Written in the Sky* Rise of the Wadjet Witch Read Free Page A

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    The host explained that a birth chart can be regarded as a complex geometrical formula establishing relations between a number of points determined by astronomical observations. “There are ten planets, including the Sun and the Moon. Twelve cusps and the moon’s nodes equal twenty-four factors. A birth chart is simply a formula relating these twenty-four factors in terms of their zodiacal longitude. To interpret a birth chart is to extract out of these twenty-four factors all the significance they contain, or rather, what the astrologer is able to perceive. The first task is to study the twenty-four primary factors. These factors are significant in terms of their sign position, their house position, and their degree position.
    “ The first stage of interpretation is an analysis of position in which each factor is considered independently of others. This is followed by an analysis between these factors so one can see the planetary pattern as a whole. This is analyzing aspects between every two isolated factors.
    “ Another type of analysis that isn’t usually used is two factors being related to a third factor: the line of horizon or the meridian. This is a higher degree of analysis, and it reveals important factors of man’s social nature and his being as a whole—the formation of his spiritual body and mind. In this last type of analysis, we no longer deal solely with the human personality, as it is archetypal or in blueprint. We deal with the use to which this personality or any group of factors within the total personality can be put. We are now considering not only being and its structure, but also purpose and its axis of formation.”
    Where was he getting his facts, and what gave him the right to make such grandiose statements? Memphis could easily brush off Jill’s attempts at debating the importance of knowing your astrological birth number to find the right career path, but something about the host unsettled her. He was just so confident about his proclamations.
    She grabbed her laptop from her bag in the kitchen and quickly completed an internet search on the host, Virgil White. He had two PhDs: one in Archeoastrology and one in Egyptology. He matriculated at Oxford University, and he was considered an exceptional astro-scientist.
    “ He completed a dissertation on comets just for fun?” She gaped at her computer screen. She was going to read about his awards, but her attention reverted back to the show. He was discussing birth dates and using the chart of a deceased actor as an example. Her attention was more drawn to the date he selected: October twentieth. That was Jonathan’s birth date.
    “ Zodiac signs, or star signs, are the most well-known components of the horoscope, but they are simply the sign where the Sun was at the time of your birth,” he lectured. He described the actor as passionate and constantly in love.
    “ His extroversion created a love life with stories that would fill a book; it was mobile and changing. He couldn’t be with just one woman. His need for freedom and independence was so strong that it was difficult for him to settle down. He had many breakups because he felt smothered and chose to run away. Because of his instability, he often returned to the relationship and behaved as though nothing had happened. And they would forgive him, because he was irresistible. They will finally settle down when they reach their forties or fifties. They will become devoted to their family and society, but they will always be their own worst enemy. I would advise them not to allow that ever-present darkness that rules their north node to shadow the potential light in their life and to be careful because their twelfth house—the ruler of secrets—will overcrowd, and secrets may spill out onto the streets.”
    Memphis quickly completed a search for “twelfth house astrological chart.” There it was in big bold letters: The Twelfth House, the field of the subconscious,