ASTROLOGICAL INHERITANCE

(version 1.1, dtd 02-Sep-2006 - Rule ATAI_04 is rephrased)

1.0 Introduction

Most of us know about bilogical inheritance. In biology, 'Inheritance' is defined as "The process of genetic transmission of characteristics from parents to offspring". It has been scientifically proven that biological inheritance takes place through DNA. DNA is often referred to as the molecule of heredity as it is responsible for the genetic propagation of most inherited traits. In humans, these traits can range from hair colour to disease susceptibility. During cell division, DNA is replicated and can be transmitted to offspring during reproduction. Lineage studies can be done based on the fact that the mitochondrial DNA only comes from mother, and the Y chromosomes only comes from the father[1].

It is well known that everyone inherits some characteristics from their father and some characteristics from their mother. In astrology, we predict ones characteristics and character by means of the planetary positions in their chart. If a person has inherited his/her characteristics from his/her parents biologically, it is logical to say that he/she inherits the planetary positions also from the parents. There exists a relation between parent’s DNA and offspring’s DNA. Is there a similar relation between parent’s natal chart and offspring’s natal chart? This paper tries to address this question.