tips for interpreting your birth chart:
see how the ascendant puts the 12 signs into the houses one by one. aries rising places taurus in the 2nd house, gemini in the 3rd, and so on. those will be the topics describing said areas of life. e.g. you will act venusian in relationships if libra is in your 7th house.
knowing your chart ruler and how it functions in its spot is the most important thing. you can find it by checking which planet governs your rising sign. e.g. if you’re a cancer asc, the aspects, sign, and house placement of your moon reflect the theme of your life to a high degree. traditional rulership is pretty interesting, so — attention scorpio rising, look at pluto but you are also co-ruled by mars. aquarius ac, look at uranus, but saturn also. pisces asc, check jupiter next to neptune.
dignity and debilitation is key. beside rulership of the signs, keep in mind how certain planets to well or are stifled in specific signs. learn about exaltation, detriment and fall (table). knowing that mercury is at home in gemini or virgo is crucial to interpret your chart, but also how saturn is exalted in libra or how venus falls in aries. most of it is intuitive, e.g. see how venus’ gentle nature clashes with aries’ martial approach.
the moon sign is your true identity. how you act when you are by yourself. like the actual moon is serenely present at night in darkness. if you want to know how your crush is really like, their lunar placement will tell you. meanwhile, the sun sign is your self-presentation. the sun is ruled by leo after all, that’s how you want to prove and establish yourself. there’s attachment. the sun sign is a mask. at the end of the day, where you find true comfort is only the moon sign and its house.
followed by the venus sign which symbolizes everything you find nice and pleasing. you’ll notice how your coping mechanisms — caused by your sun sign’s struggle — are all in these moon or venus areas. realize that you don’t need a reason of pressure to comfort yourself or admit to those areas that make you feel great. let venus be venus for its own sake.
a lot of value can be drawn out of interpreting the IC versus the MC. that is, how your childhood life leads to your career life. the contrast of the 4th house (domestic) and the 10th house (public) is in a natural opposition with good reason, 180° apart. you will find a fulfilling career if it brings balance to what happened in the home.
accept squares as they are. a lot of astrologers try to pull something positive out of them, but the experienced ones tell you that you can’t overcome them, it’s supposed to be like that. all that’s possible is using your sextiles and trines to get back on track. and it is true that the more squares, the more karmic rewards. oppositions, even more so. especially when saturn is involved, there will be benefits down the line.
see where your parents’ north nodes are. even if you don’t have their birth times, you can find it. now, if you have any personal planets in your own chart at those very spots, it is likely that your parents wanted you to fulfill their purpose for them. if your mother’s north node is in taurus and you are a taurus sun, she passed on a need for stability in life. that purpose is not complete by her own efforts, you continue it. in essence, the north node tells you the people you’re bound to. the south node shows you people you were bound to.
predict the time of meeting a spouse by your jupiter return. if jupiter visits your natal jupiter sign again, it’s due. venus being in good aspect or conjunction shows an increased likelihood. the presence of saturn there indicates it takes more time and growth. until saturn leaves the conjunction, opposition or square, the jupiter return’s effect will be delayed. but: you will be much wiser and experienced afterwards, and your partner will be time-tested and a quality spouse.
if you want to know in which place or environment you can find love in at the moment, calculate which house of yours venus currently transits. e.g. if it transits your 9th house you can find love abroad, in the 10th house at the workplace, in the 11th online.
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