Astrology (from Greek: αστρολογία = άστρον, astron, "star" + λόγος, logos, "word") refers to any of several traditions or systems in which knowledge of the apparent positions of celestial bodies is held to be useful in understanding, interpreting, and organizing knowledge about reality and human existence on earth. All traditions are based on the relative positions and movements of various real and construed celestial bodies as seen at the time and place of the birth or other event being studied. The ...

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• Astrology - Description
• Astrology - History of astrology
• Astrology - The validity of astrology
• Astrology - Effects on world culture
• Astrology - Astrology as a descriptive language for the mind
• Astrology - Astrology and the classical elements
• Astrology - Astrology and alchemy
• Astrology - The seven liberal arts and astrology
• Astrology - Astrology and the days of the week

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Alchemy in the Western World and other locations where it was widely practiced was (and in many cases still is) closely allied and intertwined with traditional Babylonian-Greek style astrology; in numerous ways they were built to complement each other in the search for hidden knowledge. Traditionally, each of the seven planets in the solar system as known to the ancients was associated with, held d ...

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Astrology, Astrology - Description, Astrology - History of astrology, Astrology - The validity of astrology, Astrology - Effects on world culture, Astrology - Astrology as a descriptive language for the mind, Astrology - Astrology and the classical elements, Astrology - Astrology and alchemy, Astrology - The seven liberal arts and astrology, Astrology - Astrology and the Days of the Week

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The Astrology of Intimacy

Love and relationships are high on the list of concerns for most human beings. There are some solitary souls who are quite content to live without a primary partner, but most of us choose to pursue intimate relationships for many different reasons. A loving partner helps keep away the cold, not only by warming the bed, but by supporting your dreams and listening to your fears. Close companionship is the way of the world for the majority, but modern society has made it an extremely complex process.

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The following article by Dr. Turi explains the celestial influences characterizing differents types of psychological states. He briefly outlines the astrological reasons for Psychosis/Schizophrenia, Hysteria, Dissociative States, Sociopathic Personality, A.D.D., and Paranoid Personality.

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Astrology's Archaic Truths

One of the challenges for astrologers is to find a meaningful place for astrology in our modern world. In this so-called scientific society of ours, astrology often looks like a rube, an ignorant fool left over from some bygone era. Astrology may seem quaint as it attempts to describe reality through a world view that has been surpassed by the scientific discoveries of the past 500 years. Our Ptolemaic earth-centered view of the universe is seen as naive at its best and downright charlatanism at its worst. But, once we step back from the dogmas of modern science we can rediscover astrology's truths, truths which are essential to the healing of our shattered world.

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In this articles, famous Astrologer Dr Turi expose his beliefs and vision from an astrological point of view regarding the release of Mel Gibson's new movie, "The Passion." As expected when religions are involved, controversial news will be hitting fast and furious causing emotional turmoil. Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" is unleashing this conflict according to Dr Turi.

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Astrolocality is a specialized branch of astrology that in essence, takes one's natal chart and superimposes it on a map of the earth, revealing individualized places of planetary archetypal energies. The author, Maya White, is one of only 84 people world wide trained and certified by the late Jim Lewis.

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Chinese astrologers refer to the Moon's Nodes as the Dragon's Head and Tail and give it tremendous attention as to the placement in the natal chart. Sadly, practical modern astrologers tend to ignore its very existence and in the process, lose a wealth of valuable information. To my knowledge, the Dragon, in itself, holds as much, if not more, facts and power than the entire complexity of a whole astrological chart! This article give you the knowledge to understand the Dragon in your personal horoscope.

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The astrological influences at play the night of the Titanic's fateful descent are explained in such a way that one can clearly see how the forces were against a successful voyage.� Dr. Turi covers the positions of the planets and the head and tail of the dragon, a method used by Nostradamus.

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Medical Astrology presented by Ingrid Naiman, is a wholistic approach to Astrology that include not only the interpretation of an Astrology chart but also involves astroendocrinology, the effects of stress, the elements and provide remidies that promotes physical, psychological and spiritual wellbeing.

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Alchemy is an early protoscientific and philosophical discipline combining the elements of chemistry, metallurgy, physics, medicine, astrology, semiotics, mysticism, and art. Alchemy has been practiced in ancient Egypt, India, and China, in Classical Greece and Rome, in the Islamic Empire, and then in Europe up to the 19th century — in a complex network of schools and philosophical systems spanning at least 2500 years. The alchemists did not follow what is now known as the scientific method, and much of the "knowledge" they p ...

