REFERENCE SHEET DOWNLOADS

The following references were created and authored by me. They are provided here for your free download, but please limit your use to educational and strictly non-commercial purposes. Note that the beginner, intermediate, and advanced level designations are my rough recommendations only.

Level: Beginner & Intermediate

Glossary of Astrological Terms (PDF)

This glossary download has bookmarked sections, so whether you are viewing the PDF on your computer or in an e-reader, be sure to have the navigation pane open so you can easily click from section to section. Those who have had a natal chart reading from me before will be familiar with this document. It appears at the end of all my reading reports to provide a glossary of the terms I use throughout the report. Here, it’s provided for those who may wish to incorporate it into their astrological study journals. However, understand that its original context is to be the glossary at the end of a natal chart monograph that I prepare for requesting clients.

(Note: Last updated 10/12/2019. If you downloaded this reference before that date, you may want to download it again. I’ve updated the document and made edits since then.)

Level: Beginner

Learning the Twelve Astrological Houses (PDF)

This document is intended for astrology beginners. It was one of the supplements from my “Learning the Opening of the Key” tarot course provided through the Tarot Readers Academy.

(Note: Last updated 09/16/2016. If you downloaded this reference before that date, you may want to download it again. I’ve updated the document and made edits since then.)

Level: Beginner

Learning the Twelve Astrological Signs (PDF)

This document is intended for astrology beginners. It was one of the supplements from my “Learning the Opening of the Key” tarot course provided through the Tarot Readers Academy.

(Note: Last updated 09/16/2016. If you downloaded this reference before that date, you may want to download it again. I’ve updated the document and made edits since then.)

Level: Beginner

Learn About Your Moon Sign (PDF)

A beginner’s handbook for interpreting the moon in each of the twelve zodiac signs and twelve houses. How do you interpret planetary conjunctions (i.e., other celestial bodies within 10 degrees) to your moon sign? How do you determine the decan ruler of your moon? What does the phase of the moon at the moment of your birth say about your disposition? As case studies, we’ll be looking at the birth charts of Albert Einstein, Frida Kahlo, Sigmund Freud, and Simone de Beauvoir.

(Note: Last updated 5/30/2020. If you downloaded this reference before that date, you may want to download it again. I’ve updated the document and made edits since then.)

Level: Beginner

Learning the Thirty-Six Decans (PDF)

This document is intended for astrology beginners. It was one of the supplements from my “Learning the Opening of the Key” tarot course provided through the Tarot Readers Academy.

(Note: Last updated 09/16/2016. If you downloaded this reference before that date, you may want to download it again. I’ve updated the document and made edits since then.)

Level: Beginner

Houses and Signs Quick Reference Sheet (PDF)

These are quick reference sheets that provide a snapshot of the house, sign, and planetary correspondences. In one glance, you can absorb all the concise information you might need. For a while, these were permanent fixtures on my study desk.

(Note: Last updated 10/14/2015. If you downloaded this reference before that date, you may want to download it again. I’ve updated the document and made edits since then.)

Level: Intermediate

Lunar Mansions Astrology (PDF)

Lunar mansions astrology, which tracks the cyclic movement of the moon through 28 mansions based on the approximate 28 days of the moon’s orbit around the Earth, is practiced in Chinese, Babylonian, and Indian astrology. The following reference primer is keyed to Chinese lunar mansions astrology.

Also Download: Lunar Mansions Astrological Profile – Template (PDF)

(Note: Last updated 6/22/2023.)

Level: Any

Blank Astrological Chart Template, Equal Houses (JPG)

Either use this blank astrological chart with twelve equal houses for note-taking to add to your study journal or construct a natal chart by longhand using this template. If you’re into astrology at all, it’s good to have a blank astrological chart template in your files, so get it.

