Adding gender to the config

CLAUDE.md

@@ -200,6 +200,23 @@ more common (but less original) ordering; don't use it as a reference for
 the position enum order. Card and position text in `tarot_data.c` is
 condensed from Waite's own wording in Part III §3 (public domain).
 
+**Gender** (`Gender` in `tarot.h`: `GENDER_UNSPECIFIED`/`GENDER_MALE`/
+`GENDER_FEMALE`) is who the reading is for — it only affects the
+pronouns in the 9 Celtic Cross position names/descriptions that have one
+(Waite addresses the querent as "him" throughout; every other position
+text in this codebase — card meanings, narrative, guidance — is already
+pronoun-neutral or direct "you" address, so nothing else varies with
+it). `DailyReading.gender` is set by `reading_generate()` the same way
+`utc_moment` is, `deck-engine`'s `--gender male|female|unspecified`
+flag/`dist/user.properties`' `gender=` field/the watch config page's
+Gender field all feed it, and `reading_print_json`/`reading_load_json`
+carry it across the `deck-engine` → `interpreter-cli` JSON boundary
+(`tarot_gender_slug()`) the same way `date` does. `GENDER_UNSPECIFIED`
+is the default and renders pronoun-neutral phrasing (singular "they" in
+English; German rephrases around a noun like "die fragende Person"
+rather than a pronoun, since German has no equivalent singular-they
+construction in common use).
+
 ### Translations (`i18n.c`, `engine/i18n/*.lang`)
 
 All display text (planet/sign/moon-phase/aspect names, tarot card names
@@ -217,7 +234,12 @@ Keys are namespaced by the *slug* tables in `tarot_data.c`/`astro.c`
 `moonphase.<slug>`, `aspect.<slug>`), plus `ui.*` keys for `reading.c`'s
 own labels — deliberately keyed off separate slug strings rather than
 the C enum names, so renaming an enumerator can never silently break a
-`.lang` file. **To add a language**: copy `engine/i18n/en.lang` to
+`.lang` file. `position.<slug>.name/desc` additionally take an optional
+`.male`/`.female` suffix (e.g. `position.attitude.name.male`) for the
+`Gender`-varying wording (see "Tarot" above); the unsuffixed key is
+looked up first as the fallback for a missing gendered key, so a
+position whose wording doesn't vary by gender only needs the one
+unsuffixed key. **To add a language**: copy `engine/i18n/en.lang` to
 `<code>.lang` in the same directory (keys must match exactly) and
 translate the values — no source changes needed, `make` picks up any
 `*.lang` file there automatically.
@@ -444,10 +466,16 @@ built once and linked into *both* binaries.
   `VENDORED.md` for the pinned upstream commit.
 - Card/spread text in `tarot_data.c`/`engine/i18n/en.lang`: condensed
   from A. E. Waite's *The Pictorial Key to the Tarot* (1911), public
-  domain.
+  domain. The `GENDER_MALE` variant of the Celtic Cross position text
+  keeps Waite's own "him"/"his" wording verbatim; the
+  `GENDER_UNSPECIFIED`/`GENDER_FEMALE` variants are original paraphrases
+  written for this project, not Waite's own text (see "Tarot" above).
 - `engine/i18n/de.lang`'s card/spread text is an original translation of
   that same public-domain English text, made for this project — not
-  taken from any specific published German edition.
+  taken from any specific published German edition. Its `Gender`-varying
+  position text follows the same policy as the English original: `.male`
+  is a direct translation of Waite's own wording, `.female`/unsuffixed
+  are original paraphrases for this project.
 - Transit narrative text in `interpreter/src/narrative.c`: condensed from
   Sepharial's *Transits and Planetary Periods* (1920, public domain —
   `res/Transits_and_Planetary_Periods.pdf`), except the Moon and Pluto

docs/input-output-format.md

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ same `--lang`) for its own report, independently of `deck-engine`.
 deck-engine --seed <string> --birth-date YYYY-MM-DD --birth-time HH:MM
             --birth-utc-offset <hours> --birth-lat <deg> --birth-lon <deg>
             [--date YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM] [--format text|html|json]
+            [--gender male|female|unspecified]
 ```
 
 | Flag | Required | Format | Meaning |
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ deck-engine --seed <string> --birth-date YYYY-MM-DD --birth-time HH:MM
 | `--birth-lon` | yes | decimal degrees | Birth longitude, east positive. |
 | `--date` | no | `YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM[:SS]` | UTC moment used for today's transits and as the moment the tarot seed is drawn against. Defaults to the current system time. |
 | `--format` | no | `text` \| `html` \| `json` | Output format, defaults to `text`. `json` always uses language-independent identifiers, ignoring `--lang`. |
+| `--gender` | no | `male` \| `female` \| `unspecified` | Who the reading is for. Only affects the Celtic Cross position text's pronouns (e.g. "His House" vs. "Her House" vs. "Their House") - never the chart/draw itself. Defaults to `unspecified` (pronoun-neutral phrasing). |
 | `--lang` | no | language code, e.g. `en`, `de` | Reading language, defaults to `en`. Matches a file named `<code>.lang` in `--i18n-dir` (see "Translations" below). Unknown codes or missing files fall back to English with a warning on stderr. |
 | `--i18n-dir` | no | path | Directory to look for `<lang>.lang` in. Defaults to an `i18n/` directory next to the binary itself (resolved from `argv[0]`, so `dist/deck-engine` finds `dist/i18n/` regardless of the caller's working directory). |
 
@@ -52,6 +54,7 @@ use:
   birth_utc_offset=2
   birth_lat=52.5200
   birth_lon=13.4050
+  gender=unspecified
   lang=en
   ```
 
@@ -59,8 +62,8 @@ use:
   with placeholder values (`YOUR_BIRTH_DATE_HERE`, etc.). `run-engine.sh`
   checks every birth field for an empty value or a leftover `YOUR_`
   placeholder and refuses to run with a clear error until the file is
-  filled in; `lang` has no such check since it always has a usable
-  default (`en`). Since `dist/` itself can be wiped (`make clean`, or
+  filled in; `gender` and `lang` have no such check since they always
+  have a usable default (`unspecified`/`en`). Since `dist/` itself can be wiped (`make clean`, or
   deleting the directory), the build also keeps a durable backup at
   `engine/scripts/user.properties.local` (gitignored) once the file
   looks filled in, and restores from it if `dist/user.properties` is
@@ -81,6 +84,14 @@ catalog with the built-in English text as the fallback for any key the
 catalog doesn't have. See `CLAUDE.md`'s "Translations" section for the
 key-naming convention and how to add a new language.
 
+Celtic Cross position text additionally varies with `--gender`: the
+plain key (e.g. `position.present.desc`) is the pronoun-neutral wording
+used for `unspecified`, and `.male`/`.female`-suffixed keys (e.g.
+`position.present.desc.male`) hold the gendered wording where it
+differs. A position whose wording doesn't vary by gender (e.g. "The
+Outcome") simply has no `.male`/`.female` keys - the neutral key's
+translation is used for every `--gender` value in that case.
+
 `engine/i18n/en.lang` and `de.lang` are the shipped translation files;
 `make` copies `engine/i18n/*.lang` to `dist/i18n/` (refreshed on every
 build, like `dist/img/`). Adding a language is just dropping another
@@ -146,7 +157,7 @@ Transiting Sun Opposition natal Moon (orb 3.7°)
 
 ===== Celtic Cross =====
 The Present      The High Priestess (Reversed)
-  This covers him: the general influence affecting the matter.
+  This covers them: the general influence affecting the matter.
   Passion, moral or physical ardour, conceit, surface knowledge.
 ...
 ```
@@ -171,8 +182,8 @@ cards rendered as an image:
 
 ### `--format json`
 
-A single JSON object mirroring `DailyReading` exactly — `date`, `natal`,
-`transits`, `spread` — using the **slug** accessors
+A single JSON object mirroring `DailyReading` exactly — `date`, `gender`,
+`natal`, `transits`, `spread` — using the **slug** accessors
 (`astro_body_slug()`, `astro_sign_slug()`, `astro_moon_phase_slug()`,
 `astro_aspect_slug()`, `tarot_card_slug()`, `tarot_position_slug()`)
 rather than the display-name ones, so the output is identical regardless
@@ -183,6 +194,7 @@ read.
 ```json
 {
   "date": "2026-07-16",
+  "gender": "unspecified",
   "natal": {
     "bodies": [
       {"body": "sun", "sign": "taurus", "degree_in_sign": 23.4926, "ecliptic_longitude": 53.4926, "house": 3},
@@ -218,6 +230,10 @@ read.
   serialized here since that's the only thing the rest of this format
   (and the interpreter's own reports, which read this field back — see
   "The interpreter" below) ever display.
