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Library of Congress Control Number: 2019920308
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Table of Contents
Cover
Introduction
About This Book
Foolish Assumptions
Icons Used in This Book
Beyond the Book
Where to Go from Here
Part 1: Mapping Your Place in the Cosmos
Chapter 1: An Astrological Overview: The
Horoscope in Brief
Looking at the Starry Sky
Identifying the Signs of the Zodiac
Understanding the Sun Signs
Considering the Sun, the Moon, the Planets, and more
Who Rules? Discovering the Rulers of the Signs
Determining Planetary Dignities
Assessing the Ascendant
Taking the House Tour
Chapter 2: Getting Your Precise Horoscope: The Old
Way, the Internet Way, and the Software
Casting Your Chart the Old-Fashioned Way
First Things First: Gathering the Information You Need
Getting Your Horoscope Online for Free
Investing in Software
Activating an App
Wandering around Cyberspace
Chapter 3: The History of Astrology: 5,000 Years of
Cosmic Ups and Downs
Looking at Early Astrology
Romping through Classical Times
Meandering through Medieval Europe
Celebrating the Renaissance
Watching the Decline of Astrology
Saluting Modern Times
Part 2: Here Comes the Sun
Chapter 4: The Signs of Spring: Aries, Taurus, and
Gemini
Aries the Ram: March 20–April 18
Taurus the Bull: April 19–May 20
Gemini the Twins: May 21–June 20
Chapter 5: The Signs of Summer: Cancer, Leo, and
Virgo
Cancer the Crab: June 21–July 22
Leo the Lion: July 23–August 22
Virgo the Virgin: August 23–September 22
Chapter 6: The Signs of Autumn: Libra, Scorpio, and
Sagittarius
Libra the Scales: September 23–October 22
Scorpio the Scorpion: October 23–November 21
Sagittarius the Archer: November 22–December 21
Chapter 7: The Signs of Winter: Capricorn,
Aquarius, and Pisces
Capricorn the Goat: December 22–January 19
Aquarius the Water Bearer: January 20–February 18
Pisces the Fish: February 19–March 19
Part 3: Leafing through the Cosmic Cookbook
Chapter 8: Moon Signs: The Lunacy Factor
The Mythology of the Moon
The Moon in the Signs
The Nodes of the Moon
The Mythology of the Lunar Nodes
The Nodes in the Signs
Chapter 9: The Personal Planets
Locating Your Planets
Mercury: Communicating with Style
Venus: Love Conquers All
Mars: Road Warrior
Jupiter: More Is Better
Saturn: Lord of the Rings
Chapter 10: The Outer Planets (And More)
Uranus: The Rebel
Neptune: The Dreamer
Pluto: The Power of Transformation
Chiron: The Wounded Healer
And More …
Chapter 11: What You See versus What You Get: The
Rising Sign (And More)
Identifying Your Ascendant
What Your Ascendant Says about You
Finding and Understanding Your Descendant
Looking into Your Midheaven and I.C.
Chapter 12: The Sun, the Moon, and the Planets in
the Houses
Thinking about the Houses
The Sun in the Houses
The Moon in the Houses
The Nodes of the Moon in the House
Mercury in the Houses
Venus in the Houses
Mars in the Houses
Jupiter in the Houses
Saturn in the Houses
Uranus in the Houses
Neptune in the Houses
Pluto in the Houses
Interpreting Empty Houses
Chapter 13: Amazing Aspects: The Secrets of
Cosmic Geometry
Identifying the Major Aspects
Figuring Out Your Aspects
Reading an Aspect Grid
A Note about Minor Aspects
A Word about Mutual Reception
Interpreting the Aspects
Chapter 14: Interpreting Your Birth Chart: A Guide
Step One: Identifying Overall Patterns
Step Two: Six Components of a Birth Chart
Step Three: Looking for Aspect Patterns
Step Four: Putting the Puzzle Together
Part 4: Using Astrology Right Now
Chapter 15: The Sun Sign Combinations
Aries in Love
Taurus in Love
Gemini in Love
Cancer in Love
