The Astrological Chart is a method of mapping the space surrounding our Earth for a birth moment. This type of chart is simply a snapshot of the cosmos at the time of birth – a cosmic portrait if you will.

The Natal Chart is a diagram or picture that stops the cosmic clock and captures the universe as it exists or existed at a particular moment.

Your individual chart is your cosmic portrait or Mandela. It is what the universe has to say about whom you are and what you may become. The seeds of the future are always sown in the present, but can we read them?

This is what the study of astrology is all about. Reading the signs of the times and listening to what they have to say about us now and in the future.

Your cosmic portrait is ready any time you are.

The Sun sign interpretations we find in most newspapers are very different from the work of professional astrologers. The sign the Sun was in on the day of your birth (for example Aries, Taurus, or Gemini) is only one of many factors that are considered by professionals when they create a chart. Professionals also take into account, your birth date, the year you were born, and the time and place of your birth. These are all necessary to pinpoint your place in time and space. Given this information, a professional astrologer can create what is called a natal or birth chart.

Each chart includes the exact position of the Sun, Moon, and the planets, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. These planets are then placed in a circular diagram called a chart wheel. This wheel is a miniature diagram of what the sky looked like at the moment of your birth as seen from your birthplace.