+- `gender` is `--gender`'s value (`male`/`female`/`unspecified`,
+  `tarot_gender_slug()`) — who the reading is for. Only affects the
+  Celtic Cross position text's pronouns, nothing else in this document.
+  The interpreter reads this field back the same way it reads `date`.
 - `bodies` is always `NUM_BODIES` (10) entries, Sun..Pluto in `Body` enum
   order; `spread.positions` is always `TAROT_SPREAD_SIZE` (10) entries in
   `CelticCrossPosition` enum order (Present, Challenge, Crown,
@@ -333,14 +349,14 @@ Top 5 significant transits:
 
 Celtic Cross:
   1. The Present: The Emperor (Reversed)
-     This covers him: the general influence affecting the matter.
+     This covers them: the general influence affecting the matter.
      Benevolence, compassion, credit; also confusion to enemies, obstruction, immaturity.
   2. The Challenge: The Devil
-     This crosses him: the nature of the obstacle in the matter.
+     This crosses them: the nature of the obstacle in the matter.
      Ravage, violence, vehemence, extraordinary efforts, force, fatality.
   ...
-  7. Himself: The Magician
-     His position or attitude in the circumstances.
+  7. Themself: The Magician
+     Their position or attitude in the circumstances.
      Skill, diplomacy, address, subtlety; self-confidence, will.
   ...
   10. The Outcome: Strength
@@ -381,7 +397,7 @@ Top 5 wichtige Transits:
 
 Keltisches Kreuz:
   1. Die Gegenwart: Der Herrscher (Umgekehrt)
-     Dies bedeckt ihn: der allgemeine Einfluss, der die Angelegenheit betrifft.
+     Dies bedeckt die fragende Person: der allgemeine Einfluss, der die Angelegenheit betrifft.
      Wohlwollen, Mitgefühl, Ansehen; auch Verwirrung der Feinde, Behinderung, Unreife.
   ...
 
@@ -407,7 +423,7 @@ HTML output:
   <div class="position">The Present</div>
   <img class="reversed" src="img/RWS_Tarot_04_Emperor.jpeg" alt="The Emperor">
   <div class="name">The Emperor (Reversed)</div>
-  <div class="desc">This covers him: the general influence affecting the matter.</div>
+  <div class="desc">This covers them: the general influence affecting the matter.</div>
   <div class="meaning">Benevolence, compassion, credit; also confusion to enemies, obstruction, immaturity.</div>
 </div>
 ```

engine/i18n/de.lang

@@ -71,25 +71,53 @@ aspect.square=Quadrat
 aspect.trine=Trigon
 aspect.opposition=Opposition
 
-# --- Positionen des Keltischen Kreuzes (tarot_data.c) ---
+# --- Positionen des Keltischen Kreuzes (tarot_data.c). Waite spricht die
+# fragende Person durchgehend mit "ihn/ihm/sein" an; der unsuffigierte
+# Schlüssel ist eine geschlechtsneutrale Umschreibung (über "die fragende
+# Person"/"die eigene", ohne Pronomen), die bei nicht angegebenem
+# Geschlecht verwendet wird, ".male" ist Waites eigener Wortlaut
+# unverändert, ".female" eine für dieses Projekt geschriebene Umschreibung -
+# siehe tarot_data.c's Kommentar zu Gender. ---
 position.present.name=Die Gegenwart
-position.present.desc=Dies bedeckt ihn: der allgemeine Einfluss, der die Angelegenheit betrifft.
+position.present.desc=Dies bedeckt die fragende Person: der allgemeine Einfluss, der die Angelegenheit betrifft.
+position.present.desc.male=Dies bedeckt ihn: der allgemeine Einfluss, der die Angelegenheit betrifft.
+position.present.desc.female=Dies bedeckt sie: der allgemeine Einfluss, der die Angelegenheit betrifft.
 position.challenge.name=Die Herausforderung
-position.challenge.desc=Dies kreuzt ihn: die Art des Hindernisses in der Angelegenheit.
+position.challenge.desc=Dies kreuzt die fragende Person: die Art des Hindernisses in der Angelegenheit.
+position.challenge.desc.male=Dies kreuzt ihn: die Art des Hindernisses in der Angelegenheit.
+position.challenge.desc.female=Dies kreuzt sie: die Art des Hindernisses in der Angelegenheit.
 position.crown.name=Die Krone
-position.crown.desc=Dies krönt ihn: das Ziel oder Ideal, das Beste, was erreicht werden kann.
+position.crown.desc=Dies krönt die fragende Person: das Ziel oder Ideal, das Beste, was erreicht werden kann.
+position.crown.desc.male=Dies krönt ihn: das Ziel oder Ideal, das Beste, was erreicht werden kann.
+position.crown.desc.female=Dies krönt sie: das Ziel oder Ideal, das Beste, was erreicht werden kann.
 position.foundation.name=Das Fundament
-position.foundation.desc=Dies liegt unter ihm: die Grundlage der Angelegenheit, bereits Wirklichkeit.
+position.foundation.desc=Dies liegt unter der fragenden Person: die Grundlage der Angelegenheit, bereits Wirklichkeit.
+position.foundation.desc.male=Dies liegt unter ihm: die Grundlage der Angelegenheit, bereits Wirklichkeit.
+position.foundation.desc.female=Dies liegt unter ihr: die Grundlage der Angelegenheit, bereits Wirklichkeit.
 position.recent_past.name=Die jüngste Vergangenheit
-position.recent_past.desc=Dies liegt hinter ihm: der Einfluss, der gerade vergeht.
+position.recent_past.desc=Dies liegt hinter der fragenden Person: der Einfluss, der gerade vergeht.
+position.recent_past.desc.male=Dies liegt hinter ihm: der Einfluss, der gerade vergeht.
+position.recent_past.desc.female=Dies liegt hinter ihr: der Einfluss, der gerade vergeht.
 position.near_future.name=Die nahe Zukunft
-position.near_future.desc=Dies liegt vor ihm: der Einfluss, der jetzt wirksam wird.
-position.attitude.name=Er selbst
-position.attitude.desc=Seine Haltung oder Einstellung in den gegebenen Umständen.
-position.environment.name=Sein Haus
-position.environment.desc=Sein Umfeld und die darin wirkenden Tendenzen.
+position.near_future.desc=Dies liegt vor der fragenden Person: der Einfluss, der jetzt wirksam wird.
+position.near_future.desc.male=Dies liegt vor ihm: der Einfluss, der jetzt wirksam wird.
+position.near_future.desc.female=Dies liegt vor ihr: der Einfluss, der jetzt wirksam wird.
+position.attitude.name=Die fragende Person selbst
+position.attitude.name.male=Er selbst
+position.attitude.name.female=Sie selbst
+position.attitude.desc=Die eigene Haltung oder Einstellung in den gegebenen Umständen.
+position.attitude.desc.male=Seine Haltung oder Einstellung in den gegebenen Umständen.
+position.attitude.desc.female=Ihre Haltung oder Einstellung in den gegebenen Umständen.
+position.environment.name=Das eigene Haus
+position.environment.name.male=Sein Haus
+position.environment.name.female=Ihr Haus
+position.environment.desc=Das eigene Umfeld und die darin wirkenden Tendenzen.
+position.environment.desc.male=Sein Umfeld und die darin wirkenden Tendenzen.
+position.environment.desc.female=Ihr Umfeld und die darin wirkenden Tendenzen.
 position.hopes_and_fears.name=Hoffnungen und Ängste
-position.hopes_and_fears.desc=Seine Hoffnungen oder Ängste in der Angelegenheit.
+position.hopes_and_fears.desc=Die eigenen Hoffnungen oder Ängste in der Angelegenheit.
+position.hopes_and_fears.desc.male=Seine Hoffnungen oder Ängste in der Angelegenheit.
+position.hopes_and_fears.desc.female=Ihre Hoffnungen oder Ängste in der Angelegenheit.
 position.outcome.name=Das Ergebnis
 position.outcome.desc=Was kommen wird: das endgültige Ergebnis der Angelegenheit.
 

engine/i18n/en.lang

@@ -79,25 +79,52 @@ aspect.trine=Trine
 aspect.opposition=Opposition
 
 # --- Celtic Cross position names/descriptions (tarot_data.c), Waite's
-# own wording from "An Ancient Celtic Method of Divination" ---
+# own wording from "An Ancient Celtic Method of Divination". Waite
+# addresses the querent as "him" throughout; the unsuffixed key is a
+# pronoun-neutral paraphrase (singular "they") used when no gender is
+# configured, the ".male" key is Waite's own wording verbatim, and the
+# ".female" key is an original paraphrase - see tarot_data.c's own
+# comment on Gender. ---
 position.present.name=The Present
-position.present.desc=This covers him: the general influence affecting the matter.
