Our astrological signs

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My interrest in astrology is somewhat recent and blended with many other simultaneous interrests. I've got a lot to learn and I don't quite know what to read first so much and go very deeply into. Can hardly complain with the internet era, all the information you could seek at the tips of your fingers.


Since when did you get an interrest in astrology? It sure amazes me more and more with time, just how much information it can give out.

That should've been in my chart, I've a short attention span, tend to forget things and loose focus.

I've actually been a student of astrology, in some sort of way, since I was a kid. I'd say, roughly, younger than ten. It's when I moved out of Los Angeles and to a suburb of Long Beach. Let me do the math... I was 8 going on 9. A big inspiration for me has been Linda Goodman and her books on astrology. I also like Alan Leo. I also like Grant Lewi. All of those three are very informative in their own way. I also like Robert Hand and Noel Tyl. Those are my more recent influences (Robert Hand and Noel Tyl). And sometimes, little generic books that you can find on the subject are really informative.

The real way that I started to learn was doing the charts of people I knew, charts of myself and the charts of famous people. The internet has also been an amazing resource of late, like you said. The website that I recommend is astro.com. It's technically called Astrodienst. They have everything there. The extended chart function can do all kinds of insane charts. They also have a wide ranging ephemeris. And what I really can't believe is that the extended chart function has a function for harmonic charts. That's rare for a free website to have something exotic like that. Astrodienst also has a lot, a lot of articles if you ever want to study astrology there. Robert Hand has also written articles for the website.

I just really enjoy astrology and feel that I have a knack for it. I mean, in my case, I started early. But it's not like astrology has a heavy math component. Especially if you just want to know basic things. Back when you had to do charts by hand you had to know crazy math. But computers, nowadays, do all the work for you. To understand astrology I find that it helps to have a knack for understanding archetypes (Jungian archetypes; not Ra archetypes). For example, all the signs in the zodiac resonate to a certain energy. It helps if you can feel that energy. It's also important to know that, generally speaking, the first sign (Aries) is the least refined, and the last sign (Pisces) is the most refined. That's why Pisces symbolizes death because it symbolizes the last step off the wheel of reincarnation.

There's definitely a lot to learn, but like I said, it's not that hard and it's really fascinating. I highly recommend taking the trip.