John Gadbury, Author at Satya Astrology

What the Birth Chart Says About the Body

Traditional astrology reads stature and form through the Ascendant

Discover how the birth chart was traditionally read as a mirror of the native’s physical body and outward appearance

Wit, reason, and imagination meet in the celestial language of Mercury and Luna

Explore how Mercury, the Moon, the Ascendant, and planetary aspects reveal the quality of the native’s mind

In the mirror of the heavens, the native’s manners are revealed

Discover how the Ascendant, planets, and fixed stars were used to judge a person’s manners and disposition

The birth chart reveals one planet as lord over the whole geniture

Learn how traditional astrology identifies the ruling planet of a nativity through essential and accidental dignity

Traditional astrology reads character through the balance of the four humours

A simple guide to the four temperaments and their place in traditional astrological judgment

The birth chart contains both the light of vitality and the shadow of death

Explore how 17th-century astrology judged long and short life through the Hyleg, Alchocoden, and planetary years

Here lies the House of confinement, loss, and unseen struggles

Known as Kakodaimon—the “evil spirit”—this house speaks of exile, captivity, and loss

Luna in her glory—mirror of the Sun, ruler of night, and mother of change

The Moon, mistress of change, stirs feeling, memory, and the tides of daily life

Mercury, winged messenger of the heavens—swift mind and voice of the gods

Where Mercury is strong, words are keen, hands are skillful, and learning comes swiftly

Alexander the Great and his birth chart

Alexander’s birth chart reveals a destiny carved by ambition, courage, and a death shrouded in celestial mystery