No offence, Ellen, but you annoyed me today.
I need to address what's going on with the media.
The fact that the Earth has wobble is true, but there are only 12 signs in the zodiac INMHO.
The wobble of the Earth is what causes the astrological ages. The astrological ages are defined by the precession of the equinoxes.
The precession of the equinoxes was supposedly discovered by Hipparchus - observations attributed to him are dated from 147-127 BC (this is all on wikipedia).
The precession of the equinoxes also causes the fact that 0° Aries now, actually is in Pisces (this is all in my Bible, Parker's Astrology). That does not mean that someone who thinks they're an Aries is now a Pisces. The astrological signs do not correspond to the constellations anymore, due to the "wobble". Instead the sky was divided into 12 equal pie pieces, each being 30°.
Where the sun was at the moment you were born (the sign that newspaper and magazine horoscopes are based on) was not necessarily the constellation of your sign, but the pie piece of your sign.
I think what annoys me the most about what popular culture is saying about astrology is the complete disregard of the complexities of a chart. The emphasis is being placed on the sun signs, when every planet and other positions in the sky (i.e. the Ascendant and the Mid Heaven) are essential when completing and interpreting an astrological chart.
Alright, soap box is going away.
Keep Dreaming,
The Blistered Foot Astrologer
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
What's a Rising Sign?
Your Rising Sign (or Ascendant) is the sign on the eastern horizon (if you dwell in the Northern Hemisphere) at your time of birth. It also represents who you are on a deeper level than your sun sign. To be clear, it's what people who are close to you see.
It took me many, many tries to find my rising sign. Once I did find it, though, it made sense that mine is Leo.
Leo's are typically loud, bossy and pompous. At their best, creativity is abundant. I've only recently honed my creativity and I feel like my life has been a struggle between my sun and rising signs - how people who are close to me view me vs. the type of first impression I make.
Now for Suze again. Her rising sign is 1° Capricorn. 1° is almost the cusp between Capricorn and Sagittarius. As I read about these 2 signs, I do believe that Susie's rising sign is Capricorn: caring, hard-working, love of children.
If you want to know what your rising sign is, I'm sure you can find an online calculator. If you want a really accurate calculation, send me your birth date, birth place (city) and birth time (this is VERY important). If you don't know, estimate (i.e. early morning, late night, lunchtime, etc.)
In the meantime,
Keep dreaming,
The Blistered Foot Astrologer
It took me many, many tries to find my rising sign. Once I did find it, though, it made sense that mine is Leo.
Leo's are typically loud, bossy and pompous. At their best, creativity is abundant. I've only recently honed my creativity and I feel like my life has been a struggle between my sun and rising signs - how people who are close to me view me vs. the type of first impression I make.
Now for Suze again. Her rising sign is 1° Capricorn. 1° is almost the cusp between Capricorn and Sagittarius. As I read about these 2 signs, I do believe that Susie's rising sign is Capricorn: caring, hard-working, love of children.
If you want to know what your rising sign is, I'm sure you can find an online calculator. If you want a really accurate calculation, send me your birth date, birth place (city) and birth time (this is VERY important). If you don't know, estimate (i.e. early morning, late night, lunchtime, etc.)
In the meantime,
Keep dreaming,
The Blistered Foot Astrologer
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Your newspaper/magazine "horoscope" (aka, your Sun sign)
Alright, I found THE astrology book: Parkers' Astrology. I would recommend it to anyone interested in Astrology.
If you speak to anyone who is serious about astrology, they more than likely do not read their daily horoscope in the newspaper. This is why I've switched from Cosmo and Glamour to Vogue and InStyle - no horoscopes in the latter.
Your Sun sign represents how you express yourself to the world. To me, this means that a sun sign sign merely scratches the surface of a person's character which is why I reject today's daily "horoscopes".
My personal birth chart shows that the sun was at 7°56' Scorpio at the minute I was born. This means that I express myself in a determined and passionate way. It also means that when I meet new people, I like to leave the impression that I am an intelligent individual with A LOT of energy.
The second chart I'm working on right now is that of my sister, Susie. The sun at her time of birth was at 24°33' Aquarius. I grew up with Susie, so it only makes sense to me to look at our charts together.
I always thought that Aquarians and Scorpions couldn't be anymore different. I was mistaken. Aquarius and Scorpio are both fixed signs - this brings about stubborness. Makes sense.
Aquarians are individualists. This reminds me of a story about Susie at one of my childhood birthday parties. She was walking in the opposite direction of the crowd during a game of musical chairs. When my mom told her that everyone else was going the other way, she responded simply by saying "I go my way". And she still does.
Another thing about Aquarians is that they're emotional, but private about it. Here's another Mary Jane/Susie clash: I am emotional, but I wear my heart on my sleeve (which to me, means that you can tell how I'm feeling by looking at my face).
Next post: The importance of the Rising sign (also known as the Ascendant)
Keep dreaming,
The Blistered Foot Astrologer
If you speak to anyone who is serious about astrology, they more than likely do not read their daily horoscope in the newspaper. This is why I've switched from Cosmo and Glamour to Vogue and InStyle - no horoscopes in the latter.
Your Sun sign represents how you express yourself to the world. To me, this means that a sun sign sign merely scratches the surface of a person's character which is why I reject today's daily "horoscopes".
My personal birth chart shows that the sun was at 7°56' Scorpio at the minute I was born. This means that I express myself in a determined and passionate way. It also means that when I meet new people, I like to leave the impression that I am an intelligent individual with A LOT of energy.
The second chart I'm working on right now is that of my sister, Susie. The sun at her time of birth was at 24°33' Aquarius. I grew up with Susie, so it only makes sense to me to look at our charts together.
I always thought that Aquarians and Scorpions couldn't be anymore different. I was mistaken. Aquarius and Scorpio are both fixed signs - this brings about stubborness. Makes sense.
Aquarians are individualists. This reminds me of a story about Susie at one of my childhood birthday parties. She was walking in the opposite direction of the crowd during a game of musical chairs. When my mom told her that everyone else was going the other way, she responded simply by saying "I go my way". And she still does.
Another thing about Aquarians is that they're emotional, but private about it. Here's another Mary Jane/Susie clash: I am emotional, but I wear my heart on my sleeve (which to me, means that you can tell how I'm feeling by looking at my face).
Next post: The importance of the Rising sign (also known as the Ascendant)
Keep dreaming,
The Blistered Foot Astrologer
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