Draconic Chart and Past Lives
Written and reviewed by María Blaquier
Published April 5, 2026 · Updated May 6, 2026
The draconic chart is often called the chart of the soul, and many astrologers associate it with past lives. But what does that actually mean? Maria Blaquier, who has researched draconic astrology for 25 years, takes a nuanced position. The accuracy of the draconic chart is undeniable. The metaphysical explanation is still open.
The Honest Position
Maria Blaquier says it plainly: when she teaches draconic astrology she always talks about what is usually said, the zodiac of the soul, unconscious issues, some talk about past lives. The more she looks at it the less she understands what it is all about. But what amazes her is the accuracy of how it describes situations. She focuses on the empirical results rather than making metaphysical claims.
What the Draconic Chart Does Show
The draconic zodiac is of lunar origin. Being lunar, it refers to issues of the past, memories, things that underlie. These could be memories of when we were very small, or genetic memories, or the past in a broader sense. Some say it has to do with past lives for those who believe in past lives. You do not have to believe in past lives to do draconic astrology. Ronald Davison wrote that the draconic zodiac may show contacts carried over from a previous incarnation. Maria Blaquier's south draconic Moon research shows patterns so ingrained that they operate without any conscious effort, patterns that feel older than this lifetime.
Maria's Position After Twenty-Five Years
Maria writes in the closing pages of her book: "I would love to be able to say that a person who has been doing inner work for some time has a stronger connection with the draconic chart, and that the evolutionary purpose they uncover brings them closer to it. That would be the tidy answer, but it is not always the case. When a draconic transit speaks of the death of one twin and not the other, for example, I cannot say it has to do with greater evolution. This seems a mystery to me, but although I do not fully understand how and why it works, the truth is that it works."
The natural thought would be that the person who is more connected with themselves will have a greater sensitivity for understanding their deeper being. But the draconic chart works whether we have that awareness or not. It runs underneath us, with or without our consent.
The Student Whose Draconic Chart Was Her Daughter's Natal Chart
Believing in past lives, as many astrologers do, could frame the evolution that draconic astrology speaks of. It could account for a relationship between two people who seem to have known each other forever, by saying they were already together in another life.
Maria does not give time to a theory she cannot test. But she allows herself to wonder in some cases. She mentions one in particular: a student of hers whose draconic chart was exactly the same as her daughter's natal chart. Not similar. Exactly the same. A coincidence at that level of precision is the kind of evidence that keeps the question open without resolving it.
I have no final definition with regard to the draconic, or to astrology in general, and I acknowledge that, ironically, the more I research, the more questions arise.
Frequently asked questions
- Does the draconic chart prove past lives?
- No. After 25 years of research, Maria Blaquier points to the chart's empirical accuracy and leaves the metaphysical question open. The draconic zodiac is lunar, so it refers to memory and the past; past lives are one possible frame among several.
- Do I need to believe in past lives to use draconic astrology?
- No. The chart describes deep, ingrained patterns either way. Those patterns could come from early childhood, from genetic memory, or from the past in a broader sense.
- What did Ronald Davison say about past lives and the draconic zodiac?
- In Synastry (1977) he wrote that the draconic zodiac may show contacts carried over from a previous incarnation, and he treated such connections as always significant. He described what he saw across hundreds of cases and stopped short of dogma.
- What is the strangest case in Maria Blaquier's past-life research?
- A student whose draconic chart matched her daughter's natal chart exactly, degree for degree. Maria treats a coincidence at that level of precision as the kind of evidence that keeps the question open without resolving it.
Interpretation methodology by Maria Blaquier. Astrologer, educator, author of Astrologia Tradicional.