Definition of Astrology "Astrology" is Greek for "study of the stars" (Before the Middle Ages, Astronomy and Astrology were the exact same thing. It was only then that they were separated out because Astrology had become associated with magic and the Occult, practices the Christian church frowned on). Basically, that means Astrology is the study of the stars, how they relate to each other, and how we relate to them. They DO affect us in many ways. Just like the moon moves the ocean and creates tides, the sun, moon, planets, and stars move us, our thoughts, our feelings, our dreams (we ARE, after all, over 70% water).
Astrology consists of 12 "signs" of the Zodiac. These are 12 constellations the Sun "moves through" in a single year, spending approximately one month in each sign. Depending on when you were born, you can determine which constellation you were born under. This only gives you your Sun Sign however, one aspect of your being. The Moon and the other 8 planets in the solar system also pass through these signs and determine pieces of you. In addition, the Earth's Horizon, Meridian, Ecliptic, and the Moon's eclipses add 6 more signs into the mix (see what I mean about complicated?).
This is why those newspaper or magazine horoscopes are general and don't work very well. They only take your Sun Sign into account, but you have 16 major signs and aspects that make up you as well as a whole host of minor ones! And you think the analysis of just one sign is going to get it right? Heck no! But that's all the writers of those horoscopes have to go on is that one sign. The other signs, except for those of Uranus, Neptune and Pluto, are all very dependent on the person in question because the other planets move much faster than Earth moving around the Sun.
And Astrology does not predict the future. It is like a weather forecast. It looks at what's going on in the sky and predicts how that will affect certain people. It's all about the aspects, the angles, the degrees. Starting to sound a bit like Math? It is! |
