Originally posted by Gezus
I am interested in doing horoscopes... only one problem: I dunno how. Can anyone tell me?
Actually there is a precise way of going about it.... and it isn't all based on myth and chance like others seem to believe.
Many people, when they refer to horoscopes... are talking about your daily three sentences in a newspaper or website... under your primary sign, Leo, Taurus.. what have you. These are, of course, going to be very general and vague common statements that could apply to everyone in some way. First of all, a lot more goes into your horoscope than the face value of your sun sign, and these things have great influence over a persons behavior.... thus, a person with a sun sign of leo, but a moon in gemini, may act very differently than your typical leo. Second of all, the person hired to generate these little fortune cookies for horoscopes is probably not the most qualified astrologer you can come across...
To determine your chart, an astrologer needs your location and time of birth. From there, the sky, exactly as it was at that time and year, is mapped out. This is not something you chose to believe in or not, it is science... what they then do to interpret the chart is the part that has people questioning...
The sky is divided up into houses, 12 in total. Each house represents a different aspect of life and the planet that resides within the particular house, sort of governs the way that apsect with play in the individuals life. While it may be doubted, dividing the sky into these 12 categories is something that goes back to Babylonian times
Probably the most important part of the chart, besides the sun sign.. is the position of the moon. Some say the sun sign is your most apparent characteristics, on the surface.. the moon sign is the things usually only you see... the sun is our vital force, the moon our unconscious one... a book I have compares the sun to Freuds ego, and the moon to his id....
You can buy many books that will offer charts, with which you can develop yourself a fairly elementary version of an individualized horoscope. Astrologers, however, study for a really long time to do in depth specific charts that are more accurate. So if you really are interested in doing charts, it takes some time and energy.
Things like this have received more interest as of late as spirituality seems to make its way into the mainstream... things that have been around for centuries are on bookshelves in the new age section, and it gives a confusing message. While there are a lot of critics, the planets and the sky have been studied and used to predict events for many many many years.....
"The path of the stars was recorded 6,000 years before Christ was born. As early as 2767 B.C., a horoscope was cast in Egypt by Imhotep, the architect of the great step pyramis in Saqqarah. Ancient astrologers charted movements of planets and stars, and made predictions about eclipses, upheavals, famine, and fortune. They developed calendars for marking and measuring the passage of time." ~Joanna Martine Woolfolk
Obviously we know that the sky and its components have been a topic of interest for a very long time, but a lot of people question how these forces have any impact on our lives...... Consider how many cultures worship a sun god.....Astrology was a large part of Hindu, Egyptian, Inca, Chinese, Babylonian, Greek, and Roman cultures.....
Done by a professional, astology can be a very helpful tool....
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