From AC ver 4.05, AC for the iPhone ver 2.01

Why is this necessary?

You may have modified or imported text into one or more of the modern Interpretations tables. These tables are provided by AC – text interpretations usually via AI. These table were initially global ie not assigned to any particular chart. To preserve your data you must assign the interpretations to a chart of your choosing. If you don’t care or haven’t modified these tables or you have just purchased AC you don’t need to do anything.

You only have to do this once.

To assign a chart:

Tap Interpretations menu item

Interpretation menu

Tap a chart record

Tap a chart record to select the interpretations that will be assigned to the chart when you tap OK/Done (tick or Done at bottom left). Tap away from view to cancel before

Please note that the chart records shown are test charts for the purpose of this knowledge base article. You may see many chart records. Preferably choose a natal chart.

Tap a chart record and select

AC acknowledges that you have assigned the old interpretations to the selected chart

Assigned

Next time you tap the Interpretations menu you should see the above alert again.

Your previous old interpretations will be available when you select the chart in the usual manner.

New method of assigning Text Interpretations – example shown is 10.9″ (10th gen) iPad in portrait orientation with iOS 26+ installed.

With less than iOS 26+ installed on your iPad the screenshots will differ somewhat. But not by much.

Each of your charts can have different interpretations if the interpretations are modified for that chart.

1. Every chart is assigned the provided interpretations text when loaded/shown in the main view.
2. When the text is modified (or not) the text is saved to AC’s database and assigned to the chart. It is available immediately or when the chart is viewed again

Viewing the interpretation text

Via the Speculum menu – tap Aspects

Note that only the Planetary data pertaining to the chart is displayed.

You may see something like this screenshot below depending on what you may selected previously, etc.

Speculum Aspects Selected

Where are the Interpretations? Tap the cog icon (3rd from left at the top) – see the screenshot above.

Selecting the Interpretations

Viewing the Interpretations – scroll for more interpretations

Viewing the interpretationsPrint or PDF

Print or PDF

Tap the Share icon to get a PDF file – top right.

Printing or PDF

The above example assumes a natal chart.

What if the chart is a secondary progression and bi-wheel?

The outer planets are examined for their house placements and sign positions. The aspects are progressed to natal. Same principle applies to Transits,  Solar Arcs and Returns.

Only the aspects can be filtered by All, Trad and Trad + Outers.

Extended Notes

Extended Notes can also see the aspect text modifications.

from AC for iPhone ver 1.24, iPad/Mac AC ver 3.17

The Speculum offers a way of displaying the current charts’ aspects and a corresponding interpretation text. But it lists all the aspects that have a corresponding interpretation text.

Extended Notes offers a way of listing an aspect and its corresponding Modern Aspect interpretation text (editable), but the choice of aspect + any notes you care to make is yours.

Note that traditional aspect interpretation, eg Lilly, Leo is not available for this procedure. Midpoints can be used with Extended Notes but there are no corresponding aspect interpretations, currently available.

For iPad/Mac see: (useful older additional info)

New menu options – iPhone

OverView

New Menu and Views

Extended Notes summary for iPhone (scroll down for iPad/Mac)

• Ingress selection
• Aspect Table selection
• Notes – write a note (500 chars max). Three different types, aspect note, note, headline.
• Saved to AC’s database for future reference/display. For printing/PDF.
• Long-press record edit all saved Notes.
• Edit Button – move a record to a different position (reorder records)
• Swipe left to delete record
• Chart Notes Info = help
• Modern Aspect interpretation text – editable. Selectable. Auto insertion.
• Edit a record – long-press over a record. Add, delete, update, import (via paste).

Legend

• t = transit
• r = radix/natal
• p = progressed (Secondary Progression)
• d = direction (Solar Arc)
• -> = ingress
• s/S = separating aspect
• a/A = applying aspect
• Sep = aspect distance apart ie separation
• 

  Solar Eclipse – Extended Notes

To view eclipse aspects in Extended Notes ensure that Eclipse is selected in Displayed Planets

To Display Eclipse

Solar Eclipse preview

Extended Notes Settings

Extended Notes Settings

Extended Notes with Modern Aspect Interpretation auto inserted – editable

How to

Ensure Auto Insert Aspect Interpretation text switch is selected (see screenshot above – Settings)

1. Tap Aspect icon (second from right at bottom)
2. Select an aspect from the Aspect Table
3. Tap Add Note icon (first from right at bottom)
4. AC looks in the Modern Aspect interpretation database table and if it finds a corresponding aspect inserts the text, automatically.
5. Modify text – add, delete etc – as required. Note that the amended text is not saved to the Modern Aspect Interpretations database table.
6. Tap the Tick √ button to proceed with the modified/inserted text or the x button to cancel
7. Tap Save. The text is saved to AC’s database and can be viewed and amended if the associated chart is displayed/loaded.

Add a Note

Add a note – showing aspect interpretation inserted automatically

Extended Notes – initial View

Extemded Notes – Initial View

Extended Notes – with an inserted Modern Aspect Interpretation

From New Menu – Extended Notes

Extended Notes Info

Extended Notes Print/PDF Preview

Print Preview – Extended Notes

iPad/Mac screenshots

New Menu

New menu iPad

Modern Aspect Interpretations

Tap a record to edit

Modern Aspect Interpretations

Editing an aspect

Edit Interpretation – iPad Pro M4

Chart Notes with Auto-insert Modern Aspect Interpretations

Chart Notes with Settings

To Insert Modern Aspect Interpretation Text

Ensure Auto Insert Aspect Interpretation text switch is selected (see screenshot above – Settings)

1. Tap Aspect icon (second from right at bottom)
2. Select an aspect from the Aspect Table
3. Tap Add Note icon (first from right at bottom)
4. AC looks in the Modern Aspect interpretation database table and if it finds a corresponding aspect inserts the text, automatically.
5. Modify text – add, delete etc – as required. Note that the amended text is not saved to the Modern Aspect Interpretations database table.
6. Tap the Done button to proceed with the modified/inserted text or the Cancel button to cancel.
7. Tap Save. The text is saved to AC’s database and can be viewed and amended if the associated chart is displayed/loaded.
8. To View your Notes go to View #7