WORKSHEET FOR NATAL CHARTS

Outline summarize from The Only Way to Learn Astrology, volume 1 Basic Principles. By Marion March and Joan McEvers

A. THE CHART AS A Whole PREDOMINANT ELEMENT (p. 23, Four Elements: pgs 110-134) How many? Circle if more than 5 If over emphasized: Fire : (Patterns of frantic activity) Earth (Compulsive work/money making) Air (Intellectualization) Water (Excessive yet undisclosed emotionalism)

WEAKEST ELEMENT (pg. 25) How many? Circle if 0 or 1 WATER COMPENSATION: MOON IN OR RULING A WATER HOUSE, FOCAL, CONJ SUN, NEPTUNE OR PLUTO; EMPHASIS ON MUTABLE. EARTH COMPENSATION: SATURN IN EARTH SIGN, FOCAL, IN OR RULING AS EARTH HOUSE, . CONJ SUN, MERCURY, . MARS; MERCURY IN Virgo; VENUS I N TAURUS, EMPHASIS ON FIXED SIGNS. FIRE. COMPENSATION: MARS IN FIRE SIGN, FOCAL POSITION, IN OR RULING A FIRE HOUSE, CONJ SUN, JUPITER, MOON: JUPITER IN SAGITTARIUS OR A CARDINAL EMPHASIS. AIR COMPENSATION: MERCURY IN AIR, FOCAL, IN OR RULING AN AIR HOUSE, IN VIRGO, CONJ SUN, URANUS OR VENUS; VENUS IN LIBRA OR MUTABLE EMPHASIS. 3 PREDOMINANT MODE (pg. 28) how many? Circle if more that 6

4 WEAKEST MODE (pg. 30, Astro-Insights pgs. 52-53) HOW many? Circle if 0, 1, or 2

MODES: CARDINAL COMPENSATION: MARS IN CARDINAL, FOCAL MARS, IN OR RULING A CARDINAL HOUSE, CONJ SUN, MOON, SATURN; SUN OR MOON IN ARIES, SATURN IN CAPRICORN, PREDOMINANCE OF FIRE OR BUCKER PATTERN. FIXED COMPENSATION: SUN IN FIXED SIGN SUN CONJ PLUTO, SATURN, URANUS, ASCENDANT OR MIDHEAVEN; SUN IN OR RULING FIXED HOUSE. PRED OF EARTH SIGNS. OR LOCOMOTIVE PATTERN. MUTABLE Compensation: Mercury IN A MUTABLE sign, Focal in OR RULING A mutable house CONJ SUN, MOON, JUPITER OR NEPTUNE; Predominance OF AIR OF water signs OR SPLASH PATTERN.

5 PLANETARY PATTERN (pg. 30-31 Humanistic book, Champions book: pg. 121 and Sa~min: planet in high focus, if any plus hemispheres sections; also see Marks, pg 80).

6 ASPECT CONFIGURATIONS (pg. 36) See separate sheet of T-square., Moores work and Sakoin: planet pt. Are these planets in dyads? (Humanistic Astrology)

Circle answer. (A) (B)

7 SUN/MOON SIGNS AND RELATIONSHIPS (pg. 47). Also Heaven Knows What, pg. 25, 157; Tyles, pg. 95, 137, i.e. lunation cycles i.e. Sun/ Moon as pair: Humanistic Astro. Note aspect or phase. Circle if in major aspect.

8. ASCENDANT/DECENDANT SIGNS (pg. 53) See also Rudyar on houses as pairs and as units. Also Humanistic Astra pg. 29 (REFER TO ASC. AS VEHICLE FOR SUN IE. AS ONES IDENTITY

9 NUMBER OF RETROGRADE.PLANETS (PG. 54) Circle if 0 or more that 3.

10. HOUSE PLACEMENT Any accent on a particular element by way of house emphasis (pg. 177, Arroyo: Xerox.)

answer. B. DETERMINING PLANETARY STRENGTH (pg. 58) 1 SUN SIGN AND HOUSE (pg. 58, plus Arroyo; Astro-insights pgs. 63 and 101 and notes from Greenes myth work plus Humanistic Astro). Circle 2 MOON SIGH/HOUSE/PHASE (pg. 59) Humanistic Astro. Circle answer.

NOTE REGARDING SUN AND MOON: SEE HUMANISTIC ASTRO RE.

3 SUN RULER: ITS SIGN AND HOUSE (pg. 60) (House as vehicle for path indicated by the Sun).

4 ASCENDANT Ruler: its HOUSE and sign(pg. 60) Placement i.e. house as vehicle for identity. 5 PLANET IN OWN SIGN

Circle answer.

6 planet IN OWN HOUSE (pg. 61) circle answer.

7 PLANET RISING (pg. 61) (Sakoin: Planet Patterns). Circle if less than 2 degrees above or 6 degrees below ascendant.

8 PLANET ON NADIR (pg. 63) Circle if less than 1 degree before or 2 degrees after IC.

9 PLANET ON MIDHEAVEN (pg.62l. Circle if less than 6 degrees before or 2 degrees after Midheaven.

10 PLANET DESCENDING (pg. 63) Circle if less than 1 degree before or 2 degrees after Descendant. 11. STATIONARY PLANET (pg. 63).

