Creating an astrology birth chart is more than a tool to test your compatibility with a current partner (or past one if you’re still yearning after an ex. This is a safe space). Mankind has been using astrology for millennia as a way of telling and recording time. The Bible’s Old and New Testaments, as well as the Qur’an, reference lunar phases to mark certain months and dates in the year—a practice also used by Ancient Chinese, Mayan, and South Asian civilizations.
Meanwhile, what may be the oldest drawing of a birth chart was found in a cave in Croatia, dating back more than 2,000 years, which suggests an early interest in harnessing astrology as a tool for unlocking knowledge about the individual. In modern times, we use birth charts as a way of gaining a deeper understanding of the