Welcome to your Introduction to Astrology workbookThis interactive workbook can be used online or printed off if you prefer. It is to help you make the most of your Happy Place Virtual Festival workshops.

The most important feature of this workbook is for you to be able to calculate which sign of the zodiac your personal planets are in.

You probably already know your Sun sign (star sign) but which sign of the Zodiac was the moon in when you were born? Where was Venus, Mars and Mercury? Follow the steps below and without looking at numbers or overthinking, just write down which sign your Venus is in.

Here is an example of how to do it.

H You need to know your date, time and place of birth;

If you are born on the 22nd of May 1984 at 3.07pm in Birmingham (UK) then input that data here:

https://astro.cafeastrology.com/natal.php

The screen looks like this:

H Press SUBMIT where you will be taken to the next page.

H The next page is a Natal Chart Report you do not need to read all this! Simply, scroll down one page until you see this grid:

Here your planetary placements are revealed!

H For our friend born on the 22nd of May 1984 we can see that they have:

Sun in Gemini

Moon in Aquarius

Mercury in Taurus

Venus in Taurus

Mars in Scorpio

Their “ascendent” which is also known as using sign is Libra. This is described in the top of the second column (red arrow).

Now that you have this information please close your web browser and move on to the following page.

Astrology BasicsZODIAC ELEMENT MODE YOUR PLACEMENTS

aries fire cardinal

taurus earth fixed

gemini air mutable

cancer water cardinal

leo fire fixed

virgo earth mutable

libra air cardinal

scorpio water fixed

sagittarius fire mutable

capricorn earth cardinal

aquarius air fixed

pisces water mutable

Planet Meaningsmoon mothers, emotions home, feeding, childhood

sun fathers, vocation, essence, bliss, identity

mercury communication, siblings, voice, neighbours, thoughts

venus love, value, women, pleasure, money, worth

mars assertiveness, men, anger, drive, passion

rising sign the way you meet the world, persona, personal lens

My Sun

My Moon

My Mercury

My Venus

My Mars

My Ascendent

MODE ELEMENT

Cardinal Dynamic Fire Intuitive

Fixed Focused Earth Practical

Mutable Flexible Air “Rational”

Water Sensitive

About FrancescaFrancesca Oddie is an Astrologer on a mission to bring the life-changing insights of “real” astrology to as many people as possible. Her workshops are fast-paced, engaging and delivered with humour. Her readings involve lots of listening, useful questions and incisive feedback. Francesca read Natural Sciences at Durham University before moving to Rome to work as a Tour Guide in the Vatican Museums. In 2014 she committed to professional astrological studies. Francesca has worked with Soho House, Bumble, Oliver Bonas and Now TV amongst others. Her fascination with life’s mysteries has led to her also learning about and Palmistry, Tarot, Numerology and Psychic Development. The journey continues with her blog, podcast and instagram forecasts.

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