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The last time that I updated the Astrological Energies section in Chapter 3 of my training manuals, I thought it would be a good idea to post it up on the website as it contains useful information for everybody. This page is a reproduction of the most recent update to files #16 and #17 in Chapter 3.

 

 

 

The Astrological Energies

 

The cosmos is a giant multi-dimensional web of interacting energies or rays, these manifesting in different forms and all with their own consciousness. The human energy field and our planet are part of that web. In present day Western Society, we have forgotten that connection. However, in ancient times, the priests and spiritual leaders were able to call down cosmic energies into their energy fields and to pass them on, as the Tibetan Lamas were able to heal people with the touch of their hands and as the priests of Ancient Egypt were able to help the fertility of the land by this ‘channelling’ of energy.  The astrologers were able to give guidance on the best times to work with the energies of the planets and stars which could be channelled in the same way.

 

The energies in this multi-dimensional web are constituents of what we call the life force or universal energy which is all around us and which we absorb into our physical and energy bodies through the chakra and meridian systems. These energies can affect our emotional, mental and physical states – both positively and negatively. Amongst these energies are the astrological energies. As a future healer, it is likely that at some stage you will come across a person who is suffering negatively from the effect of astrological energies so it is helpful for you to have a conceptual understanding of how these work. Therefore, I include an overview of astrology in my foundation material for my training courses. There are a number of different kinds of astrological systems, but in this manual we focus on what is called the western (or tropical) astrological system.

 

 

 

The western astrological system – the signs of the zodiac

 

A number of energies flow through our solar system and are the basic energy building blocks supporting the manifestation of energy in physical form. These energies in particular flow through our Sun and out into our solar system. Some of these energies also flow through the planets in our solar system, all of which have their own form of consciousness. We look at seven important energy building blocks later in this section.

 

Our planet moves in orbit around the Sun, taking a year to complete an orbit. As our planet progresses through its orbit, it is exposed to an energy grid called the zodiac of signs. The zodiac of signs has 12 separate segments or signs, each of which has its own energy characteristics.  As our planet orbits the Sun, the Sun appears to move through each of these 12 signs in turn, and the energies of these signs merge with the energy of the Sun as they flow towards our planet. Therefore, the energy of the Sun is augmented by these other energies. In addition, the planets in our solar system also move through these signs and their energies merge with the zodiac energies as they flow towards our planet. Please note that in western astrology, the signs of the zodiac are not the same thing as star constellations. The star constellations which bear the same names as the signs of the zodiac are nothing to do with western astrology.

 

When we descend from the non-physical world into the physical world, our energy field is attuned to the energies of the signs of the zodiac and their interaction with the Sun and with the planets of our solar system as they stand in aspect to each other at the time of birth. This is a process something similar to the attunement process that you will go through with Reiki and with any other healing or personal development energies that you will learn with me. Consequently, although we are all continually absorbing the energies of the zodiac and of our solar system, in particular we absorb in a more intense way the energies relating to the astrological attunement that that we receive at birth. Although we have our own free will and our own individuality, it is this attunement process at birth and the subsequent intensity of the related astrological energies that we receive into our physical and energy bodies that bring some influence to bear upon our personality and behavioural development. These astrological energies have their own consciousness and interact with our own consciousness, usually at an energy frequency beyond that which our day to day senses can perceive so we are not aware of what is going on. In reality it is a bit like being thrown into a project team at work only to find that some of the team members are easy to work with and that others are quite difficult people. Somehow we have to find a way of working with everybody to achieve the project goals, no matter how easy or hard that might be.     

 

An astrologer is a person who understands how these processes work and who can give advice accordingly. From time to time, I give astrological readings. The main focus of any reading that I give is to indicate to the receiver the astrological energies to which they have been attuned and how they might choose to work with these energies to assist in their development through life. I also give an indication of how the energies might have affected past progress through life. It is common practice for some astrologers to say that xxx will happen next month and that yyy will happen next year. As a generalisation, because we have our own free will, and because of all the other interactions that we have with the world around, it is not usually possible to be very specific about future events in this way so some astrologers mislead their clients a great deal.

 

Let us now look at the nature of the astrological energies in the western system.

 

Firstly, the system deals with the energies of the following signs of the zodiac. The signs shown below are the standard astrological glyphs (or symbols).

