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THE SKY / LEARNING GALLERY

Thirty-six lessons.
Read the sky at your pace.

All 24 core lessons and 12 practice lessons from the original app are free. Learn planets, signs, houses, aspects, and where uncertainty remains.

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01—36 / CONTENTS

From sky positions
to life observations.

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  1. 01 / COREWhat a Birth Chart IsA birth chart is a table of where things were in the sky at one moment, seen from one place.
  2. 02 / CORESun, Moon, AscendantThree placements, three different sides — read them together.
  3. 03 / COREThe Language of the Twelve SignsA sign is an adjective: it tells you how.
  4. 04 / COREMercury: Thinking and SpeakingMercury is about how you think and talk, and it never strays far from the Sun.
  5. 05 / COREVenus: Liking and ValuingVenus is about what you like and what feels worth having.
  6. 06 / COREMars: Action and DriveMars is about how you push and how you get angry.
  7. 07 / COREJupiter and Saturn: Expansion and LimitJupiter and Saturn move slowly; Jupiter shows where you reach out, Saturn where you set limits.
  8. 08 / COREOuter Planets: The Generational BackdropThe outer planets move very slowly and describe the backdrop your generation shares.
  9. 09 / COREWhat Houses AreSigns divide the sky; houses divide what you see from where you were born.
  10. 10 / COREHouses 1–4: Self and RootsHouses one to four: yourself, what you own, the people around you, your roots.
  11. 11 / COREHouses 5–8: Relating and SharingHouses five to eight: what you put out, what you look after daily, the person opposite you, and what you share with others.
  12. 12 / COREHouses 9–12: World and InteriorHouses nine to twelve: what you reach for, how you are seen, the people with you, and where you trip yourself up.
  13. 13 / COREWhat Aspects AreAn aspect is how many degrees apart two bodies are; the four main ones are 180, 120, 90 and 60 degrees.
  14. 14 / COREConjunction and OppositionIn a conjunction two bodies sit together; in an opposition they face each other across the chart.
  15. 15 / CORETrine and SquareA trine joins one element group, like an easy gift; a square joins different kinds, like homework to practise.
  16. 16 / CORESextile and OrbA sextile is two planets 60 degrees apart; the orb decides how far off still counts, and this app uses 4 degrees for a birth-chart sextile.
  17. 17 / COREElements and ModalitiesTwelve signs are four elements times three ways of moving — one sign per cell.
  18. 18 / CORERulership and Dignity in TraditionDomicile is a planet's own sign; exaltation and depression are another pair of opposite places. One table shows them all.
  19. 19 / COREHow to Read RetrogradeRetrograde means “seen from Earth, its degrees are going backwards” — the way Earth's own motion makes it look.
  20. 20 / CORELunar Phase and the Sun–Moon PairA moon phase is how far apart the Sun and Moon are: full moon is an opposition, new moon a conjunction.
  21. 21 / COREWhen the Birth Time Is UncertainWithout a time, signs and aspects still hold; with a time, the Ascendant and house layer appear.
  22. 22 / COREWhat Transits AreA transit is today's planet positions held up against the positions at your birth.
  23. 23 / COREAstrology Is Not PredictionEven Ptolemy wrote that predictions sometimes fail, and that birthplace, upbringing and custom shape a person too. A chart is most useful for giving you words to describe yourself and questions to ask yourself.
  24. 24 / COREReading a Whole Chart as a PersonRead a chart in order: first what data you have, then three key lines, then where they disagree.
  25. 25 / PRACTICEBuild Your First ChartTask: set up your own chart and find out what each field changes.
  26. 26 / PRACTICEFind Your Three Key PlacementsTask: find the three key placements and write one line for each.
  27. 27 / PRACTICERead Your Element BalanceTask: count your own element and modality spread.
  28. 28 / PRACTICEMark Your Tightest AspectsTask: find the tightest aspect and write one line.
  29. 29 / PRACTICERead Your First HouseTask: read your first house, or observe first impressions instead.
  30. 30 / PRACTICERead Your Moon PlacementYour task: read your Moon, then check it against one real moment of pressure.
  31. 31 / PRACTICECompare Two ChartsYour task: compare two charts in one order, and write down only where they differ.
  32. 32 / PRACTICEWork With a Timeless ChartYour task: read a chart with no time as far as it goes, and write it as three columns.
  33. 33 / PRACTICERead Today's TransitsYour task: read one transit on the today page and judge how long it lasts.
  34. 34 / PRACTICEWrite Your Own SummaryYour task: write your own summary, and say what every line is based on.
  35. 35 / PRACTICESelf-Check for Common MisreadingsYour task: go back over your own summary with the checklist.
  36. 36 / PRACTICEOrganize Your NotesYour task: tidy your notes and check where they are kept.