Left and Right Side of the Chart

If there is a majority of planets on the left side of the horoscope, this is an indication that the person is better able to take initiative. Little is handed to these people on a silver platter, but that doesn't make any difference. They can go out and get their own platter.

Remember that this is only an indication. If the person happens to have the planet Jupiter very strong, for instance, then they will have both initiative and "good luck". Don't you just hate people like that?

If there is a majority of planets on the right side of the horoscope, we have what has been facetiously called a Royal Chart. It got this name because these folks can't seem to get anything going without having someone else involved. And, oh yes, these people do have things handed to them on that proverbial silver platter.

Naturally, the more planets you have on any one side, the stronger the effect will be.

An example of a left sided horoscope (also known as an eastern or oriental horoscope) is the chart of Oprah Winfrey, who has a total of seven planets on the left side of her chart. The planet Jupiter is also strong in her horoscope giving her extra "luck" to go along with the initiative that that the left sided emphasis provides.

An example of a right sided chart is the horoscope of Woodrow Wilson. Sure he got to be President of the United States, but look at how he did it. First, he became governor of New Jersey. 

There was a reform movement at the time, and the party big wigs needed a Mr. Clean. 

Wilson didn't start that reform movement. He got the Democratic nomination because the convention was deadlocked. That had nothing to do with him. He won the 1912 election only because Teddy Roosevelt ran as an independent that year and split the Republican vote. That too had nothing to do with Wilson. 

He was re-elected in 1916 partly because California came in for him at the last minute because of a local issue. Of course, that had nothing to do with him either. 

He tried to do one thing totally on his own. He tried to get America into the League of Nations. He fell flat on his face.

So the moral of the story is, if you have a right handed horoscope, your motto should be: "Why should I do it myself? What did God create other people for?"

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