 

 

 

 


Aries            Taurus            Gemini              Cancer               Leo               Virgo   

 

 

 

 


Libra             Scorpio         Sagittarius        Capricorn        Aquarius        Pisces

 

 

It also deals with the energies of the following bodies within our solar system: The lunar nodes (the energy relationship between the orbit of our Planet Earth as it orbits the Sun and the orbit of our Moon as it orbits around our planet), the Sun, the planet Mercury, the planet Venus, the planet Mars, the planet Jupiter, the planet Saturn, the asteroid Chiron (not referred to by all astrologers), the planet Uranus, and the planet Neptune, the planet Pluto.

 

A person’s horoscope is a diagrammatic representation of the attunement to the astrological energies at birth. Horoscopes can also be adapted to show the energy relationships between the planetary and astrological energies at birth and in the present day   the various planets are constantly changing their relative positions to each other. Horoscopes can also be adapted to show the astrological energy relationships between two different people. We will look at simple horoscopes later in this section.

 

Each sign of the zodiac has a multi-dimensional aspect to the energies that it gives, thus giving it its own particular characteristics. Any astrology book will give you an understanding of each sign’s attributes. Simply, though, they can be understood as follows:

 

 

                                                           Water              Earth                 Fire                 Air

 

                                   Fixed             Scorpio          Taurus             Leo                 Aquarius

 

                                   Mutable        Pisces             Virgo                Sagittarius   Gemini

 

                                   Cardinal       Cancer            Capricorn       Aries               Libra

 

 

Each sign has an elemental energy predominance as shown in the table above. Elemental energies are essential energy building blocks of the universe. In the western system of understanding of the elements, we work with five primary elemental energies: water, earth, air, fire and spirit.

·        The element of water is the energy of emotion, of feelings, of attachment, and of the feminine receptive polarity.

·        The element of earth is the energy of materiality, of physical substance, of attachment, and of the feminine receptive    

             polarity.

·        The element of air is the energy of mental processes, of communication, of detachment, and of the masculine active  

             polarity.

·        The element of fire is the energy of spontaneity, of moving forward, of detachment, and of the masculine active polarity.

·        The element of Spirit which cannot descend into the physical world without the existing   

             presence of the other elements.

 

Consequently, a person with a horoscope containing a lot of planets in water element signs of the zodiac (Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces) is likely to have an emotionally biased personality. The key characteristics here are feelings and caring for other people in close personal relationships.

 

A person with a horoscope containing a lot of earth element signs of the zodiac (Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn) is likely to orientated towards physicality and materiality, manifesting in a personality characterised by a need to accumulate possessions of various types, e.g. property, money, or to be in a very physical relationship with the world and people around.

 

A person with a horoscope containing a lot of air signs of the zodiacs (Gemini, Libra, Aquarius) is likely to have a mentally and communicative orientated personality, but with the ability to be relatively detached from the world. Air signs are the signs of the thinker and of people who do not always feel comfortable in very close relationships.

 

A person with a horoscope containing a lot of fire signs (Aries, Leo, Sagittarius) is likely to have the need for spontaneous action and freedom to move and to make things happen. Fire sign people tend to have the ability to be relatively detached from the world and need a lot of personal freedom in life.

 

Each sign has an ‘energy indicator’ in additional to an ‘elemental indicator’. This energy indicator will modify the above elemental characteristics as follows:

 

·        A fixed sign is one that is relatively fixed in nature, likes to maintain the status quo and may not be receptive to change. It often likes to be in control of situations or people. Expressed positively, it is a sign of stability and can be very reliable, and is a good organiser. A fixed sign is usually one that you can rely upon to look after your business when you go on holiday. Expressed negatively, the fixed characteristic can result in stubbornness, refusal to change and refusal to explore and to grow into the unknown.

 

·        A mutable sign is one that is able to change direction easily. Expressed positively, this indicates flexibility and the ability to adapt to changing circumstances. Expressed negatively, it can also mean unreliability or inability to commit to a person or situation. A mutable sign is more of a follower than a leader.

 

·        A cardinal sign has the ability to make things happen. Expressed positively, it is an indicator of initiatory or leadership energy. This is the sign that can start off a new project from a ‘clean sheet of paper’. Expressed negatively, a cardinal sign can be so single minded about a particular piece of work or activity that it forgets the need to have a balanced life and to pay attention to the needs of other people. Alternatively, it can just trample over other people who get in the way of achieving a specific goal. This is not the sign of a follower or somebody who is happy to be told what to do in life.

