Astrology Reading with 12 Sun Signs of the Zodiac

Online, October 4, 2013 (Newswire.com) - The Basics of Astrology

The 12 sun signs are defined by the relationship between the earth and the sun during the course of the year. In western astrology they are not really related to the stars or constellations, but in India Vedic astrologers use a zodiac based on the stars (Sidereal Astrology). The fact is that the stars are in movement too, and after a period of around 2000 years the zodiac becomes displaced by about 30 degrees, which is one whole sign. Indian astrologers compensate for this with a special calculation, whilst astrologers in the west avoid the problem altogether by simply using the (relatively) fixed position of the sun. As the earth actually wobbles on its axis, albeit very slowly, the North Pole describes a circle against the backdrop of stars that takes 26,000 years to complete itself. This circle sweeps through a sign over a period of 2,160 years, and this forms the basis for the Astrological Ages. The current Piscean Age - the Christian epoch in the west - is now drawing to a close, and the electric wonderland of the Aquarian Age is dawning.

Astrology and the 12 signs of the zodiac

Today, most people get their first introduction to astrology through sun signs (also known as signs of the zodiac or star signs) in newspapers, magazines, and on the net. Astrology can in fact be very complex... with 12 signs, 12 houses, and 10 planets (including the Sun and Moon), there are over 1700 simple combinations, so sun sign astrology, with just 12 basic categories, is a huge simplification. However, the best sun sign writers are extremely skilled astrologers, and it is possible to give very useful information just knowing the approximate birthday (and thereby the position of the sun).