Astrology is the science of the magnetic astral forces operating on human beings. We all possess a Starry (astral) magnetic body that is subject to the planets. A human being's personality, life, and appearance is a result of the planetary bodies acting upon this subtle sheath. Just as in Cosmology we find that each planet is essential, possessing its own incomparable beauty, so too do we find that there are many types of internal and external beauty that human beings embody. My research-based and data-rich astrological contributions are dedicated to finding the Cosmic, Universal patterns displayed in the world around us. The appearance-research that I do can be summed up by Zoroaster (who was said by Hermes Trismegistus to have discovered astrology) when he said , "It is useless to seek the soul of things beneath their surface; for their surface is their soul." We are not separate from our appearance & outward manifestations, but rather, it is a reflection of our being.  "As above so below; as within, so without". Nothing manifest in the Universe lies outside of its powerful, orderly current. Every little detail-- from events, behaviors, to facial features-- follows a meaningful, mystical, complex pattern. It is my wish to shed more light (and admiration) upon these meaningful, synchronized details. This is why I never shy away from researching seemingly "shallow" elements that many astrologers disregard-- such as celebrities, the modern media, and physical characteristics; it is when we really hold the nakshatras and astrological understandings in our hands and face them in our daily & mundane lives that we spiritualize and expand every seemingly mundane moment. Tying together ancient knowledge to pinpoint its roots in the modern consciousness reveals the hidden cosmic order of our times, and reinforces and supports the validity of the ancients' and their observations' everlasting relevance.The essence of something produces its form and external manifestation, and therefore the study of the form & externalized reality reveals the essence. Understanding the form created by something (nakshatras, etc.) tunes one in with the essence of that thing to a much greater extent, and proves one's understanding of that thing on the physical plane.