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Your Gauquelin Sectors

Advanced Chart Technique

On your astrology journey there are many avenues of knowledge to wander down.

Once you have the first twelve months of study under your belt, where it is all about the signs, houses, planets and aspects, continuing to study astrology opens up like a fan into a whole new world.

I often relate learning astrology to the medical profession where, everyone is a doctor (who knows the basics and can save your life) but some of them continue into speciality fields such as dermatology, neurosurgery and anesthesiology.

The analogy here is that all astrologers can interpret your chart (and most are very competent) but some continue to learn new techniques and gain more knowledge even if it is simple small pieces that can be used to tweak their readings and become more detailed in their interpretations.

To my mind using the Gauquelin sectors fall into the “nice to have” skills of any astrologer.

Two Main Gauquelin Sectors

There are two Gauquelin sectors in every chart.

They span a section of the zodiac which is different for every chart.

There is your Ascendant Gauquelin sector and your Midheaven Gauquelin sector.

Not every chart has planets in the Gauquelin Sectors, but if your chart does then those planets are important both in natal interpretation and forecasting work.

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People in Astrology Michel Gauquelin (1928 – 1991)

A French husband and wife team Michel and Francois Gauquelin originally set out to disprove astrology and ended up creating the most in-depth proof for astrology.

Their most famous research is known as The Mars Effect.

Briefly, they checked hundreds of charts to see if a particular planet was prominent, or on the ascendant or Midheaven, of people who had the same job.

How to find your Gauquelin Sectors

The Gauquelin sectors cover ten degrees of the zodiac on both sides of your ascendant and your Midheaven for a total of twenty degrees each and forty degrees in all.

Both sectors together cover one ninth of the 360° wheel.

Example 1: Say your Ascendant is at 15° Gemini then your ascendant Gauquelin sector spans from 5° to 25° Gemini.

Example 2: Say your Midheaven is at 2° Aries then you Midheaven Gauquelin sector is between 22° Pisces and 12° Aries.

Gauquelin Sector Planet Houses

Planets in your Gauquelin sectors are usually in the first, twelfth, ninth and tenth houses.

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Gauquelin Sector Planets Conjoined the Angles

Planets in a conjunction aspect (orb 8°) to your Ascendant and Midheaven are automatically in your Gauquelin sectors.

Example Chart – Justin Bieber

Birth data 12:56am, March 1st, 1995, London, Ontario, Canada.

Ascendant Gauquelin Sector

Bieber Ascendant is at 29° 02′ Scorpio therefore his Ascendant Gauquelin Sector is from 19°02′ Scorpio to 9°02′ Sagittarius.

Pluto

Pluto is in his Ascendant Gaquelin Sector.

Note that Pluto is also conjoined the Ascendant so it will automatically be in his Ascendant Gauquelin Sector.

Midheaven Gauquelin Sector

Bieber’s Midheaven is at 15°25′ Virgo so his Midheaven Gauquelin Sector is from 5°25′ Virgo to 25°25′ Virgo.

Chiron

Chiron is at 05°48′ Virgo so the Wounded Healer is in his Midheaven Gauquelin Sector.

Also note that Chiron is NOT conjoined the Midheaven.

Chiron is a true Gauquelin Sector planet and needs careful consideration when interpreting this chart.

Ascendant Gauquelin Interpretation

Planets in your Ascendant Gauqueline sector typically:

Show how others see you through the urges of the planet.
Can be a rising planet.
Are stronger when applying to a conjunction to the Ascendant.
Are weaker when separating from a conjunction to the Ascendant.
Are highly prominent planets.
Are high profile planets.
May easily be the strongest in the chart.
Will affect yoru appearance.

Midheaven Gauquelin Sector Interpretation

Planets in your Midheaven Gauquelin Sector typically:

Indicate how the world sees you through the urges of the planet.
This planet may be the most elevated planet.
May be conjunct the Midheaven.
Are strong when applying to the Midheaven.
Are weaker when separating from the Midheaven.
Suggest a career in line with the nature of the planet.

If there is more than one planet in these sensitive areas of your chart they have to be interpreted in a blended way as they will all influence you from their position in the Gauquelin sectors of your chart.

