FAQ on Astrology
11 commonly asked questions about astrology
1. Is there more than sun signs to astrology?
Answer: Yes. Thinking sun signs is all there is to astrology is like thinking
addition is all there is to mathematics. There is also the moon, the eight
planets, houses, aspects -- just to name a few major components. Astrology
is a very complex study of how the stars influence people.
Answer: Yes. Thinking sun signs is all there is to astrology is like thinking
addition is all there is to mathematics. There is also the moon, the eight
planets, houses, aspects -- just to name a few major components. Astrology
is a very complex study of how the stars influence people.
2. So what is a natal chart anyway?
Answer: A natal chart is a ‘snap shot’ of the sky when a person is born.
The natal chart represents the person born on that date, time of birth and
location of birth. It is the most popular chart used in astrology but there are
many others such as progressed, transits and composites that are used to be
predictive.
Answer: A natal chart is a ‘snap shot’ of the sky when a person is born.
The natal chart represents the person born on that date, time of birth and
location of birth. It is the most popular chart used in astrology but there are
many others such as progressed, transits and composites that are used to be
predictive.
3. Can astrology tell the future?
Answer: No. No system can do that. What astrology can do is tell a person
what influences are coming up in their life and how they might react to it. It
can not tell you when you’ll marry, have children, die...etc.
Answer: No. No system can do that. What astrology can do is tell a person
what influences are coming up in their life and how they might react to it. It
can not tell you when you’ll marry, have children, die...etc.
4. Is astrology about fate or free will?
Answer: Free will. No respectable astrologer will EVER tell someone an
absolute. It’s your life and you make the decisions. Astrology is useful in that
it can help you understand yourself, others and how and when things might
happen in your life.
Answer: Free will. No respectable astrologer will EVER tell someone an
absolute. It’s your life and you make the decisions. Astrology is useful in that
it can help you understand yourself, others and how and when things might
happen in your life.
5. I was born when the sun was changing signs; how can I tell
what sun sign I am?
Answer: The only accurate way to find out which sun sign you are is have an
astrologer calculate your birth / natal chart. This is a simple process with
computers and Vega Attractions offers this service free. This is also one of
the reasons why birth time and birth location is so important in astrology.
See question 7.
what sun sign I am?
Answer: The only accurate way to find out which sun sign you are is have an
astrologer calculate your birth / natal chart. This is a simple process with
computers and Vega Attractions offers this service free. This is also one of
the reasons why birth time and birth location is so important in astrology.
See question 7.
6. Some people call me a sun sign cusper, meaning I was born on
the cusp of a sign. Can I have characteristics of both sun signs?
Answer: No, in a sense. Let me explain further. A sun sign cusper is a fancy
astrology word that has no real meaning. At the moment of your birth the sun
was in one sign or another. However, it is not unusual to identify more strongly
with a different sign than that of your sun sign. This is because there are many
other influences besides the sun. For example, a person born on October 22
still has a Libra sun. However, that person’s moon and other key influences in
their chart might be in other signs, and so they feel those influences more
strongly than their sun sign.
the cusp of a sign. Can I have characteristics of both sun signs?
Answer: No, in a sense. Let me explain further. A sun sign cusper is a fancy
astrology word that has no real meaning. At the moment of your birth the sun
was in one sign or another. However, it is not unusual to identify more strongly
with a different sign than that of your sun sign. This is because there are many
other influences besides the sun. For example, a person born on October 22
still has a Libra sun. However, that person’s moon and other key influences in
their chart might be in other signs, and so they feel those influences more
strongly than their sun sign.
7. Why is the birth time and location so important in astrology?
Answer: The time and location of birth is important because of time zones.
South Africa is on a very different ‘time’ than the U.S.A. or any other country. It’
s the same with cities. Even two people born on the same day, at the same
time but in different locations will have very different birth charts. The time of
birth is also very important to the Ascendant in astrology. See question 9 for
more information. See also question 11 for birth twins.
Answer: The time and location of birth is important because of time zones.
