Do You Know What a Natal Birth Chart is And How to Interpret Your Destiny?
Can a horoscope reveal destiny? Many will agree that generalized daily horoscopes do not succeed in that, but that the natal chart or natal birth chart is something much more serious.
Were you born under a lucky star? What do all these line signs in one circle mean and how is the natal chart interpreted?
Here is the most basic thing you need to know about it.
What is a natal chart(natal birth chart)?
We are all born in a certain place on Earth, at a certain time of day, on a certain date. Just at that time, the planets in the sky were scattered in some order. The natal chart is just that — a representation of the sky and the arrangement of the planets and stars at the time of our birth.
What can she reveal to us? Is our destiny really written in the stars?
It is unlikely that two people will have the same natal chart, unless they were born on the same day, in the same place, and at the same minute. Even twins are born with a few minutes difference, and that is the time that makes a difference in their natal horoscope. Each of us has our own destiny written in the stars, depending on when and where we were born.
Each of us has our own birth chart written at the time we were born. You can find this approach to determining someone’s characteristics and destiny in both the Chinese and Indian horoscopes.
There are several approaches to interpreting natal charts and they do not only describe personal destinies. In addition to what can be done for people, it is sometimes calculated for some important events. Then, instead of the date of birth, you base its creation on the date, time, and place of the event. For example, if you are planning a wedding or some other important event in your life, the natal chart can “predict” how that event will turn out and whether that day is the right time for it.
A comparative natal chart is a way to find out how you get along with someone in love. In that case, your natal chart is compared with the state of the planets and their positions on the natal chart of the person you are interested in. This is done separately for two people. And read in general about matching zodiac signs in love.
Making a natal birth chart
To create and interpret your natal horoscope, you need the following information:
If you do not know the exact time when you were born, it will be difficult to calculate the subsign in the horoscope and your natal chart will be in some way truncated and incomplete. Still, you can discover a lot without it. Read what is and how important is the subsign in the horoscope.
After that, when you have all the data, the natal chart is made and interpreted. The three most important things in its formation are planets, zodiac signs, and houses. All of this is packed into an astrological circle that is divided into 12 equal parts — signs, and which show the arrangement of the planets in the sky at the time of your birth.
The most important planets in the natal horoscope are the Sun and the Moon (which is actually not a planet but an Earth satellite, but in astrology, it is considered a planet that has an impact on us). The position of the Sun at the time of your birth determines the sign-in which you were born. Other planets have some characteristics of their own and their influences are interpreted in accordance with which house and sign they are in.
In addition to being divided into 12 signs, the zodiac circle also has 12 houses.
Astrology for beginners is where you need to start when you want to practice horoscope or natal chart making and learn the basic concepts used on that occasion.
Making a natal chart today is a simplified process and you can get it for free online with a few clicks on various sites. All you have to do is interpret what you got later.
Interpretation of the natal birth chart
Interpreting the natal horoscope is not at all simple and requires a lot of learning and a lot of knowledge, as well as logical connections.
The first thing you need to do is discover a zodiac sign, and then a sub-sign — a sign that appeared on the eastern horizon at the time of someone’s birth. In addition, it is important to pay attention to the first planet it occupies, the first, last and third house because it is the ruling planet.
If there are no planets in the first three houses, then the ruling one is the one in the twelfth house, as the closest to the ascendant.
Interpretation of natal birth chart by houses
Houses in the natal horoscope are divided into:
- Angular. The planets in these houses have a strong influence on us. These are the first, fourth, seventh, and tenth houses
- Succedent. They deal with property and creativity and these are the second, fifth, eighth, and eleventh houses
- Cadent. They denote the unique abilities and talents that a person whose natal chart is interpreted has. These are the third, sixth, ninth, and twelfth houses.
In addition, each house refers to some special aspect of life:
The first house refers to our personality that we express;
The second house refers to wealth;
The third house to explore the world around us;
The sixth house is about responsibility;
The seventh house refers to connections with other people;
The eighth house refers to motivations and desires;
The ninth house describes the spiritual condition;
The tenth house refers to career;
The eleventh house refers to social life;
The twelfth house refers to the limitations of life.
Interpretation of the natal birth chart by planets
Each planet represents a certain characteristic. Placed in certain houses, the natal chart tells how a person relates to a certain aspect of his life.
In short, there are 12 planets in the horoscope and these are their main characteristics:
The Sun refers to the identity and purpose of existence.
The Moon of life experiences and feelings.
Mercury is related to communication with people and things around us.
Venus shows what a person respects and enjoys.
Mars represents action and will.
Jupiter represents the ability of humans to adapt to society.
Saturn represents responsibility and rules.
Uranium signifies the ability to overcome obstacles.
Neptune represents ideals and imagination.
Pluto is associated with change and internal growth.
Interpretation of natal chart by Zodiac signs
Finally, the natal chart is divided into 12 signs and each of them has its own characteristic. By now, you’ve probably seen some of them yourself, so you know. Let’s say a Pisces woman in the horoscope is emotional and you have some ideas of your own about each sign.
