One of the major reasons people check their horoscopes is matchmaking.  After all, if personality is clearly laid out by a person’s sign, then it should be pretty easy to tell whether or not that person is going to be compatible. It’s not as simple as that, of course.  Other factors in a person’s horoscope can influence those basic rules, or even counter them...

There are many aspects of astrology that are not often considered by those who do not actually study the subject. Most people think that astrology consists of sun signs. However, there are many other aspects of astrology that must be considered for the art to be truly accurate and useful. The Planets There are ten planets studied in astrology. The number ten is arrived at by adding the sun and...

Many people believe that astrology only concerns the sun. This is due to the Western worldview of astrology, which has taken on the form of Zodiac horoscopes. However, in truth, the study of astrology goes well beyond sun signs. In the Eastern world, such as in China and India, the moon is actually the primary consideration in studies of astrology. The moon signs and cycles are used to...

Astrology is the study of the stars and their influence on our daily lives. The study of astrology can allow you to understand how these influences affect your life and the people around you. This can help you to better plan and deal with all of your relationships. The first step in using astrology to improve your relationship is to obtain your own astrological birth chart. Your astrological...

Astrology may or may not be "science," depending on who you ask.  But, one similarity it does bear to science is a large collection of terms.  Natal charts and horoscopes can be as simple as "your sun sign is Gemini."  Or, they can be extremely complex, taking into account exactly where and when the individual was born, where each of the planets, sun, and moon were positioned at...

Taking much of the country by surprise, and causing a great number of negative reactions, was when it became publicly known that then-president Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy not only frequently consulted an astrologer, but based numerous important decisions on astrology, such as Reagan's chances in the 1976 presidential election, and his eventual choice of George Bush as his vice-president....

Learning about astrology is absolutely essential for anyone who is interested in the New Age movement!  As the New Age movement is based on the belief that everything and everyone in the universe is spiritually interconnected, that concept lends itself to a wide range of beliefs that promote it, such as the connection of everything in the cosmos, mystical power known as "energy" or "energy...

It is interesting to note that while only approximately thirty-one percent of adults in the United States believe in astrology, research studies show that fifty-two percent of Europeans consider astrology to be a science.   The main forms of astrology which are predominantly in current practice are Indian astrology, Western astrology, and Chinese astrology.  In the United States,...

Granted, the largest number of people who put the most focus into astrology are adult-aged women.  Most women see themselves in terms of being both the "keeper" the one who is responsible for all of the other people in her life and her relationships with them;  as well as having the generally-female characteristic of feeling that whether her life is good or bad, that it is her place...