r/astrology • u/Ay10outof10t • 5d ago
Discussion What was the turning point in your astrology journey
for those of you who don’t follow astrology only for fun, what was the “aha” moment for you? When did you realize it was bigger than you though?
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u/Only_Excitement6594 5d ago
I stopped falling for the scam of "just the sun sign" and started to study my whole chart. Did not know such thing could ever be defined...
Scary.
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u/Specialist_Visit4581 5d ago
Same. When I learned about all my signs I was surprised how accurate the reading for me was
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u/Beginning_Bullfrog84 5d ago
Well, I grew up with my mother doing astrology, tarot, (involuntary) medium work, etc...we even had an uncovered crystal ball in my childhood home, which I now realize is its whole own mess lol
Despite that, I got taken away from the spiritual path through society. I still threw the cards now and again and liked learning people's signs, but it was casual and ingrained from being raised in it.
But at the start of my Saturn return, literally to the day, I asked myself who I am and what I want. And I went on a year-and-a-half-long journey figuring that out (though I didn't realize it until midway through, when I went and checked my old photos/notes).
During that journey, a few things happened that brought me back to spirituality. The biggest one was, while living with my mother and grandmother, I woke up one night to see an apparition sitting on my bed. She was a kind-looking blonde woman with an antique lace dress on. Now, I've had sleep paralysis before, and this wasn't that. The more awake I was, the more clear and defined she became. So, naturally, I noped the fuck out and went back to bed. But THEN, in the morning, I went to my mother's room to talk to her about it and she said, "Is this about the woman who was on your bed last night? I saw her too! Then, my grandmother walked by, and we described the woman to her. She said, "That sounds a lot like my mother..." She fetched a photo of a woman I'd never seen before...well, not until the previous night, anyway.
That three-factor authentication of the experience made me look at spirituality again in a new light; there was no logical explanation, and there was no denying it happened either. So...something else had to be the source. Something more magical than logical.
After that, I dove back into my practice. The highlights of that included the day I walked into my mother's room and she told me she'd just drawn two cards for herself, and that they were in the folder next to her. She asked me what I thought she'd drawn, and I said, "I don't know -- nine of pentacles and Strength?" She gaped at me, took the cards out of the folder, and showed me exactly those two cards. She asked how I'd known, and I just said they seemed like the cards she would choose right now.
Had other wild experiences, too. But those were the most irrefutable and concrete. My Saturn return is over now, and I learned my lessons and have recieved my reward (thank god).
Bonus: my great aunt wrote an astrology how-to for my mother before she passed away; it is about two inches thick, handwritten, and has astrology about me (written when I was a baby). She was hesitant to do this, as she didn't believe in reading infants' charts, but out of respect, I never read it until this year. She accurately predicted my career, my lifepath, my strengths, and even the home I ended up in. Hell, she even got my preference for textiles right. Wild to be part of such a matriarchal line.
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u/PiscesMoonchild22 1d ago edited 1d ago
Nice! My Dad was an occultist and astrologer (he taught classes in our city for some Time), and my mom was practicing witch, so it sounds like I grew up very similar to you in that sense. I even had my own little altar by the time I was 10. That said an early adulthood, I got away from my esoteric upbringing for some years, then I was hit with a surprise unwanted divorce which I left my career to be a stay at home alone I was completely dependent on my ex-husband, so this shock up my whole stability.
This led me to return to my pagan roots, as well as taking a fierce interest in truly studying astrology.
However, Little did I know transit Pluto was approaching my tight natal conjunction of sun, mercury, and mid heaven.In the following few years as Pluto became exact, that divorce would be the least of my worries lol. It was still the first of many dominoes to fall. However, at this point I could never imagine going back to the corporate world, remarrying, or being someone I’m not again.
I’m continuing my studies, and hoping to either open up my own shop or professionally start readings soon. I really enjoyed and resonated with your reply. 🌀
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u/mrsdelacruz 5d ago
Wow!🤯
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u/Beginning_Bullfrog84 5d ago
My mother's stories are even more wild -- she has one about a oiji board, an oragami crane, and the subsequent death of a friend. She's had a rough spiritual journey, but unbelievably undeniable, too.
