Demystifying Astrology: What Does It Mean If All My Planets Are Bunched Together?
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“Is there any significance to having one side of your chart have all the activity? I was looking as my mother’s chart tonight, and all her planets are aligned on the left side of the chart, with literally nothing going on in the right.”
Yes. You should always note an emphasis of anything in a chart and when you have one that is lopsided it does give information.
Astrologers divide the chart into 4 halves. The top half (called the southern hemisphere), the bottom half (northern hemisphere), or alternately the left and the ride sides of the chart (called western and eastern hemispheres). Here is a article with explanations and clear graphics – Lunar Living
In short, people with emphasis on the top half of the chart are public, the lower half of the chart are inevitably more private.
Emphasis on the eastern hemisphere indicates someone more independent and assertive then someone with emphasis on the western hemisphere who tends to be a team player.
I have emphasis on the top half of the chart and you see my life is very public. I also have emphasis on the right side of the chart and my interest in others is obvious.
Which hemisphere(s) are emphasized in your chart?
The chart pictured has an emphasis on the northern hemisphere…
38 Responses to “Demystifying Astrology: What Does It Mean If All My Planets Are Bunched Together?”
“or alternately the left and the ride sides of the chart (called western and eastern hemispheres)”
Is this backwards? Literally speaking…
My chart’s got a bit extra going on in the 1st/3rd. Private and independent, indeed. I think the configuration I have is a splay, though.
North and West.
My planets are bunched up in the 5th, 6th, and 7th houses.
All of them except for Neptune (and Jupiter, though it’s right on the DSC) are to the north. All of them except for Saturn are to the west.
I’ve always been private, even to the point of being reclusive. Team player? I try to cooperate (lots of Libra), but I always thought of myself as more independent…probably because I have Aries rising and a Sun/Mars conjunction.
Most are in the 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th but some are in 3rd 4th and either 5th or 6th depending on house system.
I’ve bounced between being highly visible (public childhood, minor fame as a musician) and being a private homebody (after about age 25 up until now).
The latter feels best to me.
Should Chiron and/or the North and South nodes be included in the planet count for each hemisphere?
Thanks 
I was looking at my Astrodeinst (sp?) chart and I saw Chiron and the nodes on there. I thought I’d ask
That is so interesting. I have never read an explanation on this. Cool. I love this astrology for beginners stuff, Elsa. You are wonderful. Thank you.
So acccording to this since ALL my planets are in the bottom section with exception only to Venus in the 12th (same private thing right?) and Saturn in the 10th I should never want to leave my bedroom?
Elsa, to clarify this: it sounds like you are saying that the hemispheres are consistent according to the zodiac not personalized by our individual house systems, is this correct?
I have a wedge chart in houses 3,4,5,6 of a span of 113 degrees. The signs are Scorpio through Aquarius. So my chart emphasis is north-western? (left is west?)
Oh hey… Shucks that link is helpful. Nm. I feel silly.
Ok… so another question… What if you have just as many planets on the top and bottom hemispheres? are there particular houses/planets that may take priority?
Sorry so many questions… Curiosity gets the best of me! 
YAY! MY QUESTION MADE IT! TWO THUMBS UP!
Western hemisphere here – 4th House through to 10th, so team player yes, but I also read somewhere western hemisphere also waits for others to initiate.
Hemispheres can give a general emphaisis, ’cause I feel my Sag (8th) and mars conjunction (9th) are independent.
I’ve got emphasis in the northen hemisphere, but no quadrant. It’s equally split east/west.
The cookbook explanation at lunar living is pretty accurate for this, I think.
5th house stellium, and I am private and partner-oriented.
I have most planets on the bottom half, but east and west are evenly distributed.
Equal planets in both North and South Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere-oriented.
So I guess I’m both public and private yet a team player… I really doubt I’m a team player -_-
I’ve got the moon, the sun and mars above the horizon, and all the other planets below. I’ve got jupiter, the moon and saturn on the left and all the other planets on the right. So does that mean I’m a private person who’s a team player? My mother thinks I’m a selfish recluse.
thanks for the link to all the beginner astrology stuff
South and West. That “tends to value the opinions of others to the disregard of one’s own” and “may lose connections to individuality in efforts to compromise” does sound just like me.
North Western. I have a stellium in the 4th and lots going on in the 5th and 8th as well.
non of them, according to the article. then again, i don’t have any empty quadrants, either.
Oh jeez.
6 bodies in the northern hemisphere, 4 in the south.
5 bodies in the western hemisphere, 5 in the east. (counting planets, sun, moon, pluto)
Splay here. A well-rounded person (Jupiter conj ASC, haha) although conflicted. 
South Western, Third Quadrant. My North is empty.
south west
I always wondered about that, because I have more planets in the north, but the heavy hitters- Saturn, Pluto and Uranus are all in the South- so wieghtwise- doesn’t it balance out?
Sorry, Neptune Uranus, Pluto….
My sister has all her planets on the west side….
Clustered in the 1st and early 2nd, mostly. A couple in the 3rd near the IC, one in the 5th. All but one planet (Mars in 10th) below the horizon and mostly eastern. Yes, very much about me, and private! But my NN is in Libra (in 3rd), so I’m expanding and learning all about partnership.
southern hemi, third quadrant. rings true.
I have an emphasis on the bottom half of my chart with planets in my 2nd,3rd,4th,5th(4 planet stellium) 6th,and 7th houses. So second quadrant emphasis.
I have one planet and chiron in my 11th house.
I’m a very private person,but I love having very close deep relationships with people I feel I can trust.
I didn’t even see the link you posted until just now.
Northern/Western hemisphere emphasis and like I said before 2nd quadrant emphasis.
Thank you Elsa:-)
oh wow is this information helpful!
I was feeling blocked from penetrating more astro knowledge, cause stuff was getting too complicated… but whoosh, back to basics, this simple stuff is so potent!
Many thanks Elsa!!!
100% Western Hemisphere. 60% Third Quadrant (based on 10 planets/luminaries)
hey I was looking at my daughters and was stunned that alot of her planets are all in scorpio. I’m a Scorpio but my planets are a little bit everwhere My daughter’s really puzzles me I’ve never seen something like this…anyone know what this means?
11/11/06 5:06am
Hi, Christina!
You’ll get more replies if you post your question on the boards (there’s a link at the top of the page under the grey ElsaElsa banner).
HTH!
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