Three steps to analyze natal charts

Using a certain self developed method helps you to analyze natal charts. I think that my method quickly shows the most important qualities of a chart. This blog is about that method. I also published it on Astromarkt.

Almost 4 years ago I published about the method in "4 steps to read a chart" and I used the chart of Sir Winston Churchill as an example. In the following years I learned, and now I use 3 (giant) step: Astro ID, character and 'special patterns'. Sometimes the first giant step is enough. Let me show you what I mean. You'll see that you get a clear picture of that difference, almost immediately.

STEP 1
What does the chart show us? The Astro ID…
The ID of a person describes special marks. The Astro ID is about special marks of the chart. The special position is for:

- the planet without major aspects like conjunct, sextile, trine, square and opposition within 5 degrees of orb or within sign. That planet is 'calling!' (drawing our attention and working at any possible level). The 'calling' planet is the most important prominent planet.

- angularity: the planet in a sharp and narrow angel with the Ascendant-Descendant line (conjunct, opposition or square) and the planet on Midheaven. Those are the cornerstones of the chart.

- the planet of orientation: the first (outer) planet rising before the Sun (that is the planet that you see first when you move your finger from the Sun clockwise). Skip Venus and Mercury (unless they are important because of another indication here).

There is at least one important position in your chart! If you have more than 3, it will be more difficult to focus.

HITLER: Sun and Uranus are calling, Mercury is angular = crucially rising before the Sun...That tells us that we deal with a : controversial - URANUS - communicator - MERCURY - and leader - SUN -. or someone with controversial opnions that are being noticed.  Jupiter rises before the Sun. He is a controversial leader with an international orientation and oratory skills.

CARTLAND: The Astro ID shows a lot of prominent planets here, too. Venus, Jupiter and Mercury are calling! and Neptune is rising before the Sun. She has Moon, Jupiter and Saturn angular. 

(You immediately see the Moon-Venus-Neptune prominence and realize that there could be some sort of artistic talent in the air, but maybe not art because there is no connection between Venus, Moon and Neptune).  

Most important is Mercury-Venus-Jupiter combination 'calling', of course. It is a statement for successful and talented writing/talking, sweet stories etcetera, or for example for a popular (Venus-Jupiter) author (Mercury). 

The difference between Hitler's chart and that of Barbara Cartland is obvious. The first chart shows a will to be special, a leader, someone who changes the world at any possible level. The second wants to talk or write nicely and kindly. That difference added with the circumstances (he a man, she a woman, he poor, she rich) makes a lot of difference.

!Not so well known people have important placements, too. They use them at any kind of level. The fact that their are a number of important placements doesn't always mean that the owner of that chart is a VIP. It is more that your see the main issues and the most important qualities!

Sometimes one step is enough, like with the charts of Adolf Hitler and Barbara Cartland. The first one brought  us destruction and war, the other one romance... You could stop here (and come back tomorrow) because you just found the essential information in the chart. The Astro ID gave you just as much information as their official pictures do!:)

Continue for the second and third step on Astromarkt: http://www.astromarkt.net/chart-analysis.html

ONE MORE LINK
I decided to use other examples this time, but if you want to go back and see Churchill and the 4 steps to read his chart, here is the link... 

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Two executed royals, born November 2

It is November 2, All Souls Day. Time to remember lost loved ones and burn a candle.

Here I take the time to remember two royals, born on a November 2 in history. I noticed - on Wikipedia - that two executed royals were born on November 2 : Edward V, age 12 and Queen Marie Antoinette, age 36.

There is nothing wrong with being born on a November 2. It is only the date of birth that the royals share. The position of the Sun differs 10 degrees as you may see in the picures of the charts. That is because of the difference between the Gregorian and the Julian year. However, they were both born under Scorpio. Edward had an 11th degree Sun and a Leo Ascendant and Pisces Moon. Marie Antoinette had a 21st degree Sun and a Cancer Ascendant and Libra Moon.
Their charts are different, just as different as their characters were. Both were political victims.