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Your Most Elevated Planet

Most Elevated Planet

Author: Alison Price – Updated: January 2026

🧡 Advanced Natal Astrology

This article is part of my Advanced Natal Astrology series, where I explore deeper chart analysis for practicing and aspiring astrologers.

Most Elevated Planet

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Only one planet is the Most Elevated Planet. In your chart there will be one planet that is the most elevated planet. This special planet is the one near the top of the chart. It is the planet that was highest in the sky at the time of your birth.

Not all most elevated planets are made equal and in some charts, they will be stronger than in others. If you have a well placed most elevated planet you can use it towards supporting your career, reputation and public image.

How to Find Your Most Elevated Planet

The most elevated planet is the planet closest to the Midheaven in degrees of longitude on either side of the Midheaven. The Midheaven is the intersection between the prime vertical and the plane of the ecliptic.

The most elevated planet is frequently in the 9th house or 10th houses or close to the Midheaven, but can be in any house in the chart.

Singleton by Hemisphere

If the most elevated planet is a singleton by hemisphere, in the south, it has extra strength.

Disposes the Midheaven and is Most Elevated

If the Midheaven is in a sign which is disposed by the most elevated planet (by essential dignity) it gains weight. Rulership and exaltation of your Midheaven add to the power of your most elevated planet. Detriment and fall reduce the effect of your most elevated planet.

Examples If your Midheaven is in Libra…

And if the most elevated planet is Venus, it will add power to the most elevated planet because Venus rules Libra.

Additionally, if your most elevated planet is Saturn, it will add weight to the most elevated planet due to the fact that Saturn is exalted in Libra.

As well as if your most elevated planet is Mars, it will reduce the power of Mars as the most elevated planet as Mars is in detriment in Libra.

And if your most elevated planet is the Sun, it will reduce the potency of the most elevated planet because the Sun is in it’s fall in Libra.

Read more on ESSENTIAL DIGNITY

The Nature of Your Most Elevated Planet

As the MC is the most elevated point in your chart any planet is measured for most elevation in relation to your MC.

Therefore any connection between the MC and the most elevated planet by aspect reinforces the potential of the most elevated planet in your chart.

The Midheaven shows for what the world knows you.

Any planet connected to the Midheaven (as in a conjunction, sextile or square) will influence this.

What this means is, if your most elevated planet has an aspect to the MC then it gains weight or power in your chart.

In Aspect to Your Midheaven

If your most elevated planet is in aspect to your Midheaven it supports the meaning of the planet. If it is not in aspect to your Midheaven it has a neutral influence.

Conjunct your Midheaven

This is the power position for the most elevated planet as it could not be more elevated than the Midheaven. Any planet conjoined your Midheaven will be a huge focus in your life. Almost as if it is lighting the way for you like a torch. When the most elevated planet is conjoined the MC think star over stable in Bethlehem.

Sextile your Midheaven

A most elevated planet sextile the Midheaven will work together with the meaning of the Midheaven and support the nature of the Midheaven. Planets is this position usually indicate latent talents which can be utilized by the Midheaven for your career and public image.

Square your Midheaven

When your most elevated planet is square your Midheaven it is in an aspect of tension. However, this is an aspect where progress is strived for, in the nature of the most elevated planet. This will not always be easy, in fact it can be difficult at times, but squares will always be on the front burner of your chart.

Example Chart: Tony Robbins

In this example chart for Tony Robbins Uranus is the most elevated planet.

Weaker Below the Horizon

Depending on the latitude of your birth place, sometimes the most elevated planet can actually fall below the horizon.

That is under the ascendant/descendant axis or in the northern hemisphere of the chart.

Although the planet will still be most elevated it loses much of its potency when it is below the horizon.

In this case it can be dismissed as a strong influence on the MC.

Generally a most elevated planet works well for you if it is high in the chart, aspects the MC and disposes the Midheaven by rulership.

Not all most elevated planets will benefit you.

If you do have a well placed most elevated planet it makes sense to work it to your advantage as best you can for career, reputation and public image.

Measure Your Most Elevated Planet

Use the quiz below to measure the strength, or not, of your most elevated planet.

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Learning Without Tears – Book Review

Overview

Discover how the Mercury Model (TM) can:

Identify a child’s unique learning style
Unlock a child’s true potential
Turn tension into talking

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Introduction

Of all the astrology books I have had the pleasure of reviewing over the years Learning Without Tears is in a class of its own. Connerr takes the Mercury archetype, well known by astrologers, to a new level.