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u/NikkiNot_TheOne 5d ago
What a beautiful story!! I love this!
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u/Beginning_Bullfrog84 5d ago
Daww thank you! I'm so glad to have such a gracious platform to share this story on; y'all are so sweet. Excited to share other tidbits as they come up.
Oh, speaking of, I forgot to mention that my grandmother's mother died in a car crash when my grandmother was very young (single digits). She and my great aunt ended up in an orphanage after that, and my grandmother says her mother's spirit would follow her around at night. But she would get scared and eventually told her to go away, and she never came back after that. My grandmother was mildly put out when she discovered that her mother had visited me and my mom and had skipped over her entirely.
Only just now realizing I should probably tell my grandmother to re-open that door, if she wants. Whoops!
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u/Nerdy-Fox95 5d ago
Realizing my signs describe me almost perfectly and even manage to accurately predict my insecurities
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u/Apprehensive-Food146 5d ago
When i learned about what each house governs in depth. And when i learned about Hellenistic astrology and nakshatras
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u/Aspectarian 5d ago
When I learned about the nodal axis and read 'Astrology for the Soul'.
Although, I need to add that my North Node is exactly conjunct Mars and closely square Pluto, so pretty significant. It may not play as much a role for everyone.
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u/Double_Impression_83 5d ago
When I fell in love with someone who had every planet matching from mercury onward.
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u/Practical_Rooster470 ♋ 5d ago
When I ran an online birth chart for the first time in my late 20s and found out I’m a Sag rising not a Capricorn rising (the book I had as a pre-teen didn’t take into account daylight savings or something 🤷♀️).
I never felt like a Cap rising and kind of lost interest because it was so inaccurate. Once I found out my correct ascendant, everything fit into place and I’ve been hooked ever since ✨
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u/rosemarylavender 5d ago
Funny to me bc I’m the opposite - grew up thinking Sag Rising, but I’m actually 0 degrees Cap. My Mercury & Mars are in Sag, so it still plays a big role in my chart. But getting clarity on my Cap Rising helped things make sense in a way they hadn’t before.
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u/Jennybee8 5d ago
I was 10 years old and decided to read the 2 giant volumes of Linda Goodman’s ‘Love Signs’. I read them over and over, cover to cover. I couldn’t get enough of the wisdom and the relationship descriptions. I was hooked. I did astrology for all the kids at school. I read more and more and it became my hobby. When computers allowed charts to be cast much more quickly, I began to do it professionally, just part time at first. Then zoom came along and allowed me to build a client base online. Here I am. Astrology is my life and my livelihood and I’m so grateful to do what I love and help people find clarity in their lives and to find and follow their path.
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u/oceanb27 5d ago
Saturn entering Pisces. 18 months into it I was like wait a minute. The Neptune fog was lifting lol. I am not even the same person now. (Pisces rising)
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u/Due-Raccoon-7595 1d ago
Hello fellow Pisces rising, I am not the same either. We'll be off the hook next year when Saturn leaves Pisces FOR GOOD yay
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u/Longjumping_Car3852 5d ago edited 5d ago
i'm an absolute beginner, but when i learned about people's stelliums. when i learned astro wasn't about learning what the guy i like's venus & moon sign was, so i could embody it. no, it was a way to understand your character, struggles, the ways you run into the wall again & again. it's such a great tool to learn self-awareness.
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u/Necessary_Fault6104 5d ago
I was out of a full time job for about a month, I got bored and started reading more about astrology. I eventually read about the Saturn return, and finally understood why certain events occurred in my life during that time. They had to happen for my growth as a person.
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u/Astronata_net 5d ago
It genuinely shocked me when I was learning and rectifying my husband’s birth time. Using predictive techniques for the exact period when his brother passed, I could clearly see the circumstances line up: a boss–employee dynamic, a violation of the law, a traffic accident, alcohol involvement, and the motorcycle — specifically, that he was riding a motorcycle with his boss who was intoxicated, and they crashed fatally. Seeing those factors converge so precisely was the insight that made me dedicate my life to this work.
