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1. Do you take Chiron into account in your reports?
   
   In many reports, Chiron is included, often invisibly, sometimes just indirectly in that it is part of the rule set considered for the analysis. Direct references are found in Liz Greene's Yearly Horoscope Analysis and the Long-term Perspectives. Indirectly it is used in the Child's Horoscope, in Career and Vocation, and - to a limited extent - in the Psychological Horoscope.
   
   
2. Are you planning to take Lilith into account in your (free) reports?
   
   No. Our interpretations are written by renowned authors (even in the Free Horoscopes area), and reflect their astrological method of the time when they published their respective books. If they did not work with Lilith then, we see no reason why we should add it to their work afterwards. Besides, Lilith is not very commonly used in the US or English-speaking countries.
   The only exception is the German version of Transits of the Year. The German-Italian author Lianella Livaldi Laun has written the Lilith texts for this report - they are also published as a book.
   We do not offer these in the Free Horoscope section, since some of them are quite "hard to take", and we only want to make them available to people who are seriously interested. This is the case with customers who order this report, but it is not the case for those who click on a free online feature for a "lighter" view of things.
   
   
3. Why are not all reports available for all ages?
   
   The reasons for age restrictions in horoscopes are manyfold. For example, Liz Greene's Psychological Horoscope or Career and Vocation horoscope are written for adult readers. A lot of the content does not describe the still developing personality of a child appropriately. Therefore the age limit for most of her reports is 14 years. Also many other reports describe personal issues on a level which simply does not apply to a child.
   Some technical reasons exist as well, for example, a transit report for a newborn child would show a full set of conjunctions, which need several years to resolve, especially in the case of slow planets which turn retrograde. For such reports - and for the online daily horoscope - we have set the age limit to 6 years.
   We have special reports for children, or for relationships with children, and for these there is no age restriction. In any case we require a person to be born already. For ethical reasons we do not want to see our reports used for the timing of planned births.
   
   Here is a list showing the age restrictions on our reports:
   
   

   AstroIntelligence Reports	Author	Age (min)
   Psychological Horoscope	Liz Greene	14 years
   Yearly Horoscope Analysis	Liz Greene	14 years
   Long-term Perspectives	Liz Greene	10 years
   Child's Horoscope	Liz Greene	from birth
   Relationship Horoscope	Liz Greene	14 years
   Transits of the Year	Robert Hand	6 years
   Personal Horoscope Calendar	Robert Hand	6 years
   Horoscope for Two	Mona Riegger	from birth

   
   

   AstroText Reports	Author	Age (min)
   AstroText Portrait	Robert Pelletier	6 years
   AstroText Love	John Townley	14 years
   AstroText Youth	Robert Hand	from birth
   AstroText Partner	Robert Hand	14 years
   AstroText Forecast	Robert Hand	6 years

   
   

   Free (Short) Reports	Author	Age (min)
   Personal Daily Horoscope	Robert Hand	6 years
   Personal Portrait	Robert Pelletier	6 years
   Love, Flirtation and Sex	John Townley	14 years
   Children and Young People	Robert Hand	from birth
   Partner	Robert Hand	14 years
   Forecast	Robert Hand	6 years

   
   
   

Products > Special Options

1. I ordered a report in my mother tongue. Can I get the same one in a different language at a lower price?
   
   Yes, you can. We handle a change of language like any other correction which may be necessary due to customer error. This means, we only charge 25% of the regular price for such copies of reports, plus full shipping cost.
   Please, send an e-mail to order@astro.ch, and give the order numbers of the reports you have got already. The number can be found in the front page window, in small print.
   
   Is the price reduction also valid if I order the same report for the same birth data in two languages straight away?
   
   Yes, it is the same. You pay 25% of the regular price for the second copy.
   
   
2. Is it possible to choose a particular house system when ordering a report?
   
   No, it is not. Our authors used their own techniques, and this implies the choice of house systems. But you do have the possibility to print out chart drawings with different house systems:
   Free Horoscopes -> Extended Chart Selection.
   
   
3. Can I order a report without having the exact birth time?
   
   No, you can't. The calculation and interpretation of the chart includes fast moving planets or points like the Moon, Ascendant and the house positions. These factors change so quickly that an unreliable birth time can result in completely wrong interpretations. There is no option in the programme to use only factors which don't change for a whole day.
   It could be a real waste of money for you and bad for our reputation. People may think that the interpretation is wrong when in fact the interpretation was done for a wrong birth time.
   
