Astrology blog

Astrology uses celestial bodies and real astronomical phenomena as a basis for its interpretations. Retrograde is no exception. This is not an astrological, but an astronomical term related to how we observe the movement of the Solar system planets from Earth. In astronomy, the phenomenon of retrograde is accepted just as a natural and explicable fact, but astrology gives this phenomenon a special meaning, arguing that the reverse planetary movement correlates with unfavorable phenomena on Earth and in people's lives. Let's look at what these conclusions are based on, and why planets are retrograde in general.

Anyone who has ever tried to look into the future and received an ambiguous forecast knows that there is nothing worse than expecting bad things, - your faith in the best disappears, and a sense of vulnerability increases.

In sidereal astrology, there is a branch called "13 sign astrology". This is the only fork of science that considers Ophiuchus as a ecliptical constellation. My astrological service is built on this system, whose zodiacal signs completely coincide with astronomical constellations. But why does 12 sign tropical astrology use Ophiuchus?

People often ask me why natal chart calculation on my site shows incorrect data. That is, the planets, in their opinion, are not in the signs where they should be, and in general everything is different. Since the topic is raised often, and many people simply have not heard about sidereal astrology, which I use, I decided to write a special post and explain why some of my calculations do not agree with generally accepted astrology. Here you can express your opinion and ask questions.

Since the trajectory of the Sun, when viewed from Earth, has a circular shape, we represent the zodiac as a circle. The circle is divided into sectors (zodiac signs), some of which are located opposite each other. Aries opposes Libra, Capricorn opposes Cancer, and sidereal Taurus is opposed by two constellations at once - Scorpio and Ophiuchus.

Since each zodiac sign has a ruler planet, the opposition of the signs generates a confrontation of the planets. For example, Mars (ruler of Aries) is the exact opposite of Chiron (ruler of Libra), and the Moon (ruler of Cancer) is the opposite of Saturn (ruler of Capricorn).

To clearly see the kinship and enmity of the signs, I made an infographic that reflects the actual planetary properties adapted to the sidereal zodiac. You can trace in which constellation the planet shows its strength and weakness, based on the traditional astrological concepts of domicile, exaltation, detriment and fall.