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A guide to finding your Chinese zodiac signs

Chinese astrology consists of three important components: the year sign, hour sign and month sign. Each zodiac sign is linked to one of the five elements. Putting your three zodiac signs and elements together will give you a complete picture of your Chinese birth chart.

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How I got into astrology

Unlike most people, I grew up with astrology, thanks to my spiritual grandmother. I always loved listening to her astrological wisdom as a child, but my interest in astrology really took off as a young teenager with undiagnosed AuDHD and childhood trauma, desperately wanting to be understood.

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The North Node in Aries and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Every 18 months, the North Node switches into a new zodiac sign that points us in a different direction, on both a collective and personal level. On July 18, 2023, the North Node switched from Taurus to Aries. The North Node in Aries wants to teach us about the importance of independence and our right to exist, and is inextricably linked with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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The astrology of Kendrick Lamar: his birth chart explained

Kendrick Lamar is not just a rapper. He’s the first rapper to win the Pulitzer Prize, ‘the leader of the culture’ and ‘the conscience of hip-hop’. Recently, this modern-day Shakespeare released the masterpiece “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers” that brought me to tears: high time to dive into the birth chart of Kendrick Lamar.

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Gen Z: The Pluto in Sagittarius generation

Pluto is the slowest moving planet in our solar system. This means that entire generations are born with the same Pluto sign. Therefore, we call Pluto a generational planet. Bear with me when I write my digital love letter for Gen Z: the generation with Pluto in Sagittarius!

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Venus Retrograde

Venus is Retrograde in the sign of Capricorn from December 19, 2021 to January 29, 2022. When a planet is retrograde it means the planet appears to be moving backwards from earth’s point of view. In other words: the planet’s speed is changing, it’s slowing down. And when the planet slows down, we too must slow down.

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Astrology and pets

Happy World Animal Day! In astrology, the 6th house is connected to health, the workplace, co-workers, routines and daily life. Since pets are part of the daily lives and routines of the pet owner, pets are also ruled by the 6th house. Having a closer look at the 6th house in your birth chart could tell you something about your relationship with pets.

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Uranus in Taurus and the housing market

We are in a housing crisis. Not only in the Netherlands, but in many countries around the world. Many people, including myself, are fed up with capitalist greed and unfair housing policies. We believe that everyone deserves the right to affordable housing.

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Astrology and accidents

Last weekend I fell off my boyfriend’s skateboard and bruised my leg. This was yet another accident since I’ve had 13 (minor) accidents and injuries the past three years alone. I decided it was high time to subject all my accidents and the accidents of others to an astrological analysis.

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Astrology and climate change

Although the vast majority of people prefer to hide their heads in the sand, global warming is the biggest threat to human security. Therefore I will examine the correlation between astrology and climate change, assuming what is happening on earth is mirrored by the cosmos, and look the problem in the eye.

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The reset of the cosmos: the shift from earth to air

Spoiler alert: the way we have lived our lives over the last centuries is no longer tenable. The industries and systems we have created have reached their breaking points. Lucky for us, the stars are offering us opportunities for change: we are leaving the Era of Earth and enter the Era of Air!

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