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AscTaurus
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From: Pretoria, Gauteng,South Africa
Registered: May 2009

posted June 02, 2009 06:51 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for AscTaurus     Edit/Delete Message

I wonder, with all the differing signs, the differing house sytems, the varying aspect calculations, dicovery of new "planets", decanate division, asc+desc positions, solar return charts as well as Lunar ones, sidereal charts vs Tropical chart etc.

How does one discern/ keep abreast of what is true?

A wise drag queen once said that sometimes, we -as people- put so much attachment in the labeling of things and so little on how they feel. She said:

" Look at the tree, all it is to you is just a tree but have you ever familiarized yourself with the "feel" of what you call a "tree"? Do you even know the difference in feel between what you call a "tree" from a "bush"?

Indeed, it seems that words seek to minimalize or categorize things to a point that we cease to appreciate their beauty, their infiniteness and profound existence.

Perhaps this is the illusion where we find ourselves as people; Quickly identifying ourselves as our skin, our religion or even as signs of the zodiac that we miss the infinite splendor of our divinty, which can never be boxed. "

I found this statement profound and it got me thinking; As much as I like to read that I am Sag with moon in cancer and asc in Taurus etc... I found that upon reading EACH AND EVERY SINGLE SIGN OF THE ZODIAC there was a "piece of me" that I could identify with in each.

I am sometimes assertive and forthright like Aries
I cam be stubborn and possessive like Taurus
I can be witty and chatty like Gemini
I can be emotional and defensive like Cancer

The list goes on..


Are sun signs really an ilusion that serves to differentiate us from each other; so that we are able to label "Ariens" as "Strong and assertive" and "Pisceans" as "weak and passive"?

Nowhere have I seen this distinction between "good" and "bad" so blatant as it is on this site called:

librarising.com

The site editor is even bold enough to suggest that "masculine" signs are more "beautiful" and "pleasant" than "feminine" signs -who are seen as "bad" and "ugly".

The platform is open.....


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comica23
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Registered: Apr 2009

posted June 02, 2009 09:49 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for comica23     Edit/Delete Message
I've always seen astrology as a tool to help us understand ourselves and other things better. But even if astrology can indeed tell everything about us, do we currently have enough knowledge for that to happen? It takes a vast knowledge and wisdom to understand the complexity of our individuality, as well as humanity.

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amowls*
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Posts: 209
From: richmond va
Registered: Apr 2009

posted June 02, 2009 09:50 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for amowls*     Edit/Delete Message
Every sign is in our charts. Just because you don't have any planets in Leo, doesn't mean Leo doesn't factor in somewhere. Leo shows up through our SUNS, or on a house cusp (third house if you're Gemini Rising).

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lalalinda
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From: nevada
Registered: Apr 2009

posted June 02, 2009 09:59 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for lalalinda     Edit/Delete Message
Hello and Welcome to LL AscTaurus

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Glaucus
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Posts: 286
From: Sacramento,California
Registered: Apr 2009

posted June 02, 2009 11:12 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Glaucus     Edit/Delete Message
I am with amowls.


I have over 60 Astrology books,and none of them are Sunsign Astrology books.

I don't see myself as a Scorpio. I know that I am more than a Scorpio. To me, identifying with just my sunsign is just me identifying with the ego. I see myself as my whole chart which is nothing but snapshot of the sky, and so encompasses all objects in existence.

I also want to relate more to my constellation placements more than the tropical zodiac signs. It's the constellations that are connected to the heavens. The tropical zodiac signs are just connected to the earth-based seasons.

I like to embrace my constellation sunsign,Virgo and not just my tropical sunsign, Scorpio as well as my other constellation placements.


I put more emphasis on the geometry and harmonics in Astrology any way, and so I focus on aspects,midpoint pictures,declinations aspects,right ascension aspects as well as look at the nodes of objects...even things like perihelion/aphelion, perigree/apogee of objects.

I am also interested in golden section aspects. aspects based on divine proportion


Raymond

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