Table Of ContentThe Basics of Astrology-Explained
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Now for the first time you can learn the basics of astrology
in one, easy-to-read book. Astrology for Beginners ex-
plains all of the essentials including planets, houses, as-
pects, chart construction, interpretation and much more.
• Learn what astrology is and what it can dofor you
• Create and interpret your natal(birth) chart
• Explore transits,predictive astrology and progressions
• Calculate a precisely accurate horoscope chart (
• Learn about references for more detailed material
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h trtllogJj for Beginners begins by presenting the philoso-
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Iohy of astrology and then gives you simple definitions of e-
II . u-rms. This book bridges the gap of the language of as- t
1. ,.1t .gy and provides you with the tools needed to exl'lIore \
"II " I Ihe astrological details.
",, ' 10111' William Hewitt explains each Sun Sign with sim-
I'"' IIV nnd accuracy in an easy-to-understand manner. He
I,,, 10" Io ".,he three different methods for constructing your
, 10,11 1 11 111 modern way, the fast way, and the original ,..'
'\' .uul f;ives a detailed description of each. '
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II , ''' 'I rl ' 0' . " pported with illustrated examples including
I I"" 111' . own natal chart. '
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Llewellyn's Modem Astrology Library
About the Author
William W. Hewitt has been practicing astrology professionally, as
an avocation, since ea rly 1974. He is a me mber of the Am erican Fed -
eration of Astrologers and specialize s in natal charts and interpreta-
tion . Hewitt has also been a professional clinical hypn otist since
1972. He has his own practice in Colorado wh ere he resides. A
member of the National Writer's Club, Hewitt lectures on various
subjects including astrology, hypnosis, psychic phenomena, mind
Astrology
control. and othe r areas. He is the author of Hypnosis, Beyond Hyp-
nosis, and r ea LeafReading.
For Beginners
An Easy Guide to Understanding
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interpreting your chart / by William W. Hewitt. with the horoscopes of real people in real situa tions.
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Modern Astrology relates the individual person to the
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Other Books by William Hewitt
Hypnosis
Tea LeafReading
Bridges to Success & Fulfillment
TheArt of Self Talk
Psychic Developmentfor Beginners
Hypnosisfor Beginners
Self-Hypnosisfor a Better Life This book is dedicated to
my wife, Dolores, who is the
AudioTapes Sun and the Stars in my life.
Become Smoke-Freethrough Self-Hypnosis
Psychic Workout through Self-Hypnosis
Relaxation andStressManagement through Self-Hypnosis
Your Perfect Weigllt through Self-Hypnosis
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Introduction . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
The following portions of this book are reprinted by PARTI
TH E BASICS
the kind permission of Horoscope Guide, JBH Publishing
Company, Inc.: 1 Astrology-The Big Picture 3
2 Natal Astrology 15
Chapter 2. From Horoscope Guide May 1988, arti cle
3 The Language of Astrology 23
"Meeting The Challenge" by William W. Hewitt.
4 Sun Sign Mini-Profiles 39
Chapter 4. From Horoscope Guide's 1987 Astro An- 5 The Planets 61
nua l, article "Mini-Profiles" by William W. Hewitt. 6 The Aspects 85
7 The Houses 95'
Chapter 9. Substantial portion from Horoscope Guide
July 1986, article "Fun With Sun And Rising Signs" by PART II
ERECTING A NATAL CHART
William W. Hewitt.
II The Modem Way-By Computer 109
The author is grateful to HoroscopeGuide and its pub-
' I Tile Fast Way~By "Eyeballing" 121
lisher, Michelle Arnot.
III The Original Way-By Math 135
PART III
INTERPRETING A NATAL CHART
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II I'1'"11'ls in the Signs 155
1J l'I,,"ds in the Houses 185
I I II" , Aspects 213
I I 'l lp-". on the House Cusps 261
I~ 1'lIll ll1g it All Together 267
II, I ,," ,. I l~ .md Progressions 271
PART IV
REFERENCE MATERIAL
II, ,, ,., ,,,'''' 275
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Figure I- Natal Horoscope Chart 20
Figure 2-Natural Wheel 41
Figu re 3-Simulated Ephemeris Page . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Figure 4-Natal Chart with
Intercepted Signs 110
Figure 5-Aspects & Midpoints 113
Figure 6-Patterns 114
Figure 7-Sample Computerized
Introduction
Interpretation 119
Figure 8-Eyeballing the
Rising Sign 120
Figure 9-An Eyeballed
This book is for anyone of four people:
Natal Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 132
1. The person who wants to learn enough about as-
Figure IG-Simulated Table
trology to have fun, talk knowledgeably, and be-
of Houses 138
come an amateur astrology buff.
