Astrology Readings for Babies

I love doing charts of babies for parents. The other day I did one, a gift from a friend of theirs who found me and decided to give the evolutionary thing a try.

What I love about those readings is the chance to give parents a heads-up on where their kid is coming from. Certainly it’s important for parents to pay attention to their newborn and get to know him or her, but understanding the sort of stuff he or she is coming into this life with, whether you believe in past lives or not, can be an amazing addition to the parenting toolbox.

The value goes beyond recognizing aptitude for creative work or science or anything else, which is what some might expect is the use of having a baby’s chart read. In fact, all kids are creative - all people are creative. It’s part of the deal about being human. And with an aptitude for science, the way the mind works, what that mind will be interested in, and what other life factors will significantly influence the mind in a way answer this question, but I suppose the definition of “aptitude” you’re working with matters a great deal, too.

Instead of looking for any particular aptitude, what I’m looking for when I read charts of the very young are these sorts of things: What kind of factors during early life can influence if he or she believes his or her creative expression is welcome? What kind of influences can contribute to how he or she feels about school, or the desire for and relationship to achievement (a factor in school success that is in actuality separate from and more important than smarts)? And then broadly, how does this soul feel about itself and life in general?

Using a ’school aptitude’ example in my case, my parents may have learned that I would have interests that range all over the place, and that school might not hold my attention for long (Sagittarius Mercury conjunct Sagittarius Neptune and Moon, in the 2nd and 3rd). They also might have found out that I’d tolerate it even if unhappily, thinking that I needed to do well in it to succeed, and that success would be important to me (South Node in the 10th house). And that I may eventually figure out and express in disruptive ways that I had issues with authority (Uranus in the 1st, conjunct the Ascendant), because I may be pretty sure I’m the only authority around (Rx Saturn in Gemini/9th and Jupiter in Capricorn/3rd).

This is only half in jest - I think my parents could have been well-served to know this handful of things about the energy I carried with me into this life. And with each of them - how great it would have been if any of their parents knew a handful of things about them!

One of the warm and fuzzy visions I harbor of a future world is one in which people recognize themselves and others as unique, and can approach themselves and each other with acceptance of that fact (my Pluto in Libra/12th at work, people). The more readings parents have for newborns, the more that kind of message gets sent in a practical, useful form.

Want to give the most meaningful gift you can to a newly-expanded family? Give them an evolutionary astrology reading and help spread the message of choice and growth that our societies so desperately need.

[steps off of soapbox]

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July 26, 2007 By Tom Jacobs