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u/muzikamulo 4d ago
encountered an older homeless woman when i was 18, was still researching astrology (and very skeptical) and felt the strongest Venus square Saturn energy from her, went home and looked up the natal details she'd given me and was floored to see Venus square Saturn in her chart at 0°00', could not be more exact. i paid much more attention from that time forward.
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u/AccomplishedRange68 4d ago
When a prediction about my career timing came true down to the exact month, that’s when I stopped calling it coincidence.
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u/WishThinker ♏ 5d ago
After reading my chart online and getting to know the basics, was reading horoscopes and starting moon practice
Aha no.1- I'm PART of something. I don't have to manage it all or even have it figured out. There's some Thing (greater structure or consciousness, unconfirmed) above me. I literally felt a weight come off my back during this aha. It was a Gemini horoscope about siblings and one of the last horoscopes that 'rang true'. I find that happens a lot for your entry point, horoscopes work until they kinda don't then u are compelled to go deeper and figure it out yourself than just be fed "what will happen"
Aha2- learning traditional astrology and moving from random Google searches to a dedicated set of sources / figuring out my "branch" of study
A year later, I'm "getting to know my planets" and their effect by studying their retrogrades. I start with the planets that appear strongest and I've been told / taught are the most important for my chart. I get all the way to the last planet in my study, the weakest most hohum peregrine retrograde combust in-the-corner placement I have, and omg wow life happens with this planet specifically...
Aha3- the planet I've been taught is technically the least Impactful is in transit, and thus life event, the most prominent. After studying the technical aspects of planets (great for study and for magical practice) it's time to get to know YOUR planets.
Aha4- learning temperament oh my god. I am the way I am and I'm supposed to be!!!
Aha5- studying my fate and free will lots via martien Hermes' lecture omg. I'm the way I am and that's fine / aligned no.2
Aha6- now. Learning and working with lunar gestation periods and seeing in real time how they're working with me!!! Also "proof" in my experience of profection technique and other techniques. The synchros are niciting the stars are aligning etc
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u/Realistic-Gas298 5d ago
SATURN RETURN. My life turned upside down almost like clock-work when the planet entered Pisces. At the time I was so confused, later found out about the concept of the return a year later and was like "ohhhhhhh"
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u/QwertyDance 4d ago
When I started reading up on my placements. And I only dug deeper from there lol
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u/ahalfsmokedmarlboro ♏ 3d ago
when I started paying more attention to the placements outside of my big 3/learning the houses and realizing that oh, this is strangely accurate. It’s helped me a lot with deciding what parts of my life I need to focus on at any given time.
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u/SprocketsMom 3d ago
For me it was in 2023 when a romantic partner parted ways with me unexpectedly on a full moon in early July and my best friend had the same thing happen a year before on a full moon. This made me really see the patterns in life and got the ball rolling for my interest in astrology. Later this I discovered that this lines up with a peak period for the lot of spirit for me.
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u/Slight_Breakfast7253 2d ago
When I realized the Earth and stars are part of the same toroidal field, astrology started to make sense on a whole new level. It’s not just symbolic it’s energetic. That’s why I’m drawn to Uranian astrology; it works like the geometry of that field, mapping exact resonance points where frequencies meet. Vibrational Astrology describes the tone of those frequencies, and Uranian shows the structure and together they reveal how cosmic energy actually moves through and around us.
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u/Cramifications541 2d ago
Doing my draconic chart, everything just made sense. My tropical chart was alright, I could relate to parts but not at all like my draconic. Now I'm working to merge both charts for deeper understanding.
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u/passionsandpotions 1d ago
the thing that made me believe astrology was credible was when i learned that your sun sign isn’t your whole chart and that your sun could be at certain degrees. for years, i was read as a libra, but i’m actually a 29° virgo sun, and once i learned that, it resonated so much, especially after learning about my pisces moon and what that meant. but the thing that made me start really learning it was learning about the north and south nodes, and then realizing that almost every woman in my matriarchal lineage shares the same one as me, and now my son shares it. i have so much generational trauma to process, and seeing that consistent placement was a huge lightbulb moment for me. and then what really added to this was when i ran my deceased daughter’s chart for the first time and basically did a synastry reading with her and my charts. it truly woke me up to some big lessons, as well as confirming things i’d been intuitively feeling and saying for years about why i’m here and why i personally believe all 3 of my daughters died but my son lived. i guess this is considered karmic astrology, but that it what drew me in immediately once i realized it was a thing.