Level: Intermediate

Zodiac Signs and Isopsephy (PDF)

This document contains reference tables that sets forth my correspondences between numbers, letters of the alphabet, alchemical elemental associations, and the zodiac signs. It synthesizes name analysis, numerology, and astrology for added metaphysical perspective of any personality profile. The reference is intended for those with intermediate knowledge of astrology, since it provides instruction on how to analyze a name through the zodiac signs, and then cross-reference it with a birth chart. If you don’t know how to read a birth chart, then this document will probably be useless.

(Note: Last updated 10/24/2016. If you downloaded this reference before that date, you may want to download it again. I’ve updated the document and made edits since then.)

Level: Intermediate

Your Hermetic Lot of Fortune (PDF)

A beginner’s handbook for interpreting the house and sign of your natal Lot of Fortune. After you’ve calculated the placement of Fortuna on your birth chart, look up the house and sign of your Fortuna in this handbook. Note whether there are any major conjunctions and look up the meanings accordingly. CLICK HERE to download the MS Word docx version.

(Note: Last updated 10/25/2022.)

Level: Intermediate

Your Saturn Returns

A Saturn Return is a period of time, typically within a year, when the transiting or present Saturn’s positioning is at the same degree in the same zodiac sign as it was in at the moment of your birth.  There are three: the First Saturn Return, the Second Saturn Return, and your Third Saturn Return.

For the general population (there are a few astrological exceptions, which I get into in the video), Saturn can create a large weight or obstacle that holds you back. People cross a major threshold in their lives during a Saturn Return. You’ll hear astrologers talk about the First Saturn Return as a coming-of-age, when the process of growth may be difficult, but is the necessary rite of passage that must be crossed in every person’s life path.

(Note: Last updated 3/11/2018.)

Level: Advanced

Horary Astrology Step-by-Step Checklist (PDF)

This document is more advanced in the sense that I don’t explain anything. I’m sharing my personal checklist that I use when performing horary astrology, a form of divination using astrological charts. If you’re familiar with Western astrology fundamentals, then you can use this checklist to get a sense of how I approach horary astrology.

(Note: Last updated 10/24/2016. If you downloaded this reference before that date, you may want to download it again. I’ve updated the document and made edits since then.)

Level: Advanced

Sun Sign Horoscopes Step-by-Step Checklist (PDF)

This document is more advanced in the sense that I don’t explain anything. I’m sharing my personal checklist that I use when writing sun sign horoscopes. This gives you a sense of the behind-the-scenes process for writing sun sign horoscopes.

(Note: Last updated 10/14/2015. If you downloaded this reference before that date, you may want to download it again. I’ve updated the document and made edits since then.)

ONLINE APPLICATIONS FOR FREE NATAL CHARTS

The natal charts these applications provide are a bit rudimentary, and I haven’t really tested them out to ascertain accuracy against professional astrology/astronomy software, but here are a few links to get you started:

• Astrolabe. This application will even generate a free report for you on your natal chart. However, to be frank, I tried it once and did not find it informative at all. Please do not judge professional natal chart readings by this free report.
• Antares. A Russian-based chart generator that offers house systems such as Placidus, Koch, Regiomontanus, Campanus, Poryphry, and more. Many customizable options for the aspects. Also shows the dwarf planets Ceres and Juno, and asteroids Pallas and Vestia.
• Astrology software for Internet & PC. This site is created by Frank Burns. There is also a page for basic synastry analysis you may want to check out. It generates an organized table with the house and sign information, plus a free report. Again, I’m not a big fan of these free reports. Totally not the same as what you’d get if you obtained a professional natal chart reading. I can’t stress that enough.
• Café Astrology. Overall one of my favorite astrology sites to visit, Café Astrology also has an application for generating a free natal chart. This one is interactive and has miscellaneous cool functions.
• Saturn Return Calculator. This application by Astrocal is wonderful. Input the date of birth and the calculator will generate all of your Saturn cycles. “Saturn Return” describes the transit when a transiting Saturn returns to the same point in the heavens as your natal Saturn. It is a period typically riddled with personal trials and obstacles, testing your character. However, those with an ascendant sign or natal moon in Capricorn, Aquarius, or Libra will find that Saturn Returns bring the opposite– progress and advancement, due to these signs’ Saturn rulership. The Saturn Return is about crossing a major threshold in your life. The first takes place when you’re around 28-31; the second when you’re around 56-60; and the third around 84-90.

