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A Few "Rough-edged" Basics, Shortcuts, And Oversimplifications
(For Folks Who Know Virtually Nothing About Astrology and for Folks Who Want A Refresher Course)

My First Time

Yep... I still remember my sense of astonishment and fascination the very first time that I visited an astrologer for a reading...

Like you, I knew what my Zodiac Sun Sign was... and I innocently enough carried with me the mistaken belief that the 12 general descriptions of Zodiac Sun Signs (and Daily Horoscopes in the newspaper) were pretty much what astrology was all about...

Yes... on this very first visit to an astrologer I had little (or no) clue that the two luminaries (the Sun and the Moon) and the eight planets (Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto) in our solar system play unique roles in the ancient art and practice of astrology.

On that eventful day, I received my first copy of a "natal (birth) chart."

Strange, Squiggly, Indecipherable Symbols

When first taking a look at this odd looking "birth chart," all I knew was that it contained a picture of a wheel with all sorts of strange, squiggly, indecipherable symbols. I was totally clueless about all the "places" these strange, squiggly, indecipherable symbols would inevitably take me!

And while Sun Sign Astrology is still a heck of a lot of fun to play with and investigate.... what I discovered on this fateful trip was that Sun Sign astrology is just the tip of the iceberg when deciphering the ancient, mysterious art and symbols of astrology.

The Real Deal - Sky Maps

Our natal (or birth) charts are special "sky maps" which reflect (mirror back) and symbolize the exact moment we drew our first breath. And with that first breath, we each began our own incredible hero's journey through life on planet Earth....

The birth positions of the Sun, the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto all play their own unique symbolic roles as messengers and ambassadors of the universe.... On top of that - there are 12 signs, 12 houses (and much more) that go into making up our unique, complex, and complicated birth charts...

Bare Bones Basics?

If you somehow managed to arrange for a meeting of one hundred astrologers and gave them each the task of creating a short, concise, consensus document about the "bare bones" basics of astrology - then it proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that you've obviously never been in a room filled with one hundred astrologers!

The truth is that astrologers are:

My Best Advice?

Don't ask one hundred astrologers to sit down and create a short, concise, consensus document… instead, read what I have to say about the basics - and then go to the sites of other astrologers on the Web.

Read and compare... read and compare... read and compare... (but of course I'm more nearly correct than any other astrologer I know about....)

Decision Time:

I'm now providing visitors with 2 different options.... Visitors can now choose Option One on the left (the regular, full-blown, cram packed with basic information on chart interpretation) and Option Two (for folks who don't much like to read and/or those who don't necessarily want to know it all.