Planets, Houses, Signs, Aspects, Asteroids, Degrees, Dignities and Modalities: A Quick Guide Masterpost
Part II: Signs, Aspects and (major) Asteroids
Astrology's Quick Summary:
🔱 Astrology in a nutshell is considered as a pseudoscience and a form of divination. It maps out an identity - from an individual to an event, basically anything one can describe at any moment in time. It also predicts a relative sequence of events through the position and movement of the celestial bodies in the sky. The main components of an astrological chart would have the mentioned placements above.
The 12 zodiac signs make up most of the components in the natal chart. Western or Eastern, astrology relies on these signs in interpreting charts and associating them with planets (by rulership) and constellations (by origin). The Western Zodiac (Aries-Pisces) originated from ancient Babylon.
🦋 What are the zodiac signs in astrology?
The 12 zodiac signs: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces are 30 degree sectors that occupy Earth's orbit around the sun. There are 1 sign assigned for each month of the year and the transition of one zodiac sign to another is marked as a beginning of a new season. Thus, the 30 degrees can also translate to 30 days.
In spiritual terms the 12 zodiac signs represent the wheel of fate, and mark cycles of beginnings and endings; the journey of life and the acceptance of death.
These signs are grouped traditionally by seasonal quadrants (by seasonal changes in time):
Spring - vernal equinox to summer solstice (Aries-Gemini)
Summer - summer solstice to autumn equinox (Cancer-Virgo)
Autumn - autumn equinox to winter solstice (Libra-Sagittarius)
Winter - winter solstice to vernal equinox (Capricorn-Pisces)
And they are also grouped by elemental trinities:
The trinity of Fire (dry, masculine): Aries, Leo, Sagittarius
The trinity of Earth (cold, feminine): Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn
The trinity of Air (hot, masculine): Gemini, Libra, Aquarius
The trinity of Water (wet, feminine): Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces
♈︎ Aries ー The Ram
Season: March 20 - April 20 (Tropical); April 15 - May 14 (Sidereal)
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