Before you continue on along the path of the Sun Moon and Stars you should first know something about where you are going. I have written a short introduction into the world of Astrology so you can see a bigger picture of this practice than meare horoscopes and sun signs, it has a past, a present and a strong future.
Astrology is one of those subjects which is
easy to learn but can take a lifetime to
master. Most people are familiar with the
most basic aspect of Astrology, their Star
Sign (or Sun Sign), and usually they can
name at least one common trait of their Signs.
Star Signs are popularized in daily
newspaper columns, magazines, and other
media. Unfortunately, many people think that
their Sign is all there is to Astrology.
While it is a good place to start, there is a lot
more to Astrology than the Sun's position
alone!
Astrology is about the interaction between
the Planets (including the Sun and Moon)
the ruling Houses 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 the strongest effect
in Astrology, followed by the Moon, the
Earth's satellite. The other Planets are not
truly satellites of the Earth, but they
nonetheless have gravity and thus effect the
Earth as well. 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 here.
Sometimes their influence can be so strong
that they outweigh the Sun's energy!
