The 50/50 Astrologer

Most astrologers describe the Ascendant as the mask we wear. But what if we've misunderstood what that mask was ever meant to be? In this episode of The 50/50 Astrologer , we take a fresh look at one of astrology's most familiar ideas and uncover a very different interpretation. Drawing on the role of masks in the ancient world, we explore the Ascendant not as something that hides us, but as the a...

Most people understand karma as cosmic accounting. Do good, good returns. Cause and effect. A universe keeping score. Live long enough and that model breaks down. In this episode we build a different framework — one that makes more sense of what you've actually lived than the one you were handed. We look at the difference between personal karma and the larger collective current you were born into,...

You know that anger that arrives from nowhere, feels completely justified, and disappears the moment the other person leaves your sight? This episode is about what's actually happening when we react — and why the trigger is almost never the real story. Using the ancient parable of the empty boat, we look at anger through an astrological lens that goes considerably deeper than Mars. If you've ever...

Mercury retrograde gets the blame. It always does. Miscommunication, glitches, mixed signals, unexpected messages from the past — Mercury has become the public face of everything that goes wrong. But while everyone is watching Mercury… The rest of the solar system is getting away with far more. In this episode of The 50/50 Astrologer , we step away from the usual focus and look at what's been happ...

Can astrology see death in a chart? It's one of those questions that gets asked quietly — in workshops, in readings, in the margins of conversations that started somewhere else entirely. And it deserves a serious answer. This episode begins with a question from community member Melissa, who reached out recently after others had been raising the same thing. Whether physical death can be seen in a c...

There's a stage in learning astrology that nobody warns you about. You've done the work. You know the planets, the signs, the houses. You can sit with a chart and identify what's there. But when it comes time to actually say something meaningful — to bring it all together in real time, with a real person waiting — something stops you. Most people assume the answer is more study. More detail. A bet...

In 2026, Neptune moves into Aries for the first time in over a century. It may prove to be the most psychologically potent ingress of the year — not because of dramatic external events, but because of what it represents in the inner life of the collective. Neptune is notoriously difficult to define. It governs belief, faith, illusion, projection, and collective consciousness. It operates diffusely...

Many astrologers delay working professionally because they believe they don't know enough yet. In this episode of The 50/50 Astrologer , we unpack where that fear actually comes from — and why it's often misplaced. Professional astrology isn't just about technique, symbolism, or knowing more chart mechanics. It's equally about who you are in the room with another person. This episode explores the...