Hermes Astrology
Astrology Workbook
This workbook is not a textbook. It is your personal laboratory,
journal, and excavation site. Its purpose is to transform astrology
from an abstract concept into a lived, felt, and deeply personal
experience. Here, you will not just learn about your chart—you will
dialogue with it, test its symbols against your life, and
ultimately integrate its wisdom. Consider each exercise a step in
a lifelong conversation between you and the cosmos. The only
tools you need are this book, your birth chart, a pen, and your
honest curiosity.
Section I: First Contact – The Foundation
Exercise 1.1: The Data & The Snapshot
●​ Task: Generate your natal chart. Use astro.com or a
reputable site. You must have your exact birth time, date,
and location. Print it. Tape it to the first page of this section.
●​ Reflection: Write about the process. Did finding your exact
time involve calling a parent or digging through records?
What does it feel like to look at this "celestial fingerprint" for
the first time? Describe the shapes, clusters, and blank
spaces.
Exercise 1.2: The "Big Three" Autobiography
●​ Task: Identify your Sun, Moon, and Rising (Ascendant)
signs.
●​ Journal Prompts:
○​ My Sun in [Sign]: In what ways have I always known
this to be true about my core self? When do I feel most
"like myself"? Describe a time you embodied this sign's
highest expression and its most challenging
expression.
○​ My Moon in [Sign]: What does my "inner child" truly
need to feel safe and nurtured? What are my
non-negotiable emotional needs? My most private
comforts?
○​ My Rising in [Sign]: How have others consistently
described me upon first meeting? What is my
automatic "role" in a new group? Do I feel this mask is
accurate, or a useful tool?
Exercise 1.3: Elemental & Modality Inventory
●​ Task: Tally how many planets (including Sun & Moon) you
have in each Element (Fire, Earth, Air, Water) and Modality
(Cardinal, Fixed, Mutable).
●​ Chart & Reflect: Create a simple pie chart for each.
○​ On Imbalance: What element is missing or weak?
How does its absence show up in my life? (e.g., No
Fire = struggles with spontaneous initiative; No Earth =
difficulty with practical details).
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○​ On Strength: What element is dominant? How might I
over-rely on it? (e.g., Dominant Water = may get lost in
emotions; Dominant Air = may over-intellectualize).
○​ On Modality: Does my chart favor starting things
(Cardinal), sustaining them (Fixed), or adapting
(Mutable)? How does this match my lived experience
with projects and change?
Section II: The Inner Landscape – Planets &
Houses
Exercise 2.1: Planetary Portrait Gallery
●​ Task: Take the seven classical personal planets (Sun,
Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn). For each,
create a "portrait."
○​ Page Layout: Left side: The planet's glyph, its sign,
and its house. Right side: Answer these prompts:
1.​ What is a core memory that perfectly illustrates
this planetary energy in me?
2.​ What is a recurrent challenge or frustration linked
to this planet's function?
3.​ How does this energy want to grow? (e.g.,
Mercury wants to learn, Venus wants to relate).
●​ Example: *"Venus in Gemini, 7th House. Memory: Falling for
my best friend because of our all-night conversations.
Challenge: Getting bored in relationships that lack mental
stimulation. Growth: To find lasting harmony through
communication and intellectual partnership."*
Exercise 2.2: House Exploration – The 12 Rooms of Your Life
●​ Task: For each of the 12 houses, dedicate a page.
1.​ List any planets in that house.
2.​ Write the sign on the cusp of that house.
3.​ Guided Inquiry: Answer these three questions for
each house:
■​ What is my earliest, formative memory
associated with this life area? (e.g., 4th House
= a childhood home memory; 10th House = first
ambition).
■​ What is an unhealed wound or fear here?
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■​ What is my deepest aspiration or hope for
this part of my life?
●​ Synthesis: After completing all 12, review. Which houses
feel full and active? Which feel empty or quiet? How does the
sign on the cusp flavor your experience of that house?
Exercise 2.3: The Chart Ruler – The CEO of Your Life
●​ Task: Identify your Chart Ruler (the planet ruling your
Ascendant sign). Note its sign, house, and any major
aspects.
●​ Narrative Exercise: Write a short story (one paragraph)
where this planet is the main character. Describe its
personality (sign), its mission (house), and its
allies/adversaries (aspects). How does this story mirror your
life's central theme?
Section III: The Dynamics – Aspects & Patterns
Exercise 3.1: The Aspect Dialogue
●​ Task: Choose your two strongest aspects (likely a
conjunction or a tight square/opposition). For each aspect
(e.g., Sun square Moon), create a dialogue.
