Horoscope Guide To Understanding Your Astrological Chart Table of Contents

Contents

Part I: Overview.. 11

What is Astrology?. 11

What is an Astrology Chart?. 12

Do I Need an Astrologer?. 13

Part II: Basic Chart Structure. 14

Horizon, Meridian, AC, DC, MC, IC.. 16

Part III: The Chart in Detail 18

Zodiac Overview.. 18

What is the Zodiac?. 19

Categorizing the Zodiac: Elements and Modalities. 20

Elements: Air, Fire, Earth and Water 21

The Proactive Elements: Air & Fire. 21

The Reactive Elements: Earth & Water 22

Modalities: Cardinal, Fixed, Mutable. 23

The Zodiac Sign by Sign. 25

THE FIRE SIGNS: Aries, Leo and Sagittarius. 26

Aries (March 21-April 19) 27

Leo (July 23-August 22) 28

Sagittarius (November 22-December 21) 29

THE AIR SIGNS: Gemini, Libra and Aquarius. 30

Gemini (May 21-June 20) 31

Libra (September 23-October 22) 32

Aquarius (January 20 to February 18) 33

THE EARTH SIGNS: Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn. 34

Taurus (April 20-May 20) 35

Virgo (August 23-September 22) 36

Capricorn (December 22-January19) 37

THE WATER SIGNS: Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces. 38

Cancer (June 21-July 22) 40

Scorpio (October 23-November 21) 41

Pisces (February 19 to March 20) 42

The Planets and Other Points. 43

Ascendant (AC) 57

Descendant (DC) 57

Medium Coeli (MC) 58

Imum Coeli (IC) 58

Pars Fortuna or Part of Fortune. 58

The North Node (and South Node) 59

Aspect Categories: Major & Minor, Soft & Hard. 60

The 12 Houses. 66

Framing The Houses: 67

11^th House. 94

12^th House. 97

Part IV: 5-Step Chart Interpretation. 100

A Note on the Approach to Interpretation. 100

Step 1: Main Players: Sun and Moon. 101

Step 2: Distribution. 103

Step 3: Aspects: Tension and Flow.. 104

Step 4: AC & MC.. 104

Step 5: Ruling Planet 105

Part V: Resources. 106

Glossary of Astrology Terms. 106

Suggestions for Further Reading. 114