Finding information about astrology can be very easy to do. However, not all of the information about astrology found on the internet, in books, and on phone lines is entirely accurate. There are many inaccurate or inadequate sources of information about astrology. For the beginning astrologist especially it can be very difficult to determine what sources of information about astrology are the...

Current and longstanding issues on the subject of astrology consist of a wide range of arguments about its negative, destructive nature in general, as well as negative, destructive practices which are alleged to be associated with it.  While on the practical end of the spectrum one might be duly cautioned about such factors as unscrupulous individuals who claim to be knowledgeable and...

Each Sign of the Zodiac has a date range attached.  Scorpio, for example, is October 23d to November 21st of each year.  For the vast majority of people, this date range is just fine, because they’ll fit somewhere between those dates. What about the small number of people who aren’t so lucky?  What about the handful of people who are born at midnight on the night of...

There are many common misconceptions about astrology in the Western world. Astrology in America has been turned into a form of entertainment and is not taken seriously by many people. However, the truth is that there is a lot of truth and usefulness in the art of astrology. Here are the three most common misconceptions about astrology, and the truth behind the myth. Common Misconception about...

In ancient Sumeria, the sign of Capricorn was often associated with the planet Saturn and the Sumerian deity Enki.  But the full picture of Capricorn as we know it today comes from the ancient Greeks.  In Greek mythology, Cronus was a Titan, and the father of the gods.  Just as he overthrew his own father, Uranos, Cronus knew he would be overthrown by one of his children....

The Chinese Zodiac is a complex system. Its origins predate Buddhism. The Twelve Earthy Branches were created first. It is thought they were originally used to predict planting and harvest time. Later, the Ten Heavenly Stems were created based on the Chinese myth that the Earth had ten suns. Each sun was supposed to rise each day, in order. The Ten Heavenly Stems were created during the Shang...

"By looking up, I see downward."  --Tycho Brahe The core belief behind astrology is that the positions and the motions of the heavens influence the lives of the people on Earth. The 360 degrees of the sky are broken up into thirty-six Decans of ten degrees each.  These decals are grouped in sets of three. Each set is associated with an astrological sign. The positions of the...

The actual drawing of a horoscope is very simple in theory but carries a variety of complex calculations.  The horoscope chart can be considered a two-dimensional snapshot of a four-dimensional concept—because the horoscope is meant to not only track the locations of the planets in space but to tie them down to an exact time, also.  It’s a snapshot of the solar system from...

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...

"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...