But Allen you’re Sag Rising the astrologer on TikTok how could you say that?

Here me out.

I get two sorts of reactions when I tell people I study astrology: “oh you’re into that bs? haha crazy. I’m candy-corn what does that mean?” Or “oh my god I am a gemini and I hate being quiet I can talk all day haha!”

I don’t argue, because both are missing the point. Like most beautiful traditions of the old world, they’ve been stripped away from their magic and turned into a product for the masses.

Astrology was never supposed to be what it is now, which is a quick personality diagnosis or an excuse to justify bad decisions. It was something vast and sacred rooted in observation, symbolism, and an understanding that everything in existence moves through cycles.

Some of astrology’s earliest roots trace back to the Babylonians. They were mapping the heavens because they (like almost every old culture) believed the stars and planets reflected the divine order, a cosmic clock ticking in sync with the fate of empires. Their astrology wasn’t personal; it was political, reserved for kings and rulers, those whose choices could actually shift the balance of power. They watched eclipses as omens, tracked Jupiter for signs of prosperity, and feared Mars for its warlike influence, not because it made them personally aggressive, but because its movement seemed to align with real-world happenings.

Then the Greeks expanded it, integrating it with their philosophy and their obsession with the nature of the self. This was when natal astrology, the kind we see today, started to emerge. Instead of only predicting the fate of nations, astrology became a tool for understanding individual lives. The houses, aspects, and planetary rulerships all were developed as a way to map out a person’s potential, their struggles, their inclinations. I wouldn’t consider this shift a corruption of astrology though. It was more of an evolution. Building off the work the Babylonian’s already did to make something new and more intricate.

But what started as a language for introspection got twisted into something far more rigid. We went from seeing astrology as a symbolic tool to treating it as a fixed script, something that defines us rather than something that helps us reflect. Instead of using it as a way to explore the patterns in our lives, people use it as a way to explain away their behavior. “I’m just moody because I’m Scorpio.” Sorry dude… you’re just being an asshole. The planets aren’t responsible for your actions or choices.

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The stars are not beaming traits into your soul. The ancients never thought the planets caused anything. They saw them as reflections, not rulers. As mirrors reflecting the forces that already exist. But now, astrology has been flattened into a series of 12 generic signs, each with deterministic labels that strip away its depth. People don’t engage with it, they consume it, and treat it like a cosmic diagnosis rather than a symbolic language. In doing so, they miss the point entirely.

But does that mean astrology is wrong? Probably not.

Because if you really pay attention, there are patterns. Life moves in cycles. The universe itself is fractal, built on repeating structures that scale infinitely. The moon affects the tides. The seasons change in predictable rhythms. Our bodies, our minds, our histories… they all move in loops with the same lessons resurfacing time and time again. I think this is why no matter what esoteric tools you use (tea leaves, human design, numerology), they all seem to work. Like the rest, Astrology, at its core, is an attempt to track those rhythms, to find meaning in the echoes and synchronicities that shape existence. And maybe there’s something to that. Maybe the sky really does act as a reflection of some deep underlying order we don’t fully understand.

But recognizing patterns isn’t the same as surrendering to them. Correlation isn’t causation. The beauty of our souls is that they have free will. We are not “entirely” bound by the forces that be. We have a choice. Astrology can offer insight, symbolism, and a way to understand the repeating cycles in your life… but it’s not a law and certainly not an excuse.

The stars don’t control you. They never did. But if you pay attention, they might help you understand something deeper…

If you’re willing to listen

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But Allen you’re Sag Rising the astrologer on TikTok how could you say that?

Here me out.

I get two sorts of reactions when I tell people I study astrology: “oh you’re into that bs? haha crazy. I’m candy-corn what does that mean?” Or “oh my god I am a gemini and I hate being quiet I can talk all day haha!”

I don’t argue, because both are missing the point. Like most beautiful traditions of the old world, they’ve been stripped away from their magic and turned into a product for the masses.

Astrology was never supposed to be what it is now, which is a quick personality diagnosis or an excuse to justify bad decisions. It was something vast and sacred rooted in observation, symbolism, and an understanding that everything in existence moves through cycles.

Some of astrology’s earliest roots trace back to the Babylonians. They were mapping the heavens because they (like almost every old culture) believed the stars and planets reflected the divine order, a cosmic clock ticking in sync with the fate of empires. Their astrology wasn’t personal; it was political, reserved for kings and rulers, those whose choices could actually shift the balance of power. They watched eclipses as omens, tracked Jupiter for signs of prosperity, and feared Mars for its warlike influence, not because it made them personally aggressive, but because its movement seemed to align with real-world happenings.

Then the Greeks expanded it, integrating it with their philosophy and their obsession with the nature of the self. This was when natal astrology, the kind we see today, started to emerge. Instead of only predicting the fate of nations, astrology became a tool for understanding individual lives. The houses, aspects, and planetary rulerships all were developed as a way to map out a person’s potential, their struggles, their inclinations. I wouldn’t consider this shift a corruption of astrology though. It was more of an evolution. Building off the work the Babylonian’s already did to make something new and more intricate.

But what started as a language for introspection got twisted into something far more rigid. We went from seeing astrology as a symbolic tool to treating it as a fixed script, something that defines us rather than something that helps us reflect. Instead of using it as a way to explore the patterns in our lives, people use it as a way to explain away their behavior. “I’m just moody because I’m Scorpio.” Sorry dude… you’re just being an asshole. The planets aren’t responsible for your actions or choices.

Subscribe now

The stars are not beaming traits into your soul. The ancients never thought the planets caused anything. They saw them as reflections, not rulers. As mirrors reflecting the forces that already exist. But now, astrology has been flattened into a series of 12 generic signs, each with deterministic labels that strip away its depth. People don’t engage with it, they consume it, and treat it like a cosmic diagnosis rather than a symbolic language. In doing so, they miss the point entirely.

But does that mean astrology is wrong? Probably not.

Because if you really pay attention, there are patterns. Life moves in cycles. The universe itself is fractal, built on repeating structures that scale infinitely. The moon affects the tides. The seasons change in predictable rhythms. Our bodies, our minds, our histories… they all move in loops with the same lessons resurfacing time and time again. I think this is why no matter what esoteric tools you use (tea leaves, human design, numerology), they all seem to work. Like the rest, Astrology, at its core, is an attempt to track those rhythms, to find meaning in the echoes and synchronicities that shape existence. And maybe there’s something to that. Maybe the sky really does act as a reflection of some deep underlying order we don’t fully understand.

But recognizing patterns isn’t the same as surrendering to them. Correlation isn’t causation. The beauty of our souls is that they have free will. We are not “entirely” bound by the forces that be. We have a choice. Astrology can offer insight, symbolism, and a way to understand the repeating cycles in your life… but it’s not a law and certainly not an excuse.

The stars don’t control you. They never did. But if you pay attention, they might help you understand something deeper…

If you’re willing to listen

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