What is a birth chart and how do you interpret your own?

This guide is written by Louise, Soulful's fixed astrological writer who will guide you through the astrological world. You can read much more about Louise right here!

We humans have always been deeply fascinated by the universe. Our ancestors could not avoid looking up the night sky and its sparkling stars, the moon and planets. They noted where in heaven the various luminous bodies were, and which moving faster than others.

They allocated patterns of distant sole meaning in the form of constellations, and they understood that we were surrounded by planets moving. That day, the constellations and the location of the sun, the lunar and planets are still used in the world of astrology to describe us through our birth chart.

In this guide we dive deeper into the Universe of the birth chart. We must look at what a birth chart is how to find his own and how to interpret it. In this connection, we must look at what it means there are houses in a birth chart and what the various houses symbolize. Eventually we look at what the different planets in our solar system symbolize from an astrological perspective.

All this knowledge will be the ingredients you need in the recipe for the interpretation of your own birth horososcope. I admit that it becomes a little complicated - but hold your head cold, remove any notes if you love writing and drawing, and then remember it will definitely be worth it all spending some time setting out into these topics. I hope you will have great pleasure from being able to interpret your own birth chart, and wish you pleasure with the reading.

What is a birth chart?

A birth chart is a chart showing how the sky looked at the moment you were born from the place you were born -  As if someone had taken a style picture of the sky when you came to the world.

Here you look more closely at which constellations sun, the moon and the different planets in our solar system were in when you were born. A birth chart can, among other things, give you insight into your personality, your wishes and motives. Where your zodiac highlights you from a particular angle, your birth chart comes all around your full creature.

Do you go online and search for "Free Birth Horoscope" (or "Birth Chart" or "Natal Chart" if you are fresh on exploring an English version), then you will find a fine selection of websites where you free and automatically will Able to get put your birth chart. It requires you to enter the year, date, time and place of your birth. Do not know your precise birthday point, you can either try to hit as close as possible, or specify at. 12.00 in the middle of the day.

In your birth chart you can first and foremost see what your sun sign - usually called zodiac - is. It is most of you probably familiar with. Your sun sign is the constellation, the sun stood in when you were born. You will also be able to see your way-in (the constellation, moon stood in when you were born) and your ascendant (the constellation that was getting up on the eastern horizon when you were born). You can read more about a map sign here, and about the ascendant here.

In addition, in your birth chart you will be able to see which character the different planets were in when you were born as well as the houses they are located in. In the following, we must look at what you can use this knowledge of the houses and planets location to .

How do I interpret my birth chart?

A birth chart is as mentioned earlier a diagram - more specifically a pie chart divided into 12 sections. The sections are called for houses. The pie chart can look like a cake set from above, which is divided into 12 pieces of varying sizes. Around the chart seen the 12 zodiac signs, and inside the various houses (or "cake pieces") see the location of the various planets.

Each of the 12 houses represents a particular area of ​​your life. The same makes the planets. Each zodiac also has a meaning. The combination between a particular house, a particular planet and a particular zodiac sign is, therefore, the recipe in a unique way of viewing a certain aspect of your life.

To make the idea more tangible, you can use the following formula:

 

Planet + constellation + house = interpretation

 

I can give an example of an interpretation from my own birth horoscope. My way sign is Cancer in the 7th house. The moon represents our inner life and deepest feelings, while Krebsen is an emotional character. At the same time, the 7th house is the focal point of, among other things, relationships, partnerships and other forms of communities. This can lead to the interpretation that, at a deeper, emotional level, I find a balance in having close and well-functioning relationships and relationships. Set up as the formula it could look like this:

 

Moon + Krebsen + 7. House = EMOTIONAL need for well-functioning, close relationships.

 

Now you can even start making your own formulas for the sun, the moon and the planets of your birth chart houses when you've got it laid. But it is also important with little background knowledge about the importance of houses and planets before you can start interpreting.

In addition to the importance of houses and planets, which we must look at now, it also makes sense to understand the characteristics of the various zodiac. However, I do not want to get in touch in this guide, as it otherwise becomes too extensive, and since there are also so infinitely many good, easily accessible descriptions of the 12 zodiac signs online, in books and many other places. You will easily and quickly find information about the zodiac signs relevant to your birth chart.

The houses and their meaning

In the following, I will briefly review the 12 houses and their basic images. Every house is ruled out by each of their zodiac. The pie diagram is started at the 1st housing, and the houses then move counterclockwise. The first 6 houses have some of the most basic everyday topics as the focal point, while 7. to 12. House points to the more abstract aspects of your life. At every house I would suggest a crystal you can use if you would like to work with the area of ​​your life that the house represents.

1. House:
Bed by Aries. This house begins the pie chart, and represents, among other things, first impressions, our appearance and way of expressing ourselves, initiative and new beginnings. The sign at the beginning border of this house is your ascendant.

