Tuesday, 08 December 2009 09:40 | Author: Alex West |
It is quite easy to dismiss Astrology as the new age hocus-pocus. But, Astrology has been in existence from as far back as 1645 BC, where astrologic records retrieved show a strong practice of Astrology among the Babylonians.
by AlexWest
It is quite easy to dismiss Astrology as the new age hocus-pocus. But, Astrology has been in existence from as far back as 1645 BC, where astrologic records retrieved show a strong practice of Astrology among the Babylonians.
The rise of Astrology began as the Early Man made a concerted attempt to study and understand the environment around him Things like times and season eventually gave man the understanding of the Earth's power and led to the study of the solar system eventually Thus, Astrology was born.
Knowing the exact time you were born and the exact place can help an astrologer prepare an accurate natal chart which will give you a very good idea about how your life will turn out to be.
Western Astrology uses the solar calendar to draw its deductions where as the Chinese Astrology uses the lunar calendar to make its deductions; both are alike in that their deductions revolve around people and their personalities.
You can have your star sign checked out just in case you don't know what it is, there are several materials that can give you a fairly good idea about your star sign and what to expect in the future Newspapers is a good source as most of them have daily horoscope readings.
The most conclusive material ever written on Astrology till date was the tetrabiblios (the four books); it was written by Ptolemy Claudius and contains detailed information about the principle of ideology. The book was used by many Arabian and European scholars because of its cohesiveness.
Astrology simply helps you to understand certain patterns of your life and prepare for specific events; it is merely an indicator of things to come not a proclaimer of things that will happen.
In the lead of facts is this; Astrology is just one of the many ways in which man seeks to understand, define and direct himself. It's a means to an end.
Ascendant is an Astrologic term that refers to the Zodiac sign that was in motion, ascending on the Eastern horizon at the moment an individual drew his/her first breath; it is displays to people and can differ from the persons soul or heart.
The Sun sign is the representation of the soul of a human being; the soul consist of a person's beliefs and personality which allow the person think and act according to those beliefs.
Aries is generally known as the sign of the ram and those born under this sign are believed to posses and exhibit the characteristic of a ram; Aries individuals are energetic, enthusiastic, blunt and adventurous They are also given to impulsive decisions and actions from time to time. Arians are born between the 21st of March and the 20th of April.
Astrology was used by ancient Babylonians to predict human events such as the war, famine, birth, weather, rulers and diseases; there are numerous charts that testify to the fact that this former civilization practiced Astrology to as a way of life.