferior planets, Mercury and Venus, can be considered in regard to how you operate in general.

Then, by becoming aware of your dominant outer planet, you can begin to work with this natural attraction rather than leaving it to chance.

Mercury

When you consciously engage your Mercury and bring thoughtful intention to your message, you align your daily actions with your deeper chart signature.

From there, your astrology business starts to feel less forced and more like an authentic expression of who you truly are.

Venus

If Venus is your prominent inner planet, the process shifts in a gentle but powerful way. So, rather than leading with analysis and messaging alone (Mercury), you lead with connection.

Venus brings social ease, charm and a natural sense of grace. It softens your approach and makes people feel welcomed, seen and appreciated.

Where Mercury focuses on what you say and how you say it, Venus focuses on how others feel in your presence. Your clients may be drawn to your warmth, your aesthetic, your kindness or the beauty you create around your work.

By working with Venus as your inner guide, you allow your natural social graces to support your outer planet signature, creating a practice that feels both elegant and deeply aligned.

Your Astrology Business

Your Chart

Not all business methods work for all businesses. Not all astrology business’ work the same for everyone either. What gels with for one practitioner will not necessarily pan out for another, because the two astrologers have different natal charts to each other. To find satisfying work, you have to be aligned with the energy potentials shown in your own chart. One way of tapping into this is by looking at your outer planet signature.

Your Dominant Outer Planet

Signature

Chart signatures are usually assessed by looking at all the planets in the chart. This time we will only look at the outer planets to get an insight into how you work on a more subconscious level.

Usually the planet Uranus, Neptune or Pluto will step forward when you do a quick arithmetic calculation for each planet.

You want to find out what happens when you are not looking and paying attention. Your prominent outer planet will function almost as the background noise, or default mode, of your personal attraction.

You can discover which outer planet is strong in your natal chart by measuring which of them is more energized and engaged in your natal chart by checking with the following table.

Your Outer Planet Signature

Solution

If you do the activity to find your dominant outer planet you will have a number which represents the prominence of the outer planet in your chart.

So, what?

Well now you can see the difference in how each of the outer planets operate. Your strong outer planet will work for you over and above the two weaker outer planets in the following manner.

If the outer planet is not strong in the natal chart because say, the Moon dominates the chart, then the outer planetary energy will continue to operate the background of your life.

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How Your Dominant Outer Planets Attracts Clients

Pluto Signature

Clients Magnetically Appear

If Pluto is your dominant outer planet, your client attraction works beneath the surface. You do not always need loud promotion. Instead, there is a quiet intensity about your work that draws the right people toward you. The connection can feel fated, private and deeply personal.

Find You Through Cryptic Messages

Your words may carry layers of meaning. Subtle or psychologically rich advertising can speak directly to those who are ready for depth. The people who resonate will recognize themselves in what you hint at rather than what you spell out.

Magnetically Appear

At times it can feel as though clients simply show up. There is a sense of inevitability about the connection. They may say they felt compelled to contact you or that something just pulled them in your direction.

Hover in the Shadows

Some potential clients watch quietly before making contact. They read your website, follow your posts and observe your tone. They are assessing whether you are safe enough for the kind of deep work they seek.

Afraid to Approach

Pluto work can be intense. Clients may sense that you go straight to the heart of the matter. This can be both attractive and intimidating. They may hesitate, knowing that a reading with you could uncover truths they have kept hidden.

Lurkers Before Becoming Clients

It is common for Pluto signature clients to take their time. They may engage anonymously, subscribe quietly or return again and again before booking. Trust builds slowly, but once established it is strong.

Come Out of the Woodwork

When the timing is right, they step forward. Often this happens during periods of crisis, transformation or deep questioning in their lives. They seek you out because they sense you can handle the raw and complex themes they are facing.

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Neptune Signature

Clients Intuitively Appear

If Neptune is your dominant outer planet, your client flow feels subtle and inspired. You are not always sure how people found you. There is a sense of drift and divine timing. The connection is often emotional, spiritual and based on a shared sensitivity.

Appreciate Your Arty Adverts

Neptune clients respond to mood and imagery. Soft colors, poetic language and creative presentation speak to them. They are drawn to the feeling behind your message as much as the content itself.

Pray for Help

Many of your clients may reach out during tender moments. They could be searching for meaning, comfort or reassurance. Some may even say they asked the universe for guidance and then discovered you.

Arrive by Osmosis

With Neptune, referrals and discoveries can feel mysterious. People seem to absorb your presence over time. They might not recall exactly where they first encountered you, only that they felt guided in your direction.

Find Astrology Hypnotic

These clients are captivated by symbolism and the unfolding story of the chart. They enjoy the dreamlike quality of astrology and are willing to explore subtle layers of meaning.

Believe in Astrology

Faith plays a role here. Neptune types often approach astrology with openness and trust. They are ready to receive insight and may already see astrology as part of their spiritual path.

Spiritually Minded

Your Neptune signature attracts seekers. They may meditate, pray or follow a spiritual practice. They value compassion and empathy and appreciate an astrologer who listens gently and holds space with care.

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Uranus Signature

Clients Suddenly Appear

If Uranus is your dominant outer planet, your client attraction can feel electric and unpredictable. People connect with you quickly. There is often an instant spark of shared ideas or excitement about astrology itself.

Like Astrology Itself

Uranian clients are fascinated by the craft. They are curious about techniques, systems and new approaches. They may come to you not only for answers but for the love of astrology as a subject in its own right.

Want to Learn Astrology

Many will want to study. They ask questions about how charts work and how you reach your conclusions. Some may eventually become students, colleagues or collaborators.

Are Modern and Up to Date

These clients appreciate innovation. They are comfortable with technology, online readings and contemporary interpretations. They value fresh thinking and progressive perspectives.

Contact You at a Group Meeting

Uranus thrives in communities and networks. You may meet clients through workshops, conferences or astrology groups. Introductions can happen in lively, social settings where ideas are being exchanged.

Use Social Networking

Online platforms suit your Uranian signature well. Clients may discover you through social media, forums or digital communities. The connection can begin with a comment, a share or a quick message.

Like to Be Unusual

Your clients often celebrate their individuality. They enjoy being different and are open to alternative viewpoints. They may seek you out because you support their uniqueness rather than trying to fit them into a mold.

Think They Can Change the World

There is often a reforming spirit in your Uranus clients. They are interested in progress, equality and new visions for society. They value astrology as a tool for awareness and awakening, and they look to you for insight that supports their larger ideals.

