Behind the Venezuelan astrologer who has more than four million followers on social networks, is the woman who one day trained as a lawyer and moved to Miami to build a career. Until her passion for the stars and planets, something that had always been in her, something that her grandmother had instilled in her since she was a child, became more powerful than the law. This is how Mia Astral was born in the flesh of María Pineda, the astrologer who is followed by anonymous people and celebrities from all walks of life on this and the other side of the pond. The actress Blanca Suárez, the influencer Paula Ordovás and the top model Marta Ortiz, among them.
“I wanted to find answers through a language that was easy for me to understand, like others do with numerology or religion. An astrology that was not a promise or a series of predictions where the human being, his culture or his level of education were not involved at all. It is impossible to say that 12 signs and 12 types of people are all there are!”, introduces the astrologer.
Sixteen years later, the writer, professor and lecturer (in October 2023 she filled the stands of the Gran Teatro CaixaBank Príncipe Pío in Madrid) embraces a career of success that has turned her into a mass phenomenon, a viral character, a woman with a lot of star, literally and metaphorically. Here there is no crystal ball, divination or witchcraft attire, only rigor and responsibility in the study of the stars and their influence on our lives. Because Mia Astral is not a predictive and generic astrology, but one that maintains that astrological events point us to an opportunity, but that no star will take the action or decision for us. Using the available energy to our advantage is a personal decision.
“When I moved to the United States, I came across Kabbalistic astrology, which, unlike traditional astrology, makes something very clear: the responsible person is you, these are the potentials, nothing here is decreed to you or telling you that you are like that and there is nothing more to do. You decide how to work with your strengths and weaknesses, but you have to get involved in the process,” details the astrologer, which she refines a little more.
“The astrology that I practice is an astrology in which I present to you the flavor, the color, the form of the influence, but you have absolute freedom to decide how you want to handle that. It’s like I’m the ‘time lady’. I tell you that today it is going to rain here, in Miami, but you decide if you want to go out with a poncho or an umbrella or if you prefer to go out without anything because you like to get wet.”
Mia Astral’s is a vision of rigorous astrology, accessible and always at the service of human beings, designed to provide people with clues and tools to take the reins of their lives with clear purposes and full consciousness. That is why she avoids sensationalism, calls for attention and shock effects. She also avoids messages that may offend sensitivities, always aware of the diversity of age and profile of those on the other side of her social networks, and leaves those aspects that she does not reach in the hands of specialist professionals.
“I do not aspire to be the astrologer, the psychologist, the therapist, because I know very well how far my competence extends. But I have trained myself to say ‘this person can help you’ or ‘I know someone who deals with these issues’. I have brought specialists to my page, to the membership (miatrasal.com), so that those people have clarity about what I do not have knowledge or depth, precisely because it seems to me that, throughout history, astrology has projected in a way that makes people say that it is a lie, that it doesn’t work, because things are promised,” he details in defense of an astrology conceived as a serious discipline, far from deceit and discredit. Although the latter still experiences it on some occasions.
“Recently, someone made a comment that said ‘so cultured but so brutal, because she is an astrologer’… This year my company, Mia Astral, turns 16 years old, I have been in this for almost 20 years and I still receive comments like that astrology is only for untrained people. I have received very difficult comments and I understand the criticism. Sometimes, I appreciate the contrast, because it is impossible for everyone to like something, but it would be nice for the door to be opened, for an astrology that can come from another place to be given a chance,” she claims.
“I am in a moment where I really enjoy creating content on social networks, where I talk about things that I am passionate about or how we can see astrology in different things. For example, we recently had the total eclipse of the sun and I read part of a book by Virginia Wolf because she was fascinated with eclipses and they influenced some of her writing. “Why can’t we see the beauty of cosmic events that are occurring, that have influenced quite important people over time,” she proposes.
Now, how does astrology translate into real life or, in other words, does it give context to what we are experiencing? “By knowing the daily transits, you decide how to take advantage of them to improve your life. On my social networks I tell, for example, where the moon is today, what the important alignments are and I try to focus on both the positive and the not so positive of the different events. A person who is only astrocurious can see that information and decide what he wants to do with it. “A person who is interested in much larger cycles, in understanding times in history, can receive classes through my membership,” she details.
