This simple framework—Planet in Sign in House—is the foundation for reading a chart. By understanding these three pillars, you can begin to interpret the celestial story written just for you. What's one placement in your chart you're curious about?

Let's put it together! If you have Venus (love, beauty) in Libra (harmony, partnership) in the 7th House (relationships), it suggests a life where finding balance and beauty in partnerships is a central theme. The planet (what) acts out its energy (how) in an area of life (where).

Finally, we have the Planets (Sun, Moon, Mars, etc.). These are the 'actors' on the stage. They are the dynamic forces that bring energy and action. A planet represents the 'what' that is happening.

Next, the Zodiac Signs. You'll see numbers (1-12) in each house; these represent the signs (1=Aries, 2=Taurus, etc.). The sign describes the *energy* or the 'how' for that area of your life. It's the flavor or style of the house.

So, one isn't better than the other—they just offer different lenses to view your life. One focuses on your personality in this world, the other on your soul's ancient journey. Have you ever looked up your Vedic chart? What did you find?

Vedic astrology also adds incredible detail with 27 lunar mansions (Nakshatras) and a unique predictive system (Dashas) that outlines major life periods based on the Moon's position at birth. It offers a profoundly different map of your life's path.

This shift in focus goes deeper. Western astrology often explores the solar, personality-driven aspects of this lifetime. Vedic astrology is more lunar-based, delving into the soul's journey, karma, and patterns carried across lifetimes.

This 24-degree shift means your planets often move back to the previous sign in your Vedic chart. So, if you're a 15-degree Scorpio in the West, you're likely a Libra in the East! It's not about being wrong, just a different perspective.

Vedic astrology uses the Sidereal zodiac, which is based on the current, observable position of the constellations. Due to a slow wobble in Earth's axis (precession), the stars have shifted about 24 degrees over the last two millennia.