Promoting Your Astrology Business with Pluto

Pluto

If Pluto is strong in your chart, your business thrives on depth, trust and transformation. You are not here for light entertainment. You are here to guide people through profound inner change. Your promotion works best when it reflects the seriousness and power of the work you actually do.

Offer In Depth Psychological Readings

Make it clear that you go beneath the surface. Highlight your ability to explore motivations, fears, patterns and shadow material. Clients who are ready for real self examination will recognize the value immediately.

Offer Sexual Problem Explorations

Pluto governs intimacy and taboo subjects. If this is within your skill set, you can signal that you are comfortable discussing sensitive topics. This reassures clients who may feel embarrassed speaking elsewhere.

Promote the Mystery of Your Craft

You do not have to explain everything. A tone of depth and quiet power can be more compelling than over sharing. Let people sense that there is more to discover once they step inside your world.

Offer Private Readings

Exclusivity suits Pluto. Emphasize one to one sessions, confidential containers and focused time. Your ideal clients want to feel held in a secure and undistracted space.

Allow Your Clients Anonymity

Some Pluto clients prefer discretion. You might offer options that protect identity, such as private bookings or minimal public sharing. This can lower the barrier for those dealing with delicate issues.

Stress Your Privacy Policy

Be explicit about confidentiality. State clearly that what is shared in session remains private. Trust is everything in Pluto work and naming it builds confidence.

Offer Deep Insights

Use language that reflects transformation. Speak about breakthroughs, healing old wounds and reclaiming personal power. Those in crisis or transition will feel understood.

Explore Past Life Regressions

Pluto resonates with themes of karma, rebirth and the soul journey. If appropriate to your practice, you can include regression style work or karmic chart analysis as part of your offerings.

Offer Bereavement Astrology

Times of loss are deeply Plutonian. You can position yourself as someone who gently supports clients through grief, endings and life altering change, helping them find meaning during difficult passages.

When you align your promotion with Pluto’s depth and intensity, you naturally attract those who are ready to do courageous inner work.

Promoting Your Astrology Business with Neptune

Neptune

If Neptune is strong in your chart, your astrology business grows through compassion, inspiration and subtle connection. You are offering more than information. You are offering reassurance, hope and a sense of meaning. Your promotion works best when it reflects empathy and spiritual awareness.

Say You Understand

Let potential clients know that you truly hear them. Simple phrases that convey understanding can be powerful. Many Neptune clients are seeking to feel seen at an emotional or spiritual level.

Use Your Intuition

If you work intuitively, say so. Neptune supports insight that flows rather than follows strict rules. Clients who value this approach will feel comforted knowing you trust your inner guidance.

Offer a Sympathetic Ear

Highlight your ability to listen. Neptune types often need space to share their story. Emphasize that your sessions are gentle, reflective and non judgmental.

Say That You Relate to Them

Build bridges through shared feeling. Without oversharing, you can communicate that you appreciate the human experience of confusion, longing and growth. This creates trust.

Mention Your Belief in Their Problems

Neptune clients may fear being dismissed. Affirm that their concerns are valid and meaningful. Your belief in the significance of their struggles helps them open up.

Use a Crystal Ball as a Prop

Visual symbols can enhance your message. Soft, mystical imagery or spiritual tools can reinforce the atmosphere of your practice. It is less about theatrics and more about creating a mood of reflection and wonder.

Say You Can Help Clients Find Their Vision

Neptune rules dreams and ideals. Speak about helping clients clarify their life path, reconnect with inspiration and rediscover their purpose. This language resonates deeply.

Intimate That You Are a Psychic or a Medium

If this is true for you, allow it to be known gently and honestly. Neptune clients are often spiritually inclined and may actively seek intuitive or mediumistic guidance.

When you promote your work through kindness, imagination and faith, you attract those who are looking for meaning as much as answers.

Promoting Your Astrology Business with Uranus

Uranus

If Uranus is strong in your chart, your astrology business grows through innovation, independence and fresh ideas. You are here to awaken, to modernize and to connect people through shared vision. Your promotion works best when it feels progressive and future focused.

Promote Astrology for the Twenty First Century

Position your work as relevant and current. Show how astrology speaks to modern life, technology and social change. Uranian clients want to know that this ancient craft still has cutting edge value.

Be New Age

If that suits you, lean into alternative perspectives. Explore progressive topics, unconventional techniques and emerging schools of thought. Your audience is open to what is different.

Use a Computer and Techie Props

Technology is your ally. Online bookings, digital charts and virtual sessions align well with your signature. Even visually, a modern setup reinforces your innovative style.

Stress Astrology Is for Young People

Uranus carries youthful energy. Emphasize accessibility and openness. Show that astrology is not restricted by age, background or tradition.

Promote Astrology for the Masses

Think broad reach. Webinars, group talks and online communities suit your style. You are comfortable sharing knowledge widely rather than keeping it exclusive.

Read Futures

Uranus rules the future and breakthroughs. Highlight forecasting, trends and upcoming shifts. Clients who are excited about what lies ahead will be drawn to you.

Break Down Borders

You may attract an international audience. Promote cross cultural dialogue and global awareness. Uranus thrives in diverse networks that connect beyond geography.

Support Astrologers Without Borders

Align yourself with humanitarian or outreach efforts if that resonates. Uranus values collective progress and social contribution.

Promote Your Astrology Group

Community is key. Whether online or in person, groups, forums and discussion circles amplify your influence. Uranian clients enjoy learning and sharing within a network.

When you align your promotion with Uranus, you naturally attract curious, forward thinking individuals who are eager to explore astrology in a modern and connected way.

Extend Yourself

Outer Planet Signatures

Considering your natal chart or the chart of a client:

  • Suggest which inner planet you can engage to better understand the outer planets in your chart (Mercury or Venus).
  • Calculate your dominant outer planet.
  • Suggest one other way that a strong ​Pluto​ signature could attract clients towards you. 
  • Suggest one other way that, through a dominant ​Neptune​ signature, you could promote your astrology business. 
  • Suggest how a natal ​Uranus​ complex shows what they can gain from an astrology reading in general. 

Extend Yourself Further

For Practicing Astrologers

If you have done chart readings for people or clients already, explain why you think your clients specifically chose you to be their astrologer.

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This article is part of my “Your Astrology Business” category series, where I explore setting up and running a small astrology business for yourself.

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Author: Alison Price   –   Updated: November 2025

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Astro Biz End of Year Reflection

Pause for Reflection

As we come to the end of the year, I think it’s valuable to give an end-of-year reflection on how things went. 

