Study Of Astrology-Vol-6
The Zodiac
There is a great deal of confusion in the average person's mind over the signs and the houses of the zodiac. The zodiac is a map of the heavens and is based on astronomical positions of the stars. The signs were originally named after constellations of stars, which were thought in the beginning to move through the heavens. We know now - as an astrologer named Manlius told us in the days of Julius Caesar - that the world is round and that the earth revolves, not the stars. It may be mistakenly thought that astrology contradicts known science by presuming that the heavens move around the earth. Actually, astrology knows that the sun is the center of the solar system, but places man in the center of the zodiac for convenience. It is much easier and clearer to plot the position of the universe in relation to man than vice-versa
If the student stares at the universe on a clear night, it appears that he is inside a giant sphere. We know, of course that there is a great deal more of this sphere below our horizon. Within the entire sphere lie twelve constellations of stars. Watch long enough and you will note that the stars "move" across the skies - from one "house" to another. To demonstrate this phenomenon, if you left a camera with the lens open pointing towards the sky in the morning, you have nothing but streaks on the film showing how the stars move in a slightly curved line against the sky.
These constellations were given names by ancient astrologers and originally conformed to one constellation within each house at a given time of day. Groups of stars were thought to convey certain images, like the stars of the Big Dipper. The constellations were named after the images they presented to the astrologers. Sometimes it is difficult for us to associate these names with the constellations. The astrologers had good imaginations! Perhaps the easiest one to see is Scorpio. Its winding shape does remind the present-day stargazer of a scorpion. The constellations of the heavens and the signs of the zodiac have the same names and so they are often confused. They have identical names because their positions used to coincide approximately. In actual time, this was about the year 2000 b.c.) when the spring equinox was posited in the constellation of the Ram. Now the signs and the constellations are nearly one sign apart. Astrologers have corrected delineation records through the years so as to compensate for this change.) The spring equinox lies in the sign Aries, although it is in the constellation of the Fishes. The Astrologer uses the sign and not the constellations when he lists the various planetary positions. The signs are merely thirty degree divisions of space in the heavens and the first sign, Aries, is the first thirty degrees of space that subtends the vernal equinox. The vernal equinox is the day in Spring when day and night are equal in time. Astrologically, the equinox falls on the day when the Sun reaches the zero degree, Aries. Our signs are thus calculated from what is termed by Astrologers "the Aries ingress," meaning the time the sun enters Aries.
ZODIAC is a Greek word meaning "circle of animals." It is a group of twelve constellations forming the apparent pathway of the sun around the earth. The moon and the nine planets also follow this path. Aries, the Ram; Taurus, the Bull; Cancer, the Crab; Leo, the Lion; Scorpius, the Scorpion; Capricornus, the Sea Goat; and Pisces, the Fishes - these seven are the constellations named for animals by the Greeks. The other five are: Virgo, the Virgin; Sagittarius, the Archer; Gemini, the Twins; Libra, the Balance; and Aquarius, the Water Bearer. The Zodiac constellations are useful in locating planets.
It is important to remember that there are twelve zodiac signs and that these revolve astrologically in a clockwise manner. They are said to rise in the Ascendant from a nine o'clock position to the Descendant, at three o'clock.
| The Signs Are As Follows: | |
| Aries | March 21 – April 20 |
| Taurus | April 21 - May 20 |
| Gemini | May 21 - June 20 |
| Cancer | June 21 - July 21 |
| Leo | July 22 - August 21 |
| Virgo | 22 August - 21 September |
| Libra | September 22 - October 22 |
| Scorpio | October 23 - November 21 |
| Sagittarius | November 22 - December 20 |
| Capricorn | December 21 - January 19 |
| Aquarius | January 20 - February 18 |
| Pisces | February 19 - March 20 |
It is most difficult to summarize astrology in a few paragraphs; basic principles can be stated as follows:
1. All bodies in the Universe - the stars, the planets, the moon and the sun have effects upon earth and everything in and on it. The result of these effects is precisely what the study of Astrology is all about. Perhaps it is magnetic fields, sunspots, heat, light, or other unknown forces. We are not sure, but the effects are undeniable and they are vital life indicators.
2. Man's living organism (just as the
3. An astrologer writes a horoscope by determining the position of the sun, the moon, the planets and the "houses" of the zodiac, (we will deal with the zodiac shortly.) Since no man knows the position of the heavens at the time of his own birth, the astrologer determines this from his knowledge of astronomy, and his ephemeris (Ephemeris is a book of statistics showing every position of all bodies of the universe at any given moment and place on earth) and charts.
4. Once the position of the heavens at the time of birth is known with precision, the astrologer is able to determine the character, life-style, destiny and other influencing factors in a person's life. Since two people in only extreme rare situations have the same horoscope, these influences are constantly shifting. Thus, the horoscope becomes as individual as the personality. It is your own celestial "fingerprint."
5. Since a horoscope is such an individual matter, the serious student of astrology can know only the most general influences from the so-called "daily horoscopes." The continuing influence of the heavens can be determined only after the natal horoscope is erected.
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