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Natal Chart Shapes & Types

This document describes different chart patterns in astrology and their implications: - A balanced chart has an even distribution of planets through the houses, stimulating all areas of life but energies may be spread too thinly. - A self-oriented chart focuses energies on self-expression with most planets in the upper half, while an other-oriented chart focuses on relationships with planets in the lower half. - An inward-oriented chart's energies are introverted with most planets in the bottom half, while an outward-oriented chart's energies are extroverted but may lack a sense of identity.

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Natal Chart Shapes & Types

This document describes different chart patterns in astrology and their implications: - A balanced chart has an even distribution of planets through the houses, stimulating all areas of life but energies may be spread too thinly. - A self-oriented chart focuses energies on self-expression with most planets in the upper half, while an other-oriented chart focuses on relationships with planets in the lower half. - An inward-oriented chart's energies are introverted with most planets in the bottom half, while an outward-oriented chart's energies are extroverted but may lack a sense of identity.

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Balanced chart: A balanced chart has an even distribution of planets through the

houses. All aspects of this person s life will be stimulated and while this holds g
reat potential, the energies may be spread too thinly when many goals are pursue
d at once.
Self-oriented chart: The majority if not all of the planets in a self-oriented c
hart are in the vertical half of the chart towards the Ascendant. These people u
sually have a self-directed personality and their energies are focused on self e
xpression and individuality.
Other-oriented chart: This chart is the opposite of the self-oriented chart, the
planets will be in the half of the chart towards the Descendant. This chart sha
pe is usually a suggestion that there is a lot of emphasis on the persons relati
onships in life and that they feel others are more important than the self.
Inward-oriented chart: This is when most of the planets are in the bottom half o
f the chart, this person s energies are introverted and focused inwardly.
Outward-oriented chart: Most of the planets are in the top half of the chart and
the person s energy flow is focused towards the world however this person may live
in a sort of identity crisis, looking towards an empty centre.
Bowl chart: When all of the planets occupy one half of the chart, it is ideal th
at if you have a bowl, it is at a slight angle allowing constant replenishment.
Bucket chart: A bowl shaped chart with a planet opposite of the bowl as a handle
, seen as a conduit between the sector of the bowl and itself.
Bundle chart: All planets reside in four signs or 120 degrees. Bundles indicate
specialists who focuses primarily on those areas in which the planets fall.
See-saw chart: When the planets are in two opposing groups, this indicates that
the person may feel pulled in two directions and needs to find a balance.
Locomotive chart: Planets spread evenly across eight signs or 240 degrees, this
shape leaves one sector or area of life empty and unexpressed.
Splay chart: Tight bunches of planets in several signs or houses creating a choi
ces for which area of life the person wants to focus on.
Split chart: When the planets are positioned in two unconnected area, the energy
flow swings between the two and creates a dual personality.
Yod: Involves any three planets or points in the horoscope that form an isoceles
triangle. Occurs when two planets are sextile (60 degree aspect) to each other,
and both are then quincunx (150 degree aspect) to a third. Yods are somewhat ra
re.

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