| Because astrological readings can be a chapter in a | | | | in Scorpio. Other planets are in other signs but we |
| book alone, for the purposes of this article we're going | | | | concentrate on the moon because since it is the body |
| to do a very simple and stripped down reading. | | | | that is closest to the Earth it is the one with the most |
| However, this will give you a good foundation for really | | | | influence on us.Then there are the planets as they fall |
| getting into depth when doing your own reading.The | | | | into certain houses. Remember, there are 12 houses |
| first thing you have to do is get the subject's birth info. | | | | and 8 planets plus the sun and moon. How each of |
| We need the date, time and place of birth. For the | | | | these bodies fall into each house affects how we deal |
| purposes of this reading, we'll just pull some info out of | | | | with the various aspects of our lives.For example, this |
| thin air. Let's take April 15, 1984, at 8:00 AM in the town | | | | person born on this day has the moon in their 5th |
| of Newark, New Jersey.We take this information and | | | | house. Taking what we know about each of these we |
| throw it into our favorite astrological computer | | | | can make some generalizations about this person. The |
| program. For this example we'll use Astro123, which is | | | | moon is what represents our feminine side. The 5th |
| actually a shareware program with some very | | | | house is the house of creativity. A person with the |
| powerful features.After throwing in our variables, the | | | | moon in their 5th house indicates that emotions may |
| program spits out an astrological chart for us | | | | get in the way of creativity. This is not a good thing for |
| containing the position of each planet and some | | | | someone who dreams of being an artist. Unfortunately, |
| analysis to follow.Reading the chart itself can be a little | | | | many of histories most tormented artists had the |
| difficult at first, but with some practice you'll more than | | | | moon in their 5th house at birth. That is why so many |
| get the hang of it.The first thing we want to look for is | | | | ended up as suicides or going mad.Then we have the |
| the sun sign. In this case, the sun is in Aries so this | | | | aspects that we discussed in an earlier article. These |
| person is an Aries. As stated in an earlier article people | | | | are the things that provide us with the challenges in our |
| born between March 21 and April 20 are Aries. Aries | | | | lives. One of the strongest aspects in this person's |
| people have very strong personalities and are usually | | | | chart is Mars being square to Neptune. In this case it is |
| natural born leaders. They are very straightforward, | | | | a perfect square at exactly 90 degrees. Squares are |
| which means they can be very blunt. An Aries is the | | | | the most challenging of aspects. In this case, Mars |
| kind of person you want to have as a friend as they | | | | square to Neptune indicates a person who fights for |
| will fight to the death to defend your honor.Looking | | | | the underdog. Many rights activists have Mars square |
| beyond that, we have the following pieces of | | | | to Neptune. These people are constantly challenged |
| information. This person's moon is in Scorpio. This | | | | and their lives are never easy when fighting for the |
| indicates that this person is very secretive and tends | | | | rights of others.These few pieces of information are |
| to brood in silence over the wrongs that people have | | | | but a fraction of a person's astrological analysis. You |
| done to him or her. These wrongs can be real or | | | | can see now why astrology is such a complex |
| imagined. It doesn't matter to a person with their moon | | | | science and a lot more than just predicting the future. |