The author does not complicate the information being presented with an excess of technical terms, words and astrologese. She specifically uses regular dialogue to get her message across to the layperson.

There is the option to skip the detailed astrological explanations, if you wish to clearly focus on the child’s learning style, and not where it originates. With this brilliant approach the author has subtlety woven birth chart features into mainstream education which is directly aimed at parents and teachers.

We often hear the lament that astrology is not taken seriously by science. It is portrayed as the poor relation to astronomy and psychology. This fact was brought home to us during the 2011 online heated discussions. Here lies the beauty of this original book from an astrologer’s point of view. The author has parlayed astrology, and its centuries old traditions, into mainstream educational thought even perhaps without its detractors noticing.

Three Parts

This book is divided into three parts.

Part I – Individual Learning Styles and How They Interact

In the first section she discusses each of the twelve possible learning styles and how they manifest in every child. Presented with colorful animal characters clearly identifying each role.

Areas of similarity and difference are brought out in a subset by the style groupings and divisions which are easily recognizable to the astrology student as polarity, quadruplicity and element.

Connerr presents some real life parent and child scenarios and the resolutions are provided using the Mercury model.

We are challenged to explore our own learning style as parents and to consider how we default to that particular method by personally giving it preference and value

Part II – Variations and Background

She discusses how features in the whole nativity can influence each personality and provide modifications. Then goes on to explain the extraction of the essence for each Mercury archetype during individual analysis.

Part III – Identify a Learning Style

The author provides yearly assessment tables (Mercury ephemeris) to discover each persons learning style.

The New Physics and Essential Mercury

Helyn Connerr MSc is well qualified to write this book. Her background is impressive and she has studied astrology for over thirty years. She brings a scientist’s mind to an astrology problem.

Believing you can observe the energy principle of Essential Mercury in action and watch its effects, she discusses how the principles outlined are shown by planet, element, music, animals, literature, esoterica and the physical body. That Mercury, as an information receptor, is inherent in how we live, breathe and perceive.

Final thoughts

Although this book is aimed at educators, parents and children, one wonders if astrology teachers, when using this method, will find their students benefit and grasp new information in a way each learner can assimilate.

It is quite apparent that we retain our learning style throughout life. If as grown-ups, we choose to embark on further study, we will benefit by aligning ourselves with our own Mercury model.

This simple practice would enhance the adult education process. Rather than thinking, “I’m too old to learn this” perhaps we need to open up our minds, because, obviously we can learn if we are presented and communicated information in a way we each can appreciate

Learning Without Tears comes highly recommended for students, parents and educators.

The Yod: Major Aspect Pattern

Some students may think it is odd

to work with the finger of God.

One sextile and two

quincunxes to view

and now we all call it a yod.

The Yod Limerick

Most of you are probably wondering what the heck this limerick is all about.

Let me explain.

A Yod is an astrological major aspect pattern sometimes found in birth charts.

It comprises of one sextile aspect (blue line) and two quincunx aspects (green lines).

Yod Bearers

An aspect is an imaginary line drawn between two planets in a horoscope.

People who have a yod in their charts are known as Yod Bearers as it indicates there are burdens that need to be carried through life.

The image is that of an isosceles triangle where the short side is 60 degrees and the two equal longer sides are 150 degrees.

The shape is somewhat reminiscent of an arrow or finger pointing thus the nickname of The Finger Of God. It is also referred to as the Finger of Fate.

In chart interpretation the area of life that the yod is pointing at is highlighted and becomes an important focus for that person.

The Yod Major Aspect Pattern

A Yod is an astrological planetary configuration also know as a major aspect pattern which is formed when three planets line-up in a particular way.

A Yod is an aspect pattern composed of one sextile and two quincunxes. It looks like an isosceles triangle with one short side and two equal length longer sides.

A yod looks like a triangle. But it is different to a grand trine, T-square or a Thor’s Hammer because of the aspects it contains.

In the example chart of Margaret Atwood, she has a Neptune Yod with the Moon and Saturn as the base planets.

