What is astrology? with evelyn and jingyi
It's Evelyn and Jing, and we’re super excited to have a permanent astrology column in the Rumble! Now, we would guess that most, if not all of
you
guys
have
heard
of
the
term
astrology, whether it be from horoscopes (we
won’t
be
doing
horoscopes,
unfortunately, because most of the time it’s incredibly
inaccurate,
speaking
from
personal experience), birth charts, or even
A brief INTROduction to its history & the signs
just your own star sign. Today we will be talking about the history and origins of astrology and a basic introduction to the 12 signs, as there is quite a bit of information to cover with astrology, although it might not seem like it. When it comes to modern astrology used today, there are three major types: Western/Tropical, Vedic and Chinese. In our entries, we will be mainly discussing Western/Tropical astrology, although if you do find our submissions spark an interest in you, you are most welcome to do research in your spare time on the other types of astrology and use the different types in combination.
Although we will mainly focus on Western/Tropical astrology, it is important to acknowledge that
astrology
from
different
did
originate
places
in
the
world. For example, in Ancient China, noblemen or
looked
sunspots
good
or
emperor, that
as
bad
application
times
other individuals.
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for
it’s
signs to
eclipses
portents
though
those
at
the
of
their
thought
had lives
less of