 

So how do the elements and the energy indicators work together to give a sign of the zodiac its particular characteristics? Well, to refer back to the table and to pick an example, Scorpio is a water sign with fixed energy. This means an emotions and feelings based behavioural pattern from the water element. The positive expression of the fixed energy aspect together with the water aspect can mean really deep and consistent feelings of care and love for another person or for a situation or for a place or for an activity. The negative expression of the fixed energy aspect together with the water aspect can mean that a Scorpio person finds it difficult to let go of emotional grievances about somebody who has done him/her wrong in the past, and will tend to hold all the hurt and anger inside for a very long time. To take another example, Aries is a fire element sign with cardinal energy. The fire aspect of Aries indicates the ability to be spontaneous and to get on and do things. The positive expression of the cardinal energy aspect together with the fire aspect can mean that the Aries person is unsurpassed at starting off new projects and activities with an enormous build up of energy. The negative expression of the cardinal energy together with the fire aspect can mean that Aries can be so headstrong that he/she is not really a very good team player and can bully other people a bit if their input is needed to get something done. Additionally, the fire aspect of Aries might find it hard going to stay the full course of a long project if this restricts the natural spontaneity and love of freedom of fire.  

 

 

 

The planets of the horoscope

 

The natal (birth) horoscope is produced by identifying in which sign of the zodiac each planet is in when viewed from planet Earth at the time of birth. The Sun and Moon are called planets. 

 

Each planet influences certain characteristics.

 

Although the Lunar Nodes are not planets in their own right, they are calculated at the intersection of the Earth’s orbit around the Sun and of the Moon’s orbit around the Earth. Everybody has two Lunar Nodes (a North Node and a South Node) in their horoscopes which are in opposite signs (we look at opposite signs later in this section), e.g. Taurus and Scorpio, or Gemini and Sagittarius. We will have chosen to have been born at a particular point in linear time to work with a specific set of opposite energies at the soul level. In everyday life, we might not be very aware of the higher energy frequency aspects of ourselves, but the energies of the Lunar Nodes will be flowing through us at the higher frequency levels and ultimately will have some influence on our progress through the current lifetime. If an analogy is used, one could say that the Lunar Nodal energies can be likened to the Board of a company setting long range corporate strategy whilst the energy of the individual planets which we will look at below can be likened to the energy expended by the Chief Executive and operational directors of a company getting on with the day to day business of running the company.

 

The Moon sign influences our innermost emotional nature, and how we interact and respond to the world around emotionally. Our emotional nature is one of the most important parts of us. Life situations in which we cannot express and nurture and develop our emotional nature can result in emotional and psychological difficulties. It needs to be noted that we all have very different emotional natures and that we should not assume that other people have the same emotional patterns as us. Because the Moon sign indicates in particular our deepest emotional responses to the external world, they are sometimes difficult to rationalize in a logical mental way.

 

The Sun sign indicates the general way in which we relate to and grow in the external world in the current lifetime. It indicates the general characteristics of the person that we are trying to become in this lifetime. If the energies of the lunar nodes can be likened to the corporate Board of Directors setting long term strategy, the energy of the Sun is a bit like the energy of the Chief Executive who is responsible for co-ordinating all the day to day corporate activities. The Sun is like the central astrological energy which the other planetary energies link into. For this reason, it is the Sun sign which is the (star) sign that the horoscope columns in the daily newspapers refer to.

 

The Mercury sign is very connected to our mental and thought processes. It is also very connected to the ways in which we learn and in which we communicate with people. It can be connected to desire for travel or for reading or for studying as ways of manifesting learning, and to writing books or making films or teaching as ways of communicating to other people about what we know.

 

 

The Venus sign represents attraction and indicates what we are drawn towards so that we may give or receive by the way of love and affection, beauty and happiness. It also indicates how we relate to others and our artistic expression.

 

 

The Mars sign represents the energy that we have to get things done. It can be described as the urge to get what we want, and relates to our wants and to our sex drive. It relates to the energy with which we go about our daily business. Expressed negatively, it can relate to anger and to aggression.   

