Astrology
Astrology is the study how the position of the planets and other heavenly bodies changes life on earth. A person who does astrology as a job is called an astrologer.
An astrologer looks at the planets' positions and tries to understand a person's character or tries to predict the future. Modern astrologers see astrology as a symbolic language.[1][2] It is also seen as an art, or a kind of divination.[3][4] Astrologers often say that the position of the stars help them know the future.
Astrology is the practice of mapping planetary positions for a given date, time and place for the purpose of determining correlations between celestial phenomena and events on earth.
Astrology and astronomy started out as the same thing, but today they are very different.
[change] Astrological signs
A person's astrological sign (usually referring to Sun sign) is based on their birthday. A list of astrological signs is below.
| Sign | English name | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Aries | The Ram | March 21 to April 20 |
| Taurus | The Bull | April 21 to May 21 |
| Gemini | The Twins | May 22 to June 21 |
| Cancer | The Crab | June 22 to July 22 |
| Leo | The Lion | July 23 to August 21 |
| Virgo | The Virgin | August 22 to September 23 |
| Libra | The Scales | September 24 to October 22 |
| Scorpio | The Scorpion | October 23 to November 22 |
| Sagittarius | The Archer/Centaur | November 23 to December 22 |
| Capricorn | The Sea-goat | December 23 to January 20 |
| Aquarius | The Water Carrier | January 21 to February 19 |
| Pisces | The Two Fish | February 20 to March 20 |
[change] References
- ↑ Reinhold Ebertin (1994). Combination of Stellar Influences. Tempe, Ariz.: American Federation of Astrologers. ISBN 978-0866900874.
- ↑ Alan Oken. Alan Oken's As Above So Below. ISBN 978-0553027761.
- ↑ "Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary". Meriam-Webster. http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/astrology. Retrieved 2006-07-19.
- ↑ ""astrology" Encyclopædia Britannica". Britannica Concise Encyclopedia. 2006. http://concise.britannica.com/ebc/article-9356010/astrology. Retrieved 2006-07-17.
[change] Other websites
- "Foreword". mizian.com.ne.kr. http://mizian.com.ne.kr/englishwiz/library/names/zodiac/forward.htm. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
- "Open Directory - Society: Religion and Spirituality: Divination: Astrology". dmoz.org. http://www.dmoz.org/Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/Divination/Astrology//. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
- "Planets and Asteroids: their symbolic meaning". astrotheme.fr/en. http://www.astrotheme.com/astrology_planets.php. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
- "The Sun". cafeastrology.com. http://cafeastrology.com/sun.html. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
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