The Cross of Matter connects the most important points in your birth chart: The Ascendent-Descendant axis and the Midheaven-Nadir axis. The question is, why are those points in your birth chart so important? To answer that, think of the most basic questions you can ask someone: Who are you?, Where are you from?, Are you in a relationship? What do you do? We ask those questions to find out who someone is - and each of those questions can be answered by the cardinal points - the angles - in your birth chart. This is the astrology book for you if you want to take your knowledge of birth chart astrology to the next level.

The Ascendant. The Descendant. The Midheaven. The Nadir. The angles of your birth chart represent the points where the energies of the planets and signs make contact with reality in the most immediate and visible sense - and that's because of their associations with the most important things in your life - your family, your partner and your career and - most of all - yourself. All of those things are the most important factors in determining your sense of who you are and what is truly important in your life.

In a more spiritual sense, The Cross of Matter symbolises the current incarnation of your spirit on this earth. In astrological terms, the Cross of Matter is important because it provides the foundation for accurate natal chart interpretation. If you want to know how to deal with the realities of your existence and how to keep things held together, the Cross of Matter will tell you everything you need to know.

In this groundbreaking astrology book, Sara Shipman explains what the Cross of Matter represents in everyday terms, and she shows you how to interpret your cardinal points - the Ascendant (AC), Descendant (DC), Midheaven (MC) and Nadir (IC) in ways that are relevant to everyday, lived experience. This book includes:

A full analysis of the Ascendant-Descendant axis by sign.

A full analysis of the Midheaven-Nadir axis by sign.

A full analysis of planetary aspects to each cardinal point.

Real life examples of how the cardinal points influence your own personal narrative - the story of your life.

Take your understanding of astrology to the next level with this, the second book in the Real Life Astrology series of books. The first book in this series is Real Life Astrology: Planets, Signs & Houses.