Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human interest and technology. Her stories hold a mirror to society, reflecting both its malaise and its beauty.

When it comes to understanding yourself through astrology, there's more to it than your sun sign. The real magic lies in decoding the mysteries hidden within the other planets. You might be familiar ...

Creating an astrology birth chart is more than a tool to test your compatibility with a current partner (or past one if you’re still yearning after an ex. This is a safe space). Mankind has been using ...

Love astrology and love Snapchat? If so, the stars have aligned for you. Love astrology and love Snapchat? If so, the stars have aligned for you because now you can find your birth chart on Snapchat.

Astrologer Lisa Stardust gives PEOPLE an in-depth breakdown of Taylor Swift's Chinese zodiac birth chart for the Lunar New Year that celebrates the Year of the Snake Getty This is Taylor Swift's year!

If you’re new to astrology, you might think your Sun sign tells the whole story. But even though that’s typically viewed as your “main” zodiac sign (and the one you likely use and refer to most often) ...

In this installment of Practical Magic, Lisa Stardust explains how to read your birth chart. Always remember that magic is for believers, but this column can also simply serve as a guide to getting in ...