Edward was King for a few months. His uncle Richard was the bad guy who had him murdered at age 12, imprisoned in the Tower of London. I had a look at his chart and noticed the importance of Mars (rising before the Sun), Uranus (NA, calling!) and Saturn (the planet in X). This mirrors the risk of sudden (Uranus) blockage (Saturn) of energy (Mars). These planets are also important in the month of his death.
1. Progressed Mars was opposition Saturn and semi sextile Uranus (suddenly blocked energy, resonating the natal chart).
2. Transit Uranus was inconjunct his Sun/Moon midpoint (sudden nerves with a loss involved).
3. Transit Saturn was inconjunct Progressed Midheaven (the 'check mate' or 'lame duck' aspect: ending a period in life and there is a loss involved (inconjunct = losing, giving up)

And there was more bad news from 'above': Progressed Moon on Ascendant and inconjunct Chiron (emotional pain); Progressed Midheaven inconjunct Node (lost position; lost connection). And there is Progressed Venus sextile Ascendant (for mercy).

It is a hard episode in the history of England. With this chart, in that position, in those days, it was not a good chart to be born with. Saturn sometimes ends, too soon. Even if you have an important Sun at the meridian (or, especially when you draw attention with an important Sun).

MARIE-ANTOINETTE
The story of Edward reminded me of an earlier study of the chart of Marie-Antoinette, the executed Queen of France. Marie-Antoinette was also born on a November 2.  She was only 36 when she was decapitated. She had married Louis XVI, she was rich and she was not popular. In those days (after a revolution) that was enough to lose your head.

Watch transit Jupiter square Midheaven on the day of her death. Marie-Antoinette had TBC and probably uterus cancer in the months before she died. Jupiter is seen more often in the charts of ill people when they die, like in the chart of late Paul Newman: http://astropost.blogspot.nl/2008/09/paul-newman-died-with-jupiter-on.html

Charts of Marie Antoinette and husband are also on Astrodomein  (text in Dutch)
http://astrodomein.blogspot.nl/2011/04/horoscoop-marie-antoinette-en-louis-xvi.html


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Sirius, election day and Obama's progressed chart

BO and B.Obama running

Looking back at my 2010 post about Obama and about the 2012 elections, I read what I wrote about fixed star Sirius again. I almost forgot that the fixed star Sirius is opposition the Progressed Midheaven of Barack Obama in this period of Presidency. During the first year of his office, transit Sirius passed the progressed meridian.

Sirius, if culminating, means 'high office'*) and being the President of the USA is perhaps the highest office in the world. Sirius is opposition MC, and that is the opposite of culminating. Barack Obama IS the President. Perhaps it is enough to hit the meridian...

ELECTIONS AND SIRIUS
Here is the progressed chart of November 6, 2012 when transit Sun is trine Sirius, a perfect day to see who will be the next one in 'high office'. In fact, transit Sun was trine Sirius every Presidential election day of the past century and trine everybody's Sirius. Barack Obama's progressed Midheaven also 'hits' that trine.

 Sirius is the 'dog star' (think of Sirius Black in Harry Potter: he sometimes appeared as a dog). When Barack Obama entered the White House, he was given ... a dog (called Bo, B-arack O-bama). Time will tell if transits and progressions go bye. It will be November 6 soon.

HISTORY AND SOLAR RETURN
Here is the natal, progressed and transits of November 6, 2008, when transit Jupiter was square the progressed Ascendant. (Jupiter is quindecile natal Midheaven in 2012 and transit Pluto opposition natal Sun/Moon. In the solar return chart for birthday in Washington DC, Jupiter is on top)

2008, natal, transits and progressions

Washington DC solar return 2012

LINKS
1. Wrote about the 2 november 2010 elections and jumped to 2012, thinking about Sirius in the progressed chart of Obama:
http://astropost.blogspot.nl/2010/10/barack-obama-and-november-2-elections.html

2. Dog Days, fixed star Sirius and Sirius Black
http://astropost.blogspot.nl/2011/07/dog-days-and-sirius.html

3. *) Constellation of Stars tells you more about the meaning and positions of fixed stars. Here is something about Sirius, citing Robson who told us that if Sirius is culminating you may expect a high position in the government! (It takes more than a fixed star to become a President, of course!:)
http://www.constellationsofwords.com/stars/Sirius.html

4. President Obama's progressed chart says more about his career than the natal chart does. The elevated Saturn in Capricorn with Pluto rising before the Sun are telling us about the importance of strategy (politics) and status (managing). He sort of grew into this position, as I explained in an earlier post. And now he will always be one of the Presidents...