 

 

The Jupiter sign is related to how we grow and develop as people during the current lifetime. Linked to this usually comes change through the years in the way that we are in relationship with the world around us – as we grow and develop, this affects the way that we see the world around us and how we interact with it. Jupiter can be related to abundance in a number of different ways – possessions, money, spirituality, etc..

 

 

As humans, we have so much natural energy that it can be a bit ‘all over the place’ and we can find it difficult to focus it towards achievement - a little bit like a Catherine Wheel firework just going around in circles and eventually fizzling out. The Saturn sign is connected to learning to work with structure in life – through structure we learn to focus our energies so that we can focus them towards achievement. Structure can manifest itself in a number of ways – study routines, daily physical exercises, regular maintenance of the decoration of the home, taking the time to meditate to clear the mind, etc.. Sometimes, Saturn energy can feel as if it constraining us by making us work hard in a disciplined way  so does not always get a good ‘write-up’ amongst astrologers, but is in fact a really useful tool to have in our astrological toolbox.

 

 

All of the planets referred to so far are considered to be personal planets, i.e. they are very specific to an individual. The rest of the planets which will now be referred to are the planets which move around the Sun very slowly. Consequently, everybody within a certain generation may have the same Uranus or Neptune or Pluto or Chiron sign. Whilst the inner planets indicate what we need to do on an individual basis, the outer planets indicate what we need to do as part of a generation incarnating at a particular time in history. The outer planets do, of course, also have their impact upon us as individuals like the inner planets.

 

 

Chiron is the asteroid of healing energy. It is the link between the outer planets and inner planets (it orbits between Saturn and Uranus) and acts as a focal conduit for energies moving between the outer and inner planets planets. Healing can take many forms such as teaching, counselling, psychic healing, emotional healing, physical healing, etc..

 

 

Uranus energy relates to individuality and to non-conformity with the status quo. Uranus energy can sometimes be what is needed to make a radical breakthrough in ideas or change of direction for societies. It relates to sudden unexpected and unpredictable change and upheaval. It is the energy of breaking down established structures to make room for them to be replaced by more relevant structures. It is the energy of making lightening leaps forward in terms of understanding or technological achievements. There is a strong electrical nature to Uranus energy which gives it a really powerful momentum.

 

 

Neptune relates to our spirituality, our connectedness with the Divine, and to our potential for showing unconditional compassion and love towards other people and life forms. Neptune can bring about the realisation of cosmic truths which go far beyond the powers of reason and is thus the planet of the clairvoyant, the medium and the mystic. It is about transcendence from the normal range of understanding associated with life in the physical world. The negative impact of Neptune lies in the realm of confusion and misinterpretation about messages being received.

 

 

Pluto energy is the energy of transformation. It helps to bring hidden and very deep rooted energies and issues and baggage to the surface where they can be evolved or destroyed if they no longer have any purpose or are not good. Through this process, it is the energy of regeneration through the constant cycle of death and rebirth in the universe. Pluto energy can act as a great catalyst for change by going deep and bringing causes of behavioural patterns to the surface – it is a very powerful energy and will push issues straight into a person’s face in such a way that they cannot be ignored, no matter how painful a process that can be.

 

 

 

The interaction between the energies of the signs of the zodiac and of the planets

 

Having looked at the characteristics of the energies of the signs of the zodiac and of the energies of the planets separately, what is the energy influence upon us as humans of their combined influence?

 

Well, to take an example, this is what I wrote about Scorpio energy earlier in this section:

 

Scorpio is a water sign with fixed energy. This means an emotions and feelings based behavioural pattern from the water element. The positive expression of the fixed energy aspect together with the water aspect can mean really deep and consistent feelings of care and love for another person or for a situation or for a place or for an activity. The negative expression of the fixed energy aspect together with the water aspect can mean that a Scorpio person finds it difficult to let go of emotional grievances about somebody who has done him/her wrong in the past, and will tend to hold all the hurt and anger inside for a very long time.

 

And this is what I wrote about the Moon sign earlier:

 

The Moon sign influences our innermost emotional nature, and how we interact and respond to the world around emotionally. Our emotional nature is one of the most important parts of us. Life situations in which we cannot express and nurture and develop our emotional nature can result in emotional and psychological difficulties. It needs to be noted that we all have very different emotional natures and that we should not assume that other people have the same emotional patterns as us. Because the Moon sign indicates in particular our deepest emotional responses to the external world, they are sometimes difficult to rationalize in a logical mental way.