Leo in Love
Virgo in Love
Libra in Love
Scorpio in Love
Sagittarius in Love
Capricorn in Love
Aquarius in Love
Pisces in Love
Finding Other Ties
Chapter 16: The Times of Our Lives: Transits
Investigating Transits
Tracking Mars
Activating Jupiter
Coping with Saturn
Unpredictable Uranus
Nebulous Neptune
Power-Hungry Pluto
Warning: The Astrologer’s Curse
Chapter 17: The Lunar Advantage: Using Astrology
in Daily Life
Timing Your Actions by the Phases of the Moon
Watching the Moon
Taking Advantage of the Moon in the Signs
Tracking the Moon through the Houses
Making the Most of Momentous Lunar Influences
Avoiding the Void
Chapter 18: Retrograde Hell? The Truth Revealed
Retrograde Revealed
Successfully Handling Retrograde Mercury
Looking for Retrograde Venus
Watching for Retrograde Mars
The Other Planets
Chapter 19: Creativity and the Stars
Circling the Zodiac
Finding the Creative Heart of Every Chart
Part 5: The Part of Tens
Chapter 20: Ten Talents You Can Spot in a Chart
Athletic Prowess
Beauty (or the Power of Attraction)
Celebrity Appeal
Healing Hands
Business Savvy
Making Money
Activist Capability
Psychic Ability
Becoming an Astrologer
Writing
Chapter 21: Ten (Plus One) Ways to Use Astrology in
Your Life: The Art of Timing
Getting Married
Going on a First Date
Opening a Business
Scheduling a Meeting
Throwing a Party
Purchasing Technology
Buying a House
Having Surgery
Starting a Diet or an Exercise Program
Writing a Novel, a Memoir, or a Screenplay
Laying Low
Index
About the Author
Connect with Dummies
End User License Agreement
List of Tables
Chapter 1
TABLE 1-1 The Sun Signs
TABLE 1-2 The Qualities of the Signs
TABLE 1-3 Keywords for the Planets
TABLE 1-4 Table of Essential Planetary Dignities
TABLE 1-5 Table of Accidental Planetary Dignities
TABLE 1-6 Houses and Their Significance
Chapter 9
TABLE 9-1 Planetary Keywords and Symbols
Chapter 12
TABLE 12-1 Houses and Their Significance
TABLE 12-2 House Rulership
Chapter 13
TABLE 13-1 Major Aspects
TABLE 13-2 The Hard Aspects
TABLE 13-3 The Harmonious Aspects
TABLE 13-4 Minor Aspects
Chapter 14
TABLE 14-1 Elements and Modes
TABLE 14-2 Emphasis by Element
TABLE 14-3 Emphasis by Mode
TABLE 14-4 Houses and Elements
TABLE 14-5 Houses and Qualities
TABLE 14-6 Rising Signs and Rulerships
TABLE 14-7 Ruling Planet by House Position
Chapter 17
TABLE 17-1 What To Do by the Light of the Moon
Chapter 18
TABLE 18-1 Retrograde Mercury
TABLE 18-2 Retrograde Venus
TABLE 18-3 Retrograde Mars
List of Illustrations
Chapter 4
FIGURE 4-1: The symbol of the Sun.
FIGURE 4-2: The symbol of Aries the Ram.
FIGURE 4-3: The symbol of Taurus.
FIGURE 4-4: The symbol of Gemini.
Chapter 5
FIGURE 5-1: The symbol of Cancer the Crab.
FIGURE 5-2: The glyph of Leo.
FIGURE 5-3: The symbol of Virgo.
Chapter 6
FIGURE 6-1: Libra’s glyph.
FIGURE 6-2: The symbol of the Scorpion.
FIGURE 6-3: The symbol of Sagittarius.
Chapter 7
FIGURE 7-1: The symbol of Capricorn.
FIGURE 7-2: The symbol of Aquarius.
FIGURE 7-3: The symbol of Pisces the Fish.
Chapter 8
FIGURE 8-1: The symbol of the Moon.
FIGURE 8-2: The North and South Nodes, also known as the Dragon’s
Head or Rahu ...
Chapter 10
FIGURE 10-1: The symbol of Uranus.
FIGURE 10-2: The symbol of Neptune.
FIGURE 10-3: The symbol of Pluto.
FIGURE 10-4: The symbol of Chiron.
Chapter 11
FIGURE 11-1: The four angles of the chart: the Ascendant, Midheaven,
Descendant...
Chapter 13
FIGURE 13-1: Birth chart of a firebrand: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
FIGURE 13-2: Alexandria’s aspect grid.
Chapter 14
FIGURE 14-1: Dividing your chart by the horizon and the meridian.
FIGURE 14-2: The bundle pattern.
