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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Contents

Introduction.. ..... . ....... ... ...... . ............ 7

Special thanks to David Perloff and HeidiRuthchild

for their editorial andproofreading help,

and to Paul and Martha Marks, myparents,

for many kinds of encouragement.

Principles of Interpretation - 13

A Preliminary Note - 15

PART ONE: TECHNIQUES OF CHART

SYNTHESIS & INTERPRETATION

Synthesis Worksheets - 18 through 21

1. The Chart as a Whole . . ... ... . . . . ... .... . .. . ... 23

Predominant Element - 23

Weakest Element - 25

Library of Congress CataloginginPublication Data

Marks, Tracy, 1950-

The art of chart interpretation.

Predominant Mode - 28

Weakest Mode - 30

Planetary Pattern - 31

Splash, Bowl, Bucket, Locomotive, Seesaw, Bundle, Fan, Splay

Aspect Configurations - 36

Stellium, Grand Trine, Yod, T-Square, Grand Cross

Sun/Moon Signs & Relationship - 47

Sun conjunct Moon, Sun square Moon, Sun sextile or trine

Moon, Sun opposition Moon

AscendantIMidheaven - 53

Retrograde Planets - 54

Rev,expm.ded

ed. of: The art of chart synthesis.

~1979.

Bibliography: p.

1. Horoscopes. I. Marks, Tracy, 1950-

Art of chart synthesis. 11. Title.

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1986

133.5'42

86-9683

ISBN 0-916360-29-6 (pbk. )

O 1986 by Tracy Marks

2. Determining Planetary Strength ..... . . . .......... 58

Sun Sign & House - 58

Moon Sign & House - 59

Sun Ruler - 60

Ascendant Ruler - 60

Planet in Own Sign - 60

Planet in Own House - 61

Planet Rising - 61

Planet on Midheaven - 62

Planet on Nadir - 62

Planet Descending - 63

Stationary Planet - 63

Sole Dispositor - 64

Most Aspected Planet - 65

Unaspected Planets - 66

Other Focal Planets - 67

tions. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this book may be

used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever (including photocopying)

without written permission from the publisher, except in the case of brief

quotations embodied in critical or scholarly articles and reviews.

INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER: 0-916360-29-6

Published simultaneously in the United States and Canada by:

CRCS Publications

Distributed in the United States and internationally by

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(Write for current list of worldwide distributors.)

Cover Design: Image by Bradley Dehner

3. Aspects & Other Chart Variables . .......... . . . ... 68

Predominant Type of Aspect - 68

Absence of a Type of Aspect - 70

Conjunctions Within 3 Degrees - 71

Major Aspects Within 1% Degrees - 71

Important Minor Aspects - 72

The Art of Chart Interpretation is a revised, expanded edition of a work

formerly entitled The Art of Chart Synthesis (O 1979 by Tracy Marks).

This new edition includes extensive new material, including redesigned

worksheets and an entirely new Part 111.

Quotations by Liv Ullman are reprinted from Changing (O 1976,1977 by Liv

Ullman), with permission from Alfred A. Knopf Inc.

Parallels - 74

Mutual Receptions - 75

Lunar Nodes - 76

4. Preliminary Synthesis ......................... 78

5. Additional Considerations ...................... 80

12th House Complex; Solar & Lunar Eclipses; Angular,

Succedent & Cadent Houses; Most Elevated Planet; Eastern/

Western Division; SunIMercury Conjunctions;Midpoints

...........................

6. How to Synthesize

Determining the Primary Chart Characteristics - 84

The Role of Intuition - 86

Preparing to Interpret - 87

PART TWO: PRACTICE IN CHART SYNTHESIS

Introduction - 91

Introduction

Charts A-E - 93

Synthesis Worksheets - 98

7. Author's Answers ........................... 118

The dilemma that most of us face, after we have learned

the meanings of the planets, signs, houses and aspects, and

have begun to delineate the bits and pieces of the chart, is

how to view the chart as a whole and determine its primary

characteristics. The vast array of planets and aspects so easily

becomes a dense jungle of twisted vines which prevents us

from discovering the trail that leads out of the undergrowth,

to the central meaning and purpose of the chart itself. Only by

becoming so familiar with each of the multifaceted parts of

the chart that interpreting the details becomes automatic, and

only by consciously focusing upon the overall pattern and the

chart's most outstanding characteristics, can we begin to

master the art of interpretation and synthesis* rather than lose

ourselves in the tangle of hundreds of interrelated variables.

