What is The Astrology Reel?
I am Kathryn Madsen and this is my newsletter. I have an education and background in theater and art and grew up with an 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 Alice Bailey’s.
I spend 30 years teaching visual art, theater, English and social studies.
⭐Now, I write about the lessons that learning about the astrological archetypes, and the stories that reveal them, can teach us.
So it’s a LOT about television, books, and film.
Un-Horoscope Archetype Astrology is philosophy and psychology and storytelling all rolled up into one. I got my BFA by blending the arts and behavioral science. I am doing that here as well.
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.
While I do not believe our birthdays reveal or determine our identity, or that they predict or determine our lives, I am not saying that if you do, you don’t belong here. You love these archetypes too!
If you are a believer and/or doubter. . .
You can still have fun here because of all this talk about characters who fit the astrology archetypes! Harry Potter and Benoit Blanc are Leos, right? Gandalf, Bilbo, Eowyn, Katniss, Cormoron Strike, The Ghoul, and Don Quixote are Sagittarius, right? Join in! We can debate these things instead of debating about science vs art.
ALL my friends and family know I love to argue. No hard feelings at all!
⚠️You should know, I am a lot more WOKE about gender than the average astrologer, so if you are not, we will FOR SURE be arguing. I say Libra is NOT ruled by Venus (Fight me). you can start with my post about the different between archetypes, tropes, and stereotypes.
In 2026, in honor of the Chinese Year of the FIRE Horse, and because of world current events, I am writing mainly about Sagittarius♐.
Right now 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.
Everything is connected to everything else.
Core Posts
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 ⬇️.
🟣 WHY it’s Important to Know the Astrology Archetypes Well (and no, most people do not).
🟣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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