I've been reading a lot about the different charting systems lately, and I know there is no "right way" so that's not what I'm here to ask. It seems like the eternal conflict in the astrology community is about how to place the angles, and nobody can agree on the best approach to this.
For years I have used placidus but recently I have been experimenting with whole signs. I discovered the flaws of placidus when a friend from Iceland visited me, and I thought my software was malfunctioning when half of his chart was covered by a single house. I became attracted to Whole Signs because it's the oldest house system, and rather than making the ascendant sign the whole first house, it places the ascendant in its true position in the chart. This makes more sense to me.
What's troubling me is that it completely shifts the houses in my chart and tells a very different story about my life, some of it believable. It's kind of shocking. Other astrologers I've spoken to said the important thing is to keep an open mind and take information from all the different charting systems, but I am finding myself trying to figure out which system tells the "most accurate story" of my life. One astrologer I spoke to said that she doesn't use the houses at all but just looks at the planets. I find that kind of crazy!
Which charting system do you prefer and why? How do you reconcile the different stories the different systems tell about your life?
I'm also curious what people think of Whole Signs, if you use it.
For years I have used placidus but recently I have been experimenting with whole signs. I discovered the flaws of placidus when a friend from Iceland visited me, and I thought my software was malfunctioning when half of his chart was covered by a single house. I became attracted to Whole Signs because it's the oldest house system, and rather than making the ascendant sign the whole first house, it places the ascendant in its true position in the chart. This makes more sense to me.
What's troubling me is that it completely shifts the houses in my chart and tells a very different story about my life, some of it believable. It's kind of shocking. Other astrologers I've spoken to said the important thing is to keep an open mind and take information from all the different charting systems, but I am finding myself trying to figure out which system tells the "most accurate story" of my life. One astrologer I spoke to said that she doesn't use the houses at all but just looks at the planets. I find that kind of crazy!
Which charting system do you prefer and why? How do you reconcile the different stories the different systems tell about your life?
I'm also curious what people think of Whole Signs, if you use it.