This is not something I’ve always done, but in the recent years I certainly have. I also find that December can be quite a hectic month with Christmas, holiday social events and family commitments. 

I prefer to consider my end-of-year reflection in early December. 

This week I just want to share with you some ideas I have about looking back at 2025 to see how you and I did. 

The idea is not to beat yourself up about what went down, but rather to acknowledge the highs and lows which happened during the year.

End-of-Year Looking Back

Best Transit

During the course of a year, you will have many transits and of course the ones from the superior and outer planets are more significant, mainly because they linger longer. 

I like to consider which transit was the best one for me and by best, I mean the one that helped me get things done or brought me some further insights or changed my life in some way.

Uranus 11th House

Interestingly, my 11th house is the largest one (coupled with its opposite, the 5th) with Placidus house cusps it is 43° wide.  I don’t have any planets in my 11th house, but when transits come through, I pay attention.  I was particularly interested when Uranus entered there at the tail end of 2023. 

 

Groups

I am taking the 11th house to represent groups which it does. So from the Jupiter Uranus conjunction right at the beginning of my 11th house it occurred to me that my newsletter subscribers, that’s you {{ subscriber.first_name }}, are my group. Thus far, I’ve been able to publish Starzlife every Sunday. 

This does beg the question, “When Uranus leaves my 11th house will I continue creating newsletters?” Well, I would hope so because it has allowed me to put into place and grow through the medium of newsletters.

 

Teaching

Previously I had, as you know, taught basic astrology classes for over 15 years. At the end of last year, I felt I needed to change and my revitalized newsletter has become that change. The good thing about an e-mail list is that if people don’t want to read it, they simply unsubscribe. But if they do want to consume it and find value, they continue to read and interact with my astrology offerings. 

 

Engaged Community

This creates a tight community of attentive people rather than a massive bucket full of random folks who have no interest in astrology, or specifically the astrology I like. 

I have the North Node in my 3rd house, and I do believe that my destiny is to communicate and teach what I know. 

I’m not saying I know everything; I sadly don’t know everything about astrology, but I do have some experience and many fresh ideas that I like to share with anyone who is attracted.

Seasons of Life

Projects

I try to find and reflect upon creative projects which I worked on during that period.

 

Winter

The winter solar season contains the signs Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces.  

As 2025 began, I was highly engrossed on search engine optimization (SEO) and attending to my blog. I spent the first couple of months dumping old articles from 2011 about New Moons from that year which nobody’s ever going to read again. 

I purged horoscopes written for 2018 that were clogging up my website and making the system slower. I did spend quite a bit of time purging the bulk of old stuff on my website to make the load times faster for you.

Spring

The solar spring season contains the signs of Aries, Taurus and Gemini. 

My 2025 spring project was…

 

Summer

The solar summer season includes the signs of Cancer, Leo and Virgo. 

I didn’t really have a main business summer project as I had multiple family commitments that popped up.  This season I was fortunate to spend a period in Whistler on a writing retreat with my friend.  I also managed to get away for a break with some good friends nearby here on the Sunshine Coast in BC, Canada. 

 

Social Media Detox

During September 2025 I did a social media detox. I offloaded Instagram and Facebook from my phone and did not go there for a whole 30 days. To be honest, since then I’ve probably been back maybe twice and it’s just not a part of my life anymore.

Autumn

Then we get into the autumn projects. Autumn runs through Libra, Scorpio and Sagittarius these are the three signs which the Sun passes through during autumn.

This year my youngest daughter got married and that took up quite a lot of my focus for a few weeks in the season. I now have a fabulous Taurus son-in-law.

I also started learning Arabic and enrilled in my local university on a crash course.

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Put People First

Your Tribe

In life, you don’t spend as much time and energy with everyone you meet. Because you have limited time and energy every day, it’s important that those whom you do focus on are the significant people in your life. This often works itself out quite naturally, if you have children, you attend to them or if you have a partner, you focus to them as well. But some reflection may indicate that perhaps you are spending too much time with some people and not enough time with others. 

Example

One instance for this would be if you have a friend who has become a habit to see every week. Perhaps you’re not getting anything from the relationship anymore, but you hang on. Here the value has passed, and it can become draining, or even toxic, on your precious time and energy. Reflection may help.

Ideas

I just want to go through a few of my ideas about making sure that you are sharing your life with the people you’re supposed to be sharing it with and not wasting time with those who do not matter as much.

You

Number One

You need to be number one on your priority list. In your chart, you are represented by your first house. If you can’t look after yourself, you can’t look after anybody else. 

It’s like when you’re in an aeroplane and the oxygen masks drop down and you need to put yours on first before you can turn and help the person in the seat next to you. 

I believe some time has to be taken on inner work for your mental (air), physical (earth), inspirational (fire) and emotional (water) sides of life. I’m not saying this is easy, but you could use your birth chart and the recent transits as a guide.

In Your Home

Under Your Roof

The next people you need to care about are those people who live under your roof, those who are in your home, who we see every single day. These are 4th house people, even if they’re not blood relatives. 

If you have a family, like your kids and your partner, you may have parents living with you or roommates or whoever, but those who live under the same roof you have a very close relationship with. Even in your end-of-year review, it’s a good idea to consider how your interactions are with these people, and maybe even, how can you improve these connections?

Close Family

Nearby

The next people are your close family. In general, your family is shown through the 4th house. 

Family tends to be people who you have known since the day you were born, or since the day they were born. These are the people who probably live nearby who you possibly see now and again. 

For me, I have a daughter who lives 10km from me and I see her every weekend. We like to chat and keep in touch. I don’t know absolutely everything about her life, but we are very close. Every week I text and Zoom with my other kids in Toronto, and my sister who lives in Johannesburg. We tend to natter and keep up with what’s going on.

Friends

Who You Hang With

Friends are shown in the 11th house. If you have a friend, you are fortunate indeed. If you can count your friends on one hand, again, you are fortunate. 

My definition of friends is anyone who’s seen you in your bare feet because they’ve been around a long time. They’re the ones you’ve been on a picnic with, you’ve had sleepovers with and you’ve seen them at their worst and at their best. These are your friends. Everyone else is an acquaintance.

Acquaintances 

Bob and Margaret

Let’s have a look at who are our acquaintances and they’re still 11th house people. 

To my mind, acquaintances are people who you maybe work with (sometimes they are 6th house people). You see them all the time, you know something about them, you know their name. 

This also includes in my case, the doorman at my building, the woman at the local coffee shop who serves me all the time and even my hairdresser (sometimes). They are people whom I know and am on a nodding familiarity with. I know their name, but I really don’t know anything about them. These are 11th house acquaintances.

