Chart Makers
A birth chart—also called a natal chart—is a map of you. It reveals who you are astrologically. Your chart is a circular diagram that shows the location of all the planets in the sky at the exact moment you were born. It’s like a freeze frame snapshot. It displays where the ten planets, twelve zodiac signs, twelve houses, and aspects were at your birth.
Your chart reveals all aspects of your personality. Consider it like a medical X-ray that shows the status and condition of all parts of your character.
To create a chart you need your birth date (day, month, and year), exact birth time (to the minute), and your birth location (city, state, country).
Your birth chart contains symbols that depict the signs, planets, houses and aspects. It can look pretty overwhelming. There’s a lot going on. The symbols and marks could be mistaken for some kind of alien code or a map to hidden treasure. But if you look closely, you’ll see there’s some order.
The outer rim of the chart contains the twelve zodiac signs (or rather, their symbols). The middle wheel displays the ten planets (their symbols). The houses are listed from one to twelve in counterclockwise order. The numbers next to planets and houses signify their locations in the sky just like a map or GPS coordinates. They’re listed in degrees and minutes. All charts are set up in the same way and have these four components—planets, signs, houses, and aspects.
Although everything in your chart may look random, it’s not. Your chart tells a story. Your story.
