Every gate in the chart splits into 6 lines. They are read mostly through your profile: the two numbers, like 2/4 or 6/3, are the lines of your Sun at two moments.
Where the lines come from
The zodiac is cut into 64 gates, and each gate into 6 lines. A line covers a little under one degree: the Sun crosses it in less than a day. Your profile takes the line of your Sun at birth (first number) and the line of your Sun about 88 days earlier (second number).
Across our 2,000 random births, each line falls on the birth Sun in 15 to 18% of cases, so roughly one time in six. Profiles do not all share the same frequency: six profiles make up about 14% of charts each, and six others about 2%. See the frequencies.
The 6 lines, one by one
Line 1 · Groundwork
You need to understand the basics inside out before you feel safe moving forward.
- Every other line builds on yours. You're the groundwork.
- You move forward mostly inward, studying and thinking things over rather than putting yourself out there.
- Your digging pays off when you're after accurate information rather than something to calm your nerves.
Line 2 · Knack
Your talents feel obvious to you, and you like being left alone until someone comes looking for you.
- Your gifts showed up without lessons, and they run genuinely deep.
- You're not great at seeing your own talent. Other people usually spot it before you do.
- Not every call is worth answering, and learning which one to take is the heart of your path.
- Guard your alone time and pick who you share with. That retreat feeds you.
Line 3 · Trial
You learn by trying, messing up and trying again, and your mistakes slowly turn into know-how.
- You tend to shake up set rules and distrust anything that's frozen in place.
- You often find out what doesn't work first, and that points you the right way.
- Your real strength is getting back up after every fall.
- Your bonds form and come apart through the experiences you share, and that's pretty normal.
Line 4 · Circle
Your best chances come through people you already know, and friendships matter a lot to you.
- Your influence travels through the ties you've built more than through anything you put on show.
- Cold approaches rarely work for you. Build the relationship first and the opening follows.
- People open up to you easily, and you often end up as the confidant.
- You naturally face outward, toward other people more than yourself.
Line 5 · Go-to
People see you as the one who'll fix it, for better and for worse.
- Your fixes are hands-on and work for lots of people, thanks to a very solid practical sense.
- People pin their hopes on you, often before they even know you.
- Your reputation is what you guard most, and one letdown can tip it fast.
- Knowing what you can actually deliver before you promise keeps your credibility safe.
Line 6 · Hindsight
Life tends to come in three stages: you experiment, you step back, then others start looking to your example.
- You look at life beyond your own interests, with an eye on what's changing.
- How you live inspires people more than anything you say.
Lower and upper lines
The system puts lines 1, 2 and 3 on the personal side (what you build for yourself) and lines 4, 5 and 6 on the side of other people (how you reach others). A 1/3 profile has both its lines on the personal side, and a 4/6 profile has both on the side of other people.
Read the sentences for your two lines, then for two lines outside your profile. Rate each from 0 to 10 for how much it sounds like you. If your own two lines do not come out clearly ahead, keep your profile as one clue among others.