Build & Interpret Your Astrology Birth Chart: A Beginner Class

Build & Interpret Your Astrology Birth Chart: A Beginner Class

Curious about astrology but unsure where to begin? Join Michael H at Prism & Pendulum for a hands-on class designed for beginners. Go beyond your Sun sign as you build your own birth chart and explore what its placements mean.

We’ll begin with the mechanics of a chart, then move into interpretation. Using reference tables, a blank chart, and guided exercises, you’ll learn how to locate your placements and connect their meanings.

What you’ll learn

• Chart basics: Planet movement, astrological signs, and the chart’s reference points, including the ascendant, descendant, midheaven, and nadir.
• Building your chart: How to use tables to locate your Sun, Moon, planets, and North and South Nodes.
• Your Big Three: The meanings associated with your Sun, Moon, and Rising sign.
• Planets in houses: How planetary placements relate to different areas of life.
• Aspects and nodes: How placements interact and add depth to an interpretation.
• Elements and qualities: Patterns across the signs, with an introduction to compatibility and relationships.

You’ll leave with a chart you’ve worked on yourself and a foundation for continuing your own interpretations.

No previous astrology experience is needed.

What to bring

• Your birth date, birthplace, and exact birth time, if available.
• A pencil and eraser.
• The companion book, The Only Astrology Book You’ll Ever Need by Joanna Martine Woolfolk. Bring your copy or purchase one in-store at a 20% discount.
• A smartphone if you’d like to use the CHANI app to check your chart placements.

If you don’t know your birth time, you can still participate, although your ascendant and house placements will remain uncertain.

When and where

Saturday, November 21, 2026
3–5 p.m.
Prism & Pendulum
106 W. Grand Ave., Escondido
Class facilitator: Michael H
Class fee: $45 per person

Registration and payment
Register and pay at https://givebutter.com/birth-chart-class.
Please complete your registration through the link above in addition to your Meetup RSVP.

Come explore your chart, ask questions, and meet others who share your curiosity about astrology!