 

So, if somebody has their Moon sign in Scorpio, their innermost emotional nature will be influenced by the Scorpio energy vibration. As Scorpio is a very emotional energy anyway, somebody with a Scorpio moon sign is likely to have a very deep emotional nature and will be very sensitive emotionally. An important part of the personality is likely to be feelings and emotions orientated, particularly if there are also other planets in water signs. With the Scorpio energy expressed positively, somebody with a Scorpio Moon sign might well be prepared to lay down their own life to save the life of a loved one, the Scorpio Moon love and caring for the other person being so deep. With the Scorpio energy expressed negatively, somebody with a Scorpio Moon sign who cannot let go the emotional memories of something which has gone wrong might build up such a wall of negative emotional energy around them that they might become ill or might never be able to have proper relationships with other people again. Or they might become a walking body of anger or resentment.

 

As you can see from the Scorpio Moon sign example, the basic approach therefore to understanding the possible combined influence upon a person of the energies of the signs of the zodiac and of the energies of the planets is to look at the part of life that a particular planet relates to, and then to apply the energy influence of the particular zodiac sign. If you are very interested in this kind of understanding, maybe you could buy some astrology books and start to work through all of this in more detail yourself. 

 

 

 

Understanding the natal horoscope – the interaction of the energies

 

Having looked briefly at the interaction between an individual zodiac sign and an individual planet, let us now look at the energy interrelationship between all the planets of the horoscope in their zodiac signs at the time of birth.

 

 The signs of the zodiac are depicted as the wheel of the zodiac as shown on the next page. The twelve signs follow each other in the order indicated. The twelve signs make up a complete circle, each having 30 degrees of the full circle.

When drawing the horoscope, the positions of individual planets are plotted on the rim of the wheel in the segment for the relevant sign of the zodiac. The example below shows the location of the Sun at 5 degrees in Scorpio and the location of the Moon at 5 degrees in Aquarius. Each planet will be located within a calculated degree within a particular sign of the zodiac. The angles are calculated going anti-clockwise around the wheel.

 

We have already looked at each planet’s and zodiac sign’s energy influence on particular parts of our lives – but in isolation to the energies of the other planets and signs in the horoscope. However, it is also necessary to take an overview of how the various planetary and sign influences affect us in combination with each other each. It is possible to take this overview by considering the angles between the different planets on the rim of the zodiac wheel. It is the angles between the different planets which show how the different energies interact. Graphically, if lines are drawn from the rim location to the centre of the wheel, the angle will be the number of degrees between the two lines for the planets being considered. In the example, the angle between the Sun and Moon signs (as represented by the red broken lines) is 90 degrees.

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                                     

                                                             Aries          Pisces

                                                                                                                   Moon

                                                                                                                          

                                           Taurus                                        Aquarius

 

 

 

                                

                                   Gemini                                                        Capricorn         

 

 

                                   Cancer                                                       Sagittarius   

 

 

 

                                            Leo                                             Scorpio

 

                                                                                                                       

                                                              Virgo          Libra                Sun  

                                                              

                                                    

                                      

 

 

 

Such angles are called ‘aspects’. Some of the important aspects between planets are as follows:

 

90 degrees – square (or squared) aspect. With this aspect, there is not a natural harmony between the two energies, and it can be hard work to integrate the influences of the two energies. This aspect can contribute to creating conflicts within the inner personality. Tackled positively, these conflicts can provide the stimulus for personal growth and development as a person progresses through life. More negatively, a person who does not work at overcoming the challenges that this aspect represents can become stuck in life and not progress very far, and might have some state of inner disharmony. 

 

120 degree – trine (or trined) aspect.  With this aspect, there is natural harmony between the two energies, and the two work well together. This aspect can be quite supportive and comfortable, but does not provide many challenges.

 

0 degrees – conjunct aspect. With this aspect, there is a great concentration of energy because the two planets occupy the same place in the horoscope. It can sometimes be challenging for the person to integrate this great concentration of energy. However, these two energies should work well together.

 

60 degrees – sextile (sextiled) aspect. This is similar to the trine aspect with natural harmony between the two energies, although the influence is weaker with the sextile than with the trine.