The Aspects in a Yod

Sextile

A sextile is an aspect 60° wide or two signs. The orb for a sextile is 4° degrees.

It is an aspect of ease and it suggests your latent talents.

Quincunx

A quincunx is an aspect 150° wide or five signs.

The orb for a quincunx is 2°.

It is an aspect requiring constant adjustment and causes mild irritation.

How to Interpret a Yod

The broad stroke with interpreting yods is to look at the one planet being quincunxed (the green lines) by the other two.

This is known as the focal planet and is a sensitive spot in the zodiac which will be reflected in your chart by the house placement.

Pay special attention to the focal planet and interpret it thoroughly. Check the essential dignity of the planet and its condition.
Look at the house or the area of life that is bringing pointed to.
Look at the sign that the focal planet is in, this shows the type of energy that the focal planet can express.
The two planets in sextile are the support for the yod and offer up their energy and qualities to the focal planet.

Double Yod Key

If there are two yods lying side by side (so four planets and three quincunxes) then it is known as a “double yod key”.

This will reinforce the general meaning of the yod for the person.

What to Consider in a Yod

The focal planet at the end of the quincunxes, is the most sensitive planet as energies flow to it from the two other planets.

The two planets in sextile are known as the base of the yod and work together harmoniously.

The planetary ruler of the sign of the focal planet is important.

Interpretation of a Yod

Charts with yods suggest the person is independent and driven.

Due to the nature of the quincunxes they can be constant and unchanging but fraught with the constant adjustments demanded. T

his person may experience a crisis of energy and find they are constantly battling to stay on track.

There is a certain spiritual element to this pattern and these people can be lofty.

The meaning of the house and sign of the focal planet points (as the pointed in the shape) to the issues that need addressing in this person’s life.

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Aspiring Astrologer Activity: Yod

In your astrology journal and referring to a chart with a yod major aspect pattern, please do the following:

Name the two aspects that form a yod, their angles and orbs.
Note the three planets involved.
Name the focal planet.
List all the individual aspects that make up this yod.

Extend Yourself

Write a brief interpretation for the sextile aspect and consider the two planets, houses, signs, and the aspect (100 words).
Write a brief interpretation for the first quincunx aspect and consider the two planets, houses, signs, and the aspect (100 words).
Write a brief interpretation for the second quincunx aspect and consider the two planets, houses, signs, and the aspect (100 words).

Extend Yourself Further

Write a detailed interpretation of the yod incorporating the meaning of the individual aspects and try to weave a comprehensive interpretation (250 words).

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Mayan Long Count Calendar

Author: Alison Price – Published: January 2013

Mayan Long Count Calendar

Mayan Astrology

Calendar End and Start

The end of the Mayan calendar seemed to finish on December 21, 2012.

Solstice Coincidence

Winter Solstice

The winter solstice most years falls on December 21st.

This is a common date for the solstice and is nothing new.

Sun’s Capricorn Ingress

From an astrological point of view, it is the date when the Sun makes its Capricorn ingress.

This is when the Sun reaches the most northern point of the solar annual journey through the signs of the zodiac at about 23°26’N.

Long Count Calendar

5100 Years

The Mayan long count calendar spans over 5100 years.

The previous cycle began on what is known as the “Creation Date” of August 11th, 3114 BCE and ended on December 21, 2012.

It ended on that day because it all has to do with how the Mayans measure time.

Mayan Time Periods

Western

In the current western measurements of time, we have:

The day (one revolution of the Earth)
The month (one orbit of the Moon around the Earth)
The year (one orbit of the Earth around the Sun.

Five Time Periods

The Maya devised five time periods:

The kin = I day
The winal = 20 days a sort of month
The tun = 18 x winal = 18 x 20 = 360 days (a sort of year).
The k’atun = 20 x tun (20 x 360 = 7200 days) nearly two decades (19.7 years or around one Jupiter / Saturn synodic cycle).
The b’aktun = 20 x k’atun (20 x 7200 = 144000 days) +/- 394 years. 144000 x 13 = 1872000 = +/- 5128 years.

Time Units

Mayan Astrology

With these five-time units, the Maya were able to record important dates.

Dates are usually listed vertically when carved on the stele.

The b’aktun is at the top and then works down to the shorter time periods.

