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Astrology Birth Charts - 4/23/2012 6:38:24 PM

Anaxagoras

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Thought I would start a thread on birth charts because a few on here might find them interesting to post up and discuss. Astrology is much more than merely about a person’s sun sign. Birth charts are in essence an image of the heavens at the exact time of one’s birth in the location where one is born. If it helps I wrote a bit of info on them below for anyone new to the topic.

Drawing Charts up is complex but there are sites on the “Interwebs” that do the job for free. Googling “birth chart” will get quite a few. I mostly use http://www.0800-horoscope.com/birthchart.php which loads a lot of cookies onto one’s system and has too many pop-ups but has fairly decent explanations of the different areas of the chart in question. Its not a substitute for seeing an astrologer as it just offers cookbook explanations of each feature of a given chart but IMHO it’s a nice way to get into it.

Each chart is quite unique as even a few minutes of difference in birth time can give a pretty different chart. The same goes for place of birth so its important to get these details right if at all possible.

It might be hard to post up the graphic of your birth chart as CM only accept JPG files (I think) so it would need to be converted but the direct link to the graphic would also work.

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The sky above is divided into twelve segments known as the signs. The planets and the two luminaries represent basic primal energies that the signs filter in characteristic ways. The sun and moon are the most important. The sun represents the elemental self, the conscious ego, issues related to power, health etc. The moon is the opposite, representing the inner self, subconscious, emotional state etc.

In turn the planets are located in what are called “houses” which are loosely related to the twelve signs but relate to the areas where the planets will impact one’s life most. There are a number of very important points in the house system – the ascendant and its corresponding descendent on the opposite side of the chart, and the Midheaven (MC) and the Nadir, again on the opposing sides of the chart.

The ascendant is the most important point in the chart besides the sun and moon. When people say “oh I thought you seemed like sun sign X rather than Y, they are supposedly referring to the ascendant because it represents the way in which a person presents themselves to the world.

The aspects are the most important part of a chart. They show the way in which the differing energies of the planets and other points relate to each other. Aspects are calculated by the difference in degrees between each planet. If one planet is at 9 degrees Scorpio and another at 8 degrees Leo, they will form what is called a square – a 90 degree angle with a plus or minus 8 degree orb. There are many aspects but the most important are conjunctions (0 degrees), sextiles (60 degrees), squares, trines (120 degrees) and oppositions (180 degrees). Sextiles and trines are the most positive. Squares and oppositions the most negative. All have a plus or minus 8 degree orb except sextiles which usually have a 6 degree orb.

There are many other elements to birth charts but the above are the basics, which should illustrate that these things are very complex, especially when considering that all the above are often conflicting and have to be synthesised into a unified interpretation. That takes years to really get the knack of.

As a teenager I had an interest in a few areas of the paranormal, and what some refer to as the “esoteric arts”. Its been a long time since I truly believed in astrology but even for unbelievers I think it provides an interesting way of helping to reflect on personality perhaps due to their complexity so YMMV.

< Message edited by Anaxagoras -- 4/23/2012 7:19:43 PM >

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