If you’re a non-believer in astrology, spend a little time with the Secret Language of Birthdays by Gary Goldschneider and Joost Eiffers. We guarantee it’ll make a believer outta you. It’s a weighty tome, to be sure. Each birthday gets two full pages of on-target information as well as the usual celebrity birthdates, etc. Now, this is a good book to have. Even better is one of the companion books, the Secret Language of Relationships. Describing 1,176 possibilities, The...

Tropical Astrology is the old astrological division of the sky. When the Zodiac was invented, the position of the constellations was written down. But since then, the whole Zodiac has shifted almost a whole sign due to the Precession, so whoever was once born a Virgo, is now probably born a Leo with the personality changes that come with it. Tropical Astrology ignores this and keeps using the old tables - which have nothing to do with where the planets actually are in the sky. Sidereal...

So is there anything to zodiac compatibility? Does your astrological sign really have anything to do with who your ideal mate is Or who can be the best friend for you? Is there a reason why some siblings are rivals for life, while others are as close as twins? Consider the writer, who is a Virgo, although an atypical Virgo (we think). Her sister is a Capricorn, and according to astrology experts, we should be in tune with Capricorns. And in fact, the writer and her sister and quite literally...

Tropical Astrology is the old astrological division of the sky. When the Zodiac was invented, the position of the constellations was written down. But since then, the whole Zodiac has shifted almost a whole sign due to the Precession, so whoever was once born a Virgo, is now probably born a Leo - with the personality changes that come with it. Tropical Astrology ignores this and keeps using the old tables - which have nothing to do with where the planets actually are in the sky. Sidereal...

Have you ever finally just given in to the temptation and read your horoscope in the newspaper on Sunday morning?  Sure, we all have. For most of us, it’s a curiosity, an amusement to see what they say our day will be like based on the sign of the zodiac that we were born under.  Sometimes we forget that this little diversion is actually part of an ancient science called astrology that has had a powerful effect on many cultures dating back to centuries before Christ. That is...

The White Tiger of the West is the third symbol of Chinese constellations as used in astrology.  It represents the West and the season of Autumn. The White Tiger is made up of seven Mansions.  They are the Legs, the Bond, the Stomach, the Hairy Head, the Net, Turtle Beak, and the Three Stars. The Legs mansion is made up of the following Asterisms:  Legs, Outer Fence, Celestial Pigsty, Master of Constructions, the Southern Military Gate, the Flying Corridor, the Auxiliary Road,...

The Azure Dragon of the East represents the season of Spring and the east. There is no traditional relationship between the Azure Dragon of the East and the mythological yellow dragon of the Emperor.  There are seven mansions, which make up the Azure Dragon of the East. These mansions are referred to as Horn, Neck, Root, Room, Heart, Tail, and Winnowing Basket. Each mansion is further broken into Asterisms. The Asterisms in the Horn mansion are as follows:  Horn, Flat Road,...

Imagine riding in a speeding train, and passing a slower train.  Both trains are moving straight ahead, but as the trains are passing, the slower train appears to be moving backward, at least from the point of view of the riders on the fast train. This same effect occurs with the planets.  As the Earth passes (or is passed by) other planets in the solar system, for a while, they appear to slow in their path across the Zodiac.  Then they stop altogether, backtrack against their...

Horoscopes can be found everywhere. They are in your local newspaper. They are in magazines. Horoscopes are even found at your supermarket. And, surprisingly, many people buy and read these horoscopes thinking that they are accurate. A great many more people think that astrology as a whole is bunk, due largely to the fact that they recognize that horoscopes are inaccurate most of the time. These horoscopes are said to be prepared by an experienced astrologist. Therefore, people see that the...

Real astrology readings can be very helpful when planning for your future or making a difficult decision. However, real astrology readings are also difficult to find. Although astrology readings are advertised all over the internet and other media, finding real astrology readings can prove to be a tricky venture. You can find real astrology readings on websites online and by calling 900 numbers. Some of the astrology readings you find online will not be real readings. However, you can find...

"Hey, the constellations don't line up anymore!" When the ancient Babylonians first started tracking the motions of the heavens, they divided the sky into 30-degree increments and gave each section over to the rule of a constellation.  This is the Zodiac, the band of the sky that all of the heavenly bodies move through.  It's a strip of sky about seven degrees across.  But they didn't count on precession. The Earth is slightly tilted on its axis.  Because of...

Astrology has been a part of daily life in America for some time, but it was not always so. The popularity of astrology has ebbed and waned for the last several thousands of years in the Western World. Only in the last hundred years has astrology actually become popular once more in the Western World. Furthermore, it has only been in the last twenty years that serious study of astrology has surfaced in America. Astrology actually made its debut in the Western world thousands of years ago in...