+position.present.desc=This covers them: the general influence affecting the matter.
+position.present.desc.male=This covers him: the general influence affecting the matter.
+position.present.desc.female=This covers her: the general influence affecting the matter.
 position.challenge.name=The Challenge
-position.challenge.desc=This crosses him: the nature of the obstacle in the matter.
+position.challenge.desc=This crosses them: the nature of the obstacle in the matter.
+position.challenge.desc.male=This crosses him: the nature of the obstacle in the matter.
+position.challenge.desc.female=This crosses her: the nature of the obstacle in the matter.
 position.crown.name=The Crown
-position.crown.desc=This crowns him: the aim or ideal, the best that can be achieved.
+position.crown.desc=This crowns them: the aim or ideal, the best that can be achieved.
+position.crown.desc.male=This crowns him: the aim or ideal, the best that can be achieved.
+position.crown.desc.female=This crowns her: the aim or ideal, the best that can be achieved.
 position.foundation.name=The Foundation
-position.foundation.desc=This is beneath him: the basis of the matter, already actual.
+position.foundation.desc=This is beneath them: the basis of the matter, already actual.
+position.foundation.desc.male=This is beneath him: the basis of the matter, already actual.
+position.foundation.desc.female=This is beneath her: the basis of the matter, already actual.
 position.recent_past.name=The Recent Past
-position.recent_past.desc=This is behind him: the influence that is just passing away.
+position.recent_past.desc=This is behind them: the influence that is just passing away.
+position.recent_past.desc.male=This is behind him: the influence that is just passing away.
+position.recent_past.desc.female=This is behind her: the influence that is just passing away.
 position.near_future.name=The Near Future
-position.near_future.desc=This is before him: the influence now coming into action.
-position.attitude.name=Himself
-position.attitude.desc=His position or attitude in the circumstances.
-position.environment.name=His House
-position.environment.desc=His environment and the tendencies at work therein.
+position.near_future.desc=This is before them: the influence now coming into action.
+position.near_future.desc.male=This is before him: the influence now coming into action.
+position.near_future.desc.female=This is before her: the influence now coming into action.
+position.attitude.name=Themself
+position.attitude.name.male=Himself
+position.attitude.name.female=Herself
+position.attitude.desc=Their position or attitude in the circumstances.
+position.attitude.desc.male=His position or attitude in the circumstances.
+position.attitude.desc.female=Her position or attitude in the circumstances.
+position.environment.name=Their House
+position.environment.name.male=His House
+position.environment.name.female=Her House
+position.environment.desc=Their environment and the tendencies at work therein.
+position.environment.desc.male=His environment and the tendencies at work therein.
+position.environment.desc.female=Her environment and the tendencies at work therein.
 position.hopes_and_fears.name=Hopes and Fears
-position.hopes_and_fears.desc=His hopes or fears in the matter.
+position.hopes_and_fears.desc=Their hopes or fears in the matter.
+position.hopes_and_fears.desc.male=His hopes or fears in the matter.
+position.hopes_and_fears.desc.female=Her hopes or fears in the matter.
 position.outcome.name=The Outcome
 position.outcome.desc=What will come: the final result of the matter.
 

engine/scripts/run-engine.sh

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ birth_time=""
 birth_utc_offset=""
 birth_lat=""
 birth_lon=""
+gender="unspecified"
 lang="en"
 
 while IFS='=' read -r key value || [ -n "$key" ]; do
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ while IFS='=' read -r key value || [ -n "$key" ]; do
     birth_utc_offset) birth_utc_offset="$value" ;;
     birth_lat) birth_lat="$value" ;;
     birth_lon) birth_lon="$value" ;;
+    gender) [ -n "$value" ] && gender="$value" ;;
     lang) [ -n "$value" ] && lang="$value" ;;
   esac
 done <"$PROPERTIES_FILE"
@@ -77,5 +79,6 @@ exec "$BINARY" \
   --birth-lon "$birth_lon" \
   --date "$transit_date" \
   --format "$format" \
+  --gender "$gender" \
   --lang "$lang" \
   --i18n-dir "$SCRIPT_DIR/i18n"

engine/scripts/run-interpreter.sh

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ birth_time=""
 birth_utc_offset=""
 birth_lat=""
 birth_lon=""
+gender="unspecified"
 lang="en"
 
 while IFS='=' read -r key value || [ -n "$key" ]; do
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ while IFS='=' read -r key value || [ -n "$key" ]; do
     birth_utc_offset) birth_utc_offset="$value" ;;
     birth_lat) birth_lat="$value" ;;
     birth_lon) birth_lon="$value" ;;
+    gender) [ -n "$value" ] && gender="$value" ;;
     lang) [ -n "$value" ] && lang="$value" ;;
   esac
 done <"$PROPERTIES_FILE"
@@ -92,4 +94,5 @@ lang="${2:-$lang}"
   --birth-lon "$birth_lon" \
   --date "$transit_date" \
   --format json \
+  --gender "$gender" \
   | exec "$INTERPRETER_BINARY" --format "$format" --lang "$lang" --i18n-dir "$SCRIPT_DIR/i18n"

engine/scripts/user.properties.template

@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@
 #                    (e.g. 2 for Central European Summer Time)
 # birth_lat         Birth location latitude, decimal degrees, north positive
 # birth_lon         Birth location longitude, decimal degrees, east positive
+# gender            Who the reading is for - male, female, or unspecified.
+#                    Only affects the Celtic Cross position text's
+#                    pronouns (e.g. "His House" vs. "Her House" vs.
+#                    "Their House"), never the chart/draw itself.
+#                    Optional, defaults to "unspecified"; unrecognized
+#                    values fall back to "unspecified" too.
 # lang              Reading language code - matches a file named
 #                    <code>.lang in dist/i18n/ (see engine/i18n/ for the
 #                    source files, currently "en" and "de"). Optional,
@@ -22,4 +28,5 @@ birth_time=YOUR_BIRTH_TIME_HERE
 birth_utc_offset=YOUR_UTC_OFFSET_HERE
 birth_lat=YOUR_LATITUDE_HERE
 birth_lon=YOUR_LONGITUDE_HERE
+gender=unspecified
 lang=en

engine/src/main.c

@@ -15,12 +15,16 @@ static void print_usage(const char *prog) {
     "Usage: %s --seed <string> --birth-date YYYY-MM-DD --birth-time HH:MM\n"
     "          --birth-utc-offset <hours> --birth-lat <deg> --birth-lon <deg>\n"
     "          [--date YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM] [--format text|html|json]\n"
+    "          [--gender male|female|unspecified]\n"
     "          [--lang <code>] [--i18n-dir <path>]\n\n"
     "  --seed              Tarot seed string; same seed -> same Celtic Cross spread.\n"
     "  --birth-date/time   Birth date/time in local clock time.\n"
     "  --birth-utc-offset  Hours to subtract from local birth time to get UTC (e.g. 2 for CEST).\n"
     "  --birth-lat/lon     Birth location in decimal degrees (north/east positive).\n"
     "  --date              UTC moment for today's transits/tarot draw. Defaults to now.\n"
+    "  --gender            Who the reading is for - only affects the Celtic Cross\n"
+    "                      position text's pronouns, never the chart/draw itself.\n"
+    "                      Defaults to unspecified (pronoun-neutral phrasing).\n"
     "  --format            Output format, defaults to text. html links card art via\n"
     "                      img/<file>, i.e. it expects to be saved next to the img/\n"
     "                      directory that `make images` copies into dist/. json uses\n"
@@ -63,6 +67,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   const char *birth_utc_offset = NULL, *birth_lat = NULL, *birth_lon = NULL;
   const char *date_str = NULL, *format_str = "text";
   const char *lang = "en", *i18n_dir_arg = NULL;
+  const char *gender_str = "unspecified";
 
   for (int i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
     const char *arg = argv[i];