PUBLIC DOMAIN BOOKS ON ASTROLOGY

• Claudius Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos (London: Davis and Dickson, 1822). My source for the English version is Astrologia Medieval, who credits ClassicalAstrologer.com. The direct PDF link is here. Another great source comes from Astroccult.net. The direct PDF link is here.
• Nicholas Culpeper, Opus Astrologicum (London: Moone and Chatfield, 1654). My source is the retyped, reformatted version brought to you by the amazing and generous folks at Astrolibrary.org. Astrolibrary makes it available for you online here.
• William Lilly, Christian Astrology (London: John Macock, 1659). The linked source is a book scan of all three volumes. You can also download the volumes here (PDF linked), full credit to the amazing work of the folks at Internet Archive. The text is not exactly easy reading. So I recommend checking out Deborah Houlding’s annotated version of the book over at SkyScript’s generous archive of texts. Here is Volume I in 6 parts.
• William Lilly, An Introduction to Astrology with a Preface by Zadkiel (London: H. G. Bohn, 1852). This PDF book scan version is from the Harvard College Library. My source: Google Books.
• Raphael, A Manual of Astrology or the Book of the Stars (London: C. S. Arnold; Thomas Tegg & Son, 1837). This PDF book scan version is from the Harvard New York Public Library. My source: Google Books.
• Valentin Weigel, Astrology Theologized: The Spiritual Hermeneutics or Astrology & Holy Writ (London: George Redway, 1886) (reprinting of the original from 1649). This PDF book scan version is from the Harvard College Library. My source: Google Books.
• William Joseph Simmonite and John Story, Horary Astrology: The Key to Scientific Prediction, 6th Ed. (London: L. Foulsham & Co. and John Story, 1896). This PDF book scan version is from the Harvard College Library. My source: Google Books.
• Henry Carrington Bolton, A Relic of Astrology from Journal of American Folklore, Volume 11 (1898), pp. 113-125. This PDF book scan version is from the Cornell University Library. My source: Google Books.
• Luke Dennis Broughton, The Elements of Astrology (New York: Published by the Author, 1898). This PDF book scan version is from the Harvard College Library. My source: Google Books.
• Comte C. de Saint-Germain, Practical Astrology A Simple Method of Casting Horoscopes (Chicago: Laird & Lee, 1901). This PDF book scan version is from the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University.
• A. Alpheus, Were You Born Under a Lucky Star Complete Exposition of Science of Astrology (New York: Cupples & Leon, Henneberry Co., 1901). My source for the scanned PDF is Internet Archive, here.
• Carl Webber, Astrology in a Nutshell (Boston, MA: Newtonia, 1902). Source: Google Books.
• M. M. MacGregor (Mrs. Mabel McGeorge Shoemaker), Astrology (Philadelphia: The Penn. Publishing Co., 1904). This PDF book scan version is from the Harvard College Library. My source: Google Books.
• Alan Leo and H. S. Green, The Horoscope in Detail, 2nd Ed. (London: Lyncroft Gardens, 1906). My source for the scanned PDF is Google Books.
• Max Heindel, Simplified Scientific Astrology (London: L. N. Fowler & Co., 1919). This PDF book scan version is from the University of Michigan Libraries. My source: Google Books.
• Aleister Crowley, Liber 536: A Treatise on Astrology.

Additional Sources Online:

• CURA’s Digital International Astrology Library
• NASA Space Place – What’s Your Sign?
• NASA ArtSpace – Royalty Free Images of Space
• Free Astrology Lessons at AstroLibrary.org
• ifate.com Moon Phase Calculator
• StarDate – Moon Phases by Month