Crystal: Polished citrine.who transfers the sun's energy and light to you and your surroundings.

2. House:

Deemed by bull. This house deals with material aspects of your life and your physical surroundings such as scents, tasting and sounds - and everything else that can be perceived by your senses. It also has economy and self-esteem.

Crystal: Raw pyrit., often used to achieve prosperity and prosperity and to manifest. It is said to bring luck to the one who bears it.

3. House:

Governed by the twins. This house represents communication - both in speech and in writing, face to face and digital. The third house also deals with siblings and neighborhoods, local travel as well as intellegens, learning, schools and libraries.

Crystal: Blonde agate.That creates inner peace and authenticity and makes it easier to communicate clearly.

4. House:

Ruled by Cancer. This house basically represents and caring aspects of your life such as your roots, your home, privacy and basic sense of confidence as well as your parents and possibly your children and your own abilities as a parent.

Crystal: Black moonstonewhich creates security and love. Its motherly energy is well suited for both adults and children.

5. House:

Ruled by the lion. It deals with colorful aspects such as self-expression, drama and creativity, infatuation, romance, fertility, fun and play.

Crystal: Peach moonstoneAs with his loving vibrations, promotes your creativity and self-expression.

6. House:

Ruled by Virgo. This house represents health, work, organization, routines, habits and helpfulness, both facing yourself and others.

Crystal: Angel quartz.Who is good when you want to put intentions and give you energy when you need to manifest.

7. House:

Deemed by weight. This house deals with conditions and other people. It has to do with relationships and partnership - both personal and business - as well as related issues such as contracts, marriages, business agreements, communities and confrontations.

Crystal: Dalmatiner Jaspis.that protects your energy field and reinforces the feeling of belonging to.

8. House:
Deemed by Scorpio. This house represents enigmatic and mysterious topics such as birth, death, sex, transformation, energies as well as deep connections. It is also about displacements and taburized topics and the unconscious as well as other people's belongings and economics, which can be expressed through heritage, investment and public authorities.

Crystal: Raw Turmalin.Who protects you from negative (spiritual and human) energies and helps you handle grief in connection with loss.

9. House:

Deemed by the shooter. Here, there is a focus on the mind at a higher level and the expansion thereof. It is long, removing travel, foreign languages, optimism, publishing or publishing works, academic education, adventure, luck, religion, law, philosophy as well as morale and ethics.

Crystal: AmethystAs with his healing properties, helps against stress, raise spiritual vibrations and relieve anxiety. Good to have on long journeys as it will make you relax and enjoy the adventure.

10. House:

Deemed by Capricorn. This house is about structure, collaboration and tradition as well as fame, performance, rewards, career, discipline, ambitions and authority.

Crystal: Tiger eyeWho creates clarity and helps you keep focus and achieve your goals.

11. House:

Deemed by the water carrier. This house represents cooperation, friendships, groups, society, electronic media, network, social equality, rebellion and humanitarian. It also points to originality, sudden events, surprises, inventions, astronomy and future topics.

Crystal: Raw rosakvarts., which strengthens your inner balance. This love stone protects you from outside energies, and converts radiation from electronic equipment into positive energy.

12. House:

This last house in the wheel is ruled by the fish. It represents endings, the last part of projects, getting loose ends to go up and life after death, old age and surrender. This house is also about separation from society, hospitals, prisons and institutions as well as secrets and the subconscious mind, dreams and spirituality.

Crystal: Malachite pocket stoneWho opens the heart and helps you through periods of great changes.

Your empty houses

Empty houses are a comprehensive subject. However, I would only like to touch it short and for a good order tell that there is nothing wrong in having empty houses in his birth chart. Since there are 12 houses and 10 planets, there will be at least 2 inch houses in all birth homobes. Most have between 3 and 5 inch houses.

An empty house does not mean you lack something in the area of ​​your life that the house represents. On the contrary, it means that you are less focused on the area of ​​your life because it is not so complicated for you. Some even believe that empty houses testify that in a previous life you have worked in precisely those areas and that you find them easier to tackle in this life. At the same time, it means that they houses as we have planets in pointing to aspects of our lives that require some extra attention and work.

The planets and their meaning

Now that we learned about the 12 houses, it makes sense to learn about the symbolism behind the 10 planets so you can get started to interpret your birth chart. It should be mentioned that in the world of astrology mentions the sun and the moon as planets, even though they are technically planets. It is not something you need to put any deeper meaning in.

The planets in the birth chart are divided into the inner and outer planets. The inner planets are the sun, moon, Merkur, Venus and Mars. They move faster from a constellation to another seen from our angle on the ground, and therefore their location depends on your birth chart of your birthday and time. They hang closely with our personality and our daily lives.

The outer plans are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. They move more slowly from one zodiac to another than the inner planets, and thus change zodiac sign every year to every 30 years. They represent major life themes and experiences that generations have in common.

