Understanding Astrology for beginners - Reddthat
As a person just starting with astrology, or maybe even being sceptical about
it, you must ask yourself many questions. Like “is this real”? “,” Does it work?
" It’s hard to believe that some stars and planets dictate our entire existence
and what happens to us. Well, they don’t. Astrology, just like many other nieche
topics, especially surrounding spirituality, became pretty disliked and
stereotyped, especially after Christianity and other historical events. Even tho
it used to be a pretty huge science back in the days! It is of upmost importance
to clarify that mainstream pop astrology based on singular zodiac signs (like
Scorpio, virgo, aries {sun}), or “guess my big 3!” or “Scorpios are the worst
zodiac sign!”, have really so little to do with REAL astrology. You could say
that it’s barely a very poorly represented tip of an iceberg of what astrology
really is. My favorite argument against astrology is “how is this possible
there’s only 12 types of people on earth?” (Due to there being 12 zodiac signs).
There isn’t. Every person does have all 12 zodiac signs. Now You must be
confused! I know. Let me redifine for you what astrology really is, because oh
boy, there sure is a lot of misunderstanding out there. ASTROLOGY FOR BEGINNERS:
Structure of astrology: All You need to know as a begginer, is that there is 3
parts to basic astrology reading. Every person has a so called
astrological/natal chart. That chart is made out of 3 things: 12 zodiac signs,
12 houses and planets.
[https://reddthat.com/pictrs/image/75d440ef-0fcb-4fee-876b-15787943da85.png] You
know what zodiac signs are, so what are houses? Houses are the degrees in which
the zodiac and planets fall in someone’s chart. They are like grids on a circle,
seperations. All houses have some sort of a meaning to them, like outside
persona, home/family, relationships, career (Not to be taken too literally, were
talking basics of basics here). Planets are literally where each planet will
fall on the moment of, for example, Your birth. Planets like sun, moon, Saturn,
Mars, etc. Every planet has profound and nuanced meaning in astrology. With
this, you get 3 things You need in order to do a very basic astrological
reading. Houses are areas of life, zodiacs are the flavours of it, and planets
are particular lessons in those areas. I know it’s a lot to wrap your head
around! And the best part, is that it never ends! Astrology is an extremely
complex study, contrary to what it’s being presented as in mainstream media or
what it represents in People’s minds. Even what I mentioned is somehow still tip
of an iceberg, and mastering, and really understanding basic things like houses,
zodiacs or planets can take more than years. It’s a lifelong study for many
people. Non the less, it is extremely fascinating. Astrology is full of various,
complex techniques, that range from day to months to years, to life time,
relationships correlations, locational and bunch more! There’s also a lot of
sources and traditions of astrology that can range dramatically. We have
astrology from Europe, but also a completely different system of astrology from
India, which derived from spirituality and other Indian traditions. We have to
understand that astrology was not always derived from astrology itself but from
many different conclusions and spiritual and scientific accomplishments, and not
just for the purpose of reading life from stars. Most importantly, astrology is
not merely a way of “predicting future” or making money of people. It is a tool
of analysis and energetical tendency of an individual, not a set in stone rule
book of how your life will turn out. In fact, it has an immense potential of
showing you your strengths and weaknesses which can have profound affect on how
you choose to act in your life. This post is not made to convince anyone of
astrology, but rather to shed light on how much more complex it is than it
appears in mainstream. Of course, it is always adviced to keep caution, not get
unhealthily obsessed with astrology, beware of your sources of study and
professionals You choose to work with! That being said, I am just as annoyed by
shallow pop astrology and uneducated zodiac obsessed people than anyone else!
I hope this post helped bring some clarity, and I wish everyone a pleasant day
or night!