@@ -75,6 +80,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     else if (strcmp(arg, "--birth-lon") == 0) rc = require_arg(argc, argv, &i, arg, &birth_lon);
     else if (strcmp(arg, "--date") == 0) rc = require_arg(argc, argv, &i, arg, &date_str);
     else if (strcmp(arg, "--format") == 0) rc = require_arg(argc, argv, &i, arg, &format_str);
+    else if (strcmp(arg, "--gender") == 0) rc = require_arg(argc, argv, &i, arg, &gender_str);
     else if (strcmp(arg, "--lang") == 0) rc = require_arg(argc, argv, &i, arg, &lang);
     else if (strcmp(arg, "--i18n-dir") == 0) rc = require_arg(argc, argv, &i, arg, &i18n_dir_arg);
     else if (strcmp(arg, "--help") == 0 || strcmp(arg, "-h") == 0) {
@@ -136,6 +142,15 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     return 1;
   }
 
+  Gender gender;
+  if (strcmp(gender_str, "unspecified") == 0) gender = GENDER_UNSPECIFIED;
+  else if (strcmp(gender_str, "male") == 0) gender = GENDER_MALE;
+  else if (strcmp(gender_str, "female") == 0) gender = GENDER_FEMALE;
+  else {
+    fprintf(stderr, "Invalid --gender, expected male, female, or unspecified\n");
+    return 1;
+  }
+
   char i18n_path[512];
   if (i18n_dir_arg) {
     snprintf(i18n_path, sizeof i18n_path, "%s/%s.lang", i18n_dir_arg, lang);
@@ -148,7 +163,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   }
 
   DailyReading reading;
-  reading_generate(seed, &birth, utc_moment, &reading);
+  reading_generate(seed, &birth, gender, utc_moment, &reading);
 
   if (format == FORMAT_HTML) {
     reading_print_html(&reading, stdout);

engine/src/reading.c

@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
 
 #include <math.h>
 
-void reading_generate(const char *tarot_seed, const BirthData *birth,
+void reading_generate(const char *tarot_seed, const BirthData *birth, Gender gender,
                        time_t utc_moment, DailyReading *out) {
   out->utc_moment = utc_moment;
+  out->gender = gender;
   astro_compute_natal_chart(birth, &out->natal);
   astro_compute_daily_transits(utc_moment, &out->natal, &out->transits);
   tarot_draw_celtic_cross(tarot_seed, &out->spread);
@@ -66,10 +67,10 @@ void reading_print_text(const DailyReading *r, FILE *out) {
   fprintf(out, "===== %s =====\n", ui("ui.celtic_cross", "Celtic Cross"));
   for (int i = 0; i < TAROT_SPREAD_SIZE; i++) {
     const TarotDraw *draw = &r->spread.positions[i];
-    fprintf(out, "%-16s %s%s%s\n", tarot_position_name((CelticCrossPosition)i),
+    fprintf(out, "%-16s %s%s%s\n", tarot_position_name((CelticCrossPosition)i, r->gender),
             tarot_card_name(draw->card), draw->reversed ? " " : "",
             draw->reversed ? ui("ui.reversed", "(Reversed)") : "");
-    fprintf(out, "  %s\n", tarot_position_description((CelticCrossPosition)i));
+    fprintf(out, "  %s\n", tarot_position_description((CelticCrossPosition)i, r->gender));
     fprintf(out, "  %s\n", tarot_card_meaning(draw->card, draw->reversed));
   }
 }
@@ -138,12 +139,12 @@ void reading_print_html(const DailyReading *r, FILE *out) {
       "  <div class=\"desc\">%s</div>\n"
       "  <div class=\"meaning\">%s</div>\n"
       "</div>\n",
-      tarot_position_name((CelticCrossPosition)i),
+      tarot_position_name((CelticCrossPosition)i, r->gender),
       draw->reversed ? "reversed" : "",
       tarot_card_image_file(draw->card), tarot_card_name(draw->card),
       tarot_card_name(draw->card), draw->reversed ? " " : "",
       draw->reversed ? ui("ui.reversed", "(Reversed)") : "",
-      tarot_position_description((CelticCrossPosition)i),
+      tarot_position_description((CelticCrossPosition)i, r->gender),
       tarot_card_meaning(draw->card, draw->reversed));
   }
   fprintf(out, "</div>\n</body></html>\n");
@@ -163,6 +164,7 @@ void reading_print_json(const DailyReading *r, FILE *out) {
 
   struct tm *utc = gmtime(&r->utc_moment);
   fprintf(out, "  \"date\": \"%04d-%02d-%02d\",\n", utc->tm_year + 1900, utc->tm_mon + 1, utc->tm_mday);
+  fprintf(out, "  \"gender\": \"%s\",\n", tarot_gender_slug(r->gender));
 
   fprintf(out, "  \"natal\": {\n    \"bodies\": [\n");
   for (int b = 0; b < NUM_BODIES; b++) {

engine/src/reading.h

@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ typedef struct {
    * interpreter side) gets it for free without threading it through
    * separately. */
   time_t utc_moment;
+  /* Who the reading is for - only affects the pronouns in the Celtic
+   * Cross position text (see tarot.h's Gender), set by reading_generate()
+   * the same way utc_moment is, so every caller gets it for free. */
+  Gender gender;
   NatalChart natal;
   DailyTransits transits;
   CelticCrossSpread spread;
@@ -28,7 +32,7 @@ typedef struct {
 
 /* The real API: this is the only function the watchapp needs to call.
  * It walks the returned struct directly to lay out its own screens. */
-void reading_generate(const char *tarot_seed, const BirthData *birth,
+void reading_generate(const char *tarot_seed, const BirthData *birth, Gender gender,
                        time_t utc_moment, DailyReading *out);
 
 /* Desktop-only output formats for inspecting a reading before any watch

engine/src/tarot.h

@@ -52,6 +52,17 @@ typedef struct {
   bool reversed;
 } TarotDraw;
 
+/* Who the reading is for - affects only the pronouns in the Celtic
+ * Cross position text below (Waite's original wording addresses the
+ * querent as "him"), never anything about the tarot draw or astrology
+ * math itself. GENDER_UNSPECIFIED is the default and renders
+ * pronoun-neutral phrasing (singular "they" in English). */
+typedef enum {
+  GENDER_UNSPECIFIED = 0,
+  GENDER_MALE,
+  GENDER_FEMALE
+} Gender;
+
 typedef struct {
   /* Indexed by CelticCrossPosition. */
   TarotDraw positions[TAROT_SPREAD_SIZE];
@@ -67,8 +78,8 @@ const char *tarot_card_name(TarotCard card);
 const char *tarot_card_image_file(TarotCard card); /* matches res/img/ */
 const char *tarot_card_meaning(TarotCard card, bool reversed);
 
-const char *tarot_position_name(CelticCrossPosition position);
-const char *tarot_position_description(CelticCrossPosition position);
+const char *tarot_position_name(CelticCrossPosition position, Gender gender);
+const char *tarot_position_description(CelticCrossPosition position, Gender gender);
 
 /* Stable, language-independent identifiers (e.g. "high_priestess",
  * "wheel_of_fortune", "recent_past") - the same strings i18n.c's lookup
@@ -76,5 +87,6 @@ const char *tarot_position_description(CelticCrossPosition position);
  * (reading_print_json) that must stay identical regardless of --lang. */
 const char *tarot_card_slug(TarotCard card);
 const char *tarot_position_slug(CelticCrossPosition position);
+const char *tarot_gender_slug(Gender gender); /* "unspecified"/"male"/"female" */
 
 #endif

engine/src/tarot_data.c

@@ -130,52 +130,97 @@ static const TarotCardInfo k_cards[TAROT_DECK_SIZE] = {
 
 /* Position names and one-line descriptions follow Waite's own account
  * of "An Ancient Celtic Method of Divination" (Part III §7), in his
- * original drawing order. */
+ * original drawing order. Waite addresses the querent as "him"
+ * throughout; that wording is kept verbatim as the GENDER_MALE variant
+ * below, and GENDER_FEMALE/GENDER_UNSPECIFIED are original paraphrases
+ * written for this project (not Waite's own text) so the reading can
+ * address the person it's actually for. Each array is indexed by
+ * Gender (tarot.h): [GENDER_UNSPECIFIED], [GENDER_MALE], [GENDER_FEMALE]. */
 typedef struct {
-  const char *name;
-  const char *description;
+  const char *name[3];
+  const char *description[3];
 } PositionInfo;
 
 static const PositionInfo k_positions[TAROT_SPREAD_SIZE] = {
   [POSITION_PRESENT] = {
-    "The Present",
-    "This covers him: the general influence affecting the matter."
+    { "The Present", "The Present", "The Present" },
+    {
+      "This covers them: the general influence affecting the matter.",
+      "This covers him: the general influence affecting the matter.",
+      "This covers her: the general influence affecting the matter.",
+    }
   },
   [POSITION_CHALLENGE] = {
-    "The Challenge",
-    "This crosses him: the nature of the obstacle in the matter."
