astrology REFERENCE · 8 ARTICLES
Astrology foundations
Eight guides for reading charts without confusing their parts.
Astrology foundations
Introduction to astrology
Learn what an astrology chart contains, how its parts fit together and where interpretation has limits.
Reading a birth chart
A step-by-step way to read signs, planets, houses and aspects without confusing their roles.
Sun, Moon and rising sign
Understand three distinct chart factors: purposeful identity, emotional response and the eastern horizon.
Signs versus planets versus houses
Separate a chart’s functions, styles and life settings, then combine them in a useful sentence.
Planetary rulerships
The traditional seven-planet domicile scheme, modern additions and how to use a ruler in a chart.
Retrogrades explained
What apparent backward motion means astronomically and how natal and transit interpretations differ.
Natal placements versus transits
Distinguish the fixed birth-chart reference from changing planetary positions and repeated contacts.
Tropical versus sidereal astrology
Understand equinox-based and star-referenced zodiacs, ayanamsha choices and why signs can differ.