Craft over speed
We ship slowly and cleanly. A paragraph of interpretation deserves the same care as a paragraph in a book.
Origin Of You№ I
Make the old systems legible
Origin Of You is a small, remote team building a calmer way to read five of the world's oldest systems of self-knowledge. We hire writers, engineers, astrologers and designers who care about craft.
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What we are, in one paragraph.
Origin Of You composes a personal origin from five established systems — Western astrology, Pythagorean numerology, the cardinology Birth Card system, and the Chinese zodiac — and writes a clear, grounded interpretation of it. No predictions, no destiny talk. We are an editorial product first, and a software product second.
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How we work
Quiet pace
No standups for the sake of standups. Deep work is protected. Fridays are for reading and writing.
Remote, deliberate
Anywhere with good internet. Two written-thinking days. One async retro a month. That is the rhythm.
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Who we look for
Engineers
TypeScript, ephemerides, careful interfaces. You like the boring parts.
Writers & editors
You can interpret a chart, a number, a card — and then cut the paragraph in half.
Astrologers & numerologists
Practitioners who treat the systems with rigor, not theatre.
Designers
Type-led, restrained, magazine-aware. Comfortable with serifs and silence.
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How we hire
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Write to us
A short letter — who you are, what you've made, what you'd like to make here.
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A long conversation
Sixty unhurried minutes. We talk about work, taste, and how you think.
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A paid trial week
One real piece of work, paid at market rate. We both decide afterwards.
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Questions, answered
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Write to us
A short letter is enough. We read every one and answer within ten working days.