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Plain writing on how astrology looks at relationships: what the terms mean, what they feel like, and what to do about them.
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- What synastry isSynastry compares two whole birth charts, planet by planet. Here’s what it looks at, what it leaves out, and how to take it.
- Sun, Moon and RisingThe three placements astrologers call the Big 3, what each one covers, how they disagree with each other, and why profiles show all three.
- How to read a synastry chartA practical order for reading a synastry chart: start with the tightest aspects, then the personal planets, then look for patterns.
- Harmonious, challenging and dynamic aspectsWhat the labels in a MatchMachine report mean, which angles count as which, and why challenging doesn’t mean bad.
- Why charts can’t predict a relationshipWhat synastry can honestly offer, and what it can’t. Why a score is a prompt and not a verdict, and how we think about astrology at MatchMachine.
All 15 guides, including the glossary.
Your chart
- Sun signs in loveWhat each of the twelve signs tends to bring, need and find hard.
- Moon signsWhat you need in order to feel safe, and what you do when you don’t.
- Rising signsThe first impression you give, and what it hides.
- Venus signsHow you show love and what makes you feel loved.
- Mars signsHow you go after what you want, and how you fight.
- Sun and Moon combinationsWho you are and what you need, read together.
- Planets and pointsThe 11 points the app compares, and what each one stands for between two people.
- The 12 housesThe areas of life, plainly, and the modest part they play in the app.
- Planets in signsMercury, Jupiter, Saturn and the outer planets, sign by sign.
- Planets in housesWhere in your life each planet does its work.
- Dominant signs, houses and planetsWhen one planet, sign or house runs the chart.
Two charts together
- Synastry aspectsThe angles between your planets and theirs, one contact at a time.
- Sign pairsEvery pair of Sun signs as a first impression, and where to look next.
Beyond astrology
- Personality typesThe 16 four-letter types, and how each pair gets along.
- The EnneagramNine types by motive, their wings, and compatibility.
- Birth orderOldest, middle, youngest, only and twins, as tendencies.
About this library
How we write these pages, and what astrology can and can’t tell you.