Co—Sign

Co—Sign: An interactive astrologer and coach for personalized horoscopes and star-guided advice.

Features:

• Calculates your star signs when given birth date, time, and location.
• A talking horoscope you can engage with — ask questions, articulate fears, deflect responsibility!
• Get general advice with an astrological twist.
• Type /help any time for an overview of how it works.

I was never one for horoscopes until I found the Co—Star app in 2019. It’s not that I suddenly became a believer, but I liked how it gave me random prompts and lenses to consider life’s events through, like spinning a roulette wheel to determine what attitude you should meet the day with. And why not? Letting the stars set you secret objectives can be both a fun challenge and a reminder not to take anything too seriously.

But the “problem” with horoscopes (excluding those delivered by a fortune teller) that Co—Star doesn’t solve is how their provocations can be quite cryptic and vague. Sometimes you just want to ask a follow-up question!

Which brings us to the magic statement: “Now with AI”. I made Co—Sign to be a GPT astrologer and life coach you can have a conversation with, and not just ask for a more detailed reading, but talk through problems or situations you’re facing. Instead of generic advice, it’ll give you options that take your astrological traits and temperament into account.

This was probably the hardest GPT to make yet. I must have spent hours trying to get it to reliably calculate your star signs based on birth date, time, and location. It’ll figure out your natal chart from those inputs, i.e. where all the planets were above you in that moment, and use those to guide its readings. There are astrology calculators online for that, but I wanted Co—Sign to be able to figure it out for itself.

To begin, you can give it those data points and get an initial interpretation of who you are, or just say hi and let it guide you. From there, ask for a daily outlook, or weekly, or whatever. Ask it for advice, ask it who you’re compatible with, any of the standard things. I recommend keeping one chat open to come back and reengage with it, so you don’t have to calculate your star signs over each time (it can take awhile.)

Here’s an example of me saying I’m afraid I’d impulse buy a Leica Sofort 2 while attending an exhibition this weekend: