Casting a Prenatal Chart

This section describes how to create a prenatal chart for an individual whose natal chart has already been cast. The most commonly used type of prenatal chart is the conception chart, for which two different methods of calculation are available. However, there are many other types of prenatal chart type available, plus the ability to derive a natal chart from the date of conception or quickening, if they are known. See Prenatal Charts for a full discussion of the different types of prenatal charts that can be calculated.

>> To cast a prenatal chart

1.Ensure that the base chart that you wish to use is already calculated.

2.Choose the Prenatal menu item from the Chart menu

3.Select the required chart type from the Chart Type to Generate list box.

4.Select a chart from the Base Chart list box.

5.Select the Location type. Normally, a prenatal chart should be located where the individual was at the time of the prenatal chart. For example, a conception chart should be located to where the conception took place. However, for some of the other prenatal chart types you cannot know a definite location. In these cases it is recommended that the natal location is used.

•If you select the Natal option, then all the boxes relating to location will contain the location details from the base chart.

•If you select the Relocated option, then all the boxes relating to location will contain the current default values, and you can enter new location data if you wish to.

6.If the prenatal chart type is one for which the calculation is based on a number of lunar cycles, then you can specify the number of cycles in the Lunar Cycles box. The number of lunar cycles is automatically preset to a suggested value e.g. for the conception charts it is set to 10 lunar cycles (about 273 days) which is the normal term of pregnancy. If you know that the pregnancy was especially short or long term, then this number may be changed.

7.If you have selected a “Bailey Conception” or “Bailey Birth (C)” charts, you should indicate the sex of the individual using the Sex of Subject option buttons. If the sex is not known, then the best alternative is to use the Jayne Uranus (C) or Jayne Birth (C) chart types instead, as these are equivalent to the Bailey Conception and Birth charts but ignore the sex of the subject.

8.Select the OK or Apply button

A dialog box may appear listing details of the possible prenatal charts. You can select one or more entries from the list and then select the OK button in order to calculate the selected charts. These calculated charts will be added to the list of "Calculated Charts" on the Main Screen.