Many of us, when we begin interpreting charts, feel that

we must cover everything-every planet, sign, house and

aspect. If we don't, we fear that we may be neglecting some-

8. Example Interpretation (Chart E) ............... 127

PART THREE: THE PROCESS OF

ASTROLOGICAL COUNSELING & INTERPRETATION

9. Astrology as a Counseling Tool ................. 143

The Aims of the Astrologer - 144

Qualities of an EffectiveAstrologer - 148

The Astrologer's Problem Areas as a Counselor - 150

Astrology & Your Shadow: Overcoming Fear

and Negativity - 154

10. The Astrological Counseling Process ............. 155

The Astrological Session - 156

Initial Contact & Guidelines for Conducting the Session

Interpretation & Advice - 159

Drawbacks & Constructive Uses of Interpretation

Interpretation: What, When & How?

Advice-giving in Astrological Counseling

Counseling Interventions - 166

Useful Counseling Interventions

Your Astro-CounselingIssues

Afterword

Bibliography

*This book was in fact originally entitled The Art of Chart Synthesis.

However, this new edition has been extensively revised and expanded,

including redesigned worksheets and an entirely new Part 111, as well as

many other substantial improvementsand clarifications.

Introduction

THE ART OF CHART INTERPRETATION

we can always: 1) consider several of the minor characteris-

tics; 2) give a comprehensive delineation of one of the areas

of life (most frequently love or work) which is the client's

primary concern now; and 3) answer questions which were not

answered during the initial interpretation.

Consider a color wheel. How vivid each color is when

viewed separately, but spin the wheel and notice that as the

speed increases, each individual color becomes less distinct.

At high speed, all that can be seen is white. Only by stopping

the color wheel and viewing each primary color one by one

again can we experience and appreciate each shade and hue in

all of its infinite richness. Similarly, only by paying attention

to the 5-10 most distinctive characteristics of the chart, by

studying and interpreting each of these in depth, and by relat-

ing them to each other, can we develop and communicate a

clear picture of the natal chart rather than a whizzing blur of

planets, signs and houses.

Consider now a newspaper article. A reporter presents the

details of a story in descending order, the most important

information first, then the next important, and finally the

least important, so that it may be cut if there isn't enough

space for the complete article in the paper. The reader may

glance at the first sentence or two and distill the essence of

the article; he/she is oriented from the very beginning. The

rest of the article elaborates upon the first few sentences,

filling in more information as it goes on, and does not for a

moment lose the central focus, which gives all the details

coherence and order.

If we want to give ccherent readings, we can learn from

the newspaper article. We must determine what is most impor-

tant in the chart and what is least important. We must develop

the ability to focus upon the essentials of the chart and allow

the inessentials to be dealt with only when the most significant

information has been presented as clearly and completely as

possible. But unlike a news writer, we will dialogue with our

audience; we will want to make sure that our clients under-

thing important, or failing to give a complete picture of the

influences operating at birth. But in covering everything, we

often end up covering nothing, because we fill our minds and

our clients' minds with so many minute details that all that

remains for all concerned when the reading is finished is a

foggy blur.

Some of us may approach a chart by interpreting it house

by house, beginning with the first house and moving counter-

clockwise around the wheel. Others may begin with the Sun

and consider every planet in turn-Moon, Mercury, Venus,

etc. Still others may attempt to transform chaos into order by

considering each area of life important to the client-love,

work, home and family, etc., and interpreting all the planets,

signs and houses associated with it.

