Is Astrology Relevant to What Consciousness is Like? PREPRINT 24032026

Modern theories do not agree on the origin of consciousness—whether the subjective experience of reality arises from the actions of neural structures or ultimately from the combined or de-combined properties of matter or mind. The astrological model deserves closer study as an alternative. Its unique concept of the native protagonist, its grounding in structural realism, and its taxonomy of analogical properties suggest a falsifiable theory with extraordinary reach into the subjective character of lived experience. We attempt to close epistemic gaps by thinking about consciousness astrologically while working through astrological problems. As an astrological proof-of-concept, we report on evidence from our companion pilot study (published separately) that uses AI agents as inference engines to autonomously replicate the findings of previous Vernon Clark blind matching tests. Our results show that some models of AI agents are far more adept at guessing the consciousness of lived experience than others.