+    { "The Challenge", "The Challenge", "The Challenge" },
+    {
+      "This crosses them: the nature of the obstacle in the matter.",
+      "This crosses him: the nature of the obstacle in the matter.",
+      "This crosses her: the nature of the obstacle in the matter.",
+    }
   },
   [POSITION_CROWN] = {
-    "The Crown",
-    "This crowns him: the aim or ideal, the best that can be achieved."
+    { "The Crown", "The Crown", "The Crown" },
+    {
+      "This crowns them: the aim or ideal, the best that can be achieved.",
+      "This crowns him: the aim or ideal, the best that can be achieved.",
+      "This crowns her: the aim or ideal, the best that can be achieved.",
+    }
   },
   [POSITION_FOUNDATION] = {
-    "The Foundation",
-    "This is beneath him: the basis of the matter, already actual."
+    { "The Foundation", "The Foundation", "The Foundation" },
+    {
+      "This is beneath them: the basis of the matter, already actual.",
+      "This is beneath him: the basis of the matter, already actual.",
+      "This is beneath her: the basis of the matter, already actual.",
+    }
   },
   [POSITION_RECENT_PAST] = {
-    "The Recent Past",
-    "This is behind him: the influence that is just passing away."
+    { "The Recent Past", "The Recent Past", "The Recent Past" },
+    {
+      "This is behind them: the influence that is just passing away.",
+      "This is behind him: the influence that is just passing away.",
+      "This is behind her: the influence that is just passing away.",
+    }
   },
   [POSITION_NEAR_FUTURE] = {
-    "The Near Future",
-    "This is before him: the influence now coming into action."
+    { "The Near Future", "The Near Future", "The Near Future" },
+    {
+      "This is before them: the influence now coming into action.",
+      "This is before him: the influence now coming into action.",
+      "This is before her: the influence now coming into action.",
+    }
   },
   [POSITION_ATTITUDE] = {
-    "Himself",
-    "His position or attitude in the circumstances."
+    { "Themself", "Himself", "Herself" },
+    {
+      "Their position or attitude in the circumstances.",
+      "His position or attitude in the circumstances.",
+      "Her position or attitude in the circumstances.",
+    }
   },
   [POSITION_ENVIRONMENT] = {
-    "His House",
-    "His environment and the tendencies at work therein."
+    { "Their House", "His House", "Her House" },
+    {
+      "Their environment and the tendencies at work therein.",
+      "His environment and the tendencies at work therein.",
+      "Her environment and the tendencies at work therein.",
+    }
   },
   [POSITION_HOPES_AND_FEARS] = {
-    "Hopes and Fears",
-    "His hopes or fears in the matter."
+    { "Hopes and Fears", "Hopes and Fears", "Hopes and Fears" },
+    {
+      "Their hopes or fears in the matter.",
+      "His hopes or fears in the matter.",
+      "Her hopes or fears in the matter.",
+    }
   },
   [POSITION_OUTCOME] = {
-    "The Outcome",
-    "What will come: the final result of the matter."
+    { "The Outcome", "The Outcome", "The Outcome" },
+    {
+      "What will come: the final result of the matter.",
+      "What will come: the final result of the matter.",
+      "What will come: the final result of the matter.",
+    }
   },
 };
 
@@ -229,13 +274,44 @@ static const char *card_field(const char *slug, const char *field, const char *f
   return i18n_get(key, fallback);
 }
 
-static const char *position_field(const char *slug, const char *field, const char *fallback) {
-  char key[64];
-  strcpy(key, "position.");
-  strcat(key, slug);
-  strcat(key, ".");
-  strcat(key, field);
-  return i18n_get(key, fallback);
+/* Suffix appended to the i18n key for the male/female variants - the
+ * unspecified/neutral variant uses the plain, unsuffixed key so it
+ * matches the field name callers already know (e.g. "position.
+ * attitude.name"), same convention as card_field()'s upright/reversed
+ * field names above. */
+static const char *const k_gender_suffix[3] = {
+  [GENDER_UNSPECIFIED] = "",
+  [GENDER_MALE] = ".male",
+  [GENDER_FEMALE] = ".female",
+};
+
+static const char *const k_gender_slug[3] = {
+  [GENDER_UNSPECIFIED] = "unspecified",
+  [GENDER_MALE] = "male",
+  [GENDER_FEMALE] = "female",
+};
+
+static const char *position_field(const char *slug, const char *field, Gender gender,
+                                   const char *fallback) {
+  char neutral_key[80];
+  strcpy(neutral_key, "position.");
+  strcat(neutral_key, slug);
+  strcat(neutral_key, ".");
+  strcat(neutral_key, field);
+  if (gender == GENDER_UNSPECIFIED) return i18n_get(neutral_key, fallback);
+
+  /* Not every position's text actually varies by gender (e.g. "The
+   * Outcome" has no pronoun) - the .lang files only define a ".male"/
+   * ".female" key where the wording differs. So look up the neutral key
+   * first and use *that* (translated, if a catalog is loaded) as the
+   * fallback for the gendered key, rather than jumping straight past a
+   * loaded translation to the hardcoded English `fallback` whenever the
+   * gendered key happens to be absent. */
+  const char *neutral_text = i18n_get(neutral_key, fallback);
+  char key[88];
+  strcpy(key, neutral_key);
+  strcat(key, k_gender_suffix[gender]);
+  return i18n_get(key, neutral_text);
 }
 
 const char *tarot_card_name(TarotCard card) {
@@ -252,13 +328,15 @@ const char *tarot_card_meaning(TarotCard card, bool reversed) {
                      reversed ? k_cards[card].reversed : k_cards[card].upright);
 }
 
-const char *tarot_position_name(CelticCrossPosition position) {
-  return position_field(k_position_slug[position], "name", k_positions[position].name);
+const char *tarot_position_name(CelticCrossPosition position, Gender gender) {
+  return position_field(k_position_slug[position], "name", gender, k_positions[position].name[gender]);
 }
 
-const char *tarot_position_description(CelticCrossPosition position) {
-  return position_field(k_position_slug[position], "desc", k_positions[position].description);
+const char *tarot_position_description(CelticCrossPosition position, Gender gender) {
+  return position_field(k_position_slug[position], "desc", gender,
+                         k_positions[position].description[gender]);
 }
 
 const char *tarot_card_slug(TarotCard card) { return k_card_slug[card]; }
 const char *tarot_position_slug(CelticCrossPosition position) { return k_position_slug[position]; }
+const char *tarot_gender_slug(Gender gender) { return k_gender_slug[gender]; }

engine/tests/smoke_test.c

@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ static void test_reading_generate_smoke(void) {
   };
 
   DailyReading r1, r2;
-  reading_generate("smoke-test-seed", &birth, 1751500000, &r1);
-  reading_generate("smoke-test-seed", &birth, 1751500000, &r2);
+  reading_generate("smoke-test-seed", &birth, GENDER_UNSPECIFIED, 1751500000, &r1);
+  reading_generate("smoke-test-seed", &birth, GENDER_UNSPECIFIED, 1751500000, &r2);
 
   for (int i = 0; i < TAROT_SPREAD_SIZE; i++) {
     assert(r1.spread.positions[i].card == r2.spread.positions[i].card);
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static void test_reading_print_json_shape(void) {
   };
 
   DailyReading r;
-  reading_generate("smoke-test-seed", &birth, 1751500000, &r);
+  reading_generate("smoke-test-seed", &birth, GENDER_FEMALE, 1751500000, &r);
 
   FILE *tmp = tmpfile();
   assert(tmp);
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ static void test_reading_print_json_shape(void) {
    * into what must stay language-independent regardless of --lang). */
   assert(buf[0] == '{');
   assert(strstr(buf, "\"date\": \"2025-07-02\"") != NULL); /* UTC date of the fixed 1751500000 seed */
+  assert(strstr(buf, "\"gender\": \"female\"") != NULL);
   assert(strstr(buf, "\"natal\"") != NULL);
   assert(strstr(buf, "\"transits\"") != NULL);
   assert(strstr(buf, "\"spread\"") != NULL);
@@ -155,7 +156,7 @@ static void test_i18n_fallback_and_translation(void) {
   assert(strcmp(astro_moon_phase_name(MOON_FULL), "Vollmond") == 0);
   assert(strcmp(astro_aspect_name(ASPECT_TRINE), "Trigon") == 0);
   assert(strcmp(tarot_card_name(CARD_WORLD), "Die Welt") == 0);
-  assert(strcmp(tarot_position_name(POSITION_OUTCOME), "Das Ergebnis") == 0);
+  assert(strcmp(tarot_position_name(POSITION_OUTCOME, GENDER_UNSPECIFIED), "Das Ergebnis") == 0);
 
   /* Loading a file that doesn't exist fails and leaves the previously
    * loaded catalog in place, rather than silently clearing it. */
@@ -170,12 +171,45 @@ static void test_i18n_fallback_and_translation(void) {
   printf("PASS test_i18n_fallback_and_translation\n");
 }
 
+static void test_gendered_position_text(void) {
+  /* English catalog (loaded by the previous test): "Attitude" is the one
