Astrology: Understanding the Birth Chart

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Using astrology to predict your short-term future is similar to making plans around the weather forecast: Certain days and weeks will look great for making big moves and asserting yourself, while others are better for keeping a low profile. This dictionary is a practical bundle of knowledge you must have. If you want to make your stars align, this book would be a good fit for you. You Were Born for This: Astrology for Radical Self-Acceptance is a bestselling book by Chani Nicholas. The author is a well-known astrologer who has helped improve millions of people’s lives by letting them understand their birth chart. The birth chart refers to the state of the universe on the day you were born. It dictates the gifts of your personality; your talents, your hardships and your golden chances. Once you realize your true potential, you can meet it too. The book explains in a simple way the basic concepts of astrology. The book will allow you to read your own birth charts and will be able to depict how the astronomical bodies show our future. It will lead you on the guide to self-realization.

Astrology is an extremely interesting subject. It casts a spell on the most skeptic of souls and wants them to come closer to spirituality and mythology. Whether you believe in its powers or not, reading a book on astrology will be a beneficial learning experience for you. Visually a chart is a 360 degree wheel divided into 12 sections. Each section is named after the famous constellations or zodiac signs that we are all familiar with (i.e Aries, Leo, Gemini, …). Your planets are plotted onto the wheel to see which sign they fall into to. For example, to calculate your Sun sign we look at which zodiac constellation the Sun was sitting in at the time of your birth. Astrologers interpret this map by looking at the interplay of all your astrological elements and based on the archetypes that each of the signs represent. Each planet can offer insight into your individual character and clarity about your soul's avenues for growth and personal evolution. Since the Rising sign is where the first house begins, it sets up your birth chart and the 12 houses included in it.This knowledge can be extremely validating, making sense of emotions or tendencies that may otherwise feel confusing to us. Astrological readings can even help us make big career decisions or learn what kinds of relationships fulfill us the most. The Astrology Dictionary is an essential for every astrology reader by Donna Woodwell. The book is extremely interesting and contains definition of all words associated with the astro lingo. In addition, it also has helpful illustrations to further explain their point. The authors are experienced experts of the field and they analyze in detail the signs and give a lot of relevant information about common practices like teas, tonics, crystals, affirmations, fitness styles, etc. After reading this book, you will have an advanced perception about your personality and will be able to use your talents to improve your personal and professional life. If you have any planets forming an aspect (conjunct, square, opposition, sextile, or trine) with your Ascendant, they will add another layer of interpretation to your birth chart.

From Yasmin Boland, internationally renowned award-winning astrologer and Sunday Times bestselling author of Moonology Oracle Cards, Moonology, and Mercury Retrograde. As you already know, the beginning of the year is an energetic reset. This is when most astrology enthusiasts delineate the big-picture Transits Chart for the year ahead ( calculate yours here!). A Transits Chart overlays the current celestial alignments onto the natal chart to figure out how these changes affect it. (Things get more complicated when reading how the current astrological weather is affecting your chart, and for this, astrologers use other kinds of charts.) This astrology book has everything you need to get started with astrology, including how to read your birth chart and use astrological insights to plan and predict your life. You’ll go on a journey through the different aspects of your birth chart, from your rising sign to your Moon sign and beyond.The book includes topics like the philosophy, history and techniques of olden astrology. It pays special attention to the basic concepts of astrology still prevalent and popular in today’s world, especially the concepts that are also present in Western astrology. After reading this book, you will have learned the history of astrology in an extensive manner. The main reason knowing your natal chart is kind of a big deal: It’s unique to Y-O-U. A common misconception about birth charts is that they are like horoscopes, just individualized. Reading your daily, weekly, monthly, and even yearly horoscope can provide general guidance because it’s based solely on your Sun sign. But reading your chart—which is a customized assessment of all the different celestial bodies, astrological houses, natural elements, and more—means receiving targeted and hyper-personalized direction for your life (sounds useful, doesn’t it?).

Astrology for Wellness: Star Sign Guides for Body, Mind & Spirit Vitality, written by Monte Farber and Amy Zerner, is an outstanding book on astrology. Astrology is not only intended to bring you a realization of what your future will look like, but it is supposed to help you bring you bring closer to the best version of you; it is supposed to guide you on your path to personal development and growth. The book gives you wisdom tailored to your zodiac sign. The book also offers a fresh perspective on astrology, divorced from its outdated preconceived notion. The book has different exercises laid for you; reflection questions, journal prompts and affirmation, all designed to steer you towards your dreams. The book also introduces the concept of the three keys: your Sun, your Moon and your ascendant and its ruler. The keys are linked to your life from your purpose to your success. The overall elemental (fire, water, earth, and air) composition of the chart: Is there a balance or imbalance? If an imbalance, how can that be fixed? The “romance planets” of Venus and Mars are key players too because if two people’s Venus signs are harmonizing with one another, there will be a strong pull between them. And if their Mars signs are compatible, let's just say the sexual energy will be gratifying. Synastry also takes into consideration the Lunar Nodes of Destiny, which are the points in the sky where the luminaries (Sun and Moon) cross paths to create eclipses, the Nodes rule destiny, karma, and even past lives.Hellenistic Astrology: The Study of Fate and Fortune, is a great book by Chris Brennan. Hellenistic astrology is a field of astrology that has deep roots in history. It was very common in the Mediterranean since 1 st century BCE. The modern astrology, present in the world today, is a descendent of the ancient Hellenistic Astrology. Just recently, evidence has been discovered about the Hellenistic astrology. This book is the first of its kind about Hellenistic astrology. Astrologers use many techniques to figure out how a person uniquely embodies the vibe of their overall birth chart. Though that can get pretty complicated (astrologers are professionals, after all!), here are some of the key elements they consider when analyzing a birth chart: For those who are interested in learning more about astrology, the plethora of books and resources out there can be overwhelming — especially as astrology has greatly risen in popularity over the past few years. To find the best astrology books, I spoke to several astrologers who recommended everything from introductory guides to deep dives into transits and birth chart compatibility. An astrology chart—also called a birth chart or natal chart—is technically a snapshot of the position of the planets on the exact day, time, and location you were born. It contains powerful information about the types of energies you were exposed to at your precise moment of birth. On a personal level, it also speaks of your strengths and weaknesses, opportunities for growth, and the absolute best (and worst) times to make big life changes. Some astrology branches—Evolutionary Astrology, for example—even claim that your astrology birth chart is a window into your past lives and your soul’s entire journey.