   

Products > Psychological Horoscope

1. Why is my Psychological Type the same as someone else's?
   
   Our Horoscope Analysis is generated in two steps:
   
   1. The chart itself is evaluated using a highly sophisticated interpretation model created by Liz Greene in order to assess the crucial astrological and psychological links within the horoscope and identify the central topics at stake. The different chapters use different astrological techniques.
   
   Chapter 2 of the Psychological Horoscope Analysis is about the balance of elements in your chart. There are four elements (fire, earth, etc.) - corresponding to the four psychological types in C.G. Jung's model - which occur each in two possible pairings. Therefore, only 8 variants of this chapter exist (plus some rare exotic cases).
   
   Chapter 3 is based on the most complex part of the process, where the main "archetype" represented in the horoscope is determined. There are quite a number of these to choose from.
   
   2. In a second step, the relevant interpretation texts are compiled and printed to form a booklet of 20-30 pages, taken from over 800 pages worth of text elements. The guidelines which appear in italics in every analysis are distinguished from the individual horoscope. In Chapter 2 there are only eight types to choose from, which makes this chapter more prone to repetition than others. Repetition is quite scarce in other chapters, and on the whole, what makes our horoscopes unique is not the wording of any given passage, but the many different combinations.
   
   The fact that different people have similar psychological themes to deal with does not diminish the value of information about these themes. The analyses in question are by no means "the same", but, if at all, only congruent in certain passages, most often in chapter 2. From an astrological perspective, people do actually share traits with others. So, a horoscope interpretation which conveys such similarities simply reflects this fact.
   
   
2. In my Psychological Horoscope the part concerning the relationship between my parents is missing. How is that possible?
   
   Each Psychological Horoscope contains chapters on the mother and father. The relationship between them is only discussed if there are chart factors which specifically reflect relationship patterns between the parents. If no specific indicators are found, this part is left out.
   
   

Products > Relationship Horoscope

1. I ordered a relationship horoscope. Is it possible to get the same reading from my partner's point of view?
   
   Yes, it is. Just write a regular e-mail to order@astro.ch and ask to be sent the reverse Relationship Horoscope (TPR) for xxxxx, where xxxxx is the number shown in the front window of the report you have already.
   
   
2. Could you name the aspects used in the Relationship Horoscope on the margin?
   
   A synthesised report like Liz Greene's Relationship horoscope is not composed in such a way that each text section would be associated with a particular isolated horoscope factor. Therefore no such annotation is possible. This is different for more primitive, cookbook-style reports which do not synthesise.
   The text of the Relationship Horoscope is completely free of astrological terminology. Its purpose is not to teach astrology, but to help understanding a relationship. This is difficult enough, without attempting to teach astrology at the same time.
   Furthermore, the Relationship Horoscope is not based on the Composite alone. It uses synastry aspects between the two natal charts, and triggering effects between the composite and each natal chart, in addition to the composite.
   
   
3. What is the difference between the Relationship Horoscope and the Horoscope for Two?
   
   Primarily, the Relationship Horoscope was designed for sexual relationships, while the Horoscope for Two is more neutral and can be used for all relationships, such as those between mother and daughter, colleagues at work, twins, and so on, as well as for those between lovers.
   There is also a technical difference: The Relationship Horoscope is an interpretation based on both birth charts as well as the composite chart for the partners, while the Horoscope for Two is based on a Davison Relationship Chart, known as a Combine Chart in Europe.
   
   
4. Is the Relationship Horoscope only accurate for love relationships or can it also be applied to other kinds of partnerships?
   
   Even if our Relationship Horoscope and other partner-related horoscopes are written and worded for love relationships, they can still be applied to other kinds of close human relationships, e.g. in families, among non-couples living together or for work place human relationships.
   The reader has to transpose the text in his/her mind, to translate the love-related expressions to a more general relationship context. The principles which are active between two particular persons remain however the same.
   
   
5. I have ordered several Relationship Horoscopes with different partners, but it shows the same or similar relationship patterns for all of them, even though they have completely different star signs. How is that possible?
   
