The lesson here is learning to let go of possessions and experience desire with non-attachment. Taurus and Scorpio form the continuum of resources. With Aries Earth (Libra Sun) the inner urge is to be in charge and number one, so the lesson is to move from an emphasis on “me first” and learn to relate and let others lead. So, if your Sun is in Taurus, your Earth is in Scorpio.Īries and Libra represent the continuum of personal expression. Simply, the Earth sign stands opposite the Sun in longitude - exact to the 180* degree, minute and second, whether seen geocentrically or heliocentrically. This is virtually the only interpretive book on Earth concerning heliocentric, or Sun-centered astrology. The following content comes from the innovative and leading edge treatise, The Sun at the Center, by Philip Sedgwick. When we acknowledge and recognize what confronts or “opposes” us we begin to understand ourselves through what’s reflected in the mirror of relationship. Astrologically one of the keywords, or ways of understanding the aspect of polarity or opposition, is awareness. The Sun is the path we tread and our outer expression. The Earth is our inner identity, our deep needs, and how we are grounded. For instance, my moon sign in the geocentric natal chart is in Virgo, but in the heliocentric, it’s in Cancer. Not only that, when a planet is in one sign in geocentric astrology, the planet is sometimes in a different sign in Heliocentric Astrology, but mostly Jupiter-Pluto are the same. Heliocentric Astrology does not have a Sun neither is any other planet ever retrograde in Heliocentric Astrology. The helio natal chart is more representative of the kind or type of individual working with and through a given personality. The geocentric chart, with its houses and ascendant, etc., is primarily a charting of the personality and circumstances in which the individual is involved and finds himself. We normally use the geocentric natal chart with placidus or whole signs with equal houses.Īstrologers who have investigated heliocentric astrology are in general agreement as to the relationship between the geo and the helio natal chart. Heliocentric simply means the Sun at the center. The term “ helio” is derived from the Greek word “ helios” meaning the Sun. HELIOCENTRIC Astrology uses astrological charts drawn where the positions of the planets are based on the Sun being at the center. So, it’s is a view or charting of our solar system as seen from the perspective of the earth. For this reason, this form of astrology is referred to as GEOCENTRIC astrology, because the Earth ( geo) is at the center ( centric).
You may also want to see the Birth Chart Layout lesson or How To Read Your Birth Chart.Heliocentric Astrology ♁ You know your Sun Sign for sure … but do you also know your Earth sign?Īstrology as practiced today is geocentric or earth centered.
To interpret your birth chart, see 4 Easy Birth Chart Reading Techniques For Beginners. This will include a list of the exact degree of your house cusps for all 12 house systems. You will also get a list of your planets in the houses for 12 house systems: Alcabitius, Campanus, Equal, Koch, Meridian (axial rotation system), Morinus, Placidus, Porphyry, Regiomontanus, Topocentric (Polich/Page), Vehlow, and Whole Sign houses. If you know your time of birth, then it will also include the Ascendant, Midheaven, Vertex, Part of Fortune, and Chiron. In addition to the regular planets, this report will also include Chiron, Black Moon Lilith, and North Node. In addition to major aspects, this report also includes minor aspects such as quintile, biquintile. Even if you don’t know your time of birth, you may find your moon sign here if the moon did not change sign on your day of birth. You will get a report of your planets in the signs, planets in the houses, and a list of your aspects.