Methodology
Why we publish a methodology
Astrology content on the open web is mostly templated, repeated, or rewritten without sourcing. Readers cannot tell where a claim came from, why one author says Scorpio Moon means one thing and another says the opposite, or whether anyone reviewed the prose before it shipped. Zodiac Signals publishes its working method so you can hold us accountable.
The trait registry
Every interpretation is grounded in a controlled vocabulary of traits. A trait names a specific tendency on a specific axis. For example, the trait trust earned, not given sits on the trust axis with negative polarity. Entities such as planets, signs, houses, attachment styles, and archetypes do not speak in their own voices. They reference traits by id. This means the same archetype always carries the same meaning across the site.
Composition
When you read a combination page, the prose is composed from the resolved trait set of its component entities, weighted by how central each entity is to the topic. Tensions on the same axis are not averaged. They are surfaced as paradoxes, because the psychologically interesting placements are the ones that contain real internal contradictions.
Quality gates
Before any composed page can be published, it must pass a sequence of automated checks: minimum word count, semantic uniqueness against sibling pages, presence of at least one tension surfaced in prose, archetype coherence, citation density, and a deterministic style scrubber that hard-fails on em dashes, en dashes, emoji, and a banned-phrase list of common AI tells. Any page that fails a gate is rejected and recomposed with corrective directives.
Sources
The bibliography behind our writing draws on classical psychological astrology (Hand, Greene, Arroyo, Tarnas), depth psychology (Jung, Hillman), attachment theory (Bowlby, Levine and Heller), and somatic trauma research (Levine, Mate). Citations attached to a page are listed at the bottom of that page. See Sources.
Limits and honesty
Astrology is a symbolic language. It is not a clinical tool, a predictive science, or a substitute for therapy. We do not claim to diagnose anyone. When we discuss attachment patterns, shadow traits, or trauma themes, we are using astrology as a mirror, not as evidence. If a placement description resonates, treat it as a prompt for reflection, not as a verdict on who you are.