The Astrolium journal
Notes from a small team building a serious tool.
On craft, on engineering, on the practice of astrology, and on what we've learned shipping a product that's supposed to last.
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Astrocartography for relocation: a working astrologer's workflow
Astrolium walks through a relocation client session using astrocartography map, location comparison, and best-city search across 10 life areas.
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Practice
Human Design alongside Western astrology: a practitioner's notes
Astrolium notes from a practicing astrologer: integrating Human Design bodygraph, type, authority, and relationship compatibility into Western readings.
Case Studies
What I learned charting 200 clients in a year
Astrolium case study from Marina Voss: 200 paid client sessions in 12 months. The 3 techniques that earned their place, and the patterns that surprised her.
Case Studies
Relocation Chart Astrology: a Solar Return Case Study
Astrolium relocation chart astrology case study: comparing two relocated solar returns (Lisbon vs Mexico City) and what each chart said about the year ahead.
Guides
Astrology AI vs Manual Reading: a Side-by-Side Comparison
Astrolium runs an astrology AI interpretation and a hand-written read for the same chart, then scores both across 4 measurable axes with the client rating blind.
Guides
Birth Chart Rectification Methods Compared: a Working Astrologer's Notes
Birth chart rectification: Astrolium compares 4 methods against a real case (born 17 January 1972, time uncertain), with honest time costs and accuracy bounds.
Guides
Zodiacal releasing in practice: a worked example
Astrolium walks through a worked zodiacal releasing read for a client born 14 June 1979. Spirit at 8° Scorpio, L1 transitions, and the loosing of the bond.
Guides
Placidus vs Whole Sign Houses: Why We Default to Whole Sign
Placidus vs whole sign houses: why Astrolium chose whole sign as the default, when Placidus still wins, and how the 13 supported systems compare across latitudes.
Practice
The astrology client intake checklist I actually use
Astrolium intake checklist for astrologers: birth-data accuracy, consent records, GDPR retention, and the 12-field form that cut my prep time by 40%.
Practice
Astrology Career: Building Your Practice in 2026
Astrolium astrology career playbook: booking your first 10 paid clients in 90 days, the referral vs social split, and a CRM hygiene rule I wish I had earlier.
Practice
Best Astrology Software Tier: Free, Pro, Adept, or Master
Best astrology software pricing decoded: Free, Pro at $11, Adept at $29, Master at $79. The volume signals and per-session math that decide your tier.
Practice
How to price astrology readings, honestly
Astrolium pricing playbook from a working astrologer: $150, $300, and $500 session brackets, sliding scale rules, and package math that holds up.
Practice
Solar Fire Astrology Software: Migrating to Astrolium
Solar Fire astrology software migration: importing 187 client charts in 30 days, the .SFCHT timezone gotchas, and what I would do differently next time.
Practice
Running astrology consultations online
Astrolium online consultation workflow: Zoom plus screen-share chart wheel, 90-minute session structure, recording policy, and follow-up email template.
Product Updates
Swiss Ephemeris in Astrolium: Engineering Walkthrough
How Astrolium's Swiss Ephemeris service works: the Rust rewrite that cut chart calculation from 340 ms to 8 ms, JPL validation, and why we open-sourced the bindings.
Tutorials
Annual Profections Explained: Year-by-Year Worked Example
Astrolium walks annual profections through 12 years of one client's life (born 28 August 1990) and shows where the year-lord called every major pivot.
Tutorials
The transit scanner workflow, end to end
Astrolium tutorial: how I scan 12 months of transits for a client born 3 March 1988 in 4 minutes, from raw chart open to a 5-bullet session prep brief.
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