How To Read A Horoscope

[damon gerard]

A horoscope is a basic tool for making astrological forecasts. To cast
your horoscope, your exact time, place, and date of birth is required.
Once you have this information, mathematical calculation will reveal
the sign in which each planet, along with the sun and moon is placed;
in addition to the zodiac signs. Your horoscopic chart is unique to
you, as it is based on your exact time, place, and date of birth; and
once cast can be used to make astrological predictions for the rest of
your life.
With your unique chart, you can predict your own future. To understand
your horoscopic chart, you need to learn astrology. Astrology is just
a language - the Akashic language, the language of the sky, of the
heavens. Learning astrology is just like learning some new language.
Some find it easy to learn a new language, and some find it difficult.
Reading Your Chart
Fire, Earth, Air, and Water are the four elements in astrology, with
each of the signs of the Zodiac falling into one of these groups:
? Fire - Aries, Leo, Sagittarius
? Earth - Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn
? Air - Gemini, Libra, Aquarius
? Water - Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces
Further, there are three Modes - Cardinal, Fixed, and Mutable:
? Cardinal signs are forceful - Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn
? Fixed signs are dependable - Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius
? Mutable signs are flexible and changeable - Gemini, Virgo,
Sagittarius, Pisces
When first reading your chart, look for the Rising sun. It is a sign
rising on the eastern horizon at your time of birth, and would be in
the 9 o'clock position on your chart. This is the sign of your
personality - how you look, how you impress others, and how others
think of you. You will need the degree of the Rising Sun for advanced
astrological readings. The sun and the moon are not planets but are
grouped as such for ease in communications. The degree of the planets
has no bearing on how they affect you, but are for their placement
within the sign.
The North Node is a point in space that is related to the moon. It is
an indication where you are most confident and comfortable in life. If
your North Node, at the time of your birth, were in Gemini, you would
be successful in Gemini type of occupations, such as teaching,
writing, or at intellectual or artistic gatherings. The South Node is
opposite of North Node and indicates areas in life you are
uncomfortable with.
The Natal aspects of your horoscope are the way the sun, moon and
planets relate to one another. The way they react to one another is
important, and very helpful in making crucial choices. You need to
become familiar with these terms when you are learning astrology.
Cusps are the signs on the outer rim of your horoscope, and indicate
the type of luck each house of your chart will bring you. Each chart
of the horoscope being unique, the process of explaining the basic
horoscope is quite a lengthy process.