Again, quite briefly and in general, the characteristics of zodiac signs are as follows:
Aries is dynamic, adventurous in nature, impulsive.
Taurus is patient and reliable, but also possessive and greedy.
Gemini are adaptable, communicative, witty, but also nervous and superficial.
Cancer is emotional and intuitive and mood swings.
Leo is creative and enthusiastic, generous but also pompous and full of himself.
Virgo is modest, analytical, too critical and perfectionist.
Libra is romantic and charming, but easily falls under the influence of others.
Scorpio is exciting, attractive, passionate, but also jealous and repulsive.
Sagittarius is optimistic, freedom-loving, honest but superficial and carefree.
Capricorn is practical, ambitious, disciplined, but pessimistic.
Aquarius is original, honest, sociable, but also unpredictable and unemotional.
Pisces are sensitive, selfless, intuitive, idealistic and tend to run away from problems.
The combination of the signs of the planets and houses and their arrangement in the natal chart are what we are actually interpreting.The position of the planets in houses and in some sign can tell us a lot about someone. So, for example, Mercury in the eleventh house will tell us that he is an extremely communicative and social person, Neptune in the fifth house will point out a very creative and imaginative person.
To read the natal chart, it is necessary to look at the whole picture. Every house, its signs, all signs are just pieces of the puzzle. The story of someone’s destiny through the natal horoscope requires you to look at all those pieces and put together the whole picture — similar to when you put puzzles together.
The planets give us the answer to the question “what” and carry energy and action
Zodiac signs show us “how” the planet manifests (through a sign)
Houses tell us “where” what we observe takes place, that is, what aspect of life we are talking about.
For example, Saturn in Capricorn in the third house will tell us that a certain person disciplined and wisely explores the world around him by respecting the rules or creating some of his own.
This is just the simplest version of the natal chart interpretation. There are many more things that an astrologer must consider.
One of them is the ruling planet of the house.
Every aspect of life (the house) is ruled by some planet that is at the top of the house.
Example: If there is a Pisces at the top of your tenth house, then that house is ruled by a planet that is tied to that sign. The sign of Pisces is ruled by Neptune. The tenth house marks a career, and we associate Neptune with imagination and creativity, so we can conclude that this person can be realized as an artist. However, we must not neglect the influence of other planets that are in that house.
In addition, the interpretation of the natal chart can be influenced by aspects that can enhance or suppress the action of a planet.
Aspects represent the mutual position of the planets and their distance expressed in degrees.
The largest number of degrees on which two planets can be located is 180 degrees and they are then in opposition, which indicates disagreement and discord.
Aspects can be positive and negative, so they should be included in the whole story and interpretation of the natal chart.
Here we distinguish;
- The opposition is always a bad aspect when the planets are at a distance of 180 degrees.
- A trine or triangle as a good aspect, in which the planets positively influence each other, indicates harmony. They are then at a distance of 120 degrees.
- A square that is not a good aspect and that talks about internal conflicts and obstacles. It refers to planets that are at a distance of 90 degrees (or at least approximately that much).
- Sextile is a good aspect in which the planets also positively influence each other. They are at a distance of 60 degrees and show the potential for bad things to improve.
- Conjunction, where the planets in this aspect strongly influence each other. They are located at a distance of 0–5 degrees and sometimes their influences are mixed. It can be positive or negative, depending on the planets that are in conjunction.
Planets that are within 5 degrees in relation to the sign, subsign IC and MC, or in angular houses have a strong influence on the natal horoscope.
The planets in the ruling sign are strong, and the most important planet is the ruling planet.
How to read a natal chart or natal birth chart
Can one really read someone’s destiny from a natal chart?
It is completely wrong to think that the natal horoscope can tell us specific things about us or tell about someone’s destiny. It is very difficult to guess exactly whether a person will be employed, for example, when and where. On the other hand, we can talk about a person’s potential, about where he could achieve business success, in which fields, about how he relates to his career.
We can’t say when a person will fall in love, or how they will be in a relationship with someone, but we can talk about how they relate to people and what kind of relationship they have. We can talk about how they will get along with the partner if we make a comparative natal chart and find out how the two people get along together and where they match and where they diverge.
There is no good or bad natal chart. It just shows how energetically you treat some vital aspects, and you can do your best to get the good out of the bad, as well as ruin great opportunities.
The best answer to the question of how to read a natal chart is that it should not be interpreted fatalistically, but should be viewed as an overview of one’s characteristics and attitudes, potentials, weaknesses, flaws, motivations.
There is no single interpretation. It is a more intuitive skill combined with the knowledge you have about planets, signs, houses, and their characteristics and influence. It is up to you how you interpret it.
The natal chart tells us what potential we were born with and what our attitude towards life is. But your destiny is still in your hands.
Originally published at https://viral-storm.com on April 3, 2021.
