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Tropical Astrology July 9, 2008

Posted by TheAstrologyZone in : Astrology , trackback

Tropical Astrology is based on the positions of the zodiac signs at the time astrology was invented. The sky is divided into sections, each ruled by one sign, but due to a natural phenomenon known as Precession the old astrological divisions no longer coincide with the current positions of the signs of the zodiac.

Since the time when the Zodiac was invented and the position of the constellations were written down, the whole Zodiac has shifted almost a whole sign. So whoever was once born a Virgo, is now probably born a Leo - with the personality changes that come with it. Tropical Astrology ignores this, and keeps using the old tables - which have nothing to do with where the planets actually are in the sky.

Sidereal Astrology acknowledges the problem with the shifting signs, but is not without other problems: The more sidereal astrologers try to follow the current positions of the zodiac signs in the sky, the more they are distancing themselves from the old wisdom. Sidereal astrologers cannot claim to build on ancient knowledge, but have to change the signs and characteristics over time. By doing so some would argue they are making the whole concept of Astrology invalid. The real astronomical signs are a few days off from the Sidereal system by now - so not even Sidereal Astrology is using the current star signs.

Sidereal astrology uses the actual constellation in which the sun is located at the moment of birth as its basis; tropical astrology uses a 30-degree sector of the zodiac as its basis. Tropical astrology is the most popular form and it assigns its readings based on the time of the year, while generally ignoring the positions of the sun and constellations relative to each other. Sidereal astrology is used by a minority of astrologers and bases its readings on the constellations near the sun at the time of birth.

According to some astrologers, the data supports the hypothesis that there is a connection between heavenly bodies and human events. There are correlations too synchronous to be mere chance between astrological signs and such things as personality, emotions and human destiny. Perhaps as the heavens change over time so do we, in harmony with the celestial bodies and in keeping with the ancient wisdom of Tropical astrology.

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