Comprehensive Transit Chart Analysis Instructions
Comprehensive Transit Chart Analysis Instructions
- Plot the current positions of all planets and compare them to natal placements.
- Note exact aspects forming to natal planets or angles, focusing on conjunctions, squares, and oppositions for high impact.
- Track slower-moving transits (Saturn onward) for long-term developmental phases.
- Include faster transits of the Sun, Mercury, and Venus for short-term events and moods.
- Assess the transiting Moon for daily fluctuations and triggers of major transits.
- Monitor retrograde cycles to anticipate periods of review or delay.
- Examine transits to progressed planets for additional layers of timing.
- Synthesize timing and themes to provide an overall forecast, noting clusters of activity.
- Offer practical suggestions for navigating challenging transits and maximizing opportunities.
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📐 Arith(m)etic Worksheet
Following the book’s method — “pull three datasets from the catalog” (body, aspect, body) and combine them with sign and house — record each contact as:
| a (body 1) | 1 (sign of a) | house of a | aspect (operator) | b (body 2) | 2 (sign of b) | house of b | orb | applying/separating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … |
Then read: (a + 1)^house(a) × (b + 2)^house(b) = interpretation — i.e., body-in-sign, coloured by house, joined by the aspect’s quality. In Transits work the bodies come from the moving chart (progressed/transiting) and the natal chart.
Construction reminder: transits compare the current sky to the natal chart using the same aspect arithmetic.
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Sources (worksheet)
- Mikah Smith, Astrology Arith(m)etic — The Building Blocks of Astrology (Schizo Studios EPUB, 2025-12-31), vault copy: Astrology Arith(m)etic - Book Text