E 2.0 Preliminary Remarks About Astrology

      I will now give a very brief sketch of what a natal astrology chart is. The reader should bear in mind that I am a beginning student of astrology and this is meant to be a cursory statement on the subject.

      The fundamental essence of Astrology assumes a geocentric perspective. The plane of the ecliptic is the two-dimensional plane in space which contains the Sun and approximately contains the orbits of the planets of the solar system. The earth is the center of a cosmic circle that lies in the plane of the ecliptic and that is divided into 12 regions of 30° each. This cosmic circle is called "the circle of the Zodiac" or simply "the Zodiac." These 12 regions are the "signs" of the Zodiac. They are called Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces. (It is very important to note that astrology as practiced by 95% of astrologers and as addressed in this report has absolutely nothing to do with real physical stars. See Block 6: One Good Reason Why Science Condemns Natal Astrology and Block 7: The TAARP Sidereal Zodiac.) For Astrologers, there are 10 planets. They are called The Sun, The Moon, Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury, Mars, Venus, Pluto, Neptune, and Uranus. The 12 signs are divided up in two different methods.

• Method 1 - The 4 elements of Fire, Earth, Air, and Water
• Fire
• Aries
• Leo
• Sagittarius
• Earth
• Taurus
• Virgo
• Capricorn
• Air
• Gemini
• Libra
• Aquarius
• Water
• Cancer
• Scorpio
• Pisces


• Method 2 - The 3 Modalities of Cardinal, Fixed, and Mutable
• Cardinal
• Aries
• Cancer
• Libra
• Capricorn
• Fixed
• Taurus
• Leo
• Scorpio
• Aquarius
• Mutable
• Gemini
• Virgo
• Sagittarius
• Pisces

Thus we have the 4 elements and the three processes of alchemy of which Carl Jung has written so much. (See Reference 47.)

      Relative to the earth, the 10 planets move within the circle of the Zodiac, and the Zodiac revolves about the earth. The Astrological Natal Chart (ANC) of an individual is basically defined to be:

1. The positions of the 10 planets in the 12 signs at the moment of birth, with the place of birth serving as the exact center of the circle of the Zodiac for the individual whose ANC is being considered.
2. The positions of the signs and the planets relative to what are called the "12 Houses". The issue of the 12 Houses is very confusing and is very controversial amongst Astrologers. The 12 Houses deal with a 12-fold division of the sky as it is defined by the diurnal motion of the planets relative to the eastern horizon, the western horizon, the zenith, and the nadir. The eastern horizon, the western horizon, the zenith, and the nadir are called the Four Angles.

      There is much more to the ANC than is given here, but the most important features of an ANC are:

1. The positions of the planets in the signs.
2. The positions of the planets in the houses.
3. Where the signs are, relative to the houses, and in particular what the rising sign (i.e., the sign on the eastern horizon) is.
4. The angular relationships between planets.

      There are three elements of work involved with an ANC:

1. Element I involves using an ephemeris, or computer software that employs an ephemeris, to calculate the positions of the planets in the signs, and to calculate the positions of the signs and planets relative to the 12 Houses.
2. Element II involves taking account of the meanings of the many details in the ANC. For example, The Sun in Scorpio, Mars in Capricorn, and Uranus in Taurus each have different and complex meanings. Also, there is the issue of the planetary aspects. For example, if the angle formed by the line from the place of birth to Pluto and the line from the place of birth to Neptune is close to 60°, then there is a very definite meaning attributed to this fact. If the angle between any two planets is approximately equal to one of the "6 major aspect angles", which are 0°, 30°, 60°, 90°, 120°, and 180°, then it is an important manifestation in the ANC. Furthermore, the meaning of the particular angular manifestation is dependent upon numerous factors including:
   1. The two planets involved.
   2. Which of the aspect angles is involved.
   3. How close the particular angular manifestation is to the aspect angle involved. For example, for the 90° aspect, it is much more significant if the angular manifestation is 88° than it is if the angular manifestation is 100°.
3. Element III involves lumping all of the many meanings of Element II into a coherent whole or gestalt.

Figure E-4 is my ANC. It was generated by the Time Cycle, Inc. IO Series software, which cost approximately $700.00.

      Most professional Astrologers have the following liabilities:

1. They are very poor at forming a coherent whole of the ANC. (See Section E 2.1)
2. They are not scientists and they do not appreciate the fact that Astrology is an Art/Science. They are, therefore, inadequate as far as the Science of Astrology goes and so their Art of Astrology is poor. They do not realize that it is impossible to do Astrology accurately without understanding the Tarot Cards because the Zodiac (except for the three archetypal planets Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto) is cognate with the Tarot Cards. (See Section E 2.2)