“The birth chart tells a story: your life story of what your soul came here to do and learn and become.” What is a birth chart?Ī birth chart, also known as your natal chart, is a “snapshot of where all the planets were in their orbit the moment you were born,” Edut says. It’s a real study.” Below, a guide to some birth chart basics. As Edut says, “As you start to understand the planets and the chart, you can start to interpret how they interact with each other. “Every astrologer is going to be a human being who sees things with their own lens.”īut given time, patience, and practice, you can also learn how to read a chart on your own. “There’s no way not to have a bias,” she says. If you do decide to have your chart read by an astrologer, Tali Edut, one half of The AstroTwins, ELLE’s resident astrologers, just cautions people to choose their reader wisely. While it’s most well-known for revealing one’s big three-the sun, moon, and rising signs-a full birth chart holds so many more insights, as long as you’re able to read one or have someone do it for you. If you’ve ever wanted to explore the world of astrology, you can think of a birth chart as your requisite map.
