Before Ptolemy wrote about Capricorn, the Sumerians and Babylonians called it Suhurmash, which translates to “goatfish.”
Have you ever gone stargazing? As human beings, we often look for recognizable patterns in the world around us. That’s how our distant…
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The Greeks pioneered other important concepts that ended up in Western astrology, such as individual horoscopes, use of the rising sign, and horoscope houses.
Modern science dismisses Western astrology as a pseudoscience, but it’s enjoying massive popularity …
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Astro Codex characterizes natal retrogrades as karmic markers, pointing to struggles and trauma from past lives that one should try to resolve.
Whether you’re into astrology or you have friends who are enthusiasts, you’ve no doubt heard about retrogrades. T…
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One critical element to Indian astrology is Jyotisha, one of six disciplines that illuminate Vedic religious practices.
Astrology has been popular in the West since the early 1930s. Smithsonian Magazine reveals that British astrologer H.R. Naylor created one of…
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Empty houses prompt anxious responses in some people. For example, someone may believe that a vacant tenth house signals a lack of career opportunities
With its growing popularity and a wealth of information online, astrology has never been more accessible to e…
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Western astrology owes a huge debt to the ancient cultures that helped create it: the Babylonians, Sumerians, Egyptians, and Greeks. Alexandrian scholar Claudius Ptolemy laid much of its groundwork in Tetrabiblios, a collection of astrology texts written in th…
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Astrology has always been a complex art, but public interest in it has grown more sophisticated. Many people now understand their birth charts and know their moon sign and house locations. Still, one important detail is often overlooked by both astrologers and…
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When people learn about astrology, they tend to focus on the fixed positions of planets, nodes, and luminaries. After all, natal and event charts are detailed snapshots of where these bodies were at specific moments. Yet these bodies’ movements also reveal i…
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To an astrologer, birth charts contain a lot of useful and relevant data such as planet, asteroid, and node positions. Celestial bodies’ relationships with each other also tell important stories about an individual’s personality and life path. Understandin…
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Astrologers use synastry to try and predict a couple’s romantic compatibility.
If you’ve ever browsed astrology websites or newspaper horoscopes, you’re probably read about astrological compatibility. Cancers are most compatible with Virgo and Taurus,…
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