Solving the Twin Problem in Astrology

The twin problem is one of the most persistent in astrological readings. Since the school of thought relies on birth times as a predictor of personality, and twins almost always have roughly the same birth time (in cases where they are born by Caesarian, birth times are usually identical to within one or two minutes). However, there are plenty of examples of twins all over the world who have very different personalities and have taken very different paths in the world. Today we explore some reasons for that, and explain why the twin problem isn’t a problem at all, merely an astrological phenomenon.

The Short Answer

A personal astrological reading has many different possibilities' contained within it. Sometimes these are conflicting, sometimes one aspect will win out over the other. Astrology is as complex as psychology, and sometimes, twins simply live out different aspects of their charts.

In some cases, the simple fact that they are twins CAUSES them to want to live out different aspects of their charts, in an effort to create their own individual persona and not be identified only as part of a twin pair.

The Four P's

The way an astrological reading plays out in real life is an expression of the four p's:

• Potential
• Probability
• Predisposition
• Propensity

The potential of a twin's chart is the same as their brother or sisters, but all of the other 'P's may be different.

Splitting up the energy

In fact, it seems that twins often split up the energy contained within their charts, so that one twin will demonstrate a strength in a particular area as defined by their natal chart, and the other will exhibit strength in another area. It's sort of like the 'good twin, bad twin' urban legend that many people believe in.

Separated at birth

We can clearly see how an individual's astrological reading creates parallels with their twins when we see twins that are separated at birth. They often choose the same careers, have similar partners and friendship styles, etc.. This is the playing out of energies in the astrological chart, although the environments they grew up in may have been completely different.