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Your soul selected the circumstances into which you were bornand that included choosing the exact moment that best depicted your personality, strengths, and desires. From that moment on, the stars in the sky would act as a beacon to help you develop spiritually, giving you a way to forever interpret who you are, how you interact with others, and what destiny will most fulfill your soul. The ancient art of astrology shows you: where youll find your greatest passion in various areas of your life; what life lessons, obstacles, and opportunities you might encounter; and how to achieve the love that is meant just for you.

Astrology is an ancient system based on the belief that the position of the Sun, Moon, and planets at the time of peoples birth impacts their lives through energy shifts that mold their personalities, influence their romantic relationships, and forecast their potential destinies.

You might wonder how astrology differs from astronomy, since both involve the study of celestial objects. Astronomy, considered a natural science, focuses on celestial objects beyond Earths atmosphere, including their position and motion, composition, chemistry, energy, and evolution.

Astrology, an arcane art that has survived thousands of years, does not discount scientific discoveries of astronomy; however, it aligns more closely with ancient metaphysical beliefs about the symbolic relationships of celestial bodies and their effects on human affairs.

Look through a telescope on a clear night and see for yourself how distant images conjure the mythical stories of the Greco-Roman gods and goddesses. Look at the rings of Saturn, the red dust of Mars, and the stark landscape of the Moondo you have an intuitive insight about why the ancient astrologers called Mars the god of war, Mercury the messenger, and Neptune ruler of the seas? Or how they differentiated between the polarities of planetary energies?

Planetary energy, as viewed through the lens of astrology, is neither positive nor negative; however, tradition assigns each planets energy as such. Jupiter towers as the great benefic planet, the planet that blesses. Venus commands a close second. The Sun, Moon, and Mercury line up behind Venus, exerting positive energy and influence.

Saturn is the bad guy of the group whose life lessons tend to be harsh. The energy of Mars, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto is viewed somewhat negatively as well.

See the signs and symbols used in astrology as a type of shorthand. Once you learn about them, working with astrology and understanding astrological charts will be much easier. When working with astrology and other arcane arts on your journey to self-discovery and love, your grasp of astrological shorthand will prove extremely beneficial. The next table shows the various symbols youll soon recognize and use. There are twelve signs and each has a symbol:

Think of the sky as a circle. Now divide that space into twelve parts. Each part is a house. With the Earths rotation during the span of a year, the Sun transits from one house to the next. Your Sun sign is determined by the Suns position on that circle at the moment of your birth relative to where you were born, that is, what part of the world. The division between one house and another is called the cusp. For example, if you have Taurus risingon the cusp of the first housethen Gemini sits on the cusp of your second house, Cancer on the cusp of the third, and so on around the horoscope circle.

On the Cusp

Because there are no lines in the sky dividing up the universe into precise parts, we have to consider some discrepancies when determining a persons Sun sign. Those who were born at the edge of a houseduring the days when the Sun transits from one house to anotherare considered to have been born on the cusp and may show traits from the two signs they border. For instance, if you were born on April 20, the cutoff date for Aries, you should also read the interpretation for Taurus, because some of those attributes probably apply to you.

In the natural order of the zodiac, the signs begin with Aries and progress through the months to Pisces. Part of the reason for the order is the nature of the signs themselves. In astrology, Aries is often depicted as the pioneer who goes out into the world first. Pisces swims through the waters of the imagination, and his dreams eventually root in the physical world and become the reality of Aries.

The twelve Sun signs are divided roughly by months, but because those divisions dont follow the months exactly, you may have been born on the cusp between two signs. If you were, then read the interpretations for both signs. Each sign is associated both with a planet and with one of the four natural elements: air, earth, fire, and water. These elements provide further clues to the personality traits associated with the signs.

• AriesMarch 21April 20, Mars (fire)is bold, courageous, and resourceful. Arian individuals always seem to know what they believe, what they want from life, and where theyre going. Theyre dynamic and aggressive (sometimes to a fault) in pursuing their goals. These individuals sometimes lose interest if they dont see rapid results. But this tendency is compensated for by their ambition and drive to succeed. They can be argumentative, lack tact, and have bad tempers. But they are also the hardworking trailblazers, symbolized by the sure-footed ram.
• TaurusApril 21May 20, Venus (earth)symbolized by the bull, is patient, determined, and singular in his pursuit of goals. Lacking versatility because of the fixed nature of the sign, they compensate by enduring whatever they have to in order to get what they want. As a result, they often succeed where others fail. Most Taureans like the fine arts and enjoy music (often with a talent for it themselves). They also like working with their handsgardening, woodworking, and sculpting. It takes a lot to anger a Taurus person, but once you do, clear out. The bulls rush can be fierce. Venus rules this sign; therefore, Taurus people are usually sensual and romantic.