My fellow Astrologers would gasp. They would faint and they would clutch their chests if they heard me saying this – but it’s true. “Sun Sign Astrology Sucks! It doesn’t really work – Especially for romatic compatablity.” and someone should have my head for daring to say such a thing while at the same time claiming to be an Astrologer – and a Horoscope Columnist.
No, I don’t use Sun Sign Astrology (not even in my Horoscope Column!); and here’s why. It is just too general. It will NOT, I repeat, it will NOT tell you enough to really KNOW if you are compatable with another person. There are a few simple reasons for this.
#1) The symbolism of the planets is the first rule to using Astrology correctly. The Sun is the outward, MALE side of the personality. This would make a little bit of sense if we were talking about only male-male relationships. Sun Sign Astrology began in ancient Rome; a culture where Male-Male romantic and sexual relationships was more common than not. It made some sense in that context, and makes some sense in the context of gay relationships and business relationships – but that is ALL.
But we’re not talking about that context in most of today’s society (Although I love gay people, and always wish happiness for all people’s relationships). In society we’re talking about the whole range of human relationships – especially male-female romantic ones. Sun Sign Astrology simply ignores the entire feminine principle altogether – the MOON. You just can’t look at a single relationship that involves a woman – or emotions for that matter – without paying some attention to the feminine principle!
The Single simplist ‘Western’ Astrology principle you can use to understand a Male-Female relationship is to look at the relationship between both the SUN and the MOON between the two people’s charts. But this is too complicated for your local newspaper or magazine to talk about – so it is completely ignored.
#2) The Moon simply moves too quickly for any column to take into account. The entire cycle that takes the SUN a full year to complete takes only 28 days for the MOON. Yikes! We’re talking about some seriously different cycles of time. Hmm. that could explain a lot about the differences between the sexes – don’t you think? So, to effectively use the Moon we pinpoint the New and Full Moon Cycles as New beginnings and Completions, respectively.
There are however some very neet little ways that the Moon and Sun compliment each other (just like the Male-Female principles are divinely complimentary). The Moon cycle is roughly equal to the time the Sun spends in each Sun Sign. I said roughly, if you want to debate this point with me then we can get into a whole discussion of the inaccurate Gregorian Calendar and why our current Time Keeping system is a LIE that is based on the EGO of the Roman Caesars like Julius Caesar and Augustus Caesar. Those Emperors of Rome kept stealing days from February and giving them to thier own Birth Month to make them more important. Julias Caesar was born in July – so he stole a day from February and gave July an extra day – making HIS month more important! And today we schedule our lives based on this calendar! Blech. What has this got to do with REALITY? Nothing!
The reality is that Each Sun Sign is effective for just about the same length as each Moon Cycle. The Native American Astrology is based on the Moon cycle you were born under and uses 27 different symbols. The Mayans had the only truly accurate system for telling time ever recorded in our history books. But we’re kind of stuck with the system we’ve got – even if it IS a tyranny of falsehood. It is perhaps the biggest and most damaging LIE upon which our entire world is based.
TIME IS COMING TO AN END – YEAH! Not only is this falsehood called time coming to an end – but it is a really good thing too! We are coming to a point – in our lifetime – where the falsehood of time will be overturned. But that is the subject for another post: so stay tuned.
Back to the Sun and Moon. Even though we undervalue the Moon and Astronomers call her nasty names like ‘dead satellite’ she is every bit as important to the Earth as the Sun. Without her we would not have tides, we would not have rest, and nothing would ever grow or live on our planet. In a sort of divine symbolism this seems illustrated by an interesting fact: The Sun is hundreds (if not thousands) of times larger than the Moon, and yet from our perspective here on Planet Earth they appear exactly the same size. There is something of a divine proportion at work here between the SUN and the MOON. Different but equal. Each requiring the other to create and nurture life on our delicate Green planet.
Just like the Male and Female genders. Different but Equal. It takes both to make life: no matter what the scientists in the labs want to believe. Even when they create a test-tube life; they are still using the male and female principles in equal balance. They are simply acting as agents for the transaction. They are not God. They just play one on TV. Even though God would permit this – it does happen after all, and I haven’t yet seen a thunderbolt crash down from heaven into the science lab. Even though God permits this, it does not give the scientists God-like powers (even if they think it does!).
So if you want to grasp a real principle that you can use to make Astrology actually WORK for you – then learn about the Moon – and balance your knowledge of the Sun Sign with the divine principles of the MOON: magnetism, community, family, rest, reflection, meditation, prayer and on and on. These are every bit as important as the outward focus and goal/success orientation of the Sun in order to create Magic, Chemistry, Life, Love and Manifestation.
FURTHERMORE: The Ancient cultures of Asia have already learned this. That is why their Astrology system is based on the 13 Month MOON cycle. This is equally relevant for both men and women, because it uses the Solar Year (Masculine) measured in the 13 Lunar Cycles (Feminine). So the Chinese Astrology Lunar cycle will actually give you a simple and accurate assessment of your chances of compatabilty – more than any other system I have ever tried (and I have tried them all!) This is especially true when the 5 Chinese elements – Earth, Water, Metal, Fire, and Wood – are also taken into account. I will be adding more info to this page in the future. But for a quick overview of Chinese Astrology and compatability then check out this Chinese Astrology Soul Mate page.
Please remember that this is a simple and generally accurate system. You are unique and your relationship has specifics that cannot be addressed by any simple system. In the meantime, have fun with the Chinese Astrology Soul Mate Page.
But remember – this is just a SIMPLE system. For a complete look at what is or isn’t there between two people there is just no replacement for Having a Soul Mate Reading. And not all readings are created equal. I am so confident in my accuracy in telling weather or not two people have family and children in thier future, pure drama, or just lots of hot sex – that I will offer you a 100% 2 year money back guarantee on your reading. If after 2 years, you don’t agree with what I said – I’ll give you your money back. If you want to schedule a reading with me then call (310) 455-2210 or email auracle*astrologychick.com (replace the * with @) and we’ll set you up!
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I agree with what you’ve here written for the most part. Too often, people make prejudiced and bias remarks about both the Eastern and Western astrologys, but there is just SO much that they know so little about! And I think if there is to be ANY way of explaining to the public the relevance of the planetary aspects of one’s chart in a daily casting, romantic compatibility reading or whatever, they should first learn to LISTEN and DELVE IN DEEPER!
I must take the time to giggle here, but it is indeed true, the sorts of Sun Sign astrology found in newspaper columns DO, well…Stink!
Enjoyed the read, I did. Will be looking forward to reading some more in the future. Take care and keep smiling! : )
Thanks for your great article!
I’ll be back for more!