Song Of The Spheres alphaThe sky above you right now, or at a time of your choosing, brought to life.
“One thing, all things: move among and intermingle, without distinction.”
“The Great Way is not difficult for those who have no preferences.”
Two moments, one sky. The stars and planets of A and B are laid over each other and played as one piece. Slide to lean towards one sky.
“If you wish to see the truth, then hold no opinions for or against anything.”
“Make the smallest distinction, however, and heaven and earth are set infinitely apart.”
“Be serene in the oneness of things.”
Song Of The Spheres · alpha · A is tinted cool, B warm; stars and planets that sit in the same place in both skies glow brighter and get a ring. Both skies play through the Sky tab’s own music engine in one shared key. In the middle of the slider both skies play in full; towards an end the other sky thins out and fades. Each sky has its own Pluck | Pad switch: Pluck = short plucked stars with long notes on the dashed links; Pad = sustained stars whose tone brightens as the playhead crosses constellation lines. Your dates stay on this device (localStorage).
“Do not seek for the truth; only cease to cherish opinions.”
— from Faith in Mind (Xinxin Ming), attributed to Sengcan, the Third Zen Patriarch · tr. R. B. Clarke
Your big three, today’s horoscope and a friend check. All from lookup tables, all for fun.
“To live in this realization is to be without anxiety about non-perfection.”
Sun = your core self, the “main character” bit. Moon = your feelings and what comforts you. Rising = the vibe you give off at first meet. Signs come in 4 elements (fire, earth, air, water) and 3 modes (cardinal starts, fixed keeps going, mutable adapts).
A weighted tally of your Sun (×3), Moon (×3), Rising (×2), Mercury, Venus and Mars (×1 each). The biggest element + mode is your “flavor”.
Where the Sun, Moon and planets are today (sign only), compared with your Sun, Moon and Rising signs. Same sign = conjunction, 2 apart = sextile, 3 = square, 4 = trine, 6 = opposition. The juiciest three become bullets. Same reading all day, new one tomorrow.
Compares your Sun, Moon, Venus and Mars signs with your friend’s, by element and sign angle. Score is 100% vibes math. Do not break up with anyone over this.
Alpha · for fun · approximations. Your inputs stay on this device (localStorage), nothing is sent anywhere. Sun/Moon/planet signs come from precomputed tables (1930–2035). Rising is a rough first guess.