Astrology the stars and your star signs, it's all about free
will and karma.
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In our opinion astrology can be a lot of fun,
but unless you have a individual reading, don't take it too serious.
Remember it's all about your free will and your karma (the law of
cause and effect) incurred in this and previous lifetimes.
Astrology is just one of those subjects: It's easy to
learn but can take a lifetime to master. Most people are familiar with the
most basic aspect of astrology, their Star Sign (or Sun Sign), and usually
they can name at least one common trait of their Sign. Star Signs are
popularized through all the horoscopes that appear in daily newspaper
columns, magazines and on web sites. Unfortunately, many people think that
their Star Sign is all that there is to astrology. While it is a good
place to start, there is a lot more to astrology than just the Sun's
position!
Astrology is not a modern invention dating back only a
few years, decades or even centuries. Astrology has been studied for
millennia, and it dates back as far as recorded history. The original
Astrologers were priests and scholars, and they were looked up to as
doctors and learned men. According to modern speculation, the Three Wise
Men of Christian belief were Astrologers! At that time, astrology was the
same science as Astronomy and Psychology, whose modern descendants arose
from astrology.
In ancient times, the Greeks and Romans based their
system of gods on what they believed was up in the sky. Zeus, who equates
to Jupiter in Roman myth, and the other gods and goddesses were based on
the Planets visible to the ancients. astrology was similarly popular in
Babylon and Egypt, and it also rose in the Middle East, India and China.
Modern astrology has changed with the discovery of new
Planets: first Uranus in 1781, then Neptune and Pluto, as well as the four
feminine-energy Asteroids. These three Planets have a stronger effect on
generations as a whole rather than individuals, but they still have an
important place in modern astrology.
Astrology is about the interaction between the Planets
(including the Sun and Moon) and the Signs. The relationships between them
and their interactions are mathematically based, and astrology studies
these mathematical cycles. Each Sign represents a different aspect of the
whole human; Aries starts the cycle, representing the Self, and Pisces
completes it, representing the mass unconscious of all mankind. In
between, each other Sign carries the energy of a different phase of man's
evolution within the universe.
In some ways, the forces between the Planets involved
in astrology can be simplified into one word: gravity. The Sun has the
greatest gravity and the strongest effect in astrology, followed by the
Moon, the Earth's satellite. The other Planets are not truly satellites of
the Earth, but nevertheless, they have gravity and so affect the Earth.
The Sun controls the Earth's motion and the Moon controls its tides, but
the other Planets have their own effects on the Earth -- and on the people
who live on Earth. Sometimes their influences can be so strong that they
outweigh the Sun's energy!
Astrology can be understood as a philosophy that helps
to explain life, rather than a type of mysticism that can be used as a
predictive tool. Instead of discussing what the Planets do to us, we can
explain ourselves based on Planetary indications. The Signs work the same
way: Each of the twelve Signs is a unique combination of one of the four
Elements and one of the three Qualities. The Elements and Qualities
demonstrate that we are all part of the environment. There is a connection
between all living things and all matter on this Planet. astrology ties
humans together: We are all faced with the same Planetary interactions,
and we are all part of the same cycles.
Despite all these connections, astrology does not tie
you to being a certain way, and it doesn't predict everything about you.
Astrology explains the energy in your life and its potential challenges
and possibilities. You can evolve from your chart. Astrology is about you.
What you can learn from it can help you make a choice between free will
and destiny or karma.
In addition, Astrology does not need to affect or
change people's religious beliefs. In fact, most religions incorporate
some idea linking the way you live your life to where you end up in the
afterlife. Astrology deals with the same sort of idea through the concept
of karma: What you do in this lifetime determines what will happen to you
in your next lifetime. The philosophies are the same; they are just
expressed in different ways.
There are many different categories of Astrology.
Medical, usiness and stock market astrology are often practiced for health
or financial reasons. Weather astrology is popular in some areas. Mundane
astrology is the study of politics and world events, while Electional
astrology helps people find favorable times or days to get married, start
a business, begin a new job and so on. Horary astrology is predictive,
studying questions based upon the specific moment they arise. The most
popular type of astrology, however, is Natal, which analyzes people based
on their time and place of birth.
There are two major types of astrology practiced today
in the Western World: Tropical and Siderial. Tropical astrology assigns
the Signs based on their position in relation to the Spring Equinox, which
marks the Astrological New Year and usually falls on March 21. The Equinox
represents 0 degrees Aries. Siderial astrology assigns positions based on
constellations, rather than in relation to the Equinox. At present,
Siderial astrology is 24 degrees behind Tropical astrology, so a person
born under 23 degrees Libra in Tropical astrology is born at 29 degrees
Virgo in Siderial astrology.
The Age of Aquarius is now upon us! This means technology
is progressing forward, society's attitudes and values are changing and
perhaps will slant more toward the radical. Astrology will become more
accepted -- even part of mainstream thought!
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