Characteristics And Meaning Of The Zodiac Signs

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Zodiac Astrology
Zodiac signs are based off the astrological constellations that are divided into twelve sections. Each sign has its own special meaning according to what constellation a birthday falls on, and all have names. The names of the Zodiacs are Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Capricorn, Leo, Libra, Virgo, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Pisces, and Aquarius. Each of these signs has an element, in example: Earth, Water, Fire, and Air. The Earth signs are Capricorn, Taurus, and Virgo. The Water signs are Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces. The Fire signs are Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius. The Air signs are Libra, Aquarius, and Gemini (Zodiac Signs, Characteristics, and Meanings).
Earth signs are considered to be “grounded”, conservative and realistic, …show more content…

There are two basic astrological signs for each person, referred to as a Sun and Moon sign. A Sun is how one deals with the world, and the face one puts on for it. A Moon sign is how one truly feels and how one deals with emotions. The other astrological signs are Ascendant, Mercury, Mars, Venus, and the outer planets. In order to better understand the way people work, how one feels, and why one does what one does, people often turns towards astrology and the Zodiac. An Ascendant is how the world sees oneself, and the role one plays in it. A Mercury is the way one thinks; Mars is how someone deals with conflict. Venus is how one would deal with other people (Difference between Sun Sign and Moon …show more content…

An opening line quite common in the 80’s era was “What’s your sign?” referring to the Zodiac. In the likeness that the Lunar Moon phases control the waves of the oceans, the Zodiac controls people. In an event of all these things influencing humans and animals since birth, there seems to be a certain programming for it. As previously mentioned, horoscopes play a large role in the positive and negative thinking. It is said that horoscopes have been predicted a lot in the past, and continue to be relevant (Astrology Signs and Zodiac

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