Star signs
The twelve signs, the elements, and which pairs suit or clash.
Star signs
Sun sign, moon sign, rising sign: why your star sign description does not sound like you
The newspaper horoscope, one paragraph per birthday, was invented by a British paper in 1930. Before that no astrologer read a person by one sign alone. Here are the three layers of a chart, and why the one you know best resembles you least.
20/10/2026 · 5 min read
Star signs
Elements and modalities of the twelve signs: the second division most people miss, and why some pairs always clash
Everyone knows whether their sign is Fire, Earth, Air or Water. Fewer know the second division, which goes back to Ptolemy, and it is the one that explains why Leo and Scorpio argue constantly and still find it hard to leave.
19/07/2026 · 4 min read
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