FIGURE 14-3: The bowl pattern.
FIGURE 14-4: The bucket pattern.
FIGURE 14-5: The locomotive pattern.
FIGURE 14-6: The splash pattern.
FIGURE 14-7: The splay pattern.
FIGURE 14-8: The seesaw pattern.
FIGURE 14-9: A Grand Trine.
FIGURE 14-10: A Grand Cross.
FIGURE 14-11: A T-Square.
FIGURE 14-12: A Yod, or Hand of God.
Chapter 16
FIGURE 16-1: Serena Williams’s birth chart iwith transits on the outer
wheel.
FIGURE 16-2: Toni Morrison’s natal chart. Her birth chart is on the inner
part ...
Chapter 19
FIGURE 19-1: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Chapter 20
FIGURE 20-1: Andy Warhol’s birth chart. He got his 15 minutes and more.
FIGURE 20-2: Kim Kardashian. She could be famous for more than being
famous.
FIGURE 20-3: Dr. Jonas Salk. His polio vaccine saved millions of lives.
FIGURE 20-4: Jack Welch’s birth chart.
FIGURE 20-5: Christine Lagarde’s birth chart.
FIGURE 20-6: Greta Thunberg, climate activist.
FIGURE 20-7: Edgar Cayce’s birth chart.
FIGURE 20-8: Isabel Hickey, astrologer extraordinaire.
Introduction
Astrology can change your life. It did mine. Astrology illuminates the
secret corners of the self, expands your insight into yourself and others,
deepens your compassion, clarifies the past, and even offers a glimpse
into the possible future. Beyond that, as with all great areas of
accumulated knowledge, astrology has the power to alter perception.
Once you know something about it, you never see the world in the same
way again.
Blessed with a vocabulary that is simultaneously objective and poetic,
astrology stimulates your intellect and fuels your curiosity. As you
absorb its principles, everyone you know becomes a mystery waiting to
be solved. Even public personalities and figures from the past — Frida
Kahlo, say, or Vincent Van Gogh — glow more vividly when viewed
through an astrological lens. Most of all, astrology offers an unrivaled
method of learning about yourself, not just as a person born under one
sign or another but as someone with a never-before-seen assortment of
qualities and abilities, someone whose individual essence reflects the
cosmos.
Many people think that astrology divides all human beings into 12
groups. How wrong they are! Astrology teaches that all human beings
are subject to universal needs and desires — and that every individual is
entirely and splendidly unique.
About This Book
Astrology is an ancient and evolving system that has many dimensions
and appears in many forms. Western astrology is not the same as
Chinese astrology or Vedic astrology. This book is about Western
astrology, but even within that, there are many subdivisions.
Practitioners of mundane astrology calculate horoscopes for public
events and consider the fate of nations. Electional astrologers specialize
in choosing dates and times for occasions such as weddings, real estate
purchases, or opening night at the theatre. Financial astrologers follow
the market. Horary astrologers answer questions that address everything
from concerns about relationships or health to the location of lost
objects. In this book, I focus on natal astrology, the interpretation of a
birth chart to gain insight into the personality, proclivities, talents, and
tribulations of an individual.
I begin by introducing you to the major components of a birth chart and
showing you how to get an accurate copy of your chart via the internet.
After that, I tell you how to analyze your chart’s most essential features,
how to compare your chart with someone else’s, and how to use
astrology to improve your life. It may sound extravagant to claim that
astrology helps you align yourself with the universe, but it’s the simple
truth.
I consider astrology a tool — an objective tool — for understanding
yourself and others, confronting adversity, embracing opportunity,
analyzing relationships, and making basic decisions. In Astrology For
Dummies, 3rd Edition, I show you how to use that tool for your
advantage.
As you leaf through these pages, there are a few conventions to be aware
of:
You will notice various symbols strewn across each birth chart like a
handful of precious stones. Those magical-looking symbols represent
the signs, planets, and other components of an astrological chart. I
consider them a fundamental part of astrology’s charm, and I
recommend that you learn them by heart. But you don’t have to
because I have provided a handy Cheat Sheet that identifies every
symbol and gives you a thumbnail description of each. See the
“Beyond the Book” section in this Introduction to find out more
about the Cheat Sheet, including how to access it.
Using the Cheat Sheet, you can translate those symbols into a
language you actually speak. So if you’re mulling over a birth chart
and you see something that looks like this:
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