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Guides

Short guides to the ideas behind a chart: rising sign, houses, transits, synastry, the Kua and the year's animal.

What is my Kua number, and how is it worked out? The Kua is a number from 1 to 9 that feng shui draws from your birth year. It names the directions that suit you best.
What does a rising sign describe? The rising sign, or Ascendant, is the sign rising in the east at your birth. Astrology reads it as how you meet the world.
What are the eight directions of feng shui, and the centre? Feng shui divides a space into eight compass directions around a centre, nine areas in all. Each has its own element.
Why does the birth time matter to the minute? The sky turns a degree every four minutes, so the time sets your rising sign and houses. The planets barely move in a day.
What does synastry compare between two charts? Synastry sets two birth charts side by side and finds the angles between their planets. It describes how two people meet.
What are the houses of a chart, and why do systems differ? The twelve houses divide a chart into areas of life, starting at the rising sign. Systems differ in how they divide the sky.
What is the year's animal, and what is its element? The Chinese zodiac gives each year one of twelve animals and one of five elements. Together they repeat every sixty years.
What is a transit in astrology? A transit is a planet in today's sky making an angle to a point in your birth chart. Astrology reads it as a passing theme.