A question I have and didn't know where to ask,so feel free to move it.
Which one do I read and interpret?
My Natal chart or the Relocation one?I am currently living in a different country than the one I was born and I am kind of confused.
Just today I did my relocation chart and was pretty surprised with the planets in the 12th house which is surprisingly accurate even more so than when they were in 1st house.
What difference does it make to interpret a natal chart or a relocation one?
Hello Saturnian:
Thank you for your question...
The natal chart is THE primary source of all energies and potentialities...
However, as you move away from your place of birth, to the east or west, for every 60 miles, the angles of the chart changes one degree of arc.
Thus, the birth planets then move into different houses of the relocated chart and thus, different life themes emerge and are emphasized.
Please take the relocated chart seriously, as it reflects the current reality of your life...
Therefore, transits and progressions to the re-located chart and angles are also take seriously...
The RLC does not replace the birth chart, but it adds to the final story...
There are two schools of thought re: re-location astrology.
One study or discipline is to study the WHOLE chart, by itself.
The other study is called Astro-Carto-Graphy, invented by a man named Jim Lewis.
Lewis focused on a 'snap-shot' of natal planets found on angles of the relocated natal chart, calling them 'zones.'
He also found 'crossings' of planetary angularity to be significant.
The main problem with ACG is that much of the planet Earth is made up of water and oceans and there is only a limited land mass available to live... In many cases, one's best planetary zones are located in the middle of the Pacific or Atlantic ocean...
For example, I have great planetary Mercury and Sun 'zones' in both Alaska and in Western Africa, but why would I want to live in those places !
I would find out your relocated chart and then, watch the heavy planets as they move through your relocated chart. When they cross the angles of the RL chart, you will find significant activity...
My experience with relocated charts shows they can significantly affect relationships, career, finances, and pretty much all aspects of life...
To answer your question, which is better, the 'chicken' (natal) or the 'egg' (relocated?), LOL
It is not a question of what is 'better than,' it is a question of determining how your natal chart evolves and also, your own personal evolution...
The evolution of the soul dynamic is what we are primarily interested in...Nobody can stop that evolution...that includes critics, 'bad luck,' or 'good luck...' The relocated chart can speed up your life or slow it down, you could become successful or not so successful, but nothing changes that original birth chart premise...
The reason is that... everything springs from the natal chart...
best regards,
R.J. Smith