What the tropical zodiac actually measures
· By Orivana · 6 min read
Western astrology's zodiac has not tracked the constellations for around two thousand years, and it was never trying to. It measures the seasons. That is a...
Astronomy
The astronomy behind the astrology pages: precession and the gap between the tropical and sidereal zodiacs, what retrograde motion actually is, and which claims on this site are measurements rather than readings.
Mercury retrograde: what is actually happening
· By Orivana · 6 min read
Nothing reverses. Mercury overtakes Earth on the inside three or four times a year, and for about three weeks the planet appears to slide backwards against...