+   * position whose name itself carries a pronoun. */
+  assert(strcmp(tarot_position_name(POSITION_ATTITUDE, GENDER_UNSPECIFIED), "Themself") == 0);
+  assert(strcmp(tarot_position_name(POSITION_ATTITUDE, GENDER_MALE), "Himself") == 0);
+  assert(strcmp(tarot_position_name(POSITION_ATTITUDE, GENDER_FEMALE), "Herself") == 0);
+  assert(strstr(tarot_position_description(POSITION_PRESENT, GENDER_UNSPECIFIED), "them") != NULL);
+  assert(strstr(tarot_position_description(POSITION_PRESENT, GENDER_MALE), "him") != NULL);
+  assert(strstr(tarot_position_description(POSITION_PRESENT, GENDER_FEMALE), "her") != NULL);
+
+  /* The Outcome position has no pronoun in Waite's own text - identical
+   * across all three genders. */
+  assert(strcmp(tarot_position_description(POSITION_OUTCOME, GENDER_MALE),
+                tarot_position_description(POSITION_OUTCOME, GENDER_FEMALE)) == 0);
+  assert(strcmp(tarot_position_description(POSITION_OUTCOME, GENDER_MALE),
+                tarot_position_description(POSITION_OUTCOME, GENDER_UNSPECIFIED)) == 0);
+
+  bool loaded = i18n_load("engine/i18n/de.lang");
+  assert(loaded);
+  assert(strcmp(tarot_position_name(POSITION_ATTITUDE, GENDER_MALE), "Er selbst") == 0);
+  assert(strcmp(tarot_position_name(POSITION_ATTITUDE, GENDER_FEMALE), "Sie selbst") == 0);
+  assert(strcmp(tarot_position_name(POSITION_ATTITUDE, GENDER_UNSPECIFIED),
+                "Die fragende Person selbst") == 0);
+  assert(strcmp(tarot_position_description(POSITION_ENVIRONMENT, GENDER_MALE),
+                "Sein Umfeld und die darin wirkenden Tendenzen.") == 0);
+
+  loaded = i18n_load("engine/i18n/en.lang"); /* leave the catalog in a known state */
+  assert(loaded);
+
+  printf("PASS test_gendered_position_text\n");
+}
+
 int main(void) {
   test_tarot_determinism();
   test_natal_sun_sign();
   test_reading_generate_smoke();
   test_reading_print_json_shape();
   test_i18n_fallback_and_translation();
+  test_gendered_position_text();
   printf("All smoke tests passed.\n");
   return 0;
 }

interpreter/src/main.c

@@ -226,13 +226,13 @@ static void print_top_transits_header(FILE *out, int count) {
 
 /* ===== --format text ===== */
 
-static void print_celtic_cross_text(FILE *out, const CelticCrossSpread *spread) {
+static void print_celtic_cross_text(FILE *out, const CelticCrossSpread *spread, Gender gender) {
   fprintf(out, "%s:\n", ui("ui.celtic_cross", "Celtic Cross"));
   for (int i = 0; i < TAROT_SPREAD_SIZE; i++) {
     const TarotDraw *draw = &spread->positions[i];
-    fprintf(out, "  %d. %s: %s%s\n", i + 1, tarot_position_name((CelticCrossPosition)i),
+    fprintf(out, "  %d. %s: %s%s\n", i + 1, tarot_position_name((CelticCrossPosition)i, gender),
             tarot_card_name(draw->card), reversed_marker(draw->reversed));
-    fprintf(out, "     %s\n", tarot_position_description((CelticCrossPosition)i));
+    fprintf(out, "     %s\n", tarot_position_description((CelticCrossPosition)i, gender));
     fprintf(out, "     %s\n", tarot_card_meaning(draw->card, draw->reversed));
   }
 }
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ static void interp_print_text(FILE *out, const DailyReading *reading, const Dail
   }
   fprintf(out, "\n");
 
-  print_celtic_cross_text(out, &reading->spread);
+  print_celtic_cross_text(out, &reading->spread, reading->gender);
 }
 
 /* ===== --format html ===== */
@@ -297,7 +297,8 @@ static void print_transit_item_html(FILE *out, const DailyReading *reading,
 /* One Celtic Cross card as a ".card" div - shared between the
  * Attitude/Outcome preview (right after guidance) and the full spread
  * further down, so both render identically. */
-static void print_card_html(FILE *out, CelticCrossPosition position, const TarotDraw *draw) {
+static void print_card_html(FILE *out, CelticCrossPosition position, const TarotDraw *draw,
+                             Gender gender) {
   fprintf(out,
     "<div class=\"card\">\n"
     "  <div class=\"position\">%s</div>\n"
@@ -306,9 +307,9 @@ static void print_card_html(FILE *out, CelticCrossPosition position, const Tarot
     "  <div class=\"desc\">%s</div>\n"
     "  <div class=\"meaning\">%s</div>\n"
     "</div>\n",
-    tarot_position_name(position), draw->reversed ? "reversed" : "",
+    tarot_position_name(position, gender), draw->reversed ? "reversed" : "",
     tarot_card_image_file(draw->card), tarot_card_name(draw->card), tarot_card_name(draw->card),
-    reversed_marker(draw->reversed), tarot_position_description(position),
+    reversed_marker(draw->reversed), tarot_position_description(position, gender),
     tarot_card_meaning(draw->card, draw->reversed));
 }
 
@@ -352,8 +353,8 @@ static void interp_print_html(FILE *out, const DailyReading *reading, const Dail
   fprintf(out, "<h2>%s</h2>\n", ui("interp.heading_guidance", "Guidance"));
 
   fprintf(out, "<div class=\"spread attitude-outcome\">\n");
-  print_card_html(out, POSITION_ATTITUDE, &reading->spread.positions[POSITION_ATTITUDE]);
-  print_card_html(out, POSITION_OUTCOME, &reading->spread.positions[POSITION_OUTCOME]);
+  print_card_html(out, POSITION_ATTITUDE, &reading->spread.positions[POSITION_ATTITUDE], reading->gender);
+  print_card_html(out, POSITION_OUTCOME, &reading->spread.positions[POSITION_OUTCOME], reading->gender);
   fprintf(out, "</div>\n");
 
   fprintf(out, "<div class=\"guidance\">\n");
@@ -386,7 +387,7 @@ static void interp_print_html(FILE *out, const DailyReading *reading, const Dail
 
   fprintf(out, "<h2>%s</h2>\n<div class=\"spread\">\n", ui("ui.celtic_cross", "Celtic Cross"));
   for (int i = 0; i < TAROT_SPREAD_SIZE; i++) {
-    print_card_html(out, (CelticCrossPosition)i, &reading->spread.positions[i]);
+    print_card_html(out, (CelticCrossPosition)i, &reading->spread.positions[i], reading->gender);
   }
   fprintf(out, "</div>\n");
 

interpreter/src/reading_io.c

@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ static const char *const k_position_slug[TAROT_SPREAD_SIZE] = {
   "near_future", "attitude", "environment", "hopes_and_fears", "outcome",
 };
 
+/* Mirrors tarot_data.c's own k_gender_slug, same duplication policy as
+ * k_card_slug/k_position_slug above (no reverse lookup exposed there). */
+static const char *const k_gender_slug[3] = {
+  "unspecified", "male", "female",
+};
+
 static bool body_from_slug(const char *slug, Body *out) {
   for (int i = 0; i < NUM_BODIES; i++) {
     if (strcmp(slug, k_body_slug[i]) == 0) {
@@ -104,6 +110,16 @@ static bool card_from_slug(const char *slug, TarotCard *out) {
   return false;
 }
 
+static bool gender_from_slug(const char *slug, Gender *out) {
+  for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+    if (strcmp(slug, k_gender_slug[i]) == 0) {
+      *out = (Gender)i;
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
 static bool position_from_slug(const char *slug, CelticCrossPosition *out) {
   for (int i = 0; i < TAROT_SPREAD_SIZE; i++) {
     if (strcmp(slug, k_position_slug[i]) == 0) {
@@ -155,6 +171,18 @@ static void parse_date(const JsonValue *date, DailyReading *out) {
   out->utc_moment = timegm(&tm_date);
 }
 
+/* Parses the top-level "gender" field (see reading_print_json in
+ * engine/src/reading.c) into out->gender. Lenient like parse_date(): a
+ * missing or unrecognized value just leaves out->gender at
+ * GENDER_UNSPECIFIED (0, from reading_load_json's own memset), not a
+ * load failure - it only affects Celtic Cross position text pronouns,
+ * nothing scoring depends on it. */
+static void parse_gender(const JsonValue *gender, DailyReading *out) {
+  const char *gender_str = gender ? json_as_string(gender) : NULL;
+  if (!gender_str) return;
+  gender_from_slug(gender_str, &out->gender);
+}
+
 bool reading_load_json(const char *text, size_t length, DailyReading *out) {
   memset(out, 0, sizeof(*out));
 
@@ -197,6 +225,7 @@ bool reading_load_json(const char *text, size_t length, DailyReading *out) {
   out->transits.aspect_count = filled;
 
   parse_date(json_object_get(root, "date"), out);
+  parse_gender(json_object_get(root, "gender"), out);
 
   const JsonValue *natal = json_object_get(root, "natal");
   parse_bodies(natal ? json_object_get(natal, "bodies") : NULL, out->natal.bodies);

interpreter/src/reading_io.h

@@ -16,10 +16,13 @@
  * significance.c), out->natal.bodies[]/out->transits.bodies[] (sign +
  * house per body, used only for display), out->spread.positions[]
  * (card + reversed per Celtic Cross position, used only by
- * guidance.c), and out->utc_moment (the top-level "date" field, parsed
+ * guidance.c), out->utc_moment (the top-level "date" field, parsed
  * back to midnight UTC of that date - used only for display, e.g. main.c
- * printing which day a reading is for). out->natal.ascendant_longitude/
- * houses[] are left zeroed - nothing reads them yet.
