Sun Sign Astrology
Article by Linda Furiate, guest writer
Aries (March 21-April 20) - These energetic souls enjoy being in control so if they are driving to the mountains or elsewhere they need to be the one behind the wheel.
Sun Sign Astrology. An entertainment form of astrology that uses the Sun signs alone to the exclusion of all other planets and astrological features or elements.
Sun. The planetary ruler of Leo.
Sun sign astrology began when the first stargazers noticed that those born under a particular constellation shared a striking number of the same characteristics.
Popular or Sun sign astrology is what you read about in your daily newspaper. It is based on the assumption that everyone born under the same sign will behave in the same manner.
The introduction by the book's author soon solidifies this promise, refuting the conventionally espoused belief that sun sign astrology began with R. H.
The most popular form of traditional Western astrology is sun sign astrology, the kind found in the horoscopes of many daily newspapers. A horoscope is an astrological forecast.
Another area of Western Astrology which can be transformed is the use of Sun Sign Astrology. Vedic seers have realized the importance of the Moon in influencing daily affairs, and not the Sun.
In common usage, horoscope often refers to an astrologer's interpretation, usually through a system of Sun sign astrology.
So astrology seemed like a lot of nonsense to me, but then I only knew about Sun sign astrology. In 1972 I had some unexpected free time, and I took an extension course in astrology that was given at one of our local colleges.
Amy Winehouse is a Virgo (see chart), the sign known for its reticent and modest behavior which just shows how little validity Sun Sign astrology has.
Dadhichi speaks about the general nature of Sun sign astrology and how it is only to be taken as a very broad based introduction to astrological principles.
YOUR HOROSCOPE TODAY ...
Sun Sign astrology works to some minor extent, but it was mostly a commercial consideration, and only became popular in the last 80 years or so. "Real" natal astrology takes the entire birthchart into consideration.
I challenge you to an open and sustained dialogue on the subject of astrology and offer this AdZe Aphorism -- "Sun sign astrology is to serious astrological study as Da Da Da Dum is to Beethoven's 5th symphony." ...
The picture of the heavens at the time of birth weaves a very intricate picture of a person; it is like a finger print - unique to the individual. Sun sign astrology is like peeping through a tiny keyhole, ...
 See also: Sun, Astrology, Sun sign, Moon, Signs
  
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