I want a few booksI wish there was an ancient Babylonian Astrology book..........when they first were using 16 zodiac signs before changing it to 12.
I want a book on Constellation Astrology.
instead of using tropical zodiac, using the actual constellations. I want it to explore how the tropical zodiac signs were assigned certain traits.
I want to know how the astrologers came up with the characteristic traits for the zodiac signs because they don't really match actual characteristics of the constellations.
Aquarius as being unconventional,unusual ,nonconformist baffles me. It seems that Aquarius maybe started being viewed unconventional after Uranus was discovered.
Even in the actual mythology, Aquarius has nothing to do with being unconventional. It was more about life giving water in a literal or figurative sense. The alpha and beta stars of Aquarius, Sadalmelik and Sadalsuud have to do with luck
Sadalmelik means "Lucky One Of The King" and Sadalsuud means "Luckiest of the Lucky"
Sagittarius Constellation has nothing to do with philosophy,religion but to do with the warlike,aggressive,wild,and sharp-eyed nature of the centaur archer. It seems that they added Chiron personality into Sagittarius zodiac sign even though Centaurus contellation is about Chiron.
Libra constellation was the scorpion's claw. I read that the possible origin of the association of the scales of Libra with justice could be Babylonian and Egyptian theology,where the souls of the dead are weighed in a great scale. I read that Libra constellation has to do with justice,death,and final judgment.
I think that the constellation meanings are different from the regular tropical meanings. Therefore, they don't really contradict each other if combined. They add another layer.
Raymond