Basic Astrological Terms – What Do They Mean?
ASTROLOGY – the ancient science and philosophy teaching of the planetary energies and their particular effects upon life on our earth. ZODIAC – the twelve-fold divisions of the entirety of the 360 degrees of the heavens into the known constellations – Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces. SYMBOLS are used to represent each zodiacal sign and planet by traditional symbols. Natal Chart, Birth Chart – is a map of the individual person or project under scrutiny. In western astrology it takes a circular pattern and is divided into the twelve Houses or sections before the entering of the zodiacal signs, planets and other information. The Birth Chart is retained as a basic analysis of individual traits that are usually retained throughout lifetime. It can be regularly upgraded to allow for the changing planetary positions that occur over time as the system of the Progressions that in the hands of an expert astrologer can explain ch
