The Mazarion field guide · 01 / Astrology
A little context.
A clearer chart.
Meet the language behind your birth chart. Simple explanations, thoughtful questions, and a clear view of how it all works.
Follow your curiosity
One question at a time.
Six guides. No prior knowledge needed.
The foundations
What is astrology?
An introduction to astrology as a symbolic practice: how charts, signs, and interpretations fit together, and what they can and cannot tell you.
Read the guideReading your chart
What is a natal chart?
Learn to read the building blocks of a birth chart: planets, zodiac signs, houses, and aspects, with a simple worked example.
Read the guideReading your chart
Sun, Moon, and Rising signs
Understand your Big Three: what Sun, Moon, and Rising signs mean in astrology, how they differ, and why birth time changes the picture.
Read the guideBefore you begin
Why does birth time matter?
See how birth time and timezone affect the Ascendant, houses, and planetary estimates, plus what you can explore when your birth time is unknown.
Read the guideOur methodology
How Mazarion calculates your chart
Our chart methodology: Astronomy Engine, its NASA/JPL reference testing, the tropical zodiac, Equal Houses, and the limits of approximate placements.
Read the guideThe foundations
The twelve zodiac signs
Explore all twelve tropical zodiac signs, their elements and modalities, and reflection prompts that go beyond a Sun-sign label.
Read the guideOur perspective
A starting point for reflection.
A chart can offer useful questions. It does not decide who you are. We explain the calculations, name the uncertainties, and leave the interpretation open to your experience.
Read about our method →Put the pieces together
Make it your chart.
Bring your birth details. Explore your placements. No account needed to begin.
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