Tracing the Fundamentals of Astrology

Do you know the basics of astrology? Astrology is one of those ancient “sciences” that many people are still fascinated with, yet don’t know much more about than what page of the local newspaper their horoscope will appear on. So what are the basics of astrology?

In this article we are going to take a look at some of the things you should know about astrology. First, let’s see what it is and where it is believed to come from. Next we are going to take a look at what makes up the astral chart. Finally, we will look at astrology and the zodiac.

Fundamentals of astrology: in the beginning…

Astrology is said to date back to the Babylonians in the 2nd millennium BC, making it one of the oldest “sciences” by far. The word “astrology” has the same Latin root (astrologia) as “astronomy”, although the two are now considered completely different in terms of their scientific validity. However, in the early days it would have been seen as much the other way around, with astrology having a strong link to religion.

What makes up an astrological chart?

A birth chart is a way of tracking the planets and includes the Sun and Moon, but does not include Earth as it is the point from which we view the other planets.

The chart is divided into twelve ‘houses’ and each house represents an aspect of life. The houses are (in Latin and with its translation): Vita (Life), Lucrum (Wealth), Fratres (Brothers), Genitor (Father), Nati (Children), Valetudo (Health), Uxor (Husband), Mors (Death). ), Iter (Travels), Regnum (Kingdom), Benefacta (Friendship) and Carcer (Prison).

Your eagle eye may have noticed that ten planets and twelve houses leave two empty houses, but fear not, the two empty houses are considered areas of your life that have been mastered, in a different lifetime.

The first thing that is studied in an astrological chart is the sun sign, which is determined by the position in which the Sun is located. The positions of the planets are studied based on the influence they have on the sun sign. The sign of the Moon is the last to be studied based on how it relates to the other planets in the astrological chart.

The most common birth chart (in the early days) was the natal chart. The natal chart was used to show what the person’s personality was going to be like. A birth chart can be drawn up for someone later in life, but it may seem like it doesn’t look like the person; this is said to be due to the fact that other events will alter a person’s personality over time.

Where does the link between astrology and the horoscope come into all of this?

To begin with, the twelve signs of the zodiac have been related to the twelve astrological houses: Aries (Vita), Taurus (Lucrum), Gemini (Fratres), Cancer (Genitor), Leo (Nati), Virgo (Valetudo), Libra (Uxor) , Scorpio (Mors), Sagittarius (Iter), Capricorn (Regnum), Aquarius (Benefacta) and Pisces (Carcer).

This mixture of astrology and horoscope (horoscope astrology) is believed to have begun in the Mediterranean in the late 2nd or early 1st century BCE. The horoscope is a visual illustration of the heavens and is used to interpret the meaning of the alignment of the planets at that time.

What makes it different from other forms of astrology is the fact that it is more complex and includes other factors such as the ‘ascendant’, which is the degree of the eastern horizon as it rises against the background of the elliptic. However, that is taking this beyond the definition of ‘astrology basics’.

Simply put, a horoscope is more of an updated version of an astrological birth chart and allows for the current positions of the celestial bodies, whereas the astrological birth chart is routed on the positions at the time of birth.

There we have it, the basics of astrology. Obviously we could have gone much deeper into the whole thing and started covering interpretations etc, but you have to know where it’s coming from to have a good understanding of where it’s going.

We saw that astrology is prior to the horoscope; we found out that astrology is mostly based on the birth of someone (or even something) and is used to show how it will develop in the future; however, a birth chart done on an older person may not match the person due to other influences on the person’s personality. Then finally we saw that a horoscope is essentially a way of adapting the birth chart, by incorporating other factors, to give an updated version of your birth chart.

That’s an overview of the slightly complicated basics of astrology.