Astrology
For thousands of years, people have been looking at the night sky and trying to extract some meanings from it. The planets, stars, constellations, and of course, stories of the ancient gods and goddesses have been the guidelines for astrologists for thousands of years around the world. When you get a hold of it, astrology can be a great way of explaining the mood and nature of people. However, looking at the sun signs alone while reading your zodiac chart is not enough, you also need to consider the houses, elements, and other factors to get a clear picture. Here at Dear Horoscope, we’re doing everything we can to give you the basics of astrology.
Sun Signs
The base of astrology is undoubtedly the sun signs. Even people who don’t believe in astrology know what their sun sign is. Your sun sign is assigned by your birth date, and it defines the foundation of your personality.
As commonly known, there are 12 sun signs in the zodiac, and of course it’s not a coincidence which signs are assigned to certain dates. It’s determined by the angle between our planet, Earth and the constellations of the zodiac signs. Constellations, which correspond to the different time of the year, are formed by a group of the brightest stars and planets. As a result, ancient astrologists had decided the twelve zodiac signs by looking at the shapes in the sky—simple.
Ruling Planets
Every zodiac sign has at least one ruling planet, and that’s one of the most essential facts to embrace if you want to get into astrology. Your ruling planet influences your mood in accordancewith its relationship with the sun at that time, and practically all the horoscope readings are based on the movements and angles of the ruling planets.
The Sun
Planet of Self
The Moon
Planet of Emotions
Mercury
Planet of Communication
Venus
Planet of Love
Mars
Planet of Passion
Jupiter
Planet of Luck
Saturn
Planet of Karma
Uranus
Planet of Rebellion
Neptun
Planet of Illusion
Pluto
Planet of Power
Neptun
Planet of Illusion
Pluto
Planet of Power
The Houses
Another important thing to take into consideration while reading your horoscope is the houses. You must’ve seen sentences like “Aries will be in the ninth house next week.” In order to get a handle onastrology, you need to know what houses mean, and it’s actually pretty simple. Each house represents a zodiac sign and it goes in sequence. For example, Aries is the first house, and Taurus is the second.
Here’s the table of the signs and their houses:
The First House
Aries
The Second House
Taurus
The Third House
Gemini
The Forth House
Cancer
The Fifth House
Leo
The Sixth House
Virgo
The Seventh House
Libra
The Eight House
Scorpio
The Nineth House
Sagittarius
The Tenth House
Capricorn
The Eleventh House
Aquarius
The Twelfth House
Pisces
So, if your sign is in the fifth house that week, that means you’ll be under the influenceof Leo and the qualities of the sign.
Elements
The four elements of the universe— fire, water, air, and earth are also associated with the zodiac signs. These elements play a huge role when it comes to compatibility of the signs, not to mention they give the people of their associated signs spiritual qualities.
Fire
The signs of the fire element, Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius tend to be more playful and energetic than others. They like challenges and standing out in crowds.
Water
Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces are water signs. For them, the emotional quality of life is more important than the material one.
Air
The signs of the air element, Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius are known for their speedy minds, which can lead to dualities. But on the bright side, they tend to be more creative than others.
Earth
Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn are the zodiac signs associated with the earth element. They want everything to go in a perfect flow, which makes them the primmest of the 12 zodiac signs
Astrological Symbols