Clients

Transactional People

Where do your clients fit in? If you’re a practicing astrologer, you will have clients. Astrologically clients are shown through your 7th house of other people. 

A client is somebody whom you didn’t know by any connection until they approached you one day and said, “Can you do me a reading?” They may have come through via your friends, family or work colleagues, but you haven’t known them forever. Clients go from being someone whom you didn’t know, to someone you do know, as your customer. They are a different level of person, but still 7th house.

Astro Biz Finances

Income

Your business income is any money that you received from sales, sponsors, clients, customers or donations. Any income that you get through your astrology practice is business income and it is shown in the 11th house.

 

Expenditure

Your business expenditures are everything you have to pay for to be in business. If you’re an astrology practitioner this generally would be things like your website. E-mail, cellphone, stationery and office supplies. 

Additionally, a portion of your internet costs, webhosting, podcast hosting and your home office.

Any professional development training you may have taken like astrology conferences or courses, books, software etc. is business expenditure.

Profit and Loss

To calculate your business profit and loss you add up all your income, you minus all your expenditure and you get a number. If it is a positive number, you made of profit and if it is a negative number, you have made a business loss. 

Simple. 

On a side note, it seems the tax man is ok for you to have a loss for three years running, but after that, not.

Personal Finances

Your Wealth

I’m not a personal finance expert. There are many out there. 

One of the first books I read on this topic was Robert Kiyosaki’s, Rich Dad, Poor Dad which really boils personal finances down to – money in and money out. His take on personal finances is very simple.

 

Assets feed you and liabilities eat you.

 

Once you get your head around that concept, personal finances are much simpler.

 

Assets Feed You

Your assets feed you and bring money in. Assets are shown in your 2nd house, and they are things that bring in money, such as real estate, stocks and businesses. Astrologically we include income from a job, money in the bank, royalties, dividends, tips, bonuses and grants.

Liabilities Eat You

Your liabilities eat you and flow money out. Liabilities are shown in your 8th house and they drain money like mortgages, car loans, credit card debt and more. Astrologically we include anything you owe to banks or others.

Net Worth

I like to calculate my net worth at the end of each year it gives me one master number that tells me everything I need to know about each year.

 

Net worth = Assets – Liabilities

 

To find your net worth, you add up all your assets, then you add up all your liabilities, now minus the liabilities from the assets and you will get one number. That tells you your net worth.

Example:

Assets + $10000

Liabilities – $9000

Net worth = $1000

 

 

Personal Development

Planets

You can reflect on how each planet may have contributed to your business success this year.

Sun

The Sun, as a representation of your identity, may be considered in your personal development. 

Let’s face it, it’s not every year that we’re changing into something else. 

Many years are very often repeats of the year before and sometimes even decades can be repeats of the decade before, but any individual drive for personal development is likely to come through your Sun.

Moon

The Moon rules reflection and how convenient it is that we are doing an end-of-year reflection today. 

Consider another theme related to the Moon that of habits, which can be a good way to tap into lunar influences during the course of the year. 

You may have new habits that you want to develop. 

For myself it was walking eating protein first at every meal and prioritizing whole foods.

Ongoing…

There may be some bad habits that you want to get rid of. 

One of the modern behaviors that comes to mind is this doom scrolling on social media. 

If ever there was a habit that needed shifting, I think this might be it. 

The point is that you can look to your Moon to see, and reflect, about how perchance your habits have changed during this year. 

Perhaps what you were doing as a knee jerk reaction back in January is not what you’re automatically doing now in December.

Mercury

Thoughts and Words

In your end-of-year reflection, Mercury could suggest which books you’ve been reading or journals, you’ve been writing. More generally, it may show how much time you carved out to keep in touch with others.

Venus

Investments

Venus is likely to represent the things you’ve invested in this year. It could be both time and money and definitely any major purchases which you made. Clearly, Venus will also suggest your love life and marriage.

Mars

What You Did

Mars is the action planet in your chart. It is likely show where you’ve actually got off the couch to go and do something. Back this year when Mars was stimulated by transit or progression, are the times when you were perhaps keener to compete or go for gold, in some area of your life.

Jupiter

Great Expectations

In your end-of-year review, Jupiter will be the planet that shows where growth has occurred. The Greater Benefic indicates times when you had a vision, and when you raised your eyes to the horizon and speculated about what was over the mountains to wonder if dragons be thereIt shows where you have ventured forth, taken the first step and struck out on new paths in your life.

Saturn

Personal Boundaries

Our old friend Saturn, if triggered by transit or progression, can be the planet that stops you in your tracks to authentically stonewall you. If you have faced severe restrictions or hardships somehow this year, it is possible that the ringed planet Saturn was involved.

Overview

Awareness

Astrology, chart reading and forecasting is all about awarenessSelf-awareness can be supported by doing an end-of-year review. I mean, let’s face it, some years are just better than others. 

For myself, 2025 has had some challenges, but it contained some high points as well. I do think it’s important to finish up with one year before we start looking towards the next year, which we will do in a couple of weeks.

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Creating the Starzology Astrology Podcast

Creating the Starzology Astrology Podcast

Author: Alison Price   –   Published: October 2025

Your Astrology Business

This article is part of my “Your Astrology Business” category series, where I explore setting up and running a small astrology business for yourself.

Introduction

Astrology Business

In this post, I’m taking you behind the scenes of the Starzology Astrology Podcast. I’ll share how it all began, what inspired me to start it, and the creative process that brought it to life. You’ll also get a glimpse into the journey that led to its official launch two years ago and how it has evolved since then. Creating this podcast has been such a fun and rewarding experience for Arwynne and myself and I hope you enjoy reading about it as much as we enjoy creating it. Alison

Starzology Podcast: Day One

Idea

One morning back in April 2023 I had the ideas to do a podcast for Starzology. I’d been blogging for ages and teaching astrology for about ten years by then.

 

Podcast Host

I knew I wanted to get my podcast onto Apple Podcasts and onto Spotify. I’d never been to Spotify, but I did listen to one or two shows on Apple podcasts, and I knew I wanted to be there.

Then I discovered that I needed a podcast host as a home where my podcast could be.

A podcast host is where your RSS feed lives and they have more features to help you produce and promote your podcast. After a simple Google search, I found many podcast hosts. Hmmm.

I’m not someone who does vast research especially around tech topics, handbags maybe, but not tech. I thought back to when I’d purchased my camera for YouTube. I’d taken advice from Sean Cannell and I chose the Canon M50, simple, light and does the job.

