A U T U M N E Q U I N O X . . 🍁I remember as a child being fascinated by the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn on the globe I had in my bedroom. I suppose they captured my imagination as my Cancerian sister and I had our sun-signs printed on planet Earth! . . 🍁Why were our Zodiac signs so special that they got their own tropic line above and below the equator? I had no idea what a tropic was, perhaps if I had researched it then, I would have journeyed into astrology much sooner. . . 🍁So what are the tropics, and why are Cancer and Capricorn so special that they’re detailed on maps and globes while the other zodiac signs don’t get a mention? . . 🍁The way it works (try to imagine it) is the four cardinal signs: Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn, form a cross over the wheel of the zodiac. Astrologers refer to these axes as the Ascendant–Descendant axis (left to right) and the Midheaven and Immum Coeli axis (top to bottom). . . 🍁When the sun enters Aries and Libra (opposite each other from left to right) we have the Spring and Autumn equinox. This is the point of the year where the Earth reaches her tipping point and we notice a change in the seasons and the amount of light in the days. . . 🍁From the Spring to the Autumn equinox, the northern hemisphere tilts toward the sun. The tropic of Cancer is a hypothetical line around the northern hemisphere, which marks the farthest point the Earth tilts south towards the equator. . . 🍁The sun enters Libra tomorrow morning at 8:54am marking the beginning of Libra Season, and the Autumn Equinox. The days will become visibly shorter north of the equator. . . 🍁Wishing you all a very happy autumn equinox filled with comfort food, cosy clothing and steaming cups of hot tea ☕️ . . Words adapted from The Two Zodiacs: Tropical Vs Sidereal. Read the article at www.stelliumastrology.com . . #cuppatea #autumnequinox #changeintheseasons #autumn #libraseason #teamlibra #stellium #stelliumastrology #astrology #cardinalpoints #astrology #astronomy #tropicalzodiac #siderial #pagangoddess #planetearth #gaiagoddess #constellations #wiccanvibes #witchy #zodiacposts #horoscopememes #horoscopedaily #itsallrelative #spaceart (at The Tropic of Cancer) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2urTnLpzPN/?igshid=33fwfcl3icjr