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Published: September 14, 2006
Western astrology, as the name would suggest, is mostly popular in Western countries, although it was practiced for thousands of years in Arabian countries and Europe. It is considered geocentric because everything relates to the earth as being the center of the universe.
Originating in Mesopotamia during the 2nd millennium B.C., Western astrology was important in Medieval Europe when making political or military decisions. Most Western astrologers use the tropical zodiac, which begins at the Northern hemisphere's Vernal Equinox around the 21st of March; some astrologers prefer the sidereal zodiac which uses actual star positions. Western astrology is also called the Sayana system.
Signs
Western astrology contains 12 Sun signs:
These dates are often debated and may change from source to source.
Planets
In Western astrology, astrologers create horoscopes based on planets passing through a particular sign and what they represent.
The Sun represents self expression and life force.
The Moon exemplifies emotions, intuition, cycles, home and parents.
Mercury embodies communication, thoughts, speech, business matters and short journeys.
Venus symbolizes love life, creativity, beauty and social life.
Mars corresponds to action, energy, accidents, will power and sexual expression.
Jupiter portrays luck, expansion, opportunity and excess.
Saturn represents duties, responsibilities, burdens, lessons and ambitions.
Uranus symbolizes sudden changes, stress and insights.
Neptune exemplifies dreams, illusions, deceptions and arts.
Pluto represents death, birth and regeneration.
The North Node corresponds to past life experiences and ingrained habits.
The South Node symbolizes your soul's purpose.
Aspects
Aspects are based on the distances of planets in Western astrology and incorporate the nature of the planets involved. Conjunction represents degrees between planets while Opposition represents 180 degrees. Other aspects included in culminating a horoscope are the other major aspects: sextile, square, trine and the minor aspects: semi sextile, semi square, sesquiquadrate and quincunx, each having a different degree between planets and corresponding with an evil or good aspect to varying levels.
Charts
Predictions in Western astrology are based on these three charts. The Natal Chart might be the most commonly known and is drawn up for the birth date and time of an individual. The Progressed Chart is prepared for a particular year of prediction and the Transit Chart represents current transitions of planets in that year.
Western astrology holds many great traditions but always welcomingly incorporates newly found additions of the solar system. It is a challenging field of study that ends with different results with different astrologers because most predictions are based on a professional’s experience within the field.
Ask Astrologer. 2006. 12 September 2006. http://www.askastrologer.com/westernastrology.html .
Astrology India. 2006. 14 September 2006. http://www.vedic-astrology-prediction.com/western- astrology.html.
“Western Astrology.” Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. 2006. 12 September 2006. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/western_astrology.
Originating in Mesopotamia during the 2nd millennium B.C., Western astrology was important in Medieval Europe when making political or military decisions. Most Western astrologers use the tropical zodiac, which begins at the Northern hemisphere's Vernal Equinox around the 21st of March; some astrologers prefer the sidereal zodiac which uses actual star positions. Western astrology is also called the Sayana system.
Signs
Western astrology contains 12 Sun signs:
- Aries- March 21-April 20
- Taurus- April 21-May 21
- Gemini- May 22-June 21
- Cancer- June 22-July 22
- Leo- July 23-August 21
- Virgo- August 22-September 23
- Libra- September 24-October 23
- Scorpio- October 24-November 22
- Sagittarius- November 23-December 22
- Capricorn- December 23-January 20
- Aquarius- January 21-February 19
- Pisces- February 19-March 20.
These dates are often debated and may change from source to source.
Planets
In Western astrology, astrologers create horoscopes based on planets passing through a particular sign and what they represent.
The Sun represents self expression and life force.
The Moon exemplifies emotions, intuition, cycles, home and parents.
Mercury embodies communication, thoughts, speech, business matters and short journeys.
Venus symbolizes love life, creativity, beauty and social life.
Mars corresponds to action, energy, accidents, will power and sexual expression.
Jupiter portrays luck, expansion, opportunity and excess.
Saturn represents duties, responsibilities, burdens, lessons and ambitions.
Uranus symbolizes sudden changes, stress and insights.
Neptune exemplifies dreams, illusions, deceptions and arts.
Pluto represents death, birth and regeneration.
The North Node corresponds to past life experiences and ingrained habits.
The South Node symbolizes your soul's purpose.
Aspects
Aspects are based on the distances of planets in Western astrology and incorporate the nature of the planets involved. Conjunction represents degrees between planets while Opposition represents 180 degrees. Other aspects included in culminating a horoscope are the other major aspects: sextile, square, trine and the minor aspects: semi sextile, semi square, sesquiquadrate and quincunx, each having a different degree between planets and corresponding with an evil or good aspect to varying levels.
Charts
Predictions in Western astrology are based on these three charts. The Natal Chart might be the most commonly known and is drawn up for the birth date and time of an individual. The Progressed Chart is prepared for a particular year of prediction and the Transit Chart represents current transitions of planets in that year.
Western astrology holds many great traditions but always welcomingly incorporates newly found additions of the solar system. It is a challenging field of study that ends with different results with different astrologers because most predictions are based on a professional’s experience within the field.
Ask Astrologer. 2006. 12 September 2006. http://www.askastrologer.com/westernastrology.html .
Astrology India. 2006. 14 September 2006. http://www.vedic-astrology-prediction.com/western- astrology.html.
“Western Astrology.” Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. 2006. 12 September 2006. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/western_astrology.
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