I searched to see which company Sean of Think Media uses as his podcast host. It turned out to be Buzzsprout, whom I’d never heard of, so I signed up with them that morning, paid the monthly hosting fee and there it was.

That afternoon I recorded my first podcast episode.

This I did in iMovie which I was familiar with from my YouTube videos. I recorded myself chatting about the new podcast and how I’d started out in astrology back in the day. You can listen to my first episode.

I then edited out all the ums and ers and downloaded the file as an “audio only” MP3 file.

This was the very first episode which I uploaded to Buzzsprout. And my shiny new Starzology Astrology podcast was born.

 

Podcast Art

Next, I found out that I need some podcast art in a square 1:1 ratio image for the podcast. Reaching for my trusty iPad and Procreate I designed the yellow Starzology smiley face image as the podcast art and this too was uploaded.

Podcast Info

Finally, I entered the podcast information details, my name, email address, website and an “about me” piece to be displayed alongside the logo in Apple and Spotify.

 

Directories

Next, I realised that I had to push the Buzzsprout podcast feed to the directories of my choice. This is where it gets onto to Apple podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and others, again, places that I’d never heard of.

I did the launch notification to the directories so my precious episode would be available for others to hear.

Eventually, not immediately, and only when they come around to pick it up.

As Dave says, see below, it’s like your episode is waiting at the bus stop and only when the mighty Apple podcast or Spotify bus deigns to come around does each episode get picked up, listed and available for the listeners

Starzology Podcast: Day Two

How We Met

Back in 2012, I relocated to Vancouver due to my husband job. I was looking to establish myself in my new city and in the first week I was here I attended the local astrology group meeting where they immediately asked me to be the president. I pondered this, waited for the New Moon, and then accepted. I was the president of that Vancouver astrology group for two years.

In the meantime, I launched an astrology Meetup in a coffee shop on the block next to my home. I advertised the event, duly arrived, bought my coffee and waited.

Eventually a woman arrived and we got chatting. I spoke a bit about the topic that I’d prepared and we nattered some more.

She introduced herself as Arwynne and at the end we left together.

We walked down the street in the same direction. We crossed the road at the same spot and then, amazingly in a city of 650 000 people, we entered the same building as each other.

“I live here” I said, “So do I” she said, we laughed, exchanged numbers and planned to meetup again.

First Axis Astrology Podcast

The next month as Arwynne and I were having coffee she said to me, “We should start a podcast” to which I responded, “What’s a podcast?”

You see back then in 2012, I’d no idea what a podcast was. I knew what YouTube was but not a podcast. Arwynne explained that she listens to astrology podcasts, and she thinks we should do our own one because we have so much to say about astrology.

We gave it some thought and recorded the first episode the next week upstairs in Arwynne’s apartment.

We cast an election chart for the launch episode and decided on the name, “Axis Astrology” as a nod to the Ascendant/ Descendant axis and the MC/IC axis found in a chart.

Her partner played the guitar signature tune at the start of each recording, and he edited the episodes. All I had to do was pitch up and talk about the topic we had chosen. Simple.

 

Guests

We had guests like Joan Morton, Nina Gryphon and we even brought out Andrew Morton from the UK and had him on the show as well. I was able to draw in these guests because they were speakers whom I’d arranged to present at my Vancouver astrology group.

Our Axis Astrology podcast lived for about two years after which it just faded out. You can still listen to all the episodes on Arwynne’s website.

Alison, Joan Morton and Arwynne

2023

Back to Starzology podcast: Day 2.

After I’d recorded, edited and uploaded my first edition of the Starzology astrology podcast in April 2023, it occurred to me to invite Arwynne to join in.

I messaged her that I’d begun another podcast, and would she be interested? She immediately stepped up and said yes.

Back to Buzzsprout, where I uploaded both our full color promo headshots, listed Arwynne as co-host and me as the owner/host both with our mini bios.

We were in business. Exciting!

Starzology Podcast: Week 2

Cadence

We decided to publish a weekly episode every Sunday as that is the Sun’s Day and I’m a Leo and Leo is ruled by the Sun. Also, the Sun is the most prominent planet in my birth chart, and Arwynne has a Leo MC, so it all made sense.

Episode 2

Our second episode was me interviewing and introducing Arwynne so everyone would know who she was and what her astrological interests were. I was still recording on iMovie and then extracting the audio only. The audio was a bit rough. What did I know? Not much it seems.

Starzology Podcast: Month 2

Podcaster

As now I considered myself as a podcaster I started to listen to podcasts about podcasting. I thought I’d get some tips about how to podcast.

Dave Jackson

Immediately I discovered the School of Podcasting with Dave Jackson. I listened to a few of his episodes about the art of podcasting.

I even participated on one of his question-and-answer sessions with my answer which was really weak in retrospect.

The question was something like, “What tools do you use to create you podcasts?” my answer was, “I use Buzzsprout” not realizing that he was asking about editors, baffles, sound modifier, mixers and microphones and so on whereas I’d said my host, Buzzsprout. Anyway…

I continued to listen to his episodes, and had to Google the word “reverb” which turns out is something about sound quality, it was all much of a mystery to me.

Finally, I got my Rode Podcaster (yes, that’s its name) microphone tweaked for better audio quality. There is a dial on the side which does something. I though a microphone was like a kettle, and you just plugged it in. Who knew?

Again, I’m not that interested in tech stuff, but I got the mic to record at a warmer level. Y-a-w-n.

To this day I still listen to Dave’s show, and Dave and Jim’s other show as well.

I’ve gone back to the beginning, he is at more than 1000 episodes now, and I’ve listened to them all over the past two and a half years. Most topics I understand, some I’m not sure what he’s talking about and some I’ve got no clue, but we press on…

There are other podcasts about podcasting by other people, but Dave had me when he spoke about Lotus 1-2-3 and if you know what Lotus 1-2-3 is then you know.

It was at this time that I was clued in and started to record the audio with Audible and leave iMovie behind.

Starzology Podcast: Year 1

Step Up

In the first year we stepped up the frequency of the publication of each episode. Whereas we had started a once-a-week on a Sunday we decide to step it up to twice a week and add in a Wednesday edition.

The main Sunday episode was the crore astrology with specific topics to help you learn astrology. The Wednesday editions were where both Arwynne and I hosted our own guests and discussed astro topics which interested us more personally and were not so educationally focussed.

I did a few more interviews of professional astrologers and a various opinion pieces.

Arwynne recorded several episodes with her friend Katia which were so good.