+ * printing which day a reading is for), and out->gender (the top-level
+ * "gender" field - used only for the Celtic Cross position text's
+ * pronouns, e.g. tarot_position_name()/tarot_position_description()).
+ * out->natal.ascendant_longitude/houses[] are left zeroed - nothing
+ * reads them yet.
  *
  * Returns false on malformed JSON, or if "transits"."aspects" isn't
  * present as an array (an empty array is fine - that's a real "no

interpreter/tests/json_test.c

@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ static void test_json_parse_rejects_malformed(void) {
 static const char *k_fixture =
   "{"
   "  \"date\": \"2026-07-16\","
+  "  \"gender\": \"female\","
   "  \"natal\": {\"bodies\": [{\"body\": \"sun\", \"sign\": \"taurus\", \"house\": 3}], \"houses\": []},"
   "  \"transits\": {"
   "    \"bodies\": [{\"body\": \"sun\", \"sign\": \"cancer\", \"house\": 5}],"
@@ -106,6 +107,38 @@ static void test_reading_load_json_missing_date_defaults_to_zero(void) {
   printf("PASS test_reading_load_json_missing_date_defaults_to_zero\n");
 }
 
+static void test_reading_load_json_extracts_gender(void) {
+  DailyReading reading;
+  bool ok = reading_load_json(k_fixture, strlen(k_fixture), &reading);
+
+  assert(ok);
+  assert(reading.gender == GENDER_FEMALE);
+
+  printf("PASS test_reading_load_json_extracts_gender\n");
+}
+
+static void test_reading_load_json_missing_gender_defaults_to_unspecified(void) {
+  const char *text = "{\"transits\": {\"aspects\": []}}";
+  DailyReading reading;
+  bool ok = reading_load_json(text, strlen(text), &reading);
+
+  assert(ok);
+  assert(reading.gender == GENDER_UNSPECIFIED);
+
+  printf("PASS test_reading_load_json_missing_gender_defaults_to_unspecified\n");
+}
+
+static void test_reading_load_json_unrecognized_gender_defaults_to_unspecified(void) {
+  const char *text = "{\"gender\": \"xenu\", \"transits\": {\"aspects\": []}}";
+  DailyReading reading;
+  bool ok = reading_load_json(text, strlen(text), &reading);
+
+  assert(ok);
+  assert(reading.gender == GENDER_UNSPECIFIED);
+
+  printf("PASS test_reading_load_json_unrecognized_gender_defaults_to_unspecified\n");
+}
+
 static void test_reading_load_json_extracts_body_sign_and_house(void) {
   DailyReading reading;
   bool ok = reading_load_json(k_fixture, strlen(k_fixture), &reading);
@@ -206,6 +239,9 @@ int main(void) {
   test_reading_load_json_extracts_aspects();
   test_reading_load_json_extracts_date();
   test_reading_load_json_missing_date_defaults_to_zero();
+  test_reading_load_json_extracts_gender();
+  test_reading_load_json_missing_gender_defaults_to_unspecified();
+  test_reading_load_json_unrecognized_gender_defaults_to_unspecified();
   test_reading_load_json_extracts_body_sign_and_house();
   test_reading_load_json_extracts_spread_positions();
   test_reading_load_json_missing_spread_is_not_fatal();

watch/package.json

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
       "BIRTH_UTC_OFFSET_MINUTES",
       "BIRTH_LAT_MICRODEG",
       "BIRTH_LON_MICRODEG",
+      "GENDER",
       "LANG",
       "NOTIFY_ENABLED",
       "NOTIFY_HOUR",

watch/src/c/app_message.c

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ static void inbox_received_handler(DictionaryIterator *iter, void *context) {
     cfg.birth.longitude = v / 1000000.0;
     got_birth = true;
   }
+  if (read_int(iter, MESSAGE_KEY_GENDER, &v)) cfg.gender = (Gender)v;
 
   Tuple *lang_tuple = dict_find(iter, MESSAGE_KEY_LANG);
   if (lang_tuple) {

watch/src/c/config.c

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ enum {
   PKEY_BIRTH_UTC_OFFSET_MINUTES,
   PKEY_BIRTH_LAT_MICRODEG,
   PKEY_BIRTH_LON_MICRODEG,
+  PKEY_GENDER,
   PKEY_LANG,
   PKEY_NOTIFY_ENABLED,
   PKEY_NOTIFY_HOUR,
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ void config_load(WatchConfig *out) {
   out->birth.utc_offset_hours = (double)(int32_t)persist_read_int(PKEY_BIRTH_UTC_OFFSET_MINUTES) / 60.0;
   out->birth.latitude = (double)(int32_t)persist_read_int(PKEY_BIRTH_LAT_MICRODEG) / 1000000.0;
   out->birth.longitude = (double)(int32_t)persist_read_int(PKEY_BIRTH_LON_MICRODEG) / 1000000.0;
+  out->gender = (Gender)persist_read_int(PKEY_GENDER); /* defaults to 0 = GENDER_UNSPECIFIED */
 
   if (persist_read_string(PKEY_LANG, out->lang, sizeof out->lang) <= 0) {
     strcpy(out->lang, "en");
@@ -61,6 +63,7 @@ void config_save(const WatchConfig *cfg) {
   persist_write_int(PKEY_BIRTH_UTC_OFFSET_MINUTES, (int32_t)(cfg->birth.utc_offset_hours * 60.0));
   persist_write_int(PKEY_BIRTH_LAT_MICRODEG, (int32_t)(cfg->birth.latitude * 1000000.0));
   persist_write_int(PKEY_BIRTH_LON_MICRODEG, (int32_t)(cfg->birth.longitude * 1000000.0));
+  persist_write_int(PKEY_GENDER, (int32_t)cfg->gender);
 
   persist_write_string(PKEY_LANG, cfg->lang);
 
@@ -79,8 +82,9 @@ void config_log(const WatchConfig *cfg) {
   APP_LOG(APP_LOG_LEVEL_INFO, "config: birth %04d-%02d-%02d %02d:%02d UTC offset %dmin",
           cfg->birth.year, cfg->birth.month, cfg->birth.day, cfg->birth.hour, cfg->birth.minute,
           (int)(cfg->birth.utc_offset_hours * 60));
-  APP_LOG(APP_LOG_LEVEL_INFO, "config: lat=%ld/1e6 lon=%ld/1e6 lang=%s",
-          (long)(cfg->birth.latitude * 1000000), (long)(cfg->birth.longitude * 1000000), cfg->lang);
+  APP_LOG(APP_LOG_LEVEL_INFO, "config: lat=%ld/1e6 lon=%ld/1e6 gender=%d lang=%s",
+          (long)(cfg->birth.latitude * 1000000), (long)(cfg->birth.longitude * 1000000),
+          (int)cfg->gender, cfg->lang);
   APP_LOG(APP_LOG_LEVEL_INFO, "config: notify_enabled=%d at %02d:%02d",
           cfg->notify_enabled, cfg->notify_hour, cfg->notify_minute);
 }

watch/src/c/config.h

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <pebble.h>
 
 #include "../../../engine/src/astro.h"
+#include "../../../engine/src/tarot.h" /* Gender */
 
 /* Everything the watch needs that isn't computed fresh each day: birth
  * data (the same fields as dist/user.properties), display language, and
@@ -13,6 +14,9 @@
 typedef struct {
   bool configured; /* false until the config page has been submitted once */
   BirthData birth;
+  Gender gender; /* who the reading is for - only affects Celtic Cross
+                  * position text pronouns, see engine/src/tarot.h.
