ASTROLOGY
Provided to you by Marcia, marcia1947@erols.com
Astrology is fun! It doesn’t take the place of anything else that you believe in. Its just fun! To some of you, remember this is not about “you” this is about the science and study of the universe (stars, planets, zodiac, etc.). For those people who are into understanding other individuals, if used wisely, Astrology can be a very valuable tool in this matter. However, please enjoy this webpage of Astrology in the Website www.handdancingsource.com.
In1968, before your time (smile) and during the Civil Rights Movement, we were all trying to come together to live in a world of fairness; but especially in a world of love, peace, and happiness. People were changing their identity to relate and understand the new Movement, including myself. For work on my good-government job and school, I wore my hair in a ponytail. However, after work and school, I put my “big” Afro up, went to Dupont Circle in DC, sat around the sand box, and sang love songs with the Hippies. That was an interesting time for me. Anyway, in another search of understanding and copping with the new Movement, someone called that time period the “Age of Aquarius”. I was curious enough to go buy me some books on Astrology.
I started reading and studying Astrology to the point that I could actually prepare individual Astrology zodiac charts. That is, analyzing the meaning of your zodiac sign, such as, your sun sign (the real you), your moon sign (your personality--how you see yourself), and your ascendant or rising sign (your temperament--how the public sees you). Your money, health, family, career, sex, love, home, luck, friendships, and enemies are all astrologically ruled by a particular house and planet. For instance, I am a Cancerian, my Moon sign is Scorpio, and my Rising sign is Aries. Well, let me tell you--my Scorpio Moon and Aries Rising get my nice little want to be quiet Cancerian into lots of trouble. On the other hand, Cancer is a tranquil and intuitive sign and knows exactly what to do when.
At this time, I would like to introduce to you an interpretation of the twelve zodiac signs of Astrology.
ARIES: (March 21 - April 20) Fire Sign. The symbol of Aries is the Ram and it is ruled by the planet Mars (physical energy and initiative). Ariens are famed for their fiery, positive, outgoing natures. Considered among the most enthusiastic of the zodiac children, they have high energy levels and often fast-paced lifestyles. Ariens are straightforward in outlook, highly competitive, and enjoy taking risks. Their fiery determination to accomplish things sometimes encourages hot-headedness and rudeness. Like the light-footed ram who represents their sign and who is able to climb the most jagged of mountain sides with grace and agility, Ariens do all things in their own way, with energetic determination and regardless of obstacles.
TAURUS: (April 21 - May 21) Earth Sign. The symbol of Taurus is the Bull and it is ruled by the planet Venus (love and harmony). Taureans are famed for their romanticism, reliability, and charm, and they are often reputed to be the most beautiful people among all the zodiac children. Warm, affectionate, and sincere, they inspire confidence and loyalty in those around them. Taureans have a great need for financial and personal security. They love luxury, comfort, and beautiful things--tendencies that can encourage an obsessive possessiveness on their part. Like the Bull who symbolizes their sign, Taureans are slow to anger, but when aroused, they can be fearsome.
GEMINI: (May 22 - June 21) Air Sign. The symbol of Gemini is the Twins and it is ruled by the planet Mercury (communication and intellect). Geminians are lively, restless, quick-witted, fast thinking, mercurial creatures that rarely stay in one place--physically or philosophically--for long. They are marvelous communicators and easily sway people to their own ideas and opinions. Geminians detest boredom--indeed, they run from it--and often prefer spreading their considerable emotional and intellectual energies among a variety of tasks (and people!) This ability to do several things at once is typical of the Geminian’s dual nature, aptly represented by the Twins. Poorly channeled, however, the Geminian’s inability to settle down with one thing or one person can lead to the appearance of shallowness and a tendency to gloss over the important details of life.
CANCER: (June 22- July 22) Water Sign. The symbol of Cancer is the Crab and it is ruled by the Moon (instinct, intuition, and emotion). Sensitive (but often crabby), imaginatively creative and artistically gifted (but often obsessed with the minutiae of home and the past), Cancerians are among the most challenging of the zodiac children to get to know. Like the crab that symbolizes their sign, they often present a hard, crusty, even impenetrable exterior to the world, and can appear withdrawn, cool, and reserved beneath the shell, however, lies an emotional and sensitive soul with great reserves of compassion and intuition. Like the crab, Cancerians are also tenacious and protective of their home turf and make for fiercely protective and loyal parents and friends.
LEO: (July 23 - August 23) Fire Sign. The symbol of Leo is the Lion and it is ruled by the Sun (self-_expression and vitality). As majestic and impressive as the Lion that represents their sign, Leos are the natural leaders of the zodiac. Radiantly enthusiastic, magnanimous with their charge and gifts, and fiercely proud and confident, Leos love and live life to the fullest and expect, indeed need, to be at the helm at home, work, and play. Wonderfully affectionate, dramatic, and creative--there are many Leos among the actors of the world--Leos hate small-mindedness and nit picking. But they themselves are occasionally stubborn, autocratic, and dogmatic.
