Many people that are curious about astrology wonder exactly how to read their natal chart. Your natal chart in astrology tells exactly where the planets are at the time of your birth. This chart will tell a great deal about your personality, likes and dislikes and how you see the world. The natal chart is an excellent starting point in astrology to understand more about yourself.
Begin by ordering a natal chart either from an astrologer or from an online website offering a computer generated natal chart. A natal chart done by an astrologer will be exact, down to the very millisecond. Sometimes this can cause great revelations. A great starting point can be ordering a computerized natal chart.
Look at where the sun is located. This will tell you about your personality. Traditional astrologers say that your male personality is expressed through the sun and your female personality is expressed through the moon. But modern astrology has a different view. Today’s astrologers accept a more balanced view and the sun is seen to express your more apparent personality traits.
Now notice where the moon is. The house and sign the moon is in will tell you about how you express your emotions. It is important to note both the house and the sign because this will give you two different signs to look up. So if the moon is in the second house in Cancer - you’ll need to check your rising sign to discover exactly what the second house would be. That other astrological sign is part of how you express yourself. The moon is also how you see your mother and often your relationship with your mother is a very important component to our emotional maturity.
Then look at what sign your rising sign is. The rising sign is the first impression people have of you. Often this is the sign that people first think you are before they get to know you. Then as they start to get to know you, they then think you are your sun sign personality. Sometimes when your sun sign and rising sign are in great opposition - your first impression can be very different from who you truly are and this needs to be examined. This would be like the person who is very shy when you first meet them and then they turn out to be someone who is a real motor mouth. Learning the difference between your first impression and your sun sign can help you make the decision if this is how you truly want to be seen by others.
Look at where Venus is in your chart. This will show how you express romance and passion. If your Venus is in a fire sign, then you will have a very passionate and “fiery” type of personality. If your Venus is in an earth sign, you’ll be slower to warm up. If your Venus is in an air sign, your passions will be more intellectual based.
Take a look at where mars is in your chart. This will let you know how you express your ambitions and exactly how you handle money. Mars is a very important planet in everyone’s chart. You can learn a lot by understanding the role ambition plays in your life. Someone with Mars in Leo will have a very dramatic, fiery attitude about ambition. Someone with Mars in the first house (personality) will have lots of ambition and strong money management skills.
The final planet to look at is Saturn. Saturn is traditionally thought of as the planet of limitation but it can also be thought of as a planet of maturity. Saturn is an area where you may have experienced some grief or suffering and have gained some wisdom. If Saturn is in your fourth house (family) then you may be very wise when it comes to family matters.
The natal chart can help you discover a great deal about your personality and how you see the world. The more you understand, the better a life you can lead!
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