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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 thestrongest 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.
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