* * * What is Astrology * * *
- For complete newbies -
Astrology is more than just planets, stars, asteroids and signs chilling out in the cosmos - Its the blueprint to our life.
Astrology is the collective observations from over tens of thousand years, of celestial activity brought together and analysed…It wasn’t until about a decade or so ago that India had kept their knowledge and wisdom of vedic astrology a secret, it is also practiced and known as hindu astrology as they see it as a way of life. The moon cycle and it’s effects has been researched and studied as far back as 25,000 years ago.
So there must be something in it - how accurate it is for you.
Each person, animal, place and business is presented with a map ‘’Birthchart’’ that is unique to you because it’s rare to find someone born on the same day, in the same place at the exact same time (even twins are born hours or minutes apart)- A blueprint.
Now you might be thinking what about free will , this all seems like fate and destiny is it really possible that the cosmos can really influence and affect us in such big ways.
If you think about it, without getting too detailed and getting off topic slightly - Everything is Energy. By Energy i’m talking about that invisible substance/force that you know is there you feel it but you can't see it.
Think of it like spending the day with your best friend in comparison to spending a day with that distant family relation that you have nothing to talk about - they give off a different vibe - hence energy - hence the effect it has over you.
Your personal map of life has many routes and roads for you to go down - you have many options (free will). It’s through experiences that we grow and work out what fits for us. Ultimately life is the pursuit of happiness and life is about learning and growth. Astrology is a map of potentials that highlight and distinguishes your preferences.
Think of it like gardening - You have a packet of seeds (person) the picture on the front is the potential of what they could become - Other factors depend upon the actual outcome of what they grow to be.
Okay so lets briefly find a way to explain what a birth chart is…
A birth chart is like the doorway to a house, and when i talk about Ascendant sign or rising sign i’m referring to the 1st house of your birth chart.
The entrance to the house is the doorway to your soul. This is how other people see you on the surface it’s the house of self, image and all doorways are different.
The Ascendant/first house shows how you present yourself in the world, how you want others to see you… Ultimately it is your personality going back to the analogy, some doorways are friendly, while others appear closed off or obstructed, inviting while others appear messy. People do not always show their real self to the outside world and that is why the ascendant sign tends to be more relevant when understanding a person's personality - Again you are not just your Sun Sign.
Now Every birth chart is made up of 12 house. But think of the 12 houses as rooms each one adding another layer to you or another aspect/area of your life.
You're hungry and in need of food, which room do you go to get food from, you wouldn’t go to the bathroom or the study to make your self something to eat you would make your way to the kitchen. So when looking at your birth chart we can look at the house as ways to identify what area of your life is like and what is going on in it. So you see each house has relevance but the complexity of those ‘’rooms’ depends on other factors such as, what sign is ruling over which ‘’room’’ (house) and what planet (if any although all the planets will be situated somewhere in your chart) is sitting in which ‘’room’’ (house) House with planets in are always ephasised and regarded as importnant to the Astrologer.
All birth charts are different thats because you as a person are unique. That is why i say you are not just your Sun Sign. Even if outward appearances appear to look the same, by that i mean we all have eyes, nose, mouth, ears etc and certain Signs have running themes yet we are more than just that.
We are all Spiritual beings having this human experience and so the ‘’rooms’’ Houses in a birthchart will all symbolise the same things - as above we all have a kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, living room etc but they will not all have the same experience. As humans we all experience emotions, love, pain, work, dreams, school, belief or nonbelief, partnership, children ect but we all will experience these things in different ways. Astrology helps to understand what this means for you.
The First house as we discovered is the representation of you, now in life we usually all have jobs in which classifies as the 6th ‘’room’’ in your house we would visit the office to do our work. The fourth Room would be the living room the family room, the 5th room would symbolise the place you go to have fun and so on and so forth. So now you understand that the 12 rooms in your house (the 12 houses in your birthchart) relate to different areas of your life.
Now The planets in Astrology symbolizes many things and rule over an area of our life. So to better understand this think of the planets as the hierarchy in a time where there were kings and queens.
So you are the King (queen) of your life and so you represent the Sun and the Planets revolve around you. Venus would be your Queen (lover), Mercury would be the master of coins (intellect, technicalities, making rational decisions), the Moon would be the symbolism of the royal Family and home, Mars would be the Captain of the knights guard (soldier/War), Jupiter would be the teacher, Saturn is the representation of the written law (restrictions and lessons), Uranus rules over the kingdoms people, Neptune would be the Priest and Pluto would be the healer/Doctor.
So depending on the time and place of your birth these planets will be in different rooms (houses) of your house (birthchart). Depending upon the Sign that paints each room (influences) will add a little more detail to the personality of the above.
By Sign i am referring to the Signs of the Zodiac, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and pisces. So try to look at these as personality types instead of signs.
I am currently on my Sun Signs/Ascendant (note that your Sun sign and Ascendant are two different things) through the Zodiac Series on my Youtube Channel, after completing this series i will move on to signs in Venus (love), Moon (Emotional Mind), Mars (sex/energy/drive) and then talk about compatibility for each sign before moving on to other planets and aspects.
The Last thing i will add is that wherever the Sun is in your birth chart - Or ‘’wherever you are born in your house’’ (to continue with the analogy) will show you where you shine the brightest in life (the sun illuminates everything) it will also point to your focus in life.
