Step Four Putting the Puzzle Together

Before you reach any wild conclusions about a chart (especially your own), make sure you ve looked at everything, including the planets, the aspects, the Ascendant and Midheaven, the houses (including the ones that are empty), and anything else you can think of. For example, if asteroids interest you, by all means check them out. One of the most fascinating parts of astrology is that there s always something new to look at in a chart. 

And yet you may discover that the more you delve into your chart, the more the information seems to repeat itself. You ll also unearth a few contradictions Everyone has them in their charts, just as everyone has them in their psyches. You ll also find the occasional placement or aspect that doesn t gel with the rest of the horoscope or that simply doesn t fit the person in front of you. (Don t toss it out too quickly, especially if you re completing a chart for a friend or acquaintance. Your discomfort could be an indication that you don t know this person half as well as you think you do.) 

I tell you how to take advantage of this much maligned transit. That s what this part of the book is about The here-and-now practical application of astrology. 

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