Destiny is a mirror of character - A strong character wins battles with challenges, and a weak character blames others or takes advantage of them.

 

Some chapters from the history of astrology

Christopher Columbus discovered America by accident, but he set out with the help of astrology. Regiomontanus' table of planets, the map of Toscanelli, and the ephemeris of Zacuta were used by Columbus for his celestial calculations and for navigation on the high seas. He directed his hourglass towards the transit of the Sun. He skillfully predicted a lunar eclipse and predicted the weather with the help of astrological knowledge – tex because of the aspect of Mercury and Jupiter, he knew that a tropical storm was coming, so he sheltered his ships. He embarked on a great journey because of the conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn. He also learned this knowledge from Pierre d'Ailli, a French cardinal, theologian and astrologer. The great conjunctions are millennial and have coincided with natural disasters such as earthquakes, great floods, the death of Moses, the   birth of Jesus - bringing significant changes to the world.

 

Astrology is also the beginning of science, because it gave rise to mathematics, astronomy, timekeeping, medicine, modern chemistry, optics. Logarithms actually were invented to calculate horoscopes.

 

 

Many of today’s words are astrological terms till example: conjunction, prognosis, aspects, lunaticity, venereal, revolution (which means ‘solar return’).

 

According to the Israeli rabbinic tradition, the 12 tribes of Israel represent the 12 signs of the zodiac, and the astrological symbols for the 4 fixed ones - lion, man, bull and eagle - were carried by the Hebrew people through the desert as totems. These same symbols make up the Egyptian Sphinx, and according to Hezekiah's vision, they represent 4 great evangelists - Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.

 

The church calendars of all religions are astrologically connected with the major changes of the Sun and Moon. For example, Easter begins on the first full moon after the vernal equinox, Easter Sunday, which marks the end of Lent, is also the first Sunday after that. The Jewish New Year begins at dusk on the day when the New Moon is closest to the autumnal equinox. The first day of Ramadan determines the Moon in Libra, which for Muslims begins the period of fasting and prayer. Hanukkah is determined by the New Moon in Capricorn. The Vietnamese New Year is determined by the Full Moon in Aquarius.

 

The planets were inspiration for seven wonders: the Colossus of Rhodes – inspired by the Sun, the Temple of Diana in Ephesus – inspired by the Moon, the Great Pyramid of Giza – inspired by Mercury, the Temple of Zeus on Olympus – inspired by Jupiter, the lighthouse in Alexandria – inspired by Saturn.

 

The difference between astrology and astronomy

Astronomy studies the natural laws that govern space bodies and follows the development of the physical structure of the universe.

 

Astrology describes the influence of space bodies on human character, human actions, and on life on earth. Astrology is an applied science because it is bazed on astronomy. It is exact because the estimates are bazed on mathematical calculations. It is empirical because the conclusions are bazed on data collected over thousands of years. Belief in the idea that everything that is born, bears the hallmark of that moment of birth, has definitely proven.

 

Learning astrology in a proper and systematic way, can influence a change of opinion, more precisely - change of dogma about astrology. Scientific methods today can verify what astrology has been interpreting for thousands of years.

 

My approach to modern astrology

Close your eyes. Life is here and now, in the place where you are. Solve your current problems so you could solve your future problems. You know nothing about the future. You may know little about the present, but you can feel the present.

 

You strive for a relationship, wealth, a career - out of negative motivation: that means you strive for something because you are lonely, withdrawn, misunderstood, unhappy.

 

You strive for a goal out of positive motivation: that means you want to achieve, to create the opportunity for yourself to live the life you want, because of the challenges, because you have so much love to give to others, because you want to share your own talents and experiences.

 

Do not give in to destiny. Do not be a victim of circumstance or destiny (that’s what we call it).

 

Today a lot of people blame circumstances / destiny and look for evidence for their negative motivation. Such people show us how frustrating, meaningless, negative and difficult everything is. It blocks them all and they cannot move forward.

 

Positive motivation always shows us the way forward, it opens all doors for us.

 

Changing motivation from negative to positive is not easy. Our understandings and way of thinking are deeply rooted. That can be changed, of course. It is not easy nor does it go fast, but still it can be done. The path to the goal and development are worth the effort, and it is not the goal itself.

 

The concept of astrology

You like to read about horoscope, for sure. You first notice the description of your sun sign. Sun sign is exactly the only segment that most people know today - the sign in which you were born. Deeper knowledge from astrology confirms that the position of the sun in the horoscope is extremely important, but that it is only one of the many elements that need to be analyzed in one horoscope.

 

Astrology itself is really demanding and is exhausting for those who take it more seriously, but at the same time it intrigues them more and more,  attracting them into new teachings and insights. Anyone who is interested in people, social events, psychology and sociology will be equally permanently interested in astrology.