These systems of interpretation may work for some astrol-

ogers and some clients. But they lack an essential element

necessary to giving a meaningful reading-attention to priori-

ties, to the central meanings of the chart above and beyond its

multifaceted characteristics. Without this focus, the most

prominent issues of the chart are likely to be lost in an array

of minor issues. Without this focus, clients have nothing to

grab onto to help them relate all that is told to them in a

meaningful and unified way; as a result, they forget most of

it or consider it in only a superficial manner. Covering every-

thing does not help clients to assimilate everything; most

often, it overwhelms and confuses them, so that they are less

sure of their identity and direction when they leave the room

than when they entered.

If we want our clients to emerge with clearer mental pic-

tures of themselves, including the understanding of their pre-

dominant strengths and talents, and the weaknesses and

conflicts which can become strengths and talents once they

develop the desire and resolution to transform them, we must

aim for quality and depth of insight in our readings rather

than quantity and breadth of scope. After we have spent at

least an hour on the most distinctive characteristics of a chart,

7 0

THE ART OF CHART INTERPRETATION

7 I

Introduction

stand what we are saying. Therefore, we will explore each

facet of the chart that we deem important in the utmost

depth-imparting all that we know about that characteristic,

astrologically and personally. We will listen to our clients and

let them relate what we are saying to their own lives, so that

they assimilate its meaning and ramifications in their own way

and are able to distill a grain or two of wisdom from the ex-

ploration.

This book is primarily concerned with interpretating the

most outstanding features of a chart. It is not a comprehen-

sive manual on chart interpretation. It does not interpret the

meanings of the planets in signs, houses or aspects, nor does it

tell all there is to know about patterns, planets on angles, the

phases of the Moon, etc. When only the bare essentials are

presented, astrology texts will be recommended which deal

with that particular topic in more depth.

The purpose of this book is to provide a valid and com-

prehensible method of synthesizing the natal chart. This

method depends upon the use, at least initially, of a work-

sheet for determining the essential characteristics of a chart.

In the beginning stages of chart interpretation, only a system,

an organized method, can help us to create order out of chaos

and to penetrate to the central issues of an individual's chart

and personality. After we have used the worksheet five or six

times, the process of synthesis will become quick and auto-

matic, and the form itself will no longer be necessary.

What is the nature of this worksheet? Basically, it is a list

of characteristics to look for as we first examine a chart. Not

everything that many astrologers consider important is in-

cluded on it; some traditional and modem techniques are

emphasized, while others, which do not really seem to merit

the attention paid to them, are ignored. But the worksheet,

nonetheless, will enable us to list the 15or 20 most important

characteristics of any chart, and then to reduce these to the

5-8 which should most demand our attention. We can best

prepare to give a reading by filling out the worksheet for a

chart, and then by spending 20-30 minutes reflecting upon

the issues which we have determined are the most significant.

The process of notetaking may be helpful in reaching a clear

understanding of the chart and presenting it to our client in

an intelligible manner.

The example section of this book includes several charts

of famous people which we can use to practice our synthesiz-

ing abilities. They are also "guessing games" for us to play, for

the charts are unidentified. In the section following the charts

and worksheets, we will discover the identity of each chart, as

well as the author's opinion of the central features of each

one, and a sample interpretation.

The final portion of this book addresses the interactive

dimensions of chart interpretation, which require some under-

standing of the counseling process, and awareness of the needs

and feelings of the person whose chart we are interpreting. If

we are concerned not merely with imparting information, but

also with helping the other person to integrate and utilize the

material we are presenting, then we need to assess our own

interpreting and counseling process. It is important to learn

to express our knowledge in a way which benefits another per-

son, and to develop the skills necessary to facilitate his or her

own growth process. We may not only want to present "what

is" in terms of personality dynamics; we may also want to give

constructive guidance and help our client or friend translate

insight into action.

If there is any principle which we should keep in mind as

we develop the art of chart synthesis, it is this: Start with the

characteristics which are most extreme, most powerful, most

outstanding, and let the rest of the chart interpretation take

shape around them. Then we can be assured that although we

may neglect to cover a wide variety of characteristics and

issues when we are giving a reading, that we will not, by any

means, neglect to cover those which are vital and which will

continue to be vital throughout this person's life. By the end

of the reading, our client will probably have deepened hislher

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