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⭐I am Kathryn Madsen and this is my newsletter. I write about storytelling and the lessons that learning about the astrological archetypes — and the stories that reveal them — can teach us.
I think Un-Horoscope Archetypal Astrology is art based on psychological science; it is not divination math based on birthdays.
BACKGROUND
I have an education and background in theater, the behavioral sciences, and art and grew up with a writer/astrologer mother. I read all her books and tagged along on all the classes she took, including classes with Anne Hale, a direct student of metaphysics guru Alice Bailey.
I spent 30 years teaching visual art, theater, English and social studies. For me, Astrology is philosophy, anthropology, psychology and storytelling all rolled up into one. I got my BFA by blending majors in the arts and behavioral science. I studied philosophy in grad school.
⭐In 2026, in honor of the Chinese Year of the FIRE Horse, and because of world current events, I am writing mainly about fire signs and Sagittarius♐.
I am thinking a lot about what Sagittarius inspired characters teach all of us. How do we learn those lessons from Gandalf, Bilbo, and Eowyn from The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, and The Rings of Power?
What do Don Quixote and the Sagittarian Knights of Westeros from The Game of Thrones franchise and the world of Fallout have in common? What about the “Girl on Fire” herself, Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games? How about Andor?
You get the picture.
YOUR BELIEFS
If you are an astrology believer and/or doubter. . .
You can still have fun here because of all this talk about characters who fit the astrology archetypes! Harry Potter, Tyrion Lannister, Sansa Stark, and Benoit Blanc are all Leos, right? Join in! We can debate these things instead of debating about science vs art.
My POV
I think astronomy and mathematics give astrology structure as an artform, not scientific validity or reliability. TRUTH is different from facts.
Truth is found in art and astrology is an art.
I do not believe our birthdays reveal or determine our identity, or that they predict or determine our lives. I see astrology as an ancient set of personality types that are way more descriptive and useful than most personality types in modern personality tests. You can chose your sign or have it revealed by it’s own test.
I do not believe in a personal god. To be accurate, I believe all gods are personal. If there must be a label, I am a modern Taoist Buddhist. I believe Moses, Jesus, and Buddha walked this earth, I think their stories and teachings are important and impact what I do here. I love them all equally.
⚠️You should know, I am a lot more WOKE about gender than the average astrologer, so if you are not, we will be arguing.
Everything is connected to everything else.
START HERE
You can just skip to the home page and posts about characters and stories OR if you want to better understand what I am trying to do here and what I know about astrology, start with these articles ⬇️.
🟣Archetypes, Tropes, and Stereotypes.
🟣Calendar Shenanigans: The alignment of sun, constellations, and earth has shifted. The sun signs aren’t where they were in ancient Rome. If you believe in mathematical astrology, are you the sign you thought you were? Maybe not. Which sign fits better?
Everything comes back to the stories we tell ourselves and each other, and the stories we tell our future selves.
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