○​ Script Format: Write a conversation between the two
planets. Let them argue, console, or teach each other.
What does the Sun want that the Moon fears? How can
they work together?
○​ Example: Sun in Leo: "I need to be seen and
celebrated!" Moon in Scorpio: "It's not safe to be that
exposed. They'll see our secrets." Sun: "But my light is
my power!" Moon: "Then let's transform in the spotlight,
not just perform."
Exercise 3.2: Mapping Your "T-Square" or "Grand Trine"
●​ Task: Identify your most prominent aspect pattern (if you
have one).
○​ If you have a T-Square or Grand Cross: Draw it.
Label the planets and the "missing" point (the empty
sign/house opposite the apex planet in a T-Square).
Reflection: The "missing" point is your integration
point—the key to resolving the tension. How can you
consciously develop the qualities of that sign/house?
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○​ If you have a Grand Trine: Draw the triangle.
Reflection: This is a flow of natural talent, but also
potential laziness. How have I taken this gift for
granted? How can I consciously apply effort to this
easy energy to create something extraordinary?
Exercise 3.3: The "Shadow Planet" Inquiry
●​ Task: Identify the planet in your chart with the most
challenging aspects (e.g., Saturn heavily squared, Mars
opposed, Pluto conjunct personal planet). This is a "shadow"
teacher.
●​ Depth Work:
1.​ How has this planet's energy caused pain or limitation
in my life?
2.​ What undeniable strength or resilience has it also
forced me to develop?
3.​ If this planet were a wise elder, what harsh but
necessary truth would it tell me right now?
Section IV: Time & Evolution – Transits &
Progressions
Exercise 4.1: Lunar Log – One Complete Cycle
●​ Task: For one full lunar cycle (29.5 days), keep a daily log.
○​ Date, Moon Sign/Phase, 3 Key Words for My
Mood/Energy, 1 Notable Event.
●​ Analysis: At the end of the cycle, review. Can you see the
shifts? Did the New Moon bring new ideas? Did the Full
Moon bring emotional climaxes? Did Moon in Water signs
correlate with introspection?
Exercise 4.2: Personal Transit Timeline
●​ Task: Using an ephemeris or software, identify one major
slow transit you are currently experiencing (e.g., Saturn
transiting your 7th House, Pluto square your Sun).
●​ Timeline Journal: Create a timeline for this transit's
duration. Mark the past: What key events occurred as it first
applied? Mark the present: What is the core feeling or lesson
now? Mark the future: What do I hope to have built or
mastered by the time it ends? Revisit this page every 3
months.
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Exercise 4.3: The Progressed Moon Chapter
●​ Task: Calculate your Progressed Moon's current sign (or
find it via software). It changes sign every 2.5 years.
●​ Chapter Title: If the last 2.5 years were a chapter in your life
titled "The Moon in [Previous Sign]", what would the chapter
be about? What was the emotional theme?
●​ Next Chapter Preview: Your Progressed Moon is now in or
entering a new sign. Based on the sign's meaning, write the
title and a brief blurb for your next 2.5-year emotional
chapter. What is the soul's intended focus for your feelings
and instincts?
Section V: Synthesis & Creation
Exercise 5.1: The One-Page Life Metaphor
●​ Task: Synthesize your entire chart into one compelling
metaphor. Are you a "Wounded Healer (Chiron) building a
fortress (Saturn) on a busy crossroads (Gemini Ascendant)?"
A "Secret Poet (Neptune 12th) who is also a CEO (Capricorn
Midheaven)?" Write it out. Draw it. This is your anchoring
narrative.
Exercise 5.2: Letter to My Younger Self
●​ Task: Write a letter to your younger self (age 16, 21, or at a
major crossroads) explaining your astrological makeup. Use
your chart insights to offer compassion, explanation for
struggles, and validation for innate gifts they couldn't yet see.
Exercise 5.3: Mandala of Integration
●​ Final Project: On a large piece of paper, draw a circle. Place
your 12 houses around it. Using color, symbol, and word,
populate each house with the insights you've gained. Place
your planets. Draw your key aspect lines. In the center, write
your core metaphor from Exercise 5.1. This is your cosmic
mandala—a visual representation of your whole self, in all its
harmonious and challenging complexity. Keep it where you
can see it. It is not an end, but a map for the journey ahead.
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This workbook is now yours. The blank pages that follow are for
your ongoing observations, dreams, and the countless charts you
will explore. Return to these exercises during different transits and
life phases. The chart does not change, but your relationship to it
will deepen forever. You are no longer just reading astrology; you
are living in dialogue with your own sky.
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