How to make constellations

First, the meaning of the birth chart

Birthday chart (or BirthHorscope) in English, translated as birth chart here, is an indispensable tool for personal astrology.

1. The concept of starting point

As mentioned above, astrology takes the stars running in the sky as a tool to measure things, but how to find a state related to individuals in the constantly running celestial bodies is a university question. Modern astrology adopts the concept of a starting point, that is, the position of the stars is related to the individual at the moment when a person's life begins. Simply put, it is to represent a person by the state of heaven when he was born.

2. From three-dimensional space to two-dimensional space

However, as we all know, the world we live in is a three-dimensional space, and the state of celestial bodies should be recorded in three dimensions so as not to be distorted. But astrologers can't build a model of the universe for everyone, so astrologers take out important elements by projection and rewrite the state of three-dimensional space on the plane of two-dimensional space, that is, the birth map we see.

Second, the content of the birth chart

The content of the birth map can actually be compared to: when a person was born, someone took a photo in space, but it was the position of the stars.

1.stars

There are many stars in the sky, but the stars used in astrology are mainly the sun, the moon and planets in the solar system, and sometimes some asteroids and stars are added, each with a different meaning.

2. constellation

The so-called constellation is to divide the ecliptic into twelve equal parts from the vernal equinox. Constellations are the background of stars, but each constellation has different properties. When a star falls into a constellation, it will have the characteristics of that constellation.

3. Basic points

The so-called basic points refer to rising, falling, zenith and lowest point. They are all points projected on the ecliptic at a certain time and place by optical principles, and each point represents a different meaning.

4. Palace location

Based on the basic points, the zodiac is divided into twelve parts, representing different parts of the secular world. To put it bluntly, it is divided into twelve areas of life.

Step 5: Stage

The relative position between stars or base points is expressed by phase. The so-called phase is relative position, but astrology pays special attention to the relationship between some relative positions.

Third, other information.

Although there are five kinds of information listed above, for a beginner of astrology, I still don't know how to explain it, so here are eight kinds of information to help you understand the birthday map.

1. The guardian star of the birth chart

The guardian star (sometimes called the guardian star) of the birth chart refers to the star that has a guardian relationship with the constellation where the rising point is located in the birth chart; For example, there is a birth picture, its rising point is Aries, and its guardian star is Mars. Which is the guardian star of the birthday chart, or its constellation and house, is very important to a person.

2. The ruler's house

The house where the main star is located usually points out the center of a person's life, or the most important area of his life. For example, if a person's rising point is Aries, his ruling star is Mars, and because Mars is in Libra, it happens to be in the seventh house, then interpersonal relationship or marriage will become the focus of this person's life.

3. A rising star

A rising star refers to a star near the rising point, usually a star within eight degrees above and below the rising point, and is called a rising star. The rising star will affect the characteristics of the rising point. Which star is the rising star is usually more important than which constellation, because the rising star is usually in the same constellation as the rising point, but it is particularly important if it is in different constellations.

4. conjugate stars

The star near the base point is usually called a composite star, and the rising star is also a kind of composite star, but it is usually treated separately because of its special importance. The more stars near a certain base point, the greater the demand for what this base point symbolizes.

5. Yin and Yang

Although the dichotomy mentioned above has been gradually replaced by quartile method, this item is usually not missing in the reference materials of birth charts, and the yin and yang of each star in the constellation are marked separately. If you are in a positive constellation, you are usually extroverted, and vice versa.

6. Elements

Marking the elements (fire, earth, wind, water) of each star in the constellation can help us know which elements a person mainly prefers, which is very useful in personality analysis. Sometimes, we also mark the constellation where the rising point and zenith are located to improve accuracy.

7. Characteristics

Marking the characteristics (standard, fixed and variable) of each star in the constellation can help us understand a person's intrinsic motivation. People with strong standard constellations tend to influence others, people with strong fixed constellations tend to be opinionated, and people with strong changing constellations are more adaptable to change.

8. Phase table

For a beginner, all phases are drawn on the birthday chart, which may be dazzling and difficult to master, so a phase table marked with stars becomes essential. Even experienced astrology students should rely on the characteristics of the phase table to help analyze.

Types of birth charts

The astrolabe shapes the type of the birth astrolabe, which classifies the types of planets in the birth astrolabe, including the so-called train head type, group type, bucket type, seesaw type, scattered type, bowl type, unfolded type, fan type and so on. It is of great reference significance to classify these birth pictures in order to explain the life trend of the parties.

1. Bowl shape: The bowl shape is a kind of birthdates, which means that all the planets are located within 180 degrees of birthdates. The standard bowl shape means that all the stars are above or below the horizon, or are all east or west of the meridian. The dominant star clockwise in the Tiangong chart is very important.

2. Bucket shape: Bucket type is a kind of birthdates. In this type of horoscope, nine planets occupy a semicircle, that is, within the range of 180 degrees in the birthday map, and only one planet falls in the opposite semicircle, forming the "handle" of the bucket. This type of people, all efforts are only to achieve a goal, and the "handle" star is the essence of this goal.

3. Bunch shape: Bunch shape, which is a kind of birthdates. In the Tiangong map, the distribution of stars and obsidians is concentrated in several adjacent palaces. If the distance between two adjacent stars does not exceed 120 degrees, it belongs to a typical group type, and its people have obvious expert tendency and fixed thinking mode, so they should have special and in-depth research on a certain subject.

4. Fans: This is a common type of birthdates. This type is similar to the bucket type, except that the part of the bucket is replaced by a ball, and a star is scattered outside the ball. This star is particularly emphasized.

5. Locomotive shape: The head shape of the train is a common type of birthday map, which means that about one third (120 degrees) of the star map will be left blank, and there is no distribution of stars, that is, the stars are scattered in the range of about 240 degrees. Clockwise, the leading star is particularly important. This kind of star obsidian is called locomotive, which provides the motivation for struggle.

6. seesaw type: seesaw type is a common birth mode. The standard seesaw should be two groups of planets in relative positions, each group has five planets, and each planet is located on one side of the constellation. But in a broad sense, as long as there are no stars, the two parts should cover at least 60 degrees, which is also a seesaw. People in this constellation mode are observant and can consider opposing views and opinions.

7. Splash shape: dispersed type, which is a common type of birthday picture. The planets in the birthdates are widely distributed and very scattered, which means that people have a wide range of interests and rich common sense, but it also means that their energy is scattered.

8. Figure-eight: Inflatable is a common birthday picture. As long as the distribution of stars in the sky is a similar big triangle, even if there are one or two hashed palaces, it belongs to it. The main reason is that this person is an individualist and doesn't like to live a disciplined or organized life.