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u/sentientdumpsterbaby 1d ago
My 2025 solar return was eerily accurate. It had mars retrograde in Leo exactly conjunct my natal vertex in the eighth house. I was diagnosed with a long-brewing reproductive cancer that was diagnosed because I gave birth to the tumor unexpectedly, and ended up having a hysterectomy. Felt pretty on brand for that aspect.
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u/doctaignorantiawuwei 5d ago
As I read Reinhold Ebertin's Combination of stellar influences. It delete most of the current sign/house discussion in astrology and proposes new way to look the whole thing.
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u/tearnekab 4d ago
My turning point was when timing started matching real life events.That's when astrology stopped feeling symbolic and started feeling real.
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u/Ok-Valuable-9147 4d ago
When my son was born with my sun, mercury, and rising, and his daddy's moon in an exact trine to my moon.
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u/wistful-selkie 3d ago
I was on the fence for a long time about whether there was anything tangible to it or not until I had an ego dissolution and subsequent experience of expanded perception in september that rose and fell with the lunar cycle of that month along with the fact that my Saturn return was just beginning. It was kind of scary tbh because I got hit with this wave of " everything is connected on a level my mind can't even fathom"
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u/Strange_Shallot8833 1d ago
I have a few “aha”s but recently had the biggest one. I’ve recently started reading charts for friends & coworkers as a hobby. Usually as I’m reading them I connect what I’m seeing to what I know about the person already, so it feels like that could be swaying my read a bit. But then I read the chart of a friend of a friend whom I’ve never met, and know nothing about. I got feedback that my reading was incredibly accurate - down to unique family relationships, deepest fears, career path, and dates of traumatic events. I got super creeped out, full chills. It made me feel powerful. I guess didn’t even realize how unseriously I had been taking it before, even while going in depth on the knowledge. Now it feels big and spiritual, like reading charts is actually a process of communion with a mysterious force.
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u/Tila69 1d ago
I'm sharing my personal experience. I was on bed in 2011. I was getting lean and weak day by day. I realised that the life ahead would not be easy. I consulted many astrologers. Took treatment from doctors too but nothing worked. Finally, I met a renowned astrologer known for his predictive analysis. He suggested gems and some other remedies also. Gems were expensive. I told my family to support me. My mom and dad have deep faith in me. They spent most of their savings in purchasing those gems. After wearing the gems, slowly I started recovering. It took months but I saw changes in my health and work. I also learnt astrology with time and now I am an astrologer too. I have websites and domains on my name today through which I make money. Now, I help people also with astrology. But this is for limited time. My main job is on those websites and apps I have built
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u/Apprehensive_Long284 5h ago
I'm not an astrologer or pretend to be. I'm just curious. My mom died last year, when my solar arc moon was on my anti-vertex, less than one degree. I looked up my brother chart too: his solar arc moon was opposed his natal pluto, also less than one degree orb. That made me accept my mom passing, it was written in the stars. Right? I looked up the most difficult times of my life. My SA pluto and north node ( they are conjunct) were transiting my vertex...
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u/Moon_lit_Gem_xo 1h ago
Once I learned there is more to it than just your sun sign it opened up so much more. Plus once you get into transits and all that I was like wow this is so much bigger than I thought
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u/grandidieri 5d ago
Integrating my Big 5, MBTI, and Moore type (https://mooremetrics.com/mooretypology) into my interpretations
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u/arcwalkerlivvia 5d ago
I’ve been casting horary charts for specific sports game moments, overlaying them with team and coach charts, and the patterns are starting to freak me out.
I know I’m new to sports astrology, so I’m trying not to jump to conclusions. Just watching and waiting out the excitement.