When doing a chart interpretation, I’m trying to strike a balance between using plain English and trying to explain what’s going on astrologically. Just giving an interpretation without referring to planets and signs can be a bit unsatisfactory, leaving you thinking “but why did he say that?”. I think it’s useful to give a brief explanation of my comments by relating it to the astrology, and – I hope – to help bring the planets in your chart alive. In order to do this, I have had to resort to a little bit of jargon, with talk of T-squares and sextiles and houses. Without getting bogged down in detail, let’s have a brief look at what this all means.

The Signs
The Planets
The Houses
Aspects and Configurations

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