Charas Vega, the girl behind Charcastrology, goes beyond the screen and publishes The stars have told me, A book in which he reflects on youth, friendships, and the horoscope with a humorous tone and vital advice for all zodiac signs.
VALENCIA. We all have someone obsessed with horoscopes, and if you can't find that person... just look among the more than 81,000 followers of Charas Vega, that is, of CharcastrologyIn just over two years, the young Ibizan woman has become "the astrologer of Instagram," sharing her zodiac predictions daily through elements of her generation and the internet. She uses current elements of pop culture to create horoscopes that reach thousands of people every day, and which are sometimes consulted as if they were a bible: "In interviews, they've called me an astrologer, and I'm nothing like that. I make the zodiac in PowerPoint, period."
And since the networks and screens have become too small for Charas, he has decided to publish his first book: The stars have told me, in which she tells the story of young Cat, who in her first journalism internship must get involved in the weekly horoscope section of a digital newspaper. Both the author and Cat are children of the internet, have a dry sense of humor and draw on elements of pop culture for references, and in turn constantly affect those around them with their theories: "Rage is in everything I do; being caustic and fashionable goes a bit against ultra-positivism online," says the author. "People get really angry about the publications and the most intense arguments I've had have to do with current events," she explains about the reality behind the screen.
The book, with a fresh perspective, compiles her progress in the "zodiacal" world and her lessons learned about what it means to live online and constantly present herself to the public. Through Cat and the people around her, she talks about the reality of being influential online and the lessons learned from being influential. Of course, all these lessons are tied to the idea that "everything in life is dictated by trends" and that, inevitably, the astrology boom will pass, "as everything does." At the same time, the account was born at a time when everyone needs to believe in something—the pandemic—which allowed Charcastrology's content to be shared constantly, and a time when pop culture worship was on the rise: "If Chacastrology had started five years ago, it would have been different, because five years ago we were all worse." The account is progressing with memes but not with the design, which remains in the PowerPoint style that defines it so much, with memes, crazy fonts, and colorful backgrounds and strident contrasts.
On the Internet it is not entirely precise but in the book Charas includes small footnotes that explain the references to the pop world that Charas uses, for example explaining who Esperanza Gracia is or noting references to works such as Scott Pilgrim versus the World: “On the internet, you're referring to a different kind of audience. In the end, my editor emphasized that my book could reach new audiences to some extent,” the author comments on these notes, although aware that most readers will be leaving the internet. Ultimately, the most key aspect of Charas and the book is internet culture, and how it guides the protagonist to inspire her pieces based on what's happening around them, as happens to the author: “What I like most about characters is what surrounds them, and building them through that.” In other words, Charas's key is to cast a horoscope based on what surrounds her, to observe and thus draw inspiration for her future creations.
The questions you've always wanted to ask a horoscope writer
Have you ever based yourself on someone in your environment?
-I tend to base my work more on what I have experienced or the culture that surrounds me.
-Do we all have to believe in something?
-I know very few nihilists. We believe in science, the internet… Those who pretend they “don't believe in anything” are being arrogant.
-Do you focus more on a particular horoscope?
-I generally pick on everyone. I accept criticism from Scorpios because I am one, but I think people take it too personally. If they criticize you, accept it, and that's it. Just say, "It's true, ha ha."
-What about those who hate horoscopes?
-I think it's fine for people to hate him; they have the right to. I think it's bad for people who tell you that. People can believe whatever they want, but they should leave others alone.
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