+                  * Defaults to GENDER_UNSPECIFIED (0). */
   char lang[8]; /* e.g. "en", "de" - matches engine/i18n/<lang>.lang's own code */
   bool notify_enabled;
   int notify_hour;   /* 0-23, the watch's own local wall-clock time (i.e.

watch/src/c/main.c

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ static void on_config_updated(const WatchConfig *cfg) {
   if (!s_config.configured) return;
 
   config_log(&s_config); /* the values this newly-recomputed reading is based on */
-  reading_state_recompute(&s_config.birth);
+  reading_state_recompute(&s_config.birth, s_config.gender);
   if (was_configured) {
     report_window_reload();
   } else {
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ int main(void) {
   config_log(&s_config); /* the values this session's reading (if any) is based on */
 
   if (s_config.configured) {
-    reading_state_recompute(&s_config.birth);
+    reading_state_recompute(&s_config.birth, s_config.gender);
     report_window_push();
   } else {
     show_setup_required();

watch/src/c/reading_state.c

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 static DailyReading s_reading;
 static DailyInterpretation s_interp;
 
-void reading_state_recompute(const BirthData *birth) {
+void reading_state_recompute(const BirthData *birth, Gender gender) {
   time_t now = time(NULL);
   /* Plain gmtime() (not the POSIX-only gmtime_r()), used immediately -
    * same justification as astro.c's own time_from_unix(). */
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ void reading_state_recompute(const BirthData *birth) {
   char seed[16];
   snprintf(seed, sizeof seed, "%04d-%02d-%02d", utc->tm_year + 1900, utc->tm_mon + 1, utc->tm_mday);
 
-  reading_generate(seed, birth, now, &s_reading);
+  reading_generate(seed, birth, gender, now, &s_reading);
   interpret_daily_reading(&s_reading, &s_interp);
 }
 

watch/src/c/reading_state.h

@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
 #include "../../../interpreter/src/significance.h"
 
 /* Recomputes today's reading (astro + tarot + interpretation) from
- * `birth`, using the watch's current clock: today's UTC date as the
- * tarot seed (same convention as dist/run-engine.sh - see CLAUDE.md's
+ * `birth`/`gender`, using the watch's current clock: today's UTC date as
+ * the tarot seed (same convention as dist/run-engine.sh - see CLAUDE.md's
  * "Build & run") and the current moment for the transit snapshot. Safe
  * to call again later (e.g. the day rolled over while the app stayed
  * open) - overwrites the previous result in place. */
-void reading_state_recompute(const BirthData *birth);
+void reading_state_recompute(const BirthData *birth, Gender gender);
 
 /* Valid only after at least one reading_state_recompute() call. */
 const DailyReading *reading_state_get_reading(void);

watch/src/c/ui_report_window.c

@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ static void build_content(int16_t width) {
     const TarotDraw *draw = &reading->spread.positions[i];
 
     snprintf(s_position_titles[i], sizeof s_position_titles[i], "%s: %s %s",
-             tarot_position_name((CelticCrossPosition)i), tarot_card_name(draw->card),
+             tarot_position_name((CelticCrossPosition)i, reading->gender), tarot_card_name(draw->card),
              reversed_marker(draw->reversed));
     y = add_text(width, y, s_position_titles[i], s_font_subhead);
 
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ static void build_content(int16_t width) {
     scroll_layer_add_child(s_scroll_layer, bitmap_layer_get_layer(s_slots[i].bitmap_layer));
     y += s_slots[i].height + MARGIN;
 
-    y = add_text(width, y, tarot_position_description((CelticCrossPosition)i), s_font_body);
+    y = add_text(width, y, tarot_position_description((CelticCrossPosition)i, reading->gender), s_font_body);
     y = add_text(width, y, tarot_card_meaning(draw->card, draw->reversed), s_font_body);
   }
 

watch/src/pkjs/index.js

@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@ var LANGUAGES = [
   { code: 'en', label: 'English' },
   { code: 'de', label: 'Deutsch' }
 ];
+// Matches engine/src/tarot.h's Gender enum (GENDER_UNSPECIFIED = 0,
+// GENDER_MALE = 1, GENDER_FEMALE = 2) - only affects the Celtic Cross
+// position text's pronouns, never the chart/draw itself.
+var GENDERS = [
+  { code: 0, label: 'Prefer not to say' },
+  { code: 1, label: 'Male' },
+  { code: 2, label: 'Female' }
+];
 
 // 120x120 PNG of res/logo-small.png, inlined as base64 - this page is a
 // bare `data:` URI with no server, so there's nowhere else to load an
@@ -65,6 +73,16 @@ function buildLanguageOptions(selected) {
   return html;
 }
 
+function buildGenderOptions(selected) {
+  var html = '';
+  for (var i = 0; i < GENDERS.length; i++) {
+    var gender = GENDERS[i];
+    var isSelected = gender.code === selected ? ' selected' : '';
+    html += '<option value="' + gender.code + '"' + isSelected + '>' + gender.label + '</option>';
+  }
+  return html;
+}
+
 // Runs *inside* the webview (embedded as a <script> string below), not
 // in pkjs's own context - reads the form, validates it, and hands the
 // result back to pkjs via the standard Pebble config-page convention:
@@ -80,6 +98,7 @@ var FORM_SCRIPT =
   '  var utcOffset = parseFloat(document.getElementById("birth_utc_offset").value);' +
   '  var lat = parseFloat(document.getElementById("birth_lat").value);' +
   '  var lon = parseFloat(document.getElementById("birth_lon").value);' +
+  '  var gender = parseInt(document.getElementById("gender").value, 10);' +
   '  var lang = document.getElementById("lang").value;' +
   '  var notifyEnabled = document.getElementById("notify_enabled").checked;' +
   '  var notifyTime = document.getElementById("notify_time").value || "08:00";' +
@@ -105,6 +124,7 @@ var FORM_SCRIPT =
   '    birth_utc_offset_minutes: Math.round(utcOffset * 60),' +
   '    birth_lat_microdeg: Math.round(lat * 1000000),' +
   '    birth_lon_microdeg: Math.round(lon * 1000000),' +
+  '    gender: gender,' +
   '    lang: lang,' +
   '    notify_enabled: notifyEnabled ? 1 : 0,' +
   '    notify_hour: parseInt(notifyParts[0], 10),' +
@@ -121,6 +141,7 @@ var FORM_SCRIPT =
 
 function buildConfigHtml(saved) {
   var lang = saved.lang || 'en';
+  var gender = typeof saved.gender === 'number' ? saved.gender : 0;
   var notifyChecked = saved.notify_enabled ? ' checked' : '';
   return '<!doctype html>' +
     '<html><head><meta charset="utf-8">' +
@@ -162,6 +183,8 @@ function buildConfigHtml(saved) {
     '<input type="number" id="birth_lon" step="0.0001" min="-180" max="180" value="' +
     escapeHtml(saved.birth_lon) + '" required></div>' +
     '</div>' +
+    '<label>Gender (used for reading pronouns)</label>' +
+    '<select id="gender">' + buildGenderOptions(gender) + '</select>' +
     '<h2>Display</h2>' +
     '<label>Language</label>' +
     '<select id="lang">' + buildLanguageOptions(lang) + '</select>' +
@@ -205,6 +228,7 @@ Pebble.addEventListener('webviewclosed', function (e) {
     birth_utc_offset: result.saved_birth_utc_offset,
     birth_lat: result.saved_birth_lat,
     birth_lon: result.saved_birth_lon,
+    gender: result.gender,
     lang: result.lang,
     notify_enabled: result.notify_enabled === 1,
     notify_time: result.saved_notify_time
@@ -219,6 +243,7 @@ Pebble.addEventListener('webviewclosed', function (e) {
     BIRTH_UTC_OFFSET_MINUTES: result.birth_utc_offset_minutes,
     BIRTH_LAT_MICRODEG: result.birth_lat_microdeg,
     BIRTH_LON_MICRODEG: result.birth_lon_microdeg,
+    GENDER: result.gender,
     LANG: result.lang,
     NOTIFY_ENABLED: result.notify_enabled,
     NOTIFY_HOUR: result.notify_hour,