   To determine the relationship patterns in the Relationship Horoscope, Liz Greene's model uses:
   • certain parental patterns in the natal chart of the partner. The star sign (i.e. the sign in which the Sun is placed) is only one factor among many.
   • interdependencies between your chart and that of your partner. We call this 'evocation'.
   From a psychological point of view, we (unconsciously) tend to be 'repeat offenders' in relationship matters. We are masters at attracting the same themes again and again, even if in a slightly different costume. Of course, this is not a fixed 'law of nature', but it does happen quite often.
   
   In Liz Greene's model, this is related to the 'parental complexes' which refer to patterns that are shaped through our inner experience of our parents - who are the first people in our lives with whom we have an essential relationship.
   
   

Products > Forecast Horoscopes

1. Is the natal horoscope taken into account when interpreting transits and progressions in the Yearly Horoscope Analysis?
   
   The natal horoscope is strongly taken into account in the Yearly Horoscope. There are elements which are directly connected with the dominant "archetypal themes" in the Psychological Horoscope. With all transits and progressions that are discussed, the relative weight of the natal factors is considered.
   Each time a Yearly Horoscope is generated, our computer calculates a Psychological Horoscope behind the scenes as a basis for decisions which transits and progressions have to be selected.
   We do not publish the logic behind our calculations and interpretations. Therefore this is not directly visible in the Yearly Analysis. It is mentioned in the appendix however.
   
   
2. Why do not all the transits and progressions which are active turn up in the Yearly Horoscope Analysis or the Long-Term Perspectives?
   
   If all transits and progressions were included in these forecast horoscopes, they would be several hundred pages long and very confusing.
   The interpretation model of these reports makes a finely balanced selection according to the rules Liz Greene has developed with Astrodienst. The balancing and selection process is very complex and cannot be explained in detail here.
   We cannot guarantee that a particular transit or progression is covered in Liz Greene's reports. Please also note the "Technical information" at the end of the Yearly Horoscope Analysis where it says: "Not all transits or progressions which occur during a year are included in the printed report, only those selected by Liz Greene's model of interpretation." You can find this information in our full sample reports.
   
   
3. There are some paragraphs in the Long-Term Perspectives which are identical in the reports for two different people. How is that possible?
   
   If two persons have the same transit or the same planetary progression during that period, they will get a similar or even identical description for that event.
   The Long-Term Horoscope also contains sections which describe developments of particular age groups which share certain "generation aspects" in their natal charts. If the two people belong to the same age group, these sections will probably be identical in their reports.
   
   
4. Why does my printed Horoscope Calendar show different transits than the online Daily Horoscope?
   
   The lists of transits for each day are the same in the online Daily Horoscope and the printed Calendar. What can differ is the current transit selected for a particular day.

   The reason is: The software of the online Daily Horoscope calculates the transits for a whole calendar year, from January 1st until December 31st. From this list a current transit is selected for each day.
   The printed Horoscope Calendar, on the other hand, may start on any given month during the calendar year (e.g. June 1st) and last for a whole year (till May 31st). The distribution of transits is then made for this period rather than the calendar year (January-December). Therefore, it is possible that a different transit is selected in each version for the same day.

   The distribution of transits is such that the different transits are spread relatively equally throughout the year, in order to avoid repetitions. It is impossible to always select the most important transit, because it could be the same for weeks. In a way, the choice of the current transit is arbitrary, but it is no coincidence. It is a very carefully balanced system (see above).
   

   
   
5. Which orbs do you use for transits in your forecast reports?
   
   Robert Hand and Liz Greene use different orbs for their forecast reports.
   
   The Horoscope Calendar / (Extended) Daily Horoscope, Transits of the Year, and Astrotext Forecast by Robert Hand use an orb of 1° for all transits to all natal planets.
   
   Liz Greene uses a more complex system which considers different factors, such as pre-orb / post-orb, aspect type, and the planets involved. It would be too complex to list all the orbs individually. The least we can say is that her orbs are generally wider, and therefore the activity period is usually longer than it would be with a 1° orb.
   
   

Products > Charts

1. Do you still do the miniature charts in pocket size?
   
   Yes, we do. However, the pocket size charts are not listed in the online shop anymore. You can order them directly from our staff by telephone, fax or e-mail (see the contact page for details).