Astrology isn't one thing. In Greece, India and China, people worked out their own ways of reading the moment someone is born. They looked at the same sky and asked different questions.
We chose five that are still widely used today. Four have centuries of writing behind them; one is modern and has found a big following of its own. Each sees something the others miss, and each reads your birth separately, in its own words.
Then System Alignment lays them side by side. When several agree about you, that's worth noticing. When they disagree, that's interesting too. Start with the free openings. One unlock for your chart gives you every full reading and the comparison.
The oldest form of Western astrology, from Greek and Roman writers. It reads seven planets and asks plainly what supports you and what gets in your way.
Why it's here: It’s the root Western astrology grew from, and the most direct of the five.
Western astrology as most people know it, reshaped in the last century by psychology. It focuses on feelings, habits and how you relate to people.
Why it's here: It speaks the language of sun, moon and rising signs, the one your friends already use.
Indian astrology, practised for centuries and still part of everyday life for millions of people. It measures the sky against the fixed stars, so your signs may differ from your Western ones.
Why it's here: Same birth, a differently measured sky: a second opinion from a separate tradition.
Chinese Four Pillars. It uses no planets at all: the year, month, day and hour you were born become eight characters from the Chinese calendar, read through the five elements.
Why it's here: It grew up completely apart from Western and Indian astrology, so when it agrees with them, that means something.
A modern system from 1987 that blends astrology with ideas from the I Ching and the chakras. It maps your chart onto a body diagram and describes how you work and make decisions best.
Why it's here: It’s the newest of the five, and the most practical about everyday choices.
System Alignment compares computed facts from the five listed systems.
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