The sun

Your sun sign is seen as the most important aspect of your birth chart. It is the essence of the one you are. It points to your ego and your self perception, your preferences and your overall personality. The sun prevails over the brave and dynamic fire foliage. It takes about a month for the sun to move from a zodiac to another - we have the 12 zodiac signs, just as we have 12 months in a year.

The moon

The Moon is femininity, the regulation of the oceans, depth, emotion and emotionality of the oceans. The Moon represents your innermost and most private pages, your spirituality and the one you are under the surface. The part of you who don't everyone get to see. Where the sun shows who we are outward, the moon shows who we are inside. The Moon prevails over the sensitive, caring and caring water sign Cancer. Of all the planets, the Moon is the moving fastest through the zodiac signs. The moon spends between 2 and 2.5 days in each character.

Merkur.

Merkur is named after the Roman God who was messengers between the gods and people, which makes sense when Merkur is the planet in our solar system that is closest to the sun. Merkur is also the smallest planet - actually only a little bigger than our moon.

Merkur symbolizes communication, rationality, common sense, logic, intellectuality and curiosity. These are sorting, classification and analysis, which helps us put our more complex ideas in perspective, so we can formulate them to the outside world. Mercury prevails over the air sign twins and land designed Virgo. These two characters represent different sides of Merkur: The twins expression, and the virgin impressions.

Merkur spends 13-14 days in each zodiac and going in retrograde 3-4 times a year. Would you like to know what it with retrograde really means, then I recommend reading this guide.As Ditte has written.

Venus.

Venus, named after the Roman love goddess, represents beauty, love, luxury, money, self-indulgence and all the fine things in life. Venus loves everything that is beautiful or smells, feels, sounds and tastes though. Venus represents our inner, cultured art decks as well as our idea of ​​what love is. Venus prevails over the air-signed weight and land designed bull, each representing various sides of Venus: Taurus physics, and emphasis psyche. Venus spends about 4-5 weeks in each character and goes in retrograde every 18 months.

Mars.

Mars is named after the Roman War god and symbolizes action, aggression, physical passion, determination and desire. For example, when we must reach a deadline, are busy or are in a competing position, put the red planet energy and turn on a fire in us so we can do our best. Mars ruled over the impulsive fire bet. Mars spend 6-7 weeks in each character and goes in retrograde every 2 years.

Jupiter

Here is the biggest planet in our solar system. Jupiter sits on topics such as fortunes, philosophy, abundance, education and spirituality. Jupiter is generous and doubles and expands things. Jupiter prevails over the adventurous fire skyte. Jupiter spends 12-13 months in each character and uses about 120 days in retrograde every year.

Saturn.

Saturn tells us about restrictions and regulations. The planet with the enchanting rings can both have hard work and professional performance as a focal point, and more harsh topics like life lessons, which we must learn in the hard way by going through things, which are anything but fun. Saturn, however, will always the best, and it will teach us that we must do things properly and after the book. Saturn ruler - not surprising - over the ambitious landmark Capricorn. Saturn uses approximately 2.5 years in each character and goes in retrograde for about 140 days a year.

Uranus.

This planet was the first we discovered with telescope. It was discovered in 1781 and named after the Greek God, Uranos. Uranus pours much on his axis of rotation - so much that it almost lies down. It is believed that the position can be a result of a collision at the beginning of the solar system's history. Uranus symbolizes technology, rebellion and inventions. It doesn't like to follow the rules and would like to break patterns and shock. Uranus prevails over the released air sign, the water carrier. Uranus spends about 7 years in each character and goes in retrograde for about 150 days each year.

Neptune.

Neptune is named after the Roman God who ruled over rivers and garden. It symbolizes the spiritual rich and the magic, endless depth and mystery associated therewith. Neptune is right on the border between reality and imagination. It can symbolize creativity and escapism, and it invites you to explore your imagination (but remember to preserve your grounding). Neptune prevails over the intuitive water sign fish, which often has a lively imagination and sincere abilities. Neptune spends about 14 years in each character and goes in retrograde for about 150 days every year.

Pluto.

Pluto symbolizes transformation, change, destruction, power and regeneration. The icy planet is named after the Roman God of the underworld, and its power originates from the dark. It reminds us that we must let go of the past if we want to see changes in our lives. Pluto prevails over the mysterious water sign scorpion. Pluto spends about between 14 and 30 years moving from a sign to another, and it goes in Retrograd for about 185 days a year.

You will be able to interpret your birth chart forever

With the knowledge you have dedicated you after reading this guide, you can now start analyzing and interpret your own birth homoscope. You can both make you quick observations and spend hours going in depth with your interpretations - you are, after all the ones who know yourself best, and know how your interpretations make sense in relation to your life, thoughts, feelings and experiences .

Interpreting his birth chart is a process you can continue in infinity. New insights will report their arrival on an ongoing basis, and there will always be new angles to explore yourself from. Good interpretation!