Personality & Astrology
Is it possible to describe one's character based on the birth date? Are the place and time of birth required? How far is it possible to draw valuable information about one's personality from an astrological chart?. The answer lies in the horoscope and birthchart of the person concerned.
This matter has no limit. It addresses one of the most important roles of astrology. Indeed, to know oneself and to know other people by looking into a natal chart is one of the best favourite hobbies of both professional and amateur astrologers!
In a matter of seconds, eyebrows frown, smiles lighten up faces, and the quick surge of adrenaline caused by reading an astrological chart is probably most revealing about the special interest aroused by this specific branch of astrology, which psychological analysis is. Indeed, the natal chart is supposed to describe, quite rapidly for experienced people, the personality as well as the factors of psychological growth of any human being. Astrology's main advantage is the short amount of time which is needed to understand a person through his/her astrological chart.
It is very common to hear people say that in real life, many months, and even many years are required in order to thoroughly know someone. It is especially so if the person in question is of a secretive nature, or if he/she has communication or self-expression difficulties. With an astrological natal chart, the astrologer "sees" the most salient characteristics within seconds, understands their symbolism in a couple of minutes, and is able to form an opinion about the chart owner's psychological weaknesses and strengths within a few hours, and sometimes, even less. Actually, the wording "weaknesses and strengths" is fairly subjective, and it is preferable to talk about vulnerabilities and abilities to adjust to vagaries and to people in most areas of life.
Personality description is probably the part of Western astrology which wins the best supports from its proponents. Unlike Chinese astrology for instance, which is more predictive than descriptive of a personality, Western astrology linked up with psychology and psychoanalysis very early.
Since the natal astrological chart is believed to represent the influences involved in the forming of a character, it is possible to analyse the mechanism at work for each of us, to understand behaviours which may be stunning when there is no visible cause. It is also possible to remedy specific repetitive patterns leading to failure, and also to take advantage of obvious qualities, which the person may not yet be aware of.
The above questions deal with the place and time of birth. The definite answer is that, even without these data, it remains possible to draw an amazingly interesting amount of information from a natal chart.
Without going into too many details, which is beyond the scope of this article, the technique used for the character analysis and the description of the psychological portrait takes into account the planets' positions and the inter-aspects among these planets, as well as planetary dominants and astrological houses (including the Ascendant, the Midheaven, etc.).
This matter has no limit. It addresses one of the most important roles of astrology. Indeed, to know oneself and to know other people by looking into a natal chart is one of the best favourite hobbies of both professional and amateur astrologers!
In a matter of seconds, eyebrows frown, smiles lighten up faces, and the quick surge of adrenaline caused by reading an astrological chart is probably most revealing about the special interest aroused by this specific branch of astrology, which psychological analysis is. Indeed, the natal chart is supposed to describe, quite rapidly for experienced people, the personality as well as the factors of psychological growth of any human being. Astrology's main advantage is the short amount of time which is needed to understand a person through his/her astrological chart.
It is very common to hear people say that in real life, many months, and even many years are required in order to thoroughly know someone. It is especially so if the person in question is of a secretive nature, or if he/she has communication or self-expression difficulties. With an astrological natal chart, the astrologer "sees" the most salient characteristics within seconds, understands their symbolism in a couple of minutes, and is able to form an opinion about the chart owner's psychological weaknesses and strengths within a few hours, and sometimes, even less. Actually, the wording "weaknesses and strengths" is fairly subjective, and it is preferable to talk about vulnerabilities and abilities to adjust to vagaries and to people in most areas of life.
Personality description is probably the part of Western astrology which wins the best supports from its proponents. Unlike Chinese astrology for instance, which is more predictive than descriptive of a personality, Western astrology linked up with psychology and psychoanalysis very early.
Since the natal astrological chart is believed to represent the influences involved in the forming of a character, it is possible to analyse the mechanism at work for each of us, to understand behaviours which may be stunning when there is no visible cause. It is also possible to remedy specific repetitive patterns leading to failure, and also to take advantage of obvious qualities, which the person may not yet be aware of.
The above questions deal with the place and time of birth. The definite answer is that, even without these data, it remains possible to draw an amazingly interesting amount of information from a natal chart.
Without going into too many details, which is beyond the scope of this article, the technique used for the character analysis and the description of the psychological portrait takes into account the planets' positions and the inter-aspects among these planets, as well as planetary dominants and astrological houses (including the Ascendant, the Midheaven, etc.).
