Astrology is a predictive science that provides you with insights into different aspects of your life. It currently enjoys a broad cultural acceptance and has penetrated our shared lexicon. Astrology predicts the patterns in your life based on the character or the nature of corresponding planetary patterns at the time of your birth. For some adherents, astrology can explain everything, from earthquakes and tsunamis to the rise of social media. However, most people are attracted to astrology due to psychological reasons. It has a closer relationship with the social science of psychology than observational science.
Our ancestors looked to stars to find clues and reasons for things happening in their lives. The ancient astrologers based their predictions based on centuries of recorded observations by Mesopotamians. They kept a careful record of the astronomical phenomenon and looked for a correlation between, planets and the material around them. Dismissing astrology outright is like dismissing the knowledge of our ancestors who had more time to look at the stars, and gained insights that are hard to access due to our current living conditions. It is also wrong to assume that astrology is based on thousands of years of traditions. Even till fairly recently, astrologers did not have access to ancient astrological texts. Modern astrologers use full-fledged vocabulary to describe not only the personality and temperament of the individuals but also their life’s challenges and opportunities.
People seek astrology as a coping device during stress
People tend to astrology in times of stress and use it as a coping device. It offers those in crisis the comfort of imagining a better future. The interpretations by modern astrologers are more than affirmations of what people want to hear about themselves and things happening in their personal lives and the world at large.
Sun Sign, Moon Sign, and Rising Sign are found within a specific zodiac sign in your birth chart. The notion that your Sun Sign indicates your personality and character was popularized by esotericist Alan Leon, a member of the Theosophical Society in England in the 1890s. The Sun Sign approach to astrology continues to grow in modern times. It is your identity and represents the vital force that drives you to seek the highest expression of your true self. It’s your answer to “Who I Am” and how you express your individuality to the world.
What your Sun Sign tells
If your Sun Sign is Air (Aquarius, Gemini, and Libra), you love to express yourself intellectually. If Fire is your Sun Sign (Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius), you are motivated by aspirations and inspirations. If it is Earth (Your Zodiac sign is Capricorn, Taurus, or Virgo), you are motivated by material needs. If you have Water as your Sun Sign (Cancer, Pisces, Scorpio), you are motivated by deep emotional desires.
What your Moon Sign tells
Your Moon Sign is the soul behind your personality and tells about your subconscious side. If you have Fire as Moon Sign (Your Zodiac sign is Aries, Leo, or Sagittarius), you react to the changing experiences in your life with direct action. Those with Moon Sign Earth (Capricorn, Taurus, Virgo) tend to react to changing experiences with stability. Those with Moon Sign as Water (Cancer, Pisces, and Scorpio), react to changing experiences with sensitivity.
What is a Rising Sign?
Your Rising Sign is your social personality, it is how you down on people. If your Rising Sign is Air (Aquarius, Gemini, Libra), you are mentally quick and inquisitive. Fire Sign (Zodiac signs Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius) means you are action-oriented and blunt. If your Rising Sign is Earth, (Capricorn, Virgo, Taurus), you focus more on the material world. Rising Sign Water (Capricorn, Pisces, Scorpio) means you are sensitive and tend to be easily influenced by your environment.
