The idea of professional astrology is to give people who have not studied it all the advantages they would have, had they invested a lifetime in the work. And occasionally, that actually happens. Here is how.

These days, I am reading 2024-2026 astrology charts, all day and into the night. I take an unusual approach to astrology. In addition to being a Sun-sign columnist fresh and crisp enough for London’s Fleet Street tabloids and the New York Daily News, I’ve spent decades tracking the discovery of new planets.

I learn their birth charts — yes, these days, planets have them. I study their scientific properties. Whenever I can, I get the discoverer on the phone and ask them how they found it out there in the abyss of deep space. 

As Accurate and Useful as the Reading of a Timed Natal Chart

Then, I listen to what people tell me about their lives, and put the placements and transits into context. I also study news events, lots of them, and personal events. Then, over time, the planets reveal their messages and themes to me.

Using what some would call “Sun-sign astrology,” I can get a reading as accurate and as relevant as any professional astrologer working with your date and time of birth. Then I present these readings to you in extended written format and video format, to make sure that both sides of your brain (and mine) can have a go at the same chart.

This written/video combination is very important — we experience the spoken word and the written word differently. Together, they create a kind of synergy — the combination is greater than the sum of both.

I love doing this. I recognize that it’s a special gift, and I treat it gently. I’ve been doing Planet Waves annual readings every year at this time since 1999. You may remember these editions — Parallel Worlds, Small World Stories, Next World Stories, and Bridge to the Core. The more recent ones include An Aquarian Era, Intelligence, All of Us Here, and last year’s Inner Space.