South Africa is on a very different ‘time’ than the U.S.A. or any other country. It’
s the same with cities. Even two people born on the same day, at the same
time but in different locations will have very different birth charts. The time of
birth is also very important to the Ascendant in astrology. See question 9 for
more information. See also question 11 for birth twins.
8. I don’t know my birth time - now what?
Answer: Ask your parents, consult your birth certificate or contact the
hospital of your birth. If all else fails, astrologers do have a system called
rectification of birth time. There are many variations of this, but the most
common one is to set the time of birth at noon. The ascendant is then set at
the placement of your sun.
Answer: Ask your parents, consult your birth certificate or contact the
hospital of your birth. If all else fails, astrologers do have a system called
rectification of birth time. There are many variations of this, but the most
common one is to set the time of birth at noon. The ascendant is then set at
the placement of your sun.
9. So what is the Ascendant?
Answer: The ascendant sign is what sign is on the horizon at a persons
birth. The ascendant is what degree in the sign specifically. In astrology the
ascendant is very important in that it sets up the whole chart into houses,
dictating where the signs and planets fall. The ascendant sign is said to be
how others see that person. A more controversial view of the ascendant, that
Vega Attractions agrees with, is that the ascendant is how the native views
themselves. In other words, the ascendant sign characteristics is really what
the native strives or wants to be like. We at Vega Attractions believe that the
ascendant is how the person sees themselves, and it is the Midheaven that
shows how other people see you.
Answer: The ascendant sign is what sign is on the horizon at a persons
birth. The ascendant is what degree in the sign specifically. In astrology the
ascendant is very important in that it sets up the whole chart into houses,
dictating where the signs and planets fall. The ascendant sign is said to be
how others see that person. A more controversial view of the ascendant, that
Vega Attractions agrees with, is that the ascendant is how the native views
themselves. In other words, the ascendant sign characteristics is really what
the native strives or wants to be like. We at Vega Attractions believe that the
ascendant is how the person sees themselves, and it is the Midheaven that
shows how other people see you.
10. Is there any validity in sun sign compatibility if astrology is so
complex?
Answer: Not really. It is true that some signs get along better than others.
But this quick system only deals with sun signs. As already stated, there is
much, much more than your sun sign in astrology. It would be like saying
everyone with brown eyes is compatible with you, but not the blue, green and
hazel eyed. This is one of the reasons why Vega Attractions developed the
Day Search system. Day Search examines all the important factors that
determine whether you will be compatible with someone else or not.
complex?
Answer: Not really. It is true that some signs get along better than others.
But this quick system only deals with sun signs. As already stated, there is
much, much more than your sun sign in astrology. It would be like saying
everyone with brown eyes is compatible with you, but not the blue, green and
hazel eyed. This is one of the reasons why Vega Attractions developed the
Day Search system. Day Search examines all the important factors that
determine whether you will be compatible with someone else or not.
11. What about twins? They are born on the same day, location
and almost the same time?
Answer: This is a complex question. First, back to the ascendant. The
degree of the ascendant can move every four minutes. So it is possible for
twins to have different ascendant signs. But even minor changes in degree,
1 or 2, can have a big impact. The twins can have different aspects, strength
of aspect, and planets in different houses. However, this is the technical
answer. Astrology recognizes that people are on different spiritual levels of
living and it also goes back to the free will issue. Even people with the exact
same chart will make different decisions because they have free will. In
addition, there is likely to be different environmental and social factors that
have influenced the two people.
and almost the same time?
Answer: This is a complex question. First, back to the ascendant. The
degree of the ascendant can move every four minutes. So it is possible for
twins to have different ascendant signs. But even minor changes in degree,
1 or 2, can have a big impact. The twins can have different aspects, strength
of aspect, and planets in different houses. However, this is the technical
answer. Astrology recognizes that people are on different spiritual levels of
living and it also goes back to the free will issue. Even people with the exact
same chart will make different decisions because they have free will. In
addition, there is likely to be different environmental and social factors that
have influenced the two people.
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