Your Astrological Toolbox
The West
In temperate climates, such as in the U.S., the right half
of our astrology chart maps the area of the sky to the
West of us. This is where the Sun goes down each day,
and where all of the planets set. This part of the chart is
called the descendant..
The western part of the chart includes the six houses: 4,
5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. Later in this course, we will see that
this part of the chart, where everything sets or goes
down, represents a very passive and accommodating
part of our chart, and those who are born with most of
their planets in these western houses (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and
9 ) are said to be very receptive, and are working with an
existing situation rather than starting something new.
We are talking Aikido, not Judo.