When our earliest ancestors looked up at the night sky over 200,000 years ago, what they saw was far different than what we see in modern times. The zodiac constellations that we know today were first named over 2,000 years ago by Greek astronomers. Their posi…
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Humans invent systems and categories to help understand the world around them. It does not matter whether we are studying animals, plants, personality types, or the stars and planets. Astrologers have categorized our zodiac constellations into groups to better…
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Astrology isn’t a religion in the traditional sense. This collection of ancient astrological beliefs and practices does not center around deities, texts, or houses of worship. Still, astrology is a meaningful spiritual practice for millions of people. Th…
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By now, you’re probably aware that there’s much more to astrology than what’s in newspaper and magazine horoscopes. If you know your sign, chances are you may have heard that it’s masculine or feminine. But what, if anything, do these labels mean for p…
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“But wait a minute. There’s more than one type of sidereal astrology?” you may ask. Zodiac sign dates are affected by an astrological year’s starting point, but it also depends on how each constellation is measured.
Whether or not you believe in astrolo…
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Astrologers speak of the Great Cycle: the same tropical zodiac we know and love, except each sign lasts centuries instead of days.
You’re probably familiar with the astrological year: twelve sun signs, lasting about 30 days each, with unique traits ascribed t…
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Modern science sees no evidence that the stars can influence life on Earth. Except that they can–and have. Cosmic rays and particles from supernovae may have shaped the evolutionary courses of life on Earth, and they can just as easily wipe it out. But astro…
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When the Romans adopted astrology and astronomy, they named Mars for their god of war.
NASA’s Opportunity Rover made headlines worldwide in February
2019. Tasked with roaming Mars’s surface for 90 days, the rover traveled and
collected data for 15 more ye…
Birth charts are complex representations, depicting the positions of our solar system’s sun and planets at the exact time a person is born.
Birth charts are complex representations, depicting the
positions of our solar system’s sun and planets at the ex…
So, what about this 13th sign, Ophiuchus?
September 2016 news events included Mother Theresa’s canonization
and the discovery of a Viking sword dated to the 10th century C.E. NASA
also allegedly reported that nearly everyone’s zodiac signs had changed. Yo…