Nuts & Bolts
An overview of Astrological Principles
The Information
The root of the word Astrology mean Wisdom of the stars: Aster - Star,
Logos - words/wisdom.
Astrology can be seen as a symbolic language, its alphabet formed
by the Planets, the Signs
and the Houses. The energies symbolised
by the Planets says what, the Signs add description, in the manner
of adjectives and the Houses describe the sphere of experience or
area of life where the what will be experienced. Bringing in Aspects
helps describe how the energies relate to each other as do rulerships
and receptions.
The Planets are the most important part of any horoscope or astrological
analysis.
Planets tell you what, Signs tell you how and Houses tell you where.
The advent of newspaper Astrology has increased public knowledge
of the meaning of the Signs and the position of the Sun by an enormous
degree. Prior to the middle of the twentieth century signs were
the least important of the three principal factors, adding additional
information through rulerships and receptions.
The Horoscope or Birth Chart
The chart is a diagram of the sky as seen from a point in time
at a particular location of Earth. It is completely personal to
that moment and place. "Your" birthchart shows the arrangement of
energies at the time and place of your birth; it will describe what
is going on at that moment. It is also incorrect to refer to "your
birthchart"; it may be the chart for the moment you were born
but many other things were also born at the same moment sharing
the chart with you.
The ancients watched the planets to measure time and marked various points
in the year with ceremonies and rituals. Development of the calendar grew
side by side with the development of Astrology. Astrology of some kind
is present in every ancient culture.
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Planets: The most
important component of Astrology, planets are the principal factors you should
look to when beginning an interpretation. They show the what.
Signs: The most familiar
astrological concept thanks to modern newspapers. Signs describe how the planets
express their energy and give us information about how the planets and houses
fit together.
Houses: Houses give
the planetary energies an arena in which to express themselves. They show where
an energy will manifest itself.
Aspects: Aspects
show the relationships between the planets, indicating how the various energies
will blend together.
Astrological Concepts:
Other techniques and ideas are explained and expanded upon.
Further Reading
All round astrology including calculation, suitable for beginners:
The Practical Astrologer, Nicholas Campion
Symbolic Basis - will take you from nothing:
An
Astrological Guide to Self-Awareness, Donna Cunningham
Knot of Time, Lyndsay River and Sally Gillespie
Astrology, Anna Kruger
Symbolic Basis - beginner plus:
Aspects
in Astrology, Sue Tompkins
Horoscope Symbols, Rob Hand
Mundane Astrology, M. Baigent, N. Campion & C. Harvey
Anything by Liz Greene
Anything by Howard Sasportas
Anything by Stephen Arroyo
Anything by Richard Idemon
Book of Word Horoscopes, Nicholas Campion
Cosmic Loom, Dennis Elwell
The Quotable Horoscope, David Hayworth
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for further reading suggestions.
Useful Addresses - Astrological Organisations
APAE
www.apae.org.uk
Astrological Lodge of London
www.astrolodge.co.uk
president@astrolodge.co.uk
Astrological Association of Great Britain
www.astrologicalassociation.com
info@astrologicalassociation.com
Unit 168
Lee Valley Technopark
Tottenham Hale
London
N17 9LN
020 8880 4848
Useful Addresses - Schools
London School of Astrology
www.londonschoolofastrology.co.uk
admin@londonschoolofastrology.co.uk
BCM Planets,
London
WC1N 3XX
07002 33 44 55
AstrologyCollege.com
www.astrologycollege.com
Faculty of Astrological Studies
www.astrology.org.uk
info@astrology.org.uk
0700 790 143
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