Alwenna Blog
Notes from building a kinder, sharper astrologer.
Pluto in Synastry — Power, Obsession and Transformation
Some relationships don't just happen to you — they remake you. In Western astrology that depth (and that danger) often has a name: Pluto. Here's how to read the most intense contact in synastry.
No Exact Birth Time? How to Read Compatibility Anyway
"I don't know their birth time" is the number one reason people give up on a compatibility reading. Good news: you can get a lot without it — and here's exactly what changes when the minute is missing.
Jupiter in Synastry — the Planet of Generosity and Growth
If Saturn is the weight in a relationship, Jupiter is the lift. It's the contact that makes a partner feel like luck, encouragement and room to grow. Here's how to read the warmest planet in synastry.
Elements & Temperaments — a Compatibility Cheat Sheet
Fire, earth, air, water — and cardinal, fixed, mutable. The simplest, most useful lens on why two people flow or grind. A friendly cheat sheet for reading any pair at a glance.
Do Opposites Really Attract? The Astrology of Polarity
Aries and Libra, Taurus and Scorpio, Cancer and Capricorn — the zodiac's opposite pairs are famously magnetic. Here's why opposite signs pull so hard, and whether "opposites attract" actually lasts.
Ascendant Attraction — Why You Click With Someone on Sight
Some people you warm to instantly, before they've said a word. Often that's your Ascendants talking — the rising sign, the mask and the first impression. Here's the astrology of chemistry at first glance.
Your 7th House — the Blueprint of Who You Fall For
Ever notice you keep falling for the same "type"? Your 7th house — the house of partnership — is the part of your chart that quietly describes the person you're wired to seek.
What Your Venus Sign Actually Needs in Love
Your Sun sign is who you are. Your Venus sign is how you love — how you give affection and how you want to receive it. Here's why so many couples miss each other, and how to fix it.
Sun Meets Moon — the Classic "Marriage Aspect"
Of all the connections between two charts, one is so reliably present in lasting couples that astrologers call it the marriage aspect: one person's Sun touching the other's Moon. Here's why it works.
Saturn in Synastry — Is It the Glue, or the Grind?
Saturn is the planet of commitment, time and weight. When it links two charts, it can bind a couple for life — or quietly wear them down. Here's how to tell which one you've got.