VIRGO: (August 24 - September 22) Earth Sign. The symbol of Virgo is the Virgin and it is ruled by the planet Mercury (communication and intellect). Virgoans are modest, self-effacing, hardworking, and practical on the surface, but are often earthy, warm, and loving beneath that surface, as befits their zodiac symbol, the Virgin, a composite figure of ancient goddess of the earth and the harvest. Quick thinking and analytical, Virgoans have so much excess mental energy that they often are subject to stress and tension. Their penchants for perfection and hard work also incline them toward being overcritical at times. The planet Mercury (the planet of communication) rules Gemini and Virgo. Virgoans are excellent and persuasive communicators who use their keen intellects to win arguments and win over people.
LIBRA: (September 23 - October 23) Air Sign. The symbol of Libra is the Scales and it is ruled by the planet Venus (love and harmony). Outgoing, warm-hearted, and very sociable, Librans, like the Scales that represent the sign, are frequently concerned with achieving balance, harmony, peace, and justice in the people and in the world around them. And they are well equipped to do that with their enormous reserves of charge, cleverness, frankness, persuasion, and easy communication. They tend at times to be too facile and laid-back and have earned an undeserved reputation for laziness. In fact, they can be hard workers and are often leaders in their fields. They are especially good at any “peacekeeping” types of jobs, because they have the remarkable gift of easily seeing (and reconciling) both sides of an issue.
SCORPIO: (October 24 - November 22) Water Sign. The symbol of Scorpio is the
Scorpion and it is ruled by the planet Pluto (eruptive change and elimination). Mysterious Scorpios are deep thinking, private, intense, very sexual, and always a step removed from the world. Because of their intensity and an obsessive need for privacy, there is often an aura of “danger” around Scorpios--a trait they share, of course, with the deadly Scorpion that symbolizes their sign. But this is only one facet of the rather complex Scorpio personality. They can be driven workers and achievers with the ability to overcome enormously challenging obstacles. They also value their intimate relationships and their friendships quite highly and work hard to encourage the best in those they love.
SAGITTARIUS: (November 23 - December 21) Fire Sign. The symbol of Sagittarius is the Archer and it is ruled by the planet Jupiter (luck and expansion). Sagittarians love challenges of all kinds--physical or mental--and throw themselves into intellectual or physical pursuits with boundless and infectious reserves of energy. Sagittarians’ interest in both purely intellectual pursuits and highly physical adventure underscore their versatile natures and are clearly related to the dual nature of the Archer who symbolizes the sign and who represents the centaur Chiron--a half-man, half horse god who was famed for wisdom and bravery. Sagittarians are often unabashedly optimistic extroverts who draw the admiration and affection of all those they encounter.
CAPICORN: (December 22 - January 20) Earth Sign. The symbol of Capricorn is the Goat and is ruled by the planet Saturn (stability, restriction, limitation, and control). The Goat that symbolizes Capricorn was traditionally depicted as half-goat, half-fish. This complex dual nature is echoed in the Capricornian personality, one of the most complex characters in the entire zodiac. Capricornians have two distinct natures. One side of the sign is ambitious, hard working, and enterprising. This Capricornian is high motivated, loves life, and is able to set high but achievable goals. The other side of the Capricornian, however, is lost in a world of real or imagined obstacles to success; further, this Capricornian often cannot find the motivation to take action. Even successful Capricornians have a tendency to whine and complain about imagined or undeserved burdens. These darker tendencies are not eased by Caprcornians’ introverted natures and love of solitude.
AQUARIUS: (January 21 - February 18) Air Sign. The symbol of Aquarius is the Water Bearer and is ruled by the planet Uranus (change, disruption, and shock). Often considered the most enigmatic of the zodiac children, Aquarians are fiercely individualistic and independent intellectuals who rarely form permanent relationships with anyone. Nevertheless, they are also noted for being friendly, kind, helpful, and caring; and they are possessed of deep humanitarian instincts. Still, they always remain quintessentially private people. Aquarians are gifted with inventiveness, originality, and creativity, and they are equally comfortable working in such disparate worlds as social work and science.
PISCES: (February 19 - March 20) Water Sign. The symbol of Pisces is the Fish and is ruled by the planet Neptune (cloudiness and unreality). Sensitive, sensual, emotional, and richly imaginative and creative, Pisceans are the other-worldly dreamers and poets of the zodiac. Deeply affected by the dual nature of their sign--symbolized by the two fishes swimming in opposite directions--Pisceans are often torn between wanting to do something real and valuable in the world (they are often drawn to humanitarian causes and artistic careers) or retreating from the world altogether to the safer harbors of their private worlds of imagination and dreams. This is an enormous pull for Pisceans, and because of its power, they are often prone to extreme nervous tension and even escapism (sometimes into alcohol and drugs). A lack of self-confidence is almost always at the root of a Piscean’s inability to get on with the real world, but when this weakness can be overcome, they are found among the finest humanitarians and artist in the world.
Have fun and stay tuned for more on Astrology!
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