Major Chart Patterns
Differences in Chart Patterns
One of the most obvious differences between the geo
and the helio chart can be seen by just looking at the
whole-chart patterns of the two charts. They can be
visually very different, as is the case with my own chart.
The concept and the interpretation of whole-chart
patterns are explained elsewhere in this course, so you
may want to brush up on that topic at some point. Here,
let's just say something about the patterns.
My geo chart type is the basket pattern, where all of the
planets are on one side of the chart. This is very true in
my case: all of the planets and the lights (even the node,
which is not a planet) are on the western side of the
chart—it is very one sided. By my helio chart shows
quite a different chart type: that of the grand trine, which
encompasses the breadth of the entire chart. This is a
very different pattern, and the difference between these
two charts is dramatic. What are we to make of this?
Using the standard chart-pattern analysis (detailed
elsewhere), we can say that I appear (in my geocentric
chart) much more one-sided than, in fact, I am—were
you to get to know me better. Both of these chart
patterns are what we call green-line charts and belong
to the same chart pattern family—the relationship type
of "The Lover”; however, my heliocentric chart's grand
trine points to a much broader sense of vision than does
my geocentric basket type. Both are hard-working types.