This dictionary is a practical bundle of knowledge you must have. If you want to make your stars align, this book would be a good fit for you. Astrologers use many techniques to figure out how a person uniquely embodies the vibe of their overall birth chart. Though that can get pretty complicated (astrologers are professionals, after all!), here are some of the key elements they consider when analyzing a birth chart: Made With Love: Each one-of-a-kind book is lovingly crafted in the Northeast USA. Measuring 8x8 inches, we think it’s the perfect size for display on a coffee table, desk, or anywhere else you want to show it off.

If you have any planets forming an aspect (conjunct, square, opposition, sextile, or trine) with your Ascendant, they will add another layer of interpretation to your birth chart. Hellenistic Astrology: The Study of Fate and Fortune, is a great book by Chris Brennan. Hellenistic astrology is a field of astrology that has deep roots in history. It was very common in the Mediterranean since 1 st century BCE. The modern astrology, present in the world today, is a descendent of the ancient Hellenistic Astrology. Just recently, evidence has been discovered about the Hellenistic astrology. This book is the first of its kind about Hellenistic astrology. Throughout centuries, astrology has been used to help us understand ourselves better. Astrologers look towards the planets and cosmos to gain key insights about a person, including their personality traits, interests, and even hardships based on their birth chart (a map of what was happening in the sky when we were born) From Yasmin Boland, internationally renowned award-winning astrologer and Sunday Times bestselling author of Moonology Oracle Cards, Moonology, and Mercury Retrograde.For those who are interested in learning more about astrology, the plethora of books and resources out there can be overwhelming — especially as astrology has greatly risen in popularity over the past few years. To find the best astrology books, I spoke to several astrologers who recommended everything from introductory guides to deep dives into transits and birth chart compatibility.

The overall elemental (fire, water, earth, and air) composition of the chart: Is there a balance or imbalance? If an imbalance, how can that be fixed? The book explains in a simple way the basic concepts of astrology. The book will allow you to read your own birth charts and will be able to depict how the astronomical bodies show our future. It will lead you on the guide to self-realization. The book makes complex and confusing concepts seem easy and simple. It will also alleviate a lot of your confusions about the subject and will answer a lot of your questions about all topics from signs to planets to birth charts, etc. It delves into the astrological and zodiac science. This knowledge can be extremely validating, making sense of emotions or tendencies that may otherwise feel confusing to us. Astrological readings can even help us make big career decisions or learn what kinds of relationships fulfill us the most. Since the Rising sign is where the first house begins, it sets up your birth chart and the 12 houses included in it.

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When getting to know yourself through an astrological lens, the first step is to figure out your “big three”— your Sun, Moon, and Rising signs—which are considered the pillars of your cosmic makeup. Your Rising sign, also called the Ascendant, is calculated with your time of birth, as it is the zodiac sign that was rising on the Eastern Horizon the moment you were born.

As you already know, the beginning of the year is an energetic reset. This is when most astrology enthusiasts delineate the big-picture Transits Chart for the year ahead ( calculate yours here!). A Transits Chart overlays the current celestial alignments onto the natal chart to figure out how these changes affect it. (Things get more complicated when reading how the current astrological weather is affecting your chart, and for this, astrologers use other kinds of charts.)This astrology book has everything you need to get started with astrology, including how to read your birth chart and use astrological insights to plan and predict your life. You’ll go on a journey through the different aspects of your birth chart, from your rising sign to your Moon sign and beyond. Astrology is less a method for concrete fortune-telling and more a language of energy. Its practice is better used when reading the *many possible* effects some celestial influences can have on you in a holistic way.