We were twice a week for about six months, but we finally stepped it back because of the workload that it created.

 

Editing

With two episodes each week, I was doing the editing, it was a lot.

For every hour you record there is the same amount of time spent on editing that episode.

Additionally, there is a blog post for every episode that must be set up with hashtags, links and original images, mainly drawn by me, to support the topic being discussed.

There are links to Amazon books and products and references to other people website and so on.

The background work to produce a podcast is quite substantial.

It looks like you just record, and press publish, but in reality, and if you want to create a quality product which I do, you have to invest several hours into each episode.

 

Costs

With your podcast host you pay for each hour that gets uploaded.

If you have two hours a month you pay one amount and for every hour above that there is a cost associated with it.

Even partial hours like five minutes into an hour you are on the hook for the full hour.

 

Step Down

After about six months we stepped down the frequency of our publications back to once a week on a Sunday.

This is more manageable for me, and it gives our listeners time to get to the latest episode before the next one is out. Not everyone listens on the day the episode goes live. Some people will catch up later in the week with their listening of our content.

 

50th Episode

We celebrated our 50th episode with a slap-up dinner at the Hilton hotel in Vancouver. Thanks to our host Rodger. At the time we couldn’t believe just how far we had come in our podcasting journey.

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Starzology Podcast: Year 2

100th Episode

We celebrated the recording of out 100th episode with a dinner and drinks at our local pub. We were joined by Arwynne’s partner, Katia, her husband, friends and listeners who had supported us over the time.

One hundred seemed such a huge number and we asked ourselves, “How had we done it?”

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Starzology Podcast: Recording Day

Planning

This is how each episode get done.

Each topic gets onto the calendar about two to three months ahead of time. We both pose ideas about astrology subjects which we want to talk about. Approved titles get onto our joint calendar that we can both see.

In the calendar there is a recording date and a Sunday publishing date.

 

Recording Day

We usually record every second Monday evening from 6pm until about 8-9pm. It depends on how the recording goes.

Most episodes are between 30 to 45 minutes with one or two breaking the one-hour mark.

Sometimes we move the recording day to the week before or the Tuesday after, when life gets in the way.

 

Prep

Before recording day, I prepare the blog post associated with the topic. I flesh out the content and make sure I get to say everything that needs to be said.

Often this is just bullet points as a guide for the episode.

I don’t full script the content but rather leave it a bit loosey-goosey to see what unfolds.

I’ll typically create the art for the podcast episode itself in the yellow and I’ll draw a fresh image of the actual topic for the blog post.

I’ll cast any charts we need to reference in the discussion.

Arwynne prepares for the recording with her research and by searching for charts and books to mention as well.

 

Studio Setup

Our podcast studio is at the table in my open plan lounge in my apartment. We have a view over-looking the city of Vancouver.

The studio setup happens on Monday morning. I have a selection of tablecloths and change them depending on the season. I like to have some seasonal decoration or a plant and candle on the table as well.

There is no ceiling light. I get the microphone out and plug it into my computer. I run an extension cord to power to the table lamp, computer and iPad placed on the table.

I bring out jotters and pens to make notes. I have my physical content calendar to hand so we can discuss what’s coming up in the next few weeks and so on.

Leaving a clear space at the end of the table means that Arwynne has room for her computer, note\books, phone, pens and her tray.

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Podcast Snacks

On separate trays for each of us I set up two or three little bowls of snacks.

There is usually some chips and dips or mini tomatoes, grapes, cherries or cheese cubes as nibbles. If the crisps are too hard and crunchy we can’t record when we are chomping away as the noise gets picked up by the microphone.

There is some water chilling in the fridge for us both and we also enjoy a glass of South African red wine.

Sometimes I vacuum.

Getting Started

Arwynne arrives at 6pm sharp. We get settled at the table, chat a little about our lives and then get stuck into the recording. Each episode takes about an hour to record and there are stops and starts as we gather our thoughts. We record two episodes at once with a five-minute break in between to replenish glasses and munch and muse some more.

I can always rely on Arwynne for her trademark tangent anecdotes to enhance the topic which add interest to each episode.

Podcast: Today

Bicentennial Episode

After over thirty months of creating the Starzology Astrology podcast Arwynne and I are about to record our 200th episode. This bicentennial one will go out the first week in January 2026 which is almost three years since we began (for the second time).

Celebration Event

Arwynne and I are having celebratory drinks (for your own account) at a venue in downtown Vancouver.

This event is on Monday, December 15th, 2025 from Happy Hour staring at 4pm until 7pm of later.

If you are in the city and would love to join us to help us commemorate our bicentenary episode, please let me know. starzology@gmail,.com

Our 200th podcast episode celebration in Vancouver, December 2025. Thanks to all our super fans and supporters for joining Arwynne and me.

 

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Start Chart

In astrology, and election chart is a chart chosen for the best time to do something.

This then becomes your venture’s start chart.

Fortunately for the start of the Starzology Astrology podcast the start chart is a great one. You can see it below and read more about it.

starzology-podcast-start-chart

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For You

I started the Starzology Astrology Podcast in April 2023 as a new way to share my love of astrology with you and Arwynne soon to joined me as co-host. It felt so natural for us to team up again.

Together we’ve grown the show into a weekly Sunday feature with interviews and deep astrology discussions. Over the two and a half years, we’ve celebrated milestones like our 50th and 100th episodes and now look forward to our 200th in early 2026.

I hope you’ve enjoyed hearing our story and this behind-the-scenes look at how it all began.

If you are thinking about starting a podcast, I urge you to just do it, because if I can, you definitely can.

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How to Give an Astrological Referral

How to Give an Astrological Referral

Author: Alison Price   –   Updated: February 2025

How to Give an Astrological Referral

Introduction

In one of the Dirty Harry movies, Clint Eastwood famously said, “An expert knows when it’s time to call in the experts.” This principle applies directly to astrological referrals. As an astrologer, you can’t be all things to all people. Some clients will fall outside your area of expertise, comfort zone, or capacity. That’s when referring clients to other experts becomes a vital part of your professional practice.

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What Is an Astrological Referral?

An astrological referral occurs when you suggest your client consult with someone else—either another astrologer or a practitioner in a related field—who may better meet their needs. Referrals are about ensuring your client gets the best support possible. To do this effectively you need to get a couple of things in place.

Know The Expert

Know the expert to whom you are referring your client. Ideally, you’ve worked with them before or are familiar with their reputation.

Maintain a Network

Maintain a network of professionals you trust in astrology and complementary disciplines.

