Find the Ascendant/1st house sign
Identify the Sun sign
Identify the Moon sign
Note the ruling planet of the Ascendant
Check the house placements of all planets
Check the zodiac signs of all planets
Check the aspects between planets
Check the condition of the Sun, Moon, and Ascendant ruler
Read the 1st house for self and appearance
Read the 2nd house for money and values
Read the 3rd house for communication and siblings
Read the 4th house for home and family
Read the 5th house for creativity and romance
Read the 6th house for work and health
Read the 7th house for relationships and partnerships
Read the 8th house for shared resources and transformation
Read the 9th house for beliefs and travel
Read the 10th house for career and public life
Read the 11th house for friends and goals
Read the 12th house for subconscious and solitude
Check for dominant elements
Check for dominant modalities
Check for planetary patterns
Check for retrograde planets
Check for conjunctions
Check for oppositions
Check for squares
Check for trines
Check for sextiles
Synthesize the chart as a whole