Symbolic, not deterministic
Velvet Zodiac uses the vocabulary of modern Western relationship astrology as a reflective framework. Placements and aspects are described as themes, possibilities, and questions. They are not presented as scientific measurements of personality or a guarantee of an outcome.
We do not tell readers to stay in or leave a relationship because of a chart. Decisions involving safety, health, money, legal matters, or major life changes should be made using real-world information and qualified support.
How we structure a guide
Each guide starts by defining the narrow question it covers. We then distinguish the role usually associated with a placement from the other chart factors that can modify it. Finally, we translate the idea into practical reflection prompts so the reader has something more useful than a prediction.
A fully timed, two-direction synastry reading depends on accurate birth date, time, and location for both people. Many interplanetary contacts can still be read when one time is unknown, but that person’s exact angles are withheld and any direction that needs their untimed house frame is unavailable rather than guessed. Declared approximate times are tested across their stated interval instead of receiving a generic confidence label.
Calculation methods stay named
When two techniques answer different mathematical questions, we keep those methods separate. Composite charts use shortest-arc midpoints between matching natal positions. The current Davison tool instead uses the midpoint between two absolute birth instants plus the arithmetic mean of signed latitude and longitude, then casts a new chart for that derived moment and place.
Davison has multiple published variants, including corrected-MC, spherical-midpoint, and reference-place approaches. Velvet Zodiac labels its current implementation as uncorrected rather than quietly presenting one variant as universal. For declared approximate times, the tool scans every valid local source minute and reports which sign, house, aspect-presence, and Composite-comparison classifications survive the full interval; exact displayed degrees remain center estimates rather than being relabeled as certain.
Editorial review
We review pages for clarity, internal consistency, and harmful overreach. Our language avoids shame-based character claims, universal “best match” statements, and advice that substitutes astrology for consent or support.
Guides are refreshed when their structure or explanatory language can be made clearer. We welcome correction requests through our contact channel.