Astrology

We have learned that the planets, including the Sun and the Moon move approximately in the same plane and only within a specific area of the sky; called the zodiac. This movement is divided in turn into 12 sectors bearing a constellation''s name, from Aries to Pisces. For an astrogram to be charted, the exact position of…
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The following is an edifying excerpt regarding astrology as seen by the enlightened sage Sri Yukteswar. This was revealed by Paramahansa Yogananda in his book Autobiography of a Yogi (Chapter 16):“Mukunda , why don''t you get an astrological armlet?”“Should I, Master ? I don''t believe in astrology.”“It is not a question of belief; the…
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These nodes are two significant points in an astrogram. The nodes of the moon (or of a planet) represent the intersection between the ecliptic cycle (the apparent trajectory of the Sun through the zodiac) and the Moon''s (or of the respective planet''s) orbit.When the Moon comes upon a node, passing from the…
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Etymology: The word “astrology” comes from the Greek words astro=star and logia=science, word, knowledge. Definition: Briefly, astrology represents “the language of the stars”. In other words, astrology studies the movement of the stars in the universe and their connection with humanity.
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The angles formed by the planets and the Earth are measured at the birthplace in degrees. These angles are found on the astrogram by positioning the planet in the particular zodiac sign (for instance the Sun at 12° in Aries, the Moon at 17° in Gemini).Definition of Planetary Aspects: When the heavenly bodies are in a specific angular…
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"THE STARS RULE MAN, BUT THE SAGES ARE ABOVE THE STARS"The notions provided by Astrology do nothing else but guide us from the knowledge beyond knowledge, from form beyond form, from name to the one that can not be named - The Unique Being. Everything in the Universe is ordered by rhythm and cycle. Inside the human being there is a…
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The study of astrology always begins with the study of the natal chart. The following is a brief description of the way it can be configurated (taking into account the date, hour and place of birth) and the key elements with which to decipher and interpret it. It is necessary to plot the map of the sky when a person is born by…
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The human being has numerous fields of activity; astrology has characterised them into twelve categories. This grouping is behind the concept of the twelve astrological houses. Previously we saw that astral influences are imprinted on man through the signs and planets, in the form of characteristics and tendencies. As we…
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Astrology has always preoccupied society, but in the past it represented a field of knowledge reserved to great initiated sages. Key figures in the field of astrology are the ancient scholars Ptolemy (with his reference work Tetrabiblos), Hermes Trismegistos, and Avicenna; and in the Middle Ages Paracelsus and…
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Owing to the Earth''s annual revolution around the Sun, we see the Sun tracing an ECLIPTIC curvein the sky. The Ecliptic cycle passes through all the zodiac constellations and no planet moves further away than 18 degrees fom this curve. All the solar system''s celestial bodies are present always within a specific 36…
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