How Does Astrology Work? Why Don’t I Fit My Sign More Accurately?
Have you ever wondered why anyone bothers reading horoscopes, when yours have never been predicted accurately? Do you display few of the characteristics associated with your astrological sun sign? Read on to discover why…
I’m sure a great many of you have experienced the above scenarios, especially if at some stage you’ve grabbed a basic book on the subject, jumped straight to the Sagittarius description and then tossed it aside when it simply didn’t fit your personality. Equally, reading your horoscope in the paper can be completely inaccurate – and quite understandably so, once you understand how astrology works.
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The full birth chart must be taken into consideration before any accurate interpretation can be made. We are not one-sided creatures but display many facets to our personality, and these facets appear at various moments throughout our lives or, perhaps, for just a very short while. Whatever part they play, they are a valid aspect of our personalities. If I asked you to describe someone you know to me and you focused purely on their family life, career, or any other single aspect, you would fall far short of describing the person accurately. It’s exactly this way with astrology interpretations: we have to consider the whole picture.
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A proper astrology reading is carried out by interpreting a map of the heavens at the exact time you were born. This is by no means an easy task and, if done by hand (rather than by a computer programme), can take many hours. The chart is circular and is divided into twelve houses, in addition to the twelve astrological signs. Each house has a different meaning and each one of the planets will mean something different, depending on which house and which sign they fall under. The planets also have their own unique associations so you can imagine the complexity of any given interpretation. In addition to this, there are shapes and patterns created within the circular charts and these also have an effect upon the personality of the individual.
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Sound confusing? It is…
One planet’s placement can even pretty much cancel out that of another, depending on the rest of the chart, so you may recognise far less of one aspect than the other. Perhaps other aspects are currently repressed or suppressed so you simply don’t – or possibly you refuse – to recognise them as a part of your personality yet. We have no idea what the future might bring and this currently unrecognisable aspect of your personality may well come into play later in life.
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If you visit the site at the bottom of the article you can enter your birth details and obtain a full birth-chart, detailing exactly where each of your planets are located. If you visit the relevant pages on the same site you’ll be able to read interpretations for each placement. This will give you a far better all-round picture of who you are and who you might become. For a full, in-depth reading you should visit a professional astrologer.
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For your free birth-chart:
http://www.cafeastrology.com/articles/howtoobtainchart.html
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Beth Suess, posted this comment on Aug 29th, 2009
very interesting article, thanks for sharing!
sandie, posted this comment on Aug 29th, 2009
I agree not all of the stars in the papers match, but they will match for somebody. The best i have found is the ones who take your time, day, date, month, year, etc to be better precise.Even the numbers dont always get it spot on.Thanks for sharing this with us, i am a aries.
Dave, posted this comment on Aug 29th, 2009
wow, you guys don’t seriously believe in this junk, do you?
CaSundara, posted this comment on Aug 29th, 2009
@ DAVE – I take it from your comment that you’ve paid for a professional interpretation of your birth-chart, then? Would you mind telling us exactly what you believe in, or are you just here to put down the beliefs of others? Do you actually have any proof that astrology doesn’t work?
Thanks for your comments, ladies! I’m glad you enjoyed the article and would advise you all to visit the site I mentioned and grab a more detailed chart interpretation – even if you do think you’re the typical Leo or just Aries. I’m sure you’ll find it very interesting…
Aimee Larsen Stoddard, posted this comment on Aug 29th, 2009
Cass, this is an informative, and easy-to-understand introduction to astrology. I think a lot of people dismiss astrology because they haven’t investigated it. I was really skeptical at first. It does sound really bizarre that the heavens would affect our personality and life patterns. The more I’ve investigated it, though, the more I’ve discovered it to be uncannily accurate. I still have a hard time making it jive with how I think things should work, though! 
Nikita K, posted this comment on Aug 30th, 2009
I absolutely love anything on astrology and I love this article! I fit my sign perfectly but I still had to check this out and you’ve mentioned a few things I didn’t really know. Good job!
CaSundara, posted this comment on Aug 30th, 2009
@WriteEditSeek – I was really skeptical, too. This was one of the last areas I looked into and I’m also pretty convinced.
@Aitkin – It’s nice to meet you and I’m glad you enjoyed it.
Thank-you both for your comments!
Tehmina, posted this comment on Sep 14th, 2009
I will add something else to the above….
Everyone has a North node and South node in their chart. This represents your soul’s life purpose in this lifetime (north node) and what it was in previous lifetimes (south node). The South node tells you what comes naturally to you (previous lives), your comfortability factor, what you will always fall back to. The North node tells you what your soul wants to achieve in this lifetime, it often feels a little unfamiliar and challenging.
It makes very interesting reading…
A good starting read is “Astrology for the Soul” by Jan Spiller. You don’t need your full chart to read this book, there is a chart at the front so you can work out what your North node is. It only changes every 1-1.8ish years.
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alc, posted this comment on Aug 29th, 2009
This was a great piece and I am a leo!! Staight up I am the whole package and others dn’t match their sign perfectly but still have some of the traits!! Thanks for the share!