 

180 degrees – opposite (opposition) aspect. This is an indication of energies pulling in opposite directions, and there is a challenge for the person to integrate these energies and to work with them. Difficulty in working with these energies can dissipate effort with no real achievement, whilst the ability to achieve balance between the two opposite energies will enable the person to work successfully with both energies. We noted earlier in this section that the soul works with a set of opposite astrological energies in the Lunar Nodes.

 

150 degrees – quincunx aspect.  With this aspect, there is no common ground between the two signs either in terms of elemental energies (earth, air, fire, water), the directional energies (fixed, mutable, cardinal) or the polarity energies (masculine, feminine). This means that they do not work in relationship with each other. It is almost as if they can contribute to separate personalities.                                               

 

45 degrees - semi-square (semi-squared) aspect. This is similar to the square aspect with little natural harmony between the two energies, although the influence is weaker with the semi-square than with the square. Additionally, a semi-square aspect where the planets are in two adjoining signs of the zodiac will have a similar effect as the quincunx with there being no common ground between the two signs either in terms of elemental energies (earth, air, fire, water), the directional energies (fixed, mutable, cardinal) or the polarity energies (masculine, feminine). This means that they do not work in relationship with each other. It is almost as if they can contribute to separate personalities. 

 

30 degrees - semi-sextile (sextiled). This is similar to the quincunx aspect with no common ground between the two signs either in terms of elemental energies or the energy indicators (fixed, mutable, cardinal). This means that they do not work in relationship with each other. It is almost as if they can contribute to separate personalities.                                                 

 

The effects of the above aspects are still relevant but weaker where the angles between two planets in the horoscope are just a few degrees more or less than the exact angles described above. These ‘wider’ or ‘narrower’ aspects are called orbs (as within orb or sphere of influence).  

 

A concentration of planets within a particular zodiac sign will also affect the balance of the astrological energies.

 

By looking at which signs of the zodiac particular planets are in and then looking at the aspect relationships between the planets, it is possible for the interpretation of the horoscope to give a person an idea of how the astrological energies may be affecting his/her progress through life and to give some useful advice on how best to work with the astrological energies for the future. For example, a square aspect between the Jupiter sign and the Saturn sign in a horoscope could indicate that the person will find working with structure (Saturn) as he/she develops and grows through life (Jupiter) very challenging and hard work. However, if the person perseveres with these two energies and is able to work with both in balance, the ability to work with structure will support growth in life and will enable the person’s personal energies to be focused in such a way that good achievements are manifested.

 

If the exact time of birth is known, another dimension of the natal horoscope can be considered. A secondary wheel can be superimposed upon the zodiac wheel already described. This secondary wheel is also divided into twelve segments called houses. Each house indicates a particular aspect of a person’s life as follows.

 

1st House  -   The physical appearance of the body and the way that we appear to others. Our self expression.

2nd House -   Money, possessions and property, attitudes towards personal resources.

3rd House  -   The rational mind and communications with others.

4th House  -   Home and security. The family in both childhood and adult life. The parental figure most usually associated with       

                          emotions  -  often but not always the mother.

5th House  -   Pleasurable activities. Sports, hobbies, interests.  Creative self-expression.

6th House  -   Health and illness. Being of service to others. Unequal relationships such as employee/employer.

7th House  -   Personal relationships with other people – family, lovers, work colleagues, clients.

8th House  -   The experience of true sexual union. Personal transformation through intense experiences with others. Shared

                          resources,

9th House  -   The higher mind. Philosophy and religion. Long distance travel.

10th House -  Ambition through one’s work. Social status and reputation. The parental figure most associated with structure in

                          early life. Responsibility to others.

11th House -  Group connections with people, work colleagues, interest groups, social circles.

12th House -  Withdrawal or isolation from the mainstream world or from people. Selfless giving. Reconnection with the universal

                          consciousness – psychic ability and mediumship. Secrets and invisible enemies

 

The term ascendant or rising sign marks the beginning of the First House. The Ascendant reflects the Zodiac sign that was ascending on the Eastern Horizon at the time of birth.

 

In the following diagram, the blue lines represent the boundary lines between the houses, and the black lines represent the boundaries between the signs as before.

 

Our Sun in Scorpio from the earlier example now becomes Sun in Scorpio in the fifth house. The Moon in Aquarius from the earlier example becomes Moon in Aquarius in the eighth house.