Category: Astrology: Information About The Zodiac, Horoscope Signs And Dates

What is Astrology?

Astrology is the science of finding the connection between the planets and celestial bodies and how these cycles affect humans and life on Earth.

Astrology is very old practice, rooted in ancient Babylon. Ancient Chaldeans used to observe the movements of the planets and stars and have assigned them godlike characters and powers. The planets were worshiped as gods and each planet became the ruler of certain areas of life. The ancient astrologers who advised kings and rulers, interpreted the patterns of the planets as signs of what was to come.

It is believed that the Moon affects the tides of the ocean, so why wouldn’t affect humans? According to many astrologers, the Moon rules our emotional nature and our body consists of 85% water.

Throughout history, many famous people and scientists have studied astrology and used it for different purposes.

Astrology today serves as a great tool of character analysis and spiritual advice. Although future events are still part of the chart reading, they are now known as “forecasting”. Astrology is a method used to predict events, and gain information about past and present.

A horoscope is the picture of the positions of the planets during the birth of an individual. The preparation of a horoscope requires the exact time, date and place of birth of the individual, which will provide the exact positions of the planets during the time of birth, so the horoscope is different for everybody.

Facts about Astrology

  • People in the past looked toward the sky to find some answers to big questions, which means that astrology has been out there for centuries. Every culture in the world has, at different times looked towards the stars for understanding.
  • The origin of astrology dates back two centuries before the birth of Christ when ancient Babylonians took major celestial events and interpreted them to symbolize certain events on Earth.
  • The first countries in the world, where astrology has spread, were India, China, and Greece. However, each culture has its own views and interpretations of astrology.
  • Astrologers were the first scientists in medieval Europe. They made the first accurate maps of star movements and many astronomical observations about the Earth.
  • Some of the most renowned and respected scientists in the world such as Jung, Copernicus, Kepler, Brahe, and Galileo were practicing astrologers.
  • Astrology has existed in different forms in almost every culture in the world.
  • The word Zodiac means animals and refers to the patterns of creatures as seen in the twinkling stars at night. The Zodiac belt is the circle around which the Sun moves month by month, throughout the whole year, transmitting the celestial radiations to our planet Earth. As the planets revolve around the Sun, we can actually observe the influences related to those celestial movements.
  • The twelve signs of the Zodiac are divided into masculine and feminine signs. The masculine signs are Aries, Gemini, Leo, Libra, Sagittarius, and Aquarius while the feminine signs are Taurus, Cancer, Virgo, Scorpio, Capricorn, and Pisces.

    • Horoscope Dates

    Aries Mar. 21 – April 19
    Taurus April 20 – May 20
    Gemini May 21 – June 21
    Cancer June 22 – July 22
    Leo July 23 – Aug. 22
    Virgo Aug. 23 – Sept. 22
    Libra Sept. 23 – Oct. 23
    Scorpio Oct. 24 – Nov. 21
    Sagittarius Nov. 22 – Dec. 21
    Capricorn Dec. 22 – Jan. 19
    Aquarius Jan. 20 – Feb. 18
    Pisces Feb. 19 – Mar. 20

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