5. http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/09/04/12/Meet-Bo-the-First-Dog/

a PS: watch Mitt Romney's progressed Midheaven square Sirius here:

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Transit Uranus, Morales and Berlusconi

Transits of Uranus  are almost always shocking, surprising or life changing. Today transit Uranus was opposition the Sun of Silvio Berlusconi and unlike before, the judge wanted him behind bars! Of course there is more bad news in the chart to accompany the change: Progressed Mars is inconjunct Saturn. A Mars-Saturn conflict is never easy. Neither is the inconjunct. Mars-Saturn is about discipline (or being disciplined) and quincunxes are about losing balance and loss. He lost his case. Also, during the trial, transit Neptune was in conflict with Mars. Here is the chart with transits and progressions. For more about Berlusconi, click the label!

In 'Transit Uranus, Morales and mice'  I wrote a bit about Evo Morales, Presidente of Bolivia (second term), but not much, more about the surprising elections of that moment. Today, October 26, is his birthday. Even though the hour of birth is still a mystery, I like to mention this chart. It is because the Scorpio Sun conjunct Mars, both quintile Uranus, is so clearly visible in the unorthodox and 'macho' behavior. He ones said that all women got pregnant in the villages that he visited (he didn't say if he fathered their children).

Every person born on October 26, 1959 has Pluto rising before the Sun (for the strategic vision and -says Noel Tyl - for knowing the 'right' kind of people -). They also have Venus 'calling': that makes them keen diplomates and points at the importance of style and women. A Venus-Pluto prominence also tells us that 'to have and to have not' (or money) is an issue. There is more in the chart of October 26, 1959. And that is the number of positions in fixed signs: a sign of strong will.

Two actors, a football player and an anthropologist were among those born on the same day as Evo Morales. It all depends on where you were born, your situation and… the natal chart with hour of birth. Evo Morales became a political activist and a president later.  He used the Sun/Mars quintile Uranus (creative short fuse, creative way to be 'different') in the world of politics where he refuses to wear grey suites and ties.

LINKS
For those interested in the Mars-Uranus effect, see Astromarkt.net. A prominent Mars-Uranus tells us about the importance of revolution, speed (and the risk of accidents), making fast changes, extraordinary use of energy, humanitarian actions and … terrorism. A Mars_Uranus conflict in the male chart is one of the indications of divorce. The other ones are: Moon-Saturn, Moon-Neptune, Venus-Neptune, Mars in Libra, Venus in Aries, conflicts between the first and seventh house.

Visit: Astromarkt.net for examples of charts with Mars-Uranus aspects and midpoints

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About transits of Uranus, see this post on this blog.
If you want more about Berlusconi, than use the search bar on top (on the left) or click on the label below..

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Juno and the engagement of Princess Madeleine

Princess Madeleine of Sweden is engaged, again (Daily News reports: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/sweden-princess-madeleine-engaged-article-1.1191850 ). Juno is on her Progressed Ascendant now.

In 2010 her long time relationship with fiancé Jonas ended. I blogged about that moment (here is the link) and showed you that there was a complicated composition of sad transits and progressions with one exception: JUPITER. 
Jupiter is the symbol of traveling, having success or being supported. Jupiter is a positive sign and often indicates the bright side in a bad situation.  Transit Jupiter was opposition her Midheaven and so she went to the USA. That is where she met Christopher O'Neill. Happy again! 

I studied the chart, progressions and transits and found an interesting transit of Juno (symbol of marriage) exactly at the progressed Ascendant (horizon…). Marriage IS on the horizon when you get engaged. Juno, in mythology, is Jupiter's wife. 

Does Juno reflect Mr or Mrs Right, I asked myself in an earlier blog. I mentioned a few examples and one of those was... myself. Juno is important in my chart. She rises before the Sun and that is a prominent position. I am married, yes, since many many years. Juno was square my Moon and trine my Ascendant when I first met him. But in December 1977 transit Juno was on my Sun/MC when I moved (we moved closer to my family in law). And on other occasions I can't remember what happened. It would be dramatic if transit Juno  indicated 'Mr. Right' every time. That is because Juno moves quickly. Every 4 to 5 years transit Juno is conjunct my Sun and MC, for example. She will be conjunct my Sun and MC on November 20/21 2012 and that is very very soon....!!! 

My conclusion was that it takes more than a transit of Juno to meet Mr. Right, but IF you make an announcement or IF you have an important moment regarding marriage, watch Juno. She might be there...

(If anything important happens, I will let you know...)

LINKS
Ephemeris of Juno on Librarising.com (choose astrology and planetary tables)

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