If you're like me, you probably have been struggling with astrology. The overwhelming amount of information out there can be daunting when you're first getting started! I'm still learning and I'm not an expert, but I do have a much better grasp of the basics and wanted to share them with you! First off, here's some of my fav places to look at my natal chart: astro-charts.com and the apps Celeste and Time Passages
Here are the 3 types of charts people generally look at in astrology:
Natal - your self chart, the usual one people look at
Universal/Mundane - The World chart which is how people do astro forecasting
Katarchic/Inceptional - Charts for specific events
Next we look at what makes a chart:
Planets - the foundations of the chart
Signs - roles of the planets in your chart
Houses - how the signs interact in your life
Aspects - the interactions of all of it
Now lets look deeper into the planets and their energy:
​Sun | Moon | Mercury | Venus | Mars |
​Yang Ego Creativity Father | Yin Inner Emotional Mother | Neutral Logic Intellectual | Yin Beauty Love Femininity | Yang Assertive Siblings Masculinity |
​Jupiter | Saturn | ​Uranus | Neptune | Pluto |
​Yang Abundance Knowledge Spirituality | ​Yin Lessons Structure Time | Spontaneity Innovation Unconventional Beliefs | ​Glamour Illusion Spiritual Connection | ​​Intensity Psycological Turmoil Transformative |
The biggest planets to focus on are the first 7 as the last 3 are the furthest away from the sun and tend to be more generational as they take many years to orbit the sun. Now lets look at the Signs: I'm sure you know the signs but lets go over them.. Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces The signs correspond to the constellations in the sky and people generally read astrology by seeing how the planets correlate to the constellations. Through that we see how the signs are the roles of the planets in a chart,
​Ruler | ​Element | ​Modality |
​The ruling planet of signs: aries - mars taurus - venus/ceres gemini - mercury cancer - moon leo - sun virgo - mercury/chiron libra - venus scorpio - pluto/mars sagittarius - jupiter capricorn - saturn aquarius - saturn/uranus pisces - jupiter/neptune | ​Temperament of the sign: Fire - dry & hot Aries/Leo/Sagittarius Earth - dry & cold Taurus/Virgo/Capricorn Air - wet & hot Gemini/Libra/Aquarius Water - wet & cold Cancer/Scorpio/Pisces | ​Mode of Existence: Cardinal - initiate & catalyze Fixed - remain steady & hold space Mutable - transition & adjust |
Houses: Zodiac areas of life both internal and external.
* image credit to holisticism.com You can use the houses above to see how they are currently effecting your life by finding your age on this chart and seeing which house is the focus! This is called an annual profection chart.
Aspects: Interactions between signs, houses and planets!
​Conjunction | ​Sextile | ​Square | ​Trine | ​Opposition |
​- Planets being in the same sign - 0-10 degrees - connection or blending of planet energies - can be helpful or challenging | - ​60 degrees harmonious - least powerful of the aspects - nature of Venus | ​- 90 degrees tense aspect -constant friction | ​- 120 degrees extremely harmonious - nature of jupiter - cooperation in same element | ​- 180 degrees intensely combative - completely opposite another planet in your chart - nature of saturn/ boundaries |
Check out your chart at any of the links above and let me know in the comments if any of this helped you understand things a little bit easier! I'll keep learning about astrology and add more information in an upcoming post so stay tuned and keep this blog bookmarked or add me on IG/Sign up for my newsletter to be informed when new blogs go up!
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