“Astrology tells us about timing, the time of things. It tells us which times are for starting, which are for reaping fruits… For example, I loved advising people when they start a business.”
Now, not all astrologers are valid for all people. Everyone must find theirs. “The advice that I can give you about how to improve your life will depend a lot on me, since the interpretation will come from whoever reads the energy and here the astrologer’s education, the vision he has of the world, comes into play…” , clarifies Mia Astral.
The explanations about how different cosmic energies impact daily life, which the astrologer shares on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Telegram or Spotify, accumulate thousands of likes. And her love is the issue that most worries those who turn to her. “She wins love and then entrepreneurship. They also consult me ??a lot more about health and, most recently, about money. I think that, if we make a rank, what I am asked most is why this is repeated, with what moment in my life it is connected… Bonds, not only in love, are something fundamental in the life of every human being. We want to understand why we are the way we are, why we repeat what we repeat, understand or have at least an idea of ??when a certain situation that we feel is a cycle will end… They also ask me when to start, how to start doing something in what you don’t feel very confident about, how to take courage and start something…”
“Having practically overcome the great cycle of eclipses (the first lunar eclipse of the year, in Libra, on March 25, and the total sun in Aries, which took place on April 8), spring brings with it important astrological news that “They imply energetic impacts that affect our daily lives,” details Mia Astral, who advances the news of the astrological climate through the analysis of four milestones that will occur in the coming months and will be conducive to certain things.
“These types of alignments do not mean that on the day they are perfected (that is, when both planets acquire the same celestial alignment) something very significant will happen. These are astrological events that bring dynamism, new cultural movements that change our lives and open a new era. Next April 20, the perfection of the conjunction between Jupiter and Uranus in Taurus will occur, something that only happens every 14 years, but marks cycles that develop and repeat.
Personally, this conjunction is closely related to the freedom and permissions that one gives to oneself. In general, all conjunctions represent new beginnings, so they are months in which we will feel more inclined towards the idea of ??living new experiences. The Jupiter/Uranus conjunction can bring new ways of facing financial obligations, freedom from debt or ties and, in general, months of creativity and breaking habits to create new routines. We must add to this the fact that the recent eclipses continue to generate this desire for change, since the season does not officially end until the next new moon in Taurus on May 7.”
“The gas giant enters the house of Gemini every 12 years and will do so on May 25, until June 9, 2025. Although Jupiter is usually identified as the great benefic, responsible for a powerful energy of gifts, whenever This income has had a powerful influence on everything related to information. In fact, 24 years ago, the so-called “Y2K effect” took place, which generated deep uncertainties. In 2012, the last time it occurred, was the moment of the emergence of Instagram. It is possible that, in this emerging era, we will witness strong debates regarding hyperconnectivity, privacy and limits on social networks and the Internet. But there will also come moments of promotion and growth, directly related to opportunities abroad, very striking new trends and a change in the main influencers.”
“June is a month with a lot of air energy and that brings with it days in which the exchange of ideas will proliferate, although it is also important to make up for the lack of the earth element through activities that allow us to connect with our body. On June 2, the trine between Jupiter, in Gemini, with Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, is perfected. Beyond this day itself, we must see this event as having long-lasting influence, so that debates and innovations related to communication and technology will continue to be important.”
“It is a conjunction that occurs on June 4 and around which there are always important announcements on social issues in which relationships are formed between celebrities that amaze us or unions and separations that surprise us. But, on a personal astrology level, it is an excellent time to meet someone new, to open up. The conditions are given to follow curiosity, go out and learn. In addition, there are going to be a lot of events, the Olympics will start soon and all of that is also going to attract a lot of people and create a lot of movement. From May to August, especially, we have this climate of connecting, collaborating, knowing and traveling that we have not had in recent years. It’s going to be like a whirlwind of new things, motivating and refreshing.”