When to Refer Your Clients

There are several scenarios in which referring your client is the right choice:

1. Physical Distance

If a client prefers a face-to-face consultation but lives too far away, you should refer them to a qualified astrologer in their area. Building a directory of local practitioners ensures you’re prepared for these situations.

2. Outside Your Expertise

No astrologer can specialize in every area. For instance:

  • You may focus on relationship or career astrology but not offer rectification or medical astrology.
  • Some astrologers specialize in niche fields such as financial astrology, health and wellness, or conception and children’s astrology.

Knowing your limits and strengths allows you to confidently guide clients to someone who can better serve them.

3. Uncomfortable Client Dynamics

Sometimes, a client’s energy or behavior may not resonate with you. Trust your instincts. If you feel you cannot connect with the person, referring them to someone else ensures their needs are still met.

4. Overloaded Schedule

If you’re fully booked for months and have upcoming commitments, such as conferences or vacations, it’s better to refer a client than to keep them waiting indefinitely.

Who Can Give Referrals?

Any astrologer, at any stage of their career, can—and sometimes should—give referrals. However, newer astrologers (practicing for less than 12 months) may not yet have a robust professional network or the confidence to refer.

How to Build your Referral Network

Ask your mentor or teacher for recommendations.

Engage with local astrology groups to identify trusted professionals.

Create a contact list of nearby astrologers and specialists, including:

  • Rectification and decumbiture experts
  • Psychologists or counselors
  • Numerologists
  • Hypnotherapists
  • Psychics or mediums

Steps to Give an Effective Referral

Referring a client is more than simply handing over a name and phone number.

To ensure a smooth process, follow these steps:

Step 1: Confirm Availability

Before sharing another expert’s contact information, reach out to that person. Briefly explain the client’s situation and ask if they can take on the referral. They may be unavailable, traveling, or not accepting new clients. If they cannot help, move down your list until you find someone who can.

Step 2: Share Contact Details

Once you’ve confirmed that the expert can see your client, provide the client with the expert’s email address and phone number. Encourage the client to make direct arrangements for an appointment.

Why This Approach Matters

If you simply give your client an expert’s contact details without first checking availability, the client may contact them only to be turned away. For clients in a vulnerable state, this rejection can feel deeply personal. By coordinating with the expert first, you ensure your client is warmly welcomed, fostering a positive experience for all parties involved.

My Referral List

Throughout my career, I’ve had the opportunity to refer clients to trusted professionals in astrology and related fields. While referrals don’t happen every week, it’s essential to have a reliable network to call upon when needed. 

Here are some examples of the referrals I commonly make:

1. Rectification Experts

When a client needs their birth time clarified, I refer them to a rectification expert. Once their chart is rectified, they often return to me for the actual astrology reading.

2. Numerologists

For clients seeking additional insights or complementary perspectives, I recommend a numerologist whose work I trust.

3. Psychological Trauma Specialists

For charts that reveal deep psychological trauma, I have a Scorpio astrologer in my network who specializes in handling these sensitive situations with care and expertise.

4. Mental Health Professionals

In rare cases where a client appears deeply troubled or at risk of harming themselves or others, I suggest they consult with a qualified psychologist and I have a local one whom I endorse.

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Give to Receive

Referring clients is not about losing business – it’s about prioritizing your client’s needs and ensuring they receive the best possible support. This approach not only builds trust and credibility, but also strengthens your professional relationships and reputation over time.

Be Ready

Referrals may not be an everyday occurrence, but as a practicing astrologer, you need to be prepared. Having a list of trusted experts at your fingertips ensures you can act swiftly and responsibly when the need arises.

They Return

Interestingly, I’ve found that many clients return to me after being referred. In these cases, the referral process enhances their overall experience and reinforces their trust in me as their astrologer. Ultimately, giving thoughtful referrals adds value to the service you provide, demonstrating your dedication to the client’s well-being and your commitment to ethical, professional practice.

Ask Yourself

  • Do you regularly refer your clients?
  • Do you have a curated list of trusted experts to whom you can refer?
  • Have you communicated your areas of expertise to other astrologers, so they know when to refer clients to you?

By mastering the art of astrological referrals, you’ll elevate your practice, support your clients more effectively, and foster a thriving professional network.

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25 Tips to Polish Your Readings

25 Tips to Polish Your Readings

Author: Alison Price   –   Published: January 2025

25 Tips to Polish Your Readings

Lean In

As a boost for the New Year, I’m providing you with 25 ways that you can get better at astrology this year. You don’t have to do them all but you will be a far better astrologer if you do. For each of my 25 points. I’ve provided either a link through to a book about the subject or to a website that goes into the topic deeper.

Encouragement

I want to encourage you that as soon as you get past the four cornerstones of astrology, which are signs, planets, houses and aspects that as you start to develop a better understanding of how to read a chart. I would also encourage you to get some other literature surrounding astrology which you can lean on. I love astrology books.

When I was a beginner astrologer, I bought every book that was available at the time. All my spare cash went into astrology books and of course this was before the internet. But even today, my bookshelves sag under the weight of all the astrology books I have.

Within my astrology library I probably have 400 books. I’ve read every single word in every single book, and some of the books more often than others. I’ve segmented my astrology bookshelves into three – cold, warm and hot.

 

  • My cold astrology books, which are books that I’ve read once and thought ho hum.
  • My warm astrology bookshelf where there are books that I would look for every now and perhaps once a month or so.
  • My hot astrology bookshelf contains the books that I reach for at least once a week if not every day.

Cold Bookshelf

My cold bookshelf, in the back room, contains all the astrology books which I have purchased, read once and thought ho hum. This bookshelf also has the books that I feel do not interest me, even if they may be well written and of value to others. 

Books on my cold bookshelf are what I call thin volumes, repetitive concepts with no new ideas type of books. Additionally on the cold shelf are the astrology practices which I no longer do, which are rectification, Uranian and health related chart readings.

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Warm Bookshelf

On my warm bookshelf, which is in the other room, are the books which I reach for less frequently and perhaps once a month. These are ones on interesting topics like secondary progression solar arc directions, the planet specific books, (Pluto, Neptune Mercury etc.) the sign and houses specific books. 

Additionally, anything that I feel it was valuable when I bought it and which I constantly refer back to.

Hot Bookshelf

The type of books that are on my hot bookshelf are multiple ephemerides (noon and midnight), Tables of Houses, both Placidus and Koch. There are all my own astrology books which I’ve written, obviously. 

I have the copies of all the physical magazine editions and journals in which I had an astrology article printed. I also have copy of Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos and Sue Tompkins’s The Contemporary Astrologer’s Handbook.

