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Whether or not someone believes in astrology or not, I find it interesting that most will seem to know what their Sun Sign is. In the West, there is a heavy emphasis on the Sun sign, and many consider it the \u201cprimary\u201d or most important one. Considering the cultural structures and influences in western culture, it kind of make sense why this one has taken center stage.<\/p>\n
Find Your Signs<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWhy the Sun Sign<\/h2>\n
The Sun sign is calculated by the positioning of the Sun at our birth \u2013 the constellation that it resides in. In the west, there is a high focus on the Sun that I feel stems from the deep conditioning of christianity. Although Sun worship has a long history through human existence, the division between light and dark that has occurred as a result of the christian religions seems different to me. They took it to a place of denoting good and evil, creating a deep division between the two sides. Where the Sun is to be worshiped and embraced, where as the Moon \u2013 the darkness \u2013 is something that needs to be controlled, dominated.<\/p>\n
The Sun sign also speaks loudly as to our cultural perceptions of the outer self being the center stage. Being judged by how we look, how we dress, and the material possessions we acquire. It determines how we fit into the societal structures they have created.<\/p>\n
For me, the Sun sign is a reflection of our outer self. How we move in this world. How we interact with others. What we tend to value in the physical world, and those things that irritate us. It is only one part of the whole though.<\/p>\n
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The Moon Sign<\/h2>\n
The next most common sign people will know is their Moon sign. For those who follow more alternative spiritual paths (Witches, Pagans, New Agers) knowing your moon sign is a lot more common. In the wider population, in my experience, this tends to not be the case.<\/p>\n
The Moon is the inner reflection. Focused on the inner self \u2013 How we process, think, and feel the world we are moving in. It is focused on the Self instead of the outer collective.<\/p>\n
It is considered the \u201cdark side\u201d because it is not what other people tend to see or focus on. It is the energy that lays within us. I have even heard some say it is the part of us we need to master, dominate, and control it \u2013 I disagree. I think it is a part of us that we should be embracing, understanding, and blending with the outer self.<\/p>\n
Your Moon Sign can give clues as to why certain things affect you emotionally and deeper then others. Why you have the reactions you do to outside events. Why you carry the specific traumas that you do. Because the Moon deals in the unseen, the emotions, the inner monologue, the inner processes of the self \u2013 used in conjunction with the Sun sign \u2013 it can be a very useful tool in understanding the \u201cwhy\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n
By embracing the nature of your Sun and Moon signs together, balancing the negative and positives of each \u2013 knowing them, understanding them \u2013 can also give you a deeper understanding of yourself. Energies that you already possess and you can learn to use for your highest benefit.<\/p>\n
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The Least Known or Discussed \u2013 The Rising Sign<\/h2>\n
The Rising sign tends to be the least known, because it requires you to know the time of your birth. It is the one sign that changes every couple of hours throughout the day and night. It is the constellation that is at the horizon when you come into this life.<\/p>\n
I see the Rising sign as the whole self. In my experience \u2013 when you have learned to balance the inner and outer self, working with both sides cohesively \u2013 that is when you truly enter into the Rising sign. It is a representation of that blending of the sun and moon, inner and outer.<\/p>\n
I have found some unique perspectives and depth of self within it. There is also a lot of symbolism there as to the path I walk in both my physical and spiritual life. My Rising is Scorpio \u2013 the end and a beginning. It sits at the beginning of the Milky Way and crosses through it.<\/p>\n
For me, the Milky Way is a representation of the Well. The place of Death and Rebirth. The end of a cycle and the beginning of the next. It denotes the passing of time. The Sun enters its center at the time of Winter Solstice, moving through a cycle of time, marking the end of one year and the beginning of another in the physical plane.<\/p>\n
Even though you may never know what your particular rising sign is, doesn\u2019t mean you can not harness the power of it. Like I said, it is representation of the blending and balancing between the sun and moon, outer and inner self.<\/p>\n
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Complexities<\/h2>\n
There are two complex issues I have personally run into when diving deep into astrology.<\/p>\n
The First, is differing opinions. There are so many different astrology pages out there, and they all have their own takes on each sign. Different words and attributes associated with the constellations. I took the approach of finding the core energies. The places where they all overlap and the core energies they tend to share between them. By finding those core energies, we can effectively understand and tap that energy within ourselves.<\/p>\n
It can be a lot of work. It takes time and discernment. What you discover through the process though is a deeper understanding, not just of the energy itself, but also how it applies to you personally. How it plays out within you, your personality, your actions, the way you process and move in this life.<\/p>\n
The Second is one I see a lot more resistance to \u2013 Finding your true signs.<\/p>\n
Not all the calculations are correct, and are based on a set of calculations and not true positing in the sky. Western astrology is the worst because it is fixed and never takes into account for any movement of the stars. Vedic is a lot more reliable because it is based on calculations that do take into account the movement.<\/p>\n
The problem I have found through my experimenting and comparing a large group of different birth charts, even Vedic tends to be off, Generally it is just off by one sign though, but still, a change is sign changes everything. I think this also is reflective of people who do not \u201cfeel\u201d like their sign is really representative of them. It may be close, but they just don\u2019t feel or see it in themselves.<\/p>\n
There were reasons why we needed calculations before, because people did not have access to the technology to view in real time. That is not the case anymore. If we are talking energy, for me that energy must be real.<\/p>\n
Astrology is all based on planetary and constellation energies. These are real energies outside of ourselves, just as plants are energies outside of ourselves. If we consistently say that energy matters, that each thing holds very specific energy to it, and tapping and using the right energies is important \u2013 then this also has to apply to planetary energies. Close is just not good enough when we have the ability and tools to see in real time and know the true energies at play.<\/p>\n