What if astrology is less about predicting your future, and more about finally having language for who you are?
In this episode of Awf The Record, Jeannette Reyes and Mona Kosar Abdi sit down with celebrity astrologer Aliza Kelly for a funny, fascinating, and surprisingly personal crash course in astrology. Aliza breaks down what astrology is and what it is not, why your birth chart is more than just your zodiac sign, and how the sun, moon, and rising signs can help you better understand your energy, emotions, perspective, relationships, and the stories you tell about yourself.
From dating compatibility and Gemini slander to the rise of astrology on TikTok, Aliza explains why astrology should be used as a tool for curiosity, connection, and self-awareness, not fear or judgment. She also reads Mona and Jeannette’s birth charts in real time, revealing why their charts are almost shockingly compatible and why their friendship may be written in the stars. This episode is for the astrology curious, the astrology skeptical, and anyone who has ever wondered if their chart knows a little too much.
KEYPOINTS:
00:00 - Introduction
02:01 - Aliza Kelly explains how astrology became her life’s work
03:54 - Astrology is an art, not a science, and Aliza says that matters
07:02 - Astrology can coexist with faith because it is not a religion
08:23 - Astrology works as a social language for connection
09:14 - The birth chart is a snapshot of the sky when you were born
13:37 - Aliza traces how astrology became mainstream again
20:50 - Men dismissing astrology often reflects a deeper disrespect for women’s interests
24:41 - Compatibility is not as simple as “this sign works with that sign”
33:17 - Mona and Jeannette’s birth charts reveal major creative compatibility
41:21 - Astrology becomes toxic when it feeds anxiety instead of curiosity
QUOTES:
“What astrology does is help us tell better stories.” – Aliza Kelly
“Something that is an art doesn't need to be a science in order for it to be meaningful.” – Aliza Kelly
“Astrology is the language, but the lived experience is actually like, do these people get along, and if so, how do they get along.” – Aliza Kelly
“Life is about being able to form those connections.” – Aliza Kelly
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Website | www.alizakelly.com
IG | @alizakelly
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