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Published:
February 5, 2020

Astrology For Dummies

Overview

What can the starry skies tell you about yourself and others? More than you might imagine. 

For over four thousand years, people have watched the skies, correlating the movements of the Sun, the Moon, and the planets with human affairs. Astrology for Dummies shows the reader how to use that accumulated wisdom to identify strengths and weaknesses, discover creative abilities, understand relationships, and make the most of the times in which we live. Using an abundance of real-life examples, author Rae Orion offers an incisive account of each sign and planet, taking the reader far beyond the daily horoscope and illuminating the birth chart in all its individuality and complexity.

Astrology for Dummies examines the time-honored ways astrology helps us understand ourselves and others. From how to map and interpret individual horoscopes to building and reading birth charts, Astrology For Dummies provides you with the tools to apply the art of astrology to your everyday life.

  • Explore the long, multi-cultural, occasionally bloody history of astrology
  • Discover useful advice about romance, career, and wellness
  • Find the creative potential to be found in every sign and every birth chart
  • Unravel the mysteries behind Mercury retrograde and other celestial phenomena
  • Delve into the horoscopes of dozens of famous (and infamous) people, both past and present
  • Investigate different ways to align yourself with the cosmos.

Astrology hasn’t been around for millennia for nothing. It’s a practical tool, a symbolic language, a way to expand awareness, a means to increase empathy, and an exploration that touches the soul.  Whether you want to learn about yourself, understand others, or glimpse the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead, the answers are here — and in the stars!

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About The Author

Rae Orion has written books on photography, astronomy, and mythology as well as the mysteries of astrology. She is the author of both previous editions of Astrology For Dummies.

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CHEAT SHEET

If you want to use astrology to understand yourself and others, you need to know the astrological basics and what they represent: the 12 signs of the zodiac; the sun, the moon, and the planets; and the 12 houses of the horoscope.Signs of the zodiac: symbols, dates, traits, and planetary rulersWhat’s your sign?

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Where do extraordinary qualities come from? What goes into the astrological chart of a world-class beauty, a groundbreaking artist, a celebrity, or a billionaire? These people obviously have something special . . . and maybe you do, too. Athletic prowess Mighty Mars, the planet of aggression, figures strongly in the charts of athletes, who are statistically more likely than non-athletes to have Mars within striking distance of either the Ascendant or the Midheaven.
A full astrological chart with its web of planets, signs, houses, and aspects, is as complex and confounding as an actual human being—and just as hard to understand. To get a sense of your chart without drowning in detail, concentrate on these factors: © Photosani / Shutterstock.com The sun The sun reflects your basic identity — your motivations, needs, will, and individuality.
An astrological birth chart can easily have dozens of aspects in it. The aspects that deserve the closest attention are those that are the tightest, those that involve the Sun or the Moon, and those that weave three or more planets into a single pattern, as in these configurations: The Grand Trine: Three planets, each at a 120°angle to the other two, form a giant good-luck triangle called a Grand Trine, shown in this figure.
Every astrological chart includes the Moon, eight planets, twelve houses, and more. But the core of almost every horoscope is the Sun, which is why we are beginning with the signs of the Zodiac that begin in Spring. ©ollomy/Shutterstock.com The signs of Spring: Aries, Taurus, and Gemini The Sun begins its journey through the signs and the seasons on or about March 20, when it enters Aries.
If you want to use astrology to understand yourself and others, you need to know the astrological basics and what they represent: the 12 signs of the zodiac; the sun, the moon, and the planets; and the 12 houses of the horoscope.Signs of the zodiac: symbols, dates, traits, and planetary rulersWhat’s your sign?
Leaf through a pile of birth charts, and you may notice that in some the planets are huddled together in one part of the circle, while in others they’re scattered around the wheel like numbers on a clock. These groupings can be revealing regardless of the signs and planets involved. Astrologers have developed two main ways of assessing the configurations of an astrological chart: Hemisphere analysis: This one is easy.
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