We have been requested to explain the
basics on how to read a birth chart. In
one post, we are only able to touch on this but after this read you should be
able to check planetary placements in your own chart when we are discussing
activity with the planets in our daily posts as they are move through the Zodiac.
The birth chart is basically a snapshot of
the heavens at the precise moment of your birth from your specific location on
earth. In this snapshot, the planets are
frozen in time around the earth and this defines your astrological birth
signature. This snapshot will never change
although the planets will keep moving around the zodiac after your birth. The continuing movement of the planets is
referred to as transiting planets. The
planets in the birth snapshot are referred to as natal planets.
As mentioned, the snapshot that your natal
or birth chart is specific to your date of birth and your time of birth as well
as your location of birth. If you move after
birth say from France to Canada, you will have to have what is referred to as a
relocation chart prepared. This new
place or residence presents different opportunity to you than that which your
birth place would have offered. The
relocation chart will create a change in your rising sign (the sign coming over
the horizon at the moment of birth). The
rising sign will change either by sign or degree.
You can go to many different sites on the
internet to have a snapshot or chart diagram prepared for you. We would suggest using ASTRO DIENIST at www.astro.com Again, you will need your complete birth
information. Click on “Free Horoscopes”
at the top right. Under “Drawings and
Calculations”, select “Extended Chart Selection”. You may
have to create an account. It is worth
the small amount of time required in the end. Choose a house system (Holm Astrology prefers
the placidus system). Ask the programme
to add all the planetary placements as well as the nodes (mean nodes), lunar
nodes and eclipses. Once you have done
this, you can create a print out of the heavens which represented the diagram
of your chart. Now when we refer to
different planets, houses, aspects, angles, you will be able to locate this
information on your own diagram. With
this diagram, you are ready to read your chart.
With diagram in hand, you will notice that
there are twelve sections with the numbers in the centre. These are the astrological houses. The houses represent areas of life, so when for
example we refer to the 5th house, go to the house marked 5 in your
chart to see what is happening there for you.
On the bottom left hand side of the print
out are the planets (from the Sun to Pluto) as well as the angles (ascendant
(AC) and midheaven (MC)). The symbols
for the planets are beside the named planets and below are the house placement
according to sign, degree and minute. It
only shows six houses because the opposite house on the chart will be exactly the
same size. According to the symbols, you
can see where your planets are at the moment of birth. This will never change, but the houses and
AS/MC will change if you move. If the
symbols are foreign to you, please visit www.holmastrology.com/astrology-101
When we speak in terms of the transiting
Moon for example in our posts (this is not the birth placement for the Moon as
shown in your Chart diagram), it is where the Moon is currently located. For example let’s say that the Transiting
Moon is in Scorpio at 5 degrees. You can
now picture/locate where the transiting Moon would be in your birth chart.
If you go back to www.astro.com, you can again go to extended
chart selection and ask for the transits and natal chart. This will provide you with you natal chart
diagram but will include the transiting planets for the date you choose. The transiting planets (the transits) will be
on the outside of the wheel and the birth placement or natal placements will be
on the inside of the wheel.
The coloured lines between the planets are
angles which define the separation between these planets and angles in your
chart. These angles define what type of
energy will be transmitted between these points. We will not go into detail on what these
angles represent today as this is far too in depth. We have looked at the various aspects in past
posts and you can search each type if you like.
The red lines are angles that are challenging and the blue lines are
harmonious. However every chart has both
and the more challenging the chart is, the more difficult the life lessons, but
at the same time the more challenging conditions in a chart, the greater the
rewards when we have learned the lesson at hand. Alternatively, the more easy flow a chart may
be, the greater the possibility that the person can become stagnant and growth
will be minimal. Such an individual when
faced with adversity or hard lessons will be devastated by these events unlike
someone who is used to facing challenges and knows the satisfaction of victory.
This is just touching on our astrology
chart diagram but it will assist you in creating yours so that you have a point
of reference when we discuss the many aspects of the Astrology chart. Our posts address varying levels of
understanding in Astrology. Holm
Astrology website has lots of pertinent material for those that are interested
and through search, it is much easier to locate information on www.holmastrology.com or www.holmastrology.blogspot.ca/
than it is here on Facebook.
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