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The Sun, Moon and Ascendant
Excerpt from Horoscope Snapshots: Essays in Modern Astrology
Very often, the first ‘way in’ to reading a horoscope – or to grasp
its essence quickly – is to consider the Big Three: the Sun, Moon
and Ascendant, either individually or as a trio. Together, these
three complexes (their sign and house position and aspects from
planets) form the fundamental components and core dynamics of
a birth chart and act as excellent starting points for following trails
and spotting chart themes …
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The Four Angles
Excerpt from Getting to the Heart of Your Chart: Playing Astrological Detective
Our second assessment is to note the set of signs on the four angles. Are they of a particular mode? Are all four elements found on the angles? Does a pair have a planetary ruler in common? This assessment is important when considering our relationship with our immediate and broader environments, and it may also introduce a key theme that will become apparent in later stages of interpretation …
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Retrograde Planets
Excerpt from Getting to the Heart of Your Chart: Playing Astrological Detective
Retrogrades are an interesting phenomenon – not just in their apparent backwards motion but also in how astrologers perceive and interpret this optical illusion, as seen from the Earth. Much has been written on retrograde cycles (most famously, the Mercury retrograde) and on the importance of retrogrades in horary and electional astrology. Yet relatively little has been written about how they function in the natal horoscope. This is surprising if we consider how much of our art – from the diurnal (daily) cycle to the eternal dance of the Sun, Moon and Earth – stems from observing the heavens from our own viewpoint …
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Parental Significators
Excerpt from Horoscope Snapshots: Essays in Modern Astrology
Where are our parents shown in the natal chart? Are they described by planets placed in the 4th and 10th Houses, the signs on the cusps of these houses, and/or the planets ruling them? Or are they somewhere else?
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