Figure 11-Longitude Time 140
2. The person who wants to pursue astrology as a
Figure 12- Table of Proportional
hobby.
Logarithms 142
3. The person who wants ultimately to become a
Figure 13-Natal Chart '.. 144
professional astrologer.
Figure 14-Chart Calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
4. The professional astrologer who wants to use it
Figure IS-Planet Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 150
as a textbook for his/her beginning students.
This book is not for the person who is already well
• huoled in astrology un less that person wants to use it as
,I Io ' ~lhook for his/her students.
There are hundreds (perhaps thousands) of excellent
I" " ,k~ written about astrology, and if one read them all in
11 ," "'Kill ~equence he/she would have an excellenteduca-
lh" , '1'1,,:problem is that a person trying to learn astrology
,1,,,,,",', know what the right sequence is. Also, many of
II".I,""ks need not be read at all because they are highly
I ,,·.III II/ell and technical and are of interest only to the
1,," Io•••lonal who is especially interested in that narrow
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Introduction / xiii
xii / Astrology for Beginners
Most of you will not need, or want, to read this
specialization. Many other books are reference books for
chapter because you either will not want to be-
just one topic such as Sun signs.
come professionals or you will prefer to use
Some of the basic books are so basic that they leave
computerized charts.
one with the question, "Where do I go from here?" Other
• Discusses computerized horoscope charts. This
basic books quickly submerse the reader in mathematical
makes astrology easy, inexpensive, and avail-
calculations before establishing what astrology is all
able to everyone.
about in the reader's mind.
• Recommends references to more detailed mate-
One can mentally drown in the sea of astrological in-
rial for those who want to go even deeper into as-
formation .It need not be this way. Astrology is an exciting
trology.
and easy to understand science when presented in an or-
The most widely practiced astrology is natal (birth)
derly, clear, and simplified manner. The purpose of this
astrology. This deals with the analysis of a person's total
book is to do just that.
profile as derived from certain birth information . There
This book does not have all the answers, but it will
arc many other specialized fields of astrology that deal
point you to where you can find the answers. To cover the
with things like weather, catastrophes, national and inter-
entire subject of astrology completely would require at
nntional affairs, and much more.
least 20,000 pages. I have managed to cover the basics in
Natal astrology is where it all starts, and th is book
just a few hundred pages by leaving out vast amounts of
will deal only with natal astrology. Understand this, and
information that a beginner does not need, and by using
"11 can easily expand into other fields if you so choose.
brief rather than wordy discussions. This book has all that
I'robably 99% of all practiced astrology is natal astrology.
99% of you will ever need or want.
Ihave been practicing astrology professionally, as an
Specifically, this book:
w••cntlon, since early 1974.My natal chart is used as an ex-
• Tells you what astrology is and how it works.
1111''': In this book so you only need to study it to know all
• 'Teaches the basics (signs, planets, houses, aspects,
,b, ,"1me. The MAFA after my name signifies that I am a
etc.).
""·,,,b..r of the American Federation of Astrologers.
• Teaches how to interpret a natal (birth) chart.
Now turn to Chapter 1 and begin your journey into
• Briefly discusses transits, predictive astrology,
1I,.I"nc!lIn ting world of the stars and you . . . the world
and progressions.
II I ". Io ology.
• Shows you"eyeballing" methods for roughly de-
termining a horoscope chart in minutes without
William W. Hewitt, MAFA
using math.
• Has a sepa rate chapter on how to mathematically
calculate a precisely accurate horoscope chart.
The method I present is simple and accurate. Es-
sentially, you look up numbers and fill in blanks,
performing simple addition and subtraction.
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Astrology-
The Big Picture
This chapter gives a "big picture" of astrology today.
The various astrological terms used in this chapter will,
with a few exceptions, be discussed in greater detail in
later chapters . The intent at this point is to give you a
broad, general concep t of astrology. Chapter 2 will con-
tinue with the concept, but with a narrower scope. Subse-
quent chapters will fill in the concept details. Bythe end of
this book you should know the what, why, and how of as-
trology at a beginners level.
"What is your Sun sign?" is one of the most com-
monly asked questions between two people who are try-
ing to get to know each other . Astrology fascinates people
. . . they yearn to know how the heavens relate to their
lives. Yetvery few people have any real knowledge or un-
derstanding of astrology. To most people, astrology con-
sists of those brief horoscope columns that appear in
many newspapers and magazines. Those columns are
fun, but they have little real use; they don't begin to touch
on what astrology and horoscopes are all about.
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