How can we read our birth chart -

or do you need an expert to do this for you?

There are a lot of sites in the Internet where one can input the birth data in order to obtain a natal chart. However, interpreting the chart is the real art. It requires a lot of knowledge, many years of experience and maybe even a gift from above in order to find the right words to describe what the chart reveals for this person. One of the reason why so many people still argue that astrology is not actually a science, is exactly this. Two astrologers looking at the same chart, will use different words to interpret it. But the same can be said about many other branches of science, which are commonly accepted today as official. For example, two doctors, looking at exactly the same X-ray will use different words to describe what they see. Often they will even put two different diagnoses. Yet, nobody is questioning the validity of medical science.

Therefore, there are two ways to go about reading our own chart. We can either enroll in astrology class, or study astrology at home, or we can use the services of a professional astrologer. The first path is more difficult, it takes many years of dedicated effort, but it is also much more rewarding, because then we will not need an interpreter to tell us what the chart “speaks” to us. The knowledge in this case will come slowly and we will open up to embrace it gradually, when we are ready for it. The second option of consulting a professional astrologer is also very valid and it gives quick results for those who want to start benefiting from this ancient wisdom, without the need of long years of preparation. For the same reason we use the services of plumbers, electricians, builders and other professionals. The difference with astrology is, of course, the result that it may produce in the soul of the individual in question.

We should relate to astrology with reverence. If we happen to deal with incompetent plumber, for instance, then our kitchen can be flooded, but this is something that still can be fixed relatively easy. Once upon a time only certain selected people could study astrology. This was most of the time done in secret societies and it was part of an initiation process. Today there are plenty of books dedicated to this topic. Some of them are really very good. My first book in astrology many years ago was “Parker’s Astrology” by Julia and Derek Parker. I think this is a very good starter book for anyone, who wants to know the basics of the western astrology. As far as I am aware, this book has been printed many times over the years and it is still available in the book stores upon request.     

Alternatively, there are plenty of web sites that give interpretation of what is the meaning of the Sun in the 1st house, or Moon in Capricorn and so on. Some good interpretations of your chart you can find on my web site in the Links section. However, nothing can replace the services of a professional astrologer that you trust and that “clicks” with you. There is nothing wrong to pay for the services of somebody that has many years experience and knows his field extremely well. A written natal chart can contain the wisdom and knowledge of many generations astrologers and can bring many positive changes in your life.

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