Usa astrology chart
However, a nation is made up of many people, animals, cities, businesses, etc. But for any of these different initiation events, the interpretation of the chart needs to be framed from the perspective of the new entity that is created during that moment.Ī national chart is said to represent "the life of the nation". In fact, Hellenistic astrologers did commonly erect consultation charts (as they were called) for clients, instead of birth charts, because exact birth times were seldom known. If I were to go see an astrologer and he erected a chart for the time of the reading, that would also be an initiation event: the start of the consultation.
The birth of a nation is an initiation event, much in the same way an individual's birth chart is also an initiation event. But the logic behind nation charts is not really all that unique. And before that, for centuries, the Babylonians used a system of geographical astrology in which the planets and sign-months themselves, indicated the kingdoms affected by the celestial portents witnessed.
Before the modern concept of "a nation" was established, medieval astrologers used Ingress charts – which are charts set for a specific time of the year (the start of spring and autumn most frequently) – set for the kingdom or city that they wanted to know something about. What exactly do they represent? Note that "birth" charts for nations are a relatively modern technique first popularized by Charles Carter in the 20th century.
This brings me to nation charts in mundane astrology.