Left to Right

Mayan Time Units

We express the Mayan time units with five Arabic numbers from left to right the b’aktun, k’atun, tun, winan and kin.

The numbers are expressed as follows for example:

19.19.17.19 = December 20, 2012
20.20.18.20 = December 21, 2012

There are apparently 13 b’aktuns in each long count after which the counter reverts to zero.

0.0.0.0.1 = December 22, 2012.

Sun’s Ingress of 2012

Consider how the Mayan calendar looked during 2012.

Mayan Date – Sun ingress date

12.19.19.7.6 – Sun entered Gemini on May 21, 2012

12.19.19.8.17 – Sun entered Cancer on June 21, 2012

12.19.19.10.8 – Sun entered Leo on July 22, 2012

12.19.19.12.20 – Sun entered Virgo on August 23, 2012

12.19.19.13.11 – Sun entered Libra on September 23, 2012

12.19.19.15.2 – Sun entered Scorpio on October 24, 2012

12.19.19.16.11 – Sun entered Sagittarius on November 22, 2012

0. 0. 0. 0 – Sun entered Capricorn on December 21, 2012
0. 0. 1.11 – Sun enters Aquarius on January 22, 2013

Note: the winal rolls over at 18 and not 20.

The start of the current long count date. 0.0.0.0.1 = August 11, 3114 BCE

B’aktun

The Last B’aktun in 1618

One b’aktun equals 14400 days or 394 years.

At the last increment of the b’aktun, from 11 to 12, it was on September 18, 1618AD.

This is historically around the time when the Maya finally acquiesced to the Spanish.

Apparently, the Maya accepted change at the rollover from one b’aktun to the next b’aktun and this is somewhat confirmed by looking deeper into their history.

They believed that “change” is a theme for b’aktun changes.

A New Dawn

Our year is based on the Earth’s annual journey around the Sun.

The way we count in our western calendar is that at the end of one year we simply add another one to the year number and start the month at January again.

When we reach December 31st, we start again on January 1st in the new year.

So do the Maya.

Stele

Carved in Stone

We know so much about the Egyptians because they carved in stone and so it is with the Maya.

Any culture that leaves an imprint in stone has a recorded history that is kept through the ages.

Pictographs

Vegisimal

A pictograph is a pictorial symbol for a word, phrase or number.

There are nineteen pictographs used in main circle on the Mayan carvings and pyramid records on the stele, with the twentieth pictograph being in the middle suggesting the b’aktun.

This is in line with the vegisimal (base 20) number system the Maya use.

Mayan Two Schools of Thought

Schools of Thought

There are two schools of thought about how the Mayan calendar progresses into the future.

1) Only 13 B’aktuns?

That the b’aktun only goes up to 13 and then reverts to zero is debated by scholars.

The question being why there should only be 13 b’aktuns and not 20 as with the other units with the exception of the winan?

2) Further Time Periods?

Some evidence appears to support the idea that further time periods are accepted as follows:

20 x B’aktun = 1 Pictun

20 x Pictuns = 1 Kalabtun

20 x Kalabtun = 1 Kinichiltun

This would indicate that time is measured progressively onwards by just adding another 20-base unit of time at the front.

The Maya Live On

Mayan Riveira

In the area in Central America known as the Mayan Riviera live the descendants of the original Maya.

These rich cultural people have adopted a modern way of living, but they are still Mayan in their DNA.

This can be seen in their strong facial features.

Overarch

Astrologer’s Role

As astrologers, we are used to working with time periods.

Not only the basic yearly calendars, but also planetary cycles such as:

The Saturn cycle of twenty-nine years
The Jupiter twelve-year cycle which again loosely correlates with Chinese astrology periods.

I believe that to know a little about how the Mayan calendar works will arm astrologers with practical answers to the question surrounding 2012.

Appreciating that the Mayan calendar is just another example of how humans measure time, places the hype of 2012, and the end-of-the-world theories, into perspective.

Extend Yourself

Mayan Long Count Calendar

Name the (main) five time periods used by the Maya.
Specify what “steles” are usually made from.
Define the word pictograph.
State how many time periods there are in the Mayan astrology wheel including the centre.

Extend Yourself Further

Today

Calculate today’s date as the Mayans would have. Use the notation 00.00.00.00.00 and try to find the correct numbers.

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