Major Chart Patterns
difference between the geocentric and heliocentric
charts more, later in this section. The point here is that
the heliocentric natal chart is a diagram of the solar
system and the actual planetary patterns that were in
effect at our birth. The geocentric chart is a snapshot of
those same patterns, but from the earth's perspective
only, and that perspective often warps—or rather, only
offers a limited (although important) view, of what was
actually taking place at that time in the solar system. It is
to our advantage to know what was actually taking
place according to a more overall perspective—the true
patterns—as well as having knowledge of earth's
snapshot view of them.
The Comparison
Now, let's compare the geocentric natal chart to the
heliocentric natal chart and examine what the meaning
of both. How are we to interpret these two views of the
same moment?