What do the stars have in store for you? Here's how to find out. Get an in-depth look at what makes up your horoscope, and how it can reveal the inner depths of your character, and the secrets of your destiny...
If your experience of astrology and your horoscope has been a bitesize look at your daily or annual destiny, the first time you come across a natal or birth chart it may seem like an impenetrable tangle of symbols, circles and criss-crossing lines. The good news is, all of those symbols, circles and criss-crossing lines have a purpose and, taken together, will tell the story of the person you are and your path through life. Learning to understand your birth chart is an exciting and revealing adventure and one that will provide you with a great deal of reward and insight into the person you are and the experiences you will have, both positive and challenging. Your natal chart is the foundation of your astrological profile. It is calculated using…
1 Your Sun Sign By identifying the Sun symbol and which sign it sits in on your chart, you can find your Sun sign. This is your daily horoscope sign. 2 The Houses The wheel is divided into 12 houses. Your first house is at your rising sign, then they go round the circle anti-clockwise. 3 The Planets Where the planets are in the heavens both individually and in relation to each other is key in astrology. 4 Rising Sign Located at nine o’clock, this is the sign of the zodiac that is glimmering on the eastern horizon at the exact time of your birth. 5 The Aspects The lines and shapes in the centre of your chart are aspects, which show the relationships between the planets in your chart.…
Whilst natal astrology is a very popular choice, it isn’t the only field you can explore. Disciplines such as electional and horory astrology offer different ways to look at things. Electional astrologers create a chart which will inform them of the outcomes of an action they have elected to take on a particular date. By selecting the preferred date of your wedding, for instance, and casting a chart for that date, you’ll learn whether the omens for nuptial success are positive or suggest challenges ahead. Horary astrologers, meanwhile, cast a chat based not on a future date such as those used by their electional counterparts, nor on the birth moment that informs a natal chart. Instead, horary astrologers draw up their charts based on the most prescient burning question that…
SUN | MOON | RISING Every morning, all across the world, people start the day by checking what their daily horoscope says. Checking your star sign has been a popular hobby for decades and shows no sign of slowing down. We all know which of the 12 signs of the zodiac represent us and we’ve all looked up a forecast of the day or year ahead, hoping that it’ll be a great one for Libra or Capricorn, or whichever astrological sign is ours. It’s perhaps the most widely known and most basic way in which millions of people – many of whom wouldn’t consider themselves particularly interested in astrology – engage with the stars. When it comes to gaining a better understanding of the zodiac, the topic sometimes seems to…
When someone says they’re a Virgo, Leo or any other star sign, they’re actually telling you tells you what their Sun sign is. They might not know is as that, but that’s exactly what it is. Your Sun sign is determined by the position of the Sun in the 12 houses of the zodiac at the moment of your birth. The Sun remains in each of the houses for around four weeks before moving on to the next, hence the 12 signs of the zodiac in a year. If you’re new to astrology, then taking the time to really understand your Sun sign is a fantastic way to make baby steps towards more advanced study. When someone says “I’m such a typical Gemini”, they’re boiling their natal chart down to…
Just as your Sun sign is decided by the position of the Sun at the moment of your birth, your Moon sign is determined by the place in which the Moon was sitting at the same moment. For example, if the Moon was in the zodiac house of Leo when you were born, then your Moon sign is Leo. Whilst the Sun is the very core of your being and governs your personality, your Moon sign exists in a more shadowy, hidden space. The Moon is representative of the side of your personality that you might not want on public display. Whilst the bright Sun – your fundamental personality – is hard to conceal, the Moon is much easier to keep under wraps. It represents that side of us that…
