ASTROLOGY PHILIPPINES

by Resti Santiago  As with any respected profession, practicing astrologers must abide by a strict code of ethics. Ethical guidelines—a set of agreed-upon do’s and don’ts—exist to protect the integrity and reputation of this beloved scientia . While individual practitioners may differ in their techniques and interpretations due to personality or methodology—one may favor modern psychological astrology, while another prefers traditional systems—both must adhere to the same foundational ethical standards. Why is ethics so vital? It ensures that fleeting personal opinions and subjective, ego-driven pronouncements do not erode the reputation of the craft or the community of practitioners at large. The Client Relationship and Personal Projections Astrologers must remain highly aware of their own strengths and weaknesses, ensuring they do not project personal issues onto a client’s chart. For instance, a common pitfall among some beginners is using astrology as a tool for flirting or pic...

  If you’ve spent any time on the internet in the last few years, you’ve likely come across astrology in one form or another. From short-form videos that reduce zodiac signs into personalities— your sign as a girlfriend, your sign at work, your sign in an argument —to more in-depth breakdowns of planetary movements and transits, astrology has quietly embedded itself into modern culture. And yet, despite how visible it has become, it remains one of the most misunderstood systems people interact with. Most people don’t actually understand astrology—they consume it in fragments. In digestible, small tidbits that, while helping increase the popularity of astrology to the modern masses, can have the unfortunate side effect of diluting the complexity in faux reductionism. A post here. A video there. A thread explaining one planet, another explaining one sign. The result is a collection of disconnected ideas that feel insightful, but don’t form a complete picture. It creates a strange pa...

By Angela Fabunan We live in a world very different from the years preceding this one. We now live in a world struggling to survive the deaths, the sickness, and the chaos that came hand-in-hand with the global COVID-19 pandemic. In this confusing world where there are so many questions and no final answers, how can the science, the study, and the practice of astrology help to alleviate these worries?   On May 17 , Astrologer Resti Santiago conducted the Bounce Back Astrology webinar, a two-part series along with Astrology Forecast & Choices seminar. In these two seminars, he referred to both Greco-Western astrology as well the Eastern Feng Shui method of analysis.   Astrology is a good mediator of fate and freedom. On the one hand, it gives us a blueprint in  which certain predictions can be made due to the placement of the planets, as well as calculations on our birth chart. On the other hand, it gives us time to plan ahead and change these outcomes.   The...