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The point really is that you don’t know if an astrology book is going to appeal to you until you read it yourself because your chart is different to my chart and what I find interesting, you may not. However, if you have the time and the resources, I urge you to broaden your bookshelf. Build your astrology bookshelf from whatever it is today.

So say you’ve got 10 books on your astrology bookshelf, so by the end of the year, I’d like you to have 20 books on that bookshelf, at least. Another way of looking at this is to say to yourself that if you bought one astrology book a month, that would be 12 books for the year. 

Then you will have purchased, read and either loved or thought ho hum. But if you’ve loved them, they end up on your nightstand and you read them at bedtime. Because let me tell you, even after thirty years of doing astrology, I still have an astrology book on my bedside which I dip into at night. 

What I’m Reading

My current book that I’m reading is A History of Western Astrology, volume 2 by Nicholas Campion. And to be quite clear, this is not the first time I’ve read this book. I purchased it two years ago and I read it then. Now I’m rereading it because I’m trying to take notes from the book specifically about the chapters in it which interest me and that I wish to explore further.

My Wishes for You This Year

As a valued reader I wish for you:

  • That you will find one or two books that you find interesting, and you need to read again.
  • That these books would be ones that, after you’ve read them, you’re thinking about the topic constantly when you’re driving, when you’re on the bus, in the doctor’s waiting room and you think, “I need to go back and explore this part of astrology further.”
  • That you get inspired to dig deeper into this fascinating subject.
  • That by doing reading more, you improve your astrology interpretations for your clients.
  • That you make meaningful contributions in your client’s lives through your greater knowledge.

Here are my 25 Tips for You

Chart Precision

Software

You need to be able to cast charts correctly and this is done through professional programs like Solar Fire and apps like Astrogold. If you use something else, you need software that offers real-time chart calculation. In 2025, technology has made chart construction more accessible and precise than ever before.

 

Hypotheticals

Inform yourself about Uranian astrology and the energy points which uses hypothetical planets like Hades, Cupido and Apollon.

 

Multicultural

This year expand your understanding beyond Western astrology by studying other astrological traditions. Suggestions are Vedic, Chinese and Indigenous astrological systems to create more holistic readings.

 

Archetypes

Emphasize Psychological Archetypes

Move beyond surface-level planetary positions and explore psychological archetypes represented in each planetary combination, transit and aspect.

 

 

Intuition

Cultivate a balanced emotional state during your readings. Allow intuitive insights to flow without personal bias or preconceived notions interfering with your interpretations.

 

Self-Awareness

Train yourself to recognize spiritual and transformative potentials within chart configurations and not just predictive elements.

 

Technical Skill Enhancement

Master Advanced Aspects

Go beyond standard aspects of longitude like the conjunctions, squares and trines. Learn to read more nuanced aspects like the parallels and contra-parallels.

 

Midpoints

Incorporate midpoint techniques to uncover hidden dynamics and subtle interactions between planetary energies that might not be immediately apparent.

Forecasting

Eclipses

Make sure you know how to combine transits and secondary progressions with the direct forecasting methods and eclipses. Understand Saros charts.

 

Solar Return Techniques

Develop your methods for interpreting solar return charts and dig into a 12-year forecast. Look for intricate life pattern developments over subsequent solar returns.

Broaden

Evolutionary

Why not shift from general predictive models to evolutionary perspectives which focus on soul growth, karmic lessons and personal transformation? This branch of astrology will stretch your thinking.

 

 

Generational

Look at the bigger picture and analyze how generational planetary placements (like outer planet transits) create collective consciousness shifts and individual life trajectories.

 

 

Global Trends

Learn to read your client’s individual charts against a broader societal and global astrological pattern. Aim to understand your client’s personal journeys within larger national and international perspectives.

 

 

Technological and Research Integration

Research Communities

Participate in online and offline research groups that push the boundaries of astrological understanding and methodological rigor. Your own astrological research can make a difference. Join the top astrological research community – the NCGR.

 

 

Organization

Maintain detailed records of your readings and track accuracy. Keep good astrology chart archives and have happy clients.

 

 

Deeper and Better

Psychology

Design readings that focus on your client’s potential and growth rather than deterministic predictions. Help your clients to understand their agency and co-creative potential and avoid being a part of the co-dependency problem.

 

 

Develop Cultural Sensitivity

Recognize and respect diverse cultural backgrounds when interpreting charts. Avoiding a one-size-fits-all approach through the lens of your own world view.

 

 

Business

Create a clear business plan for your thriving astrology practice. Make sure to align your astrology passion with profit.

 

Relationships

Synastry

Make sure you know about reading relationship dynamics through composite midpoint, Davison relationship charts and synastry techniques.

 

 

Heliocentric and Selenocentric Perspectives

Stretch your mind with heliocentric (solar based) and selenocentric (lunar based) chart interpretations. Gain additional insights beyond traditional geocentric (Earth based) models.

 

 

Understand Astronomical Nuances

Stay updated with this year’s astronomical discoveries and their potential astrological implications. Bridge scientific and metaphysical understanding to make you a more rounded astrologer.

 

Professional Development

Commit to Continuous Learning

Attend astrology workshops, webinars and conferences which challenge and expand your astrological knowledge base. To my mind, the Faculty’s Summer School is the pinnacle of astrological conferences. I have attended twice and the experience changed the trajectory of my life.

 

Self-Reflection

Regularly analyze your own chart to understand your personal biases and growth areas in your astrological practice. Make self-reflection a part of your day (6th house).

 

Develop Interdisciplinary Knowledge

Study psychology, planet mythology, numerology and other related fields to enrich your astrological interpretations.

Solar System

Asteroids

Educate yourself on the mythical goddesses buried in the asteroid archetypes. Learn about Jupiter’s female family and its importance in our gender blended world.

 

 

Luminaries

Try to create a harmonious approach that equally values both personal research and intuitive insights in your astrological practice. Thoroughly lean into your luminaries’ placements in your chart.

 

Overarch

Remember, astrology is a journey of continuous learning and personal evolution. These tips are guides to help you develop a more nuanced, compassionate and sophisticated approach to chart reading in 2025 and beyond.

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Author Bio

Alison Price: Professional Astrologer

Alison helps you uncover your individual creativity and lead a fulfilling life using your own astrology. She shares her wisdom from the heart with a touch of humor. She offers Consultations for everyone and Coaching for Aspiring Astrologers.

If you’d like to get in touch with Alison, you can reach out to her via email at starzology@gmail.com.

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