In natal astrology, the natal chart or birth chart is drawn for the exact time of a person’s birth at an exact place on Earth. This is said to be used to gain information about the individual. The birth chart is said to indicate the energies that will focus strongly in one’s life.

In the birth are the astrology houses. These houses are found in the inner circle of the birth chart and are numbered 1-12. Each of these houses represents different areas of life. These houses are the divisions of the sky above and below the birthplace as indicated on the horizon at the time of your birth. These houses tell of the characteristics of a person expressed through the activities and experiences in our lives. These will be revealed by the signs the houses cover and the planets in them.

The first house is considered the most important and sensitive in the horoscope. This house tells of the person’s self-awareness, how one assimilates experiences, and how s/he responds to outside stimuli. The second house, on the other hand, tells of one’s ability to earn money. It describes an individual’s attitude towards money and possession.

The third house is about the conscious mind and how it perceives, discriminates, and experiences. It also tells of how one expresses him/herself on a mental level with others. The fourth house rules our environment. It tells of how one individual has created his/her home for him/herself. Within this also includes things like food, décor, and the family in general.

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The sun, the moon and the ascendant composed the central triad in a person’s birth chart.

Graphical representation of the planetary positions at the time when a person is born is called a natal chart or a birth chart. These graphical representations are most likely in a wheel form or wheel design where one could also map the horoscope of the person. Planetary positions during a person’s time of birth are believed to have some effects that may be directly or directly affecting a person’s life as he grows and matures becoming a grown up who will eventually have to handle and solve life’s daring complications and complexities that come with it.

Astrologers are the expert people who know how to read and interpret these planetary positions, however these interpretations may be different for every astrologer and for every person. The planets referred by astrologers are not just the eight planets we have learned in school. The planets are mercury, Venus, earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, the Sun, and the Moon.

The triad namely, the sun, moon and ascendant is the beginning point of a person’s interpretation of the birth chart. This triad is very important in birth charts as they serve as the starting point in using it.

The sun, moon and ascendant archetypes when synthesized could provide the essence of the character of a person. From there, all the other interpretations using the planets will be anchored.

Signs, houses and planets are considered the language of astrology from which experiences are explained. Planets tell what characters people have while the signs tell how people can try to achieve their goals by the nature of these planets and houses describe where in the stage of life do the planets flourish and reveal themselves.

The sun, the moon and the ascendant give detailed interpretations of the planets. Therefore it provides a more in-depth answers and details or information to the character of persons, as provided by the planets’ answers.

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