

“It’s like you were born under a black cloud. In astrology, planets deemed malefic (from the Latin maleficus, meaning wicked or harmful) bring misfortune. “Let’s say you have a malefic planet, Saturn, right on your ascendent that’s a really fucked placement,” Angel says.

If you’re making potato soup, as Angel puts it, and you add some oregano, it’s not oregano soup, it’s potato with a dash of oregano. That’s the sign most dominant in your personality (Leo, Gemini, etc.), but there’s also your rising sign (aka your ascendant), which is almost like what you’re flavored by. The specific longitudes and latitudes of your birth chart will reveal your Sun sign, which is the one thing you already know even if you don’t know anything about astrology. There are tons of websites and apps that can draw up your chart, AI-powered Co–Star being one of the more popular ones. Your birth chart is basically a snapshot of what the sky looked like above you at the moment you were born it’s created using the date, location, and time of your birth (down to the minute, if possible). It all starts by reading your birth chart, which can be done virtually, if you’re not in New York. So, how does travel astrology actually work? It’s not as simple as, “You’re a Capricorn, DC is the city for you.” Angel Eyedealism This doesn’t necessarily translate to just where you should move, but when and why-or maybe not at all. seem as dime a dozen in New York as actors, artists, and singers (which Angel also is, by the way), but Angel has a specialty that’s not quite so common: relocation astrology. Sure, astrologers, psychics, fortune tellers, etc.

It’s like the planet’s saying, ‘Fuck it, going on vacation, bye.’ Basic communication tends to snafu.”Īngel, in her color-blocked teal, pink, and purple eyeshadow, which fans out almost cat-eye-style, and headdresses that range from tutus worn as mohawks to broach-studded turbans, is known just as much for her eccentric ensembles as she is for her astrology -which she’s been doing in Manhattan’s East Village now for some 20-plus years. “Mercury is the trickster, it likes to play games.

“It’s Mercury retrograde right now, so make sure you back this up,” says Angel Eyedealism, gesturing to the phone I’m using to record our interview.