12 SOLE DEPOSITOR (pg. 64).

13 UNASPECTED PLANETS (pg. 66) Circle answer.

14 OTHER FOCAL PLANETS (pg. 67) Circle answer.

15. ANY PLANET (S) IN CRITICAL DEGREES (SEE COMPUTER PRINTOUT)

C. ASPECTS AND OTHER CHART VARIABLES

1. Conjunctions within 3 degrees (indicate orb) Circle if less the 1.5 degrees.

2 Other MAJOR ASPECTS WITHIN 1.5 DEGREES (pg. 71) indicate orb. Circle if less then1 degree.

3. IMPORTANT MINOR ASPECTS (pg. 72) Note those which are exact.

Exact: Within 1 1/2 aspects (pg. 74).

4.Parallel reinforcement: helps bring together houses involved in a helping way as oppose to contra-Parallel: houses are at odds. Take the house position of the planets involved ex if sun is in 9th, and mercury is involved on 7,8,and 10th houses: 7th and 10th houses; partnerships (7th) with help his career(10th) etc. Ex contra: 3rd and 12th: mental (3rd) ins ability 12th} is mind 3rd retreated or submerged

5 MUTUAL RECEPTIONS (pg. 7:5). Circle answer. 6 LUNAR NODE (pg. 76 Luner Node Book) Indicate sign and house Circle answer

7. Strongest aspect : Circle if less than 30 min

8. Closest square or opposition in chart (Sakoin; Dynamic Point of Focus for Ones personality. 9. Natal Solar Eclipse

10. Pre Natal Solar Eclipse

11. MIDPOINTS: ARE THERE ANY CONJUNCTIONS OR OPPOSITIONS OF FACTORS TO MIDPOINTS IN THIS CHART? (Especially IMPORTANT,IF THERE IS NO TIME OF BIRTH AVAILABLE). FOCUS ON THE SUN, MOON, ASC, OR MC; POSS ALSO THE RISING PLANET.

12. Incest themes: malefic planets connected to the 4th, 8th, 12th: ruler of or in those houses exp 8th, Possible ritual abuse: signifies a violent chart: Pluto, Saturn or mars in the 8th.

13. Interceptions: whatever planet is intercepted, that energy is closeted or hidden away from use; also the planets sign and its location is hidden; also if sign (and not planets in that sign) are intercepted then the signs energy is weakened and the planet ruling that sign is also weakened. Internal mechanism not in place to know reason behind acting in a certain way. Needs to express that energy via sign on cusp of the house in which planet or sign is intercepted.

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T-SQUARE AND OTHER CONFIGURATIONS T-Square:

1.) MODE: of T-Square __________________________________________________ Or are the planets in different modes. (weakens the t-square effect)

2.) Focal planet(s) Planet ____________ a. Direct _______________ or b. House (s) rules in the chart

Sign _________ Retro

House ________________

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Focal planet(s) Planet ______________ Sign _________ Direct _______________ or Retro

House ________________

________________

House (s) rules in the chart ___________________________________ I.e. Stellium in the focal point of the t-square.

At opposing planet (becomes dominant one): oppressive influence over planet it opposes

3.) Opposing Planets(s) #1 Planet _______________ Sign_______________ House______________ ? Direct _______ Retro _____

House(s) rules in chart by theses planets in opposition _____________________________________

#2 Planet _______________ Sign_______________ House______________ ?

House(s) rules in chart by theses planets in opposition Direct ______________ #3 Retro_______________ Sign__________ House______________ ?

Planet ______________ Retro _____

Direct _______

I.e. Stellium in the either of the opposing positions of the t-square. (Note: if so, those opposing planets become dominant side of the opposing position of the tsquare): the Stellium has an oppressive influence over the planet it opposes. House(s) rules in chart by theses planets in opposition _______________________________________ 4.) Degree of Aspects (Circle Closest) A. Opposing Planet ____________ Opposing Planet ____________ Opposing Planet ____________

B. Planet Squares 1. _____________ 2. _____________ Planet Squares 1. ______________ 2. _____________

5.) Empty Space: Oppose focal pt and midpoint of conjunct of Focal Point A. Degree _________ sign ________________ B. Any Planets in that house C. Ruler(s) of sign of empty space : Sign _____________ house ______________ House _____________

Sign _____________ D. Is the ruler (s) in the T-Square

House ______________

6. Any Sextile and/or Trines connected to any of the planets in the t-square? (list and include degree - Circle Closest aspect) _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ A. Are any connected to Focal Planet(s) Which: __________________________________

7.) Favorable Minor Aspects. (Less then one Degree)

COMBINED CONFIGURATIONS. 1). Is the t-square connected to a grand trine: yes__________ no __________________

1). Is the t-square connected to another t-square: yes__________

no __________________

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