For most of human history, people looked to the stars for guidance about purpose and timing. This was not superstition but sophisticated observation—the recognition that the celestial patterns present at our birth form a kind of blueprint, a snapshot of cosmic energies we came here to work with.
What we practice at Nature's Place is called Astronomical Cosmological Astrology—sometimes known as true sky or sidereal astrology. This approach calculates planetary positions according to where they actually appear in the sky, corrected for a phenomenon called the precession of the equinoxes.
The Precession Correction
Over two thousand years, the Earth's wobble on its axis has created a drift of nearly 24 degrees between the tropical zodiac (used in most Western horoscopes) and the actual constellations. This means your "Sun sign" in a newspaper horoscope often doesn't match where the Sun actually was when you were born. Astronomical Cosmological Astrology corrects this discrepancy, returning to astronomical accuracy.
When someone says "I've never felt like a typical Virgo," they may be right—in True Sky, they might be a Leo. The accuracy often produces recognition: this is the map that matches the territory.
Your Natal Chart
Your natal chart—calculated for the exact moment and location of your birth—reveals the energies you incarnated to embody and integrate. The Sun shows your core identity and vitality. The Moon reflects your emotional nature and deepest needs. The Ascendant indicates how you engage with the world. The North Node points toward your soul's evolutionary direction—the growing edge where purpose lives.
This is not fortune-telling. It is a language for understanding the architecture of your psyche, the themes you came to explore, the gifts you carry, and the challenges that serve as teachers.