What is a Birth Chart?
“A child is born on that day and at that hour when the celestial rays are in mathematical harmony with his individual karma. His [birth chart] is a challenging portrait, revealing his unalterable past and its probable future result.”
Your birth chart is a snapshot of the sky taken at the moment of your first breath on Earth. It is an energetic map of symbols based on the position of the celestial bodies in the zodiac at the time and place of your birth. It can be generated by a computer or by hand, and it appears as a wheel divided into 12 sections called houses. Each house is ruled by one of the 12 zodiac signs, and the celestial bodies fall into these houses. The birth chart tells a story of who you are, where you come from and what you’re here to do now. In short, this chart of celestial bodies in signs and houses is a map of you: your psychological, emotional and physical make-up, your drives and desires, your spirit, your path. The birth chart highlights personal strengths and weaknesses, gifts and challenges, as well as karma and karmic clean-up! It can provide information about how outer circumstances beyond your control affect you and why those circumstances exist in your life. It can also illustrate how the current planetary energies and cycles affect you.
The birth chart gives an objective perspective of life’s trials and tribulations and provides the path to getting through them better and stronger - by knowing oneself inside and out. Learning your astrological make-up and following the guidance of the birth chart can help you to understand yourself and your life while assisting you to move step-by-step through personal problems.
Understanding the birth chart can help you to reach new levels of self-awareness, allowing you to break old and outdated patterns, stop sabotaging yourself and move in a positive direction into the future. It can help you discover the path to successfully fulfilling your desires - both personal and evolutionary. Astrological analysis of your birth chart can teach you about yourself in relationships, in the workplace and in your family circle. It can teach you about your inner workings and how you are perceived by others on the outer level.