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• Alchemy - Overview
• Alchemy - Alchemy as a proto-science
• Alchemy - The changing goals of alchemy
• Alchemy - Alchemy and astrology
• Alchemy - Alchemy in the age of science
• Alchemy - Alchemy as a subject of historical research
• Alchemy - Etymology
• Alchemy - History
• Alchemy - Alchemy in Ancient Egypt
• Alchemy - Chinese alchemy
• Alchemy - Indian alchemy
• Alchemy - Alchemy in the Greek world
• Alchemy - Alchemy in the Roman Empire
• Alchemy - Alchemy in the Islamic world
• Alchemy - Alchemy in Medieval Europe
• Alchemy - Alchemy in the Modern Age and Renaissance
• Alchemy - The decline of Western alchemy
• Alchemy - Modern 'alchemy'
• Alchemy - Alchemy in art and entertainment
• Alchemy - Literature
• Alchemy - Music
• Alchemy - Other alchemical pages
• Alchemy - Related and alternative philosophies
• Alchemy - Scientific connections
• Alchemy - Substances of the alchemists
• Alchemy - Other resources

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The validity of astrology is a controversial subject. The case for and the case against astrology's objective validity are presented here. Astrologers argue that astrology works by a mechanism or mechanisms unknown to conventional science. Professional astrologers state by their experience that when applied to practical real life cases and world events many situations can be explained and forecast. They argue that it does not prove anything that conventional science says it requires, but informs the user of potential cel ...

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• Validity of astrology - How astrologers view astrology
• Validity of astrology - How skeptics view astrology
• Validity of astrology - Arguments for astrology
• Validity of astrology - Frank Brown's Experiment
• Validity of astrology - The Mars effect
• Validity of astrology - Age among peer groups
• Validity of astrology - Percy Seymour
• Validity of astrology - The thirteenth zodiacal constellation
• Validity of astrology - Arguments against astrology
• Validity of astrology - Gravitational forces aspect
• Validity of astrology - Magnetic influence
• Validity of astrology - The question of distance
• Validity of astrology - Extra heavenly bodies
• Validity of astrology - Inconsistency of effect
• Validity of astrology - Astrological and astronomical zodiac differences
• Validity of astrology - Arbitrary nature of modern and old zodiac mismatch
• Validity of astrology - Time of birth
• Validity of astrology - Forer effect
• Validity of astrology - Modern solar system bodies discoveries
• Validity of astrology - Psychological points
• Validity of astrology - Knowing about things which can not be changed. A paradox?
• Validity of astrology - Relationship to various sciences

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Western astrology employs the tropical zodiac which divides the ecliptic into twelve signs of equal length starting at the first point of Aries, which is defined as the point at which the ecliptic (the apparent path of the Sun through the heavens) crosses the celestial equator at the spring equinox. It is important to note that these signs are completely independent of the astronomical constellations after which they were origi ...

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• Astrological sign - Traditional Rulership versus Modern Rulership
• Astrological sign - Classification
• Astrological sign - Signification
• Astrological sign - Phrases keywords and concepts associated with each astrological sign

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Mundane Astrology is the application of astrology to world affairs and world events, taking its name from the Roman word Mundus, meaning "the World". Mundane astrology is branch of Judicial astrology and is widely believed by astrological historians to be the most ancient branch of astrology. Many modern and ancient mundane astrologers believe correlations exist between geological phenomena (such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, etc.) and astronomical phenomena (the ...

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Chinese astrology is related to the Chinese calendar, particularly its 12-year cycle of animals (aka Chinese Zodiac), and the fortune-telling aspects according to movement of heavenly bodies across the Chinese constellations in the sky. Chinese astrology - Background. The ancient Chinese astronomers called the five major planets by the names of the Five Elements. Venus is Metal (gold); Jupiter is Wood; Mercury is Water; Mars is Fire; Saturn is Earth. The position of the five planets, the sun, the moon, and comets ...

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• Chinese astrology - Background
• Chinese astrology - The Binary 60 Year cycle Yin Yang
• Chinese astrology - Five Elements
• Chinese astrology - Water
• Chinese astrology - Wood
• Chinese astrology - Fire
• Chinese astrology - Metal gold
• Chinese astrology - Earth
• Chinese astrology - The Twelve animals
• Chinese astrology - The Twelve Zodiac Animals
• Chinese astrology - Inner Animals and Secret animals
• Chinese astrology - The Months
• Chinese astrology - The Hours
• Chinese astrology - Origin Stories
• Chinese astrology - The Lunisolar Calender
• Chinese astrology - Table of the Lunar Calendar and Zodiac
• Chinese astrology - Chinese Zodiac in other countries
• Chinese astrology - Torè Calendar

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Uranian Astrology is a modern form of astrology based on teachings of German surveyor/astrologer Alfred Witte (1878-1941), founder of the Hamburg School of Astrology. Witte revived and further developed the use of mathematical midpoints for precision astrological analysis and prediction. He was also an avid independent student of astronomy. In his early writings in the 1920s, he experimented with numerous historical astrology techniques, including the astrological houses, planetary formulae similar to 'Arabic parts', and planet ...

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Some astrologers believe that each number from 0 to 9 is ruled by a celestial body in our solar system -- the layout below is the most widely accepted system amongst modern astrologers but there are other conflicting systems as well. Zero is ruled by the planet Pluto, which gives it many transforming and regenerating qualities. It has a lot of depth and intensity, which makes it a abstruse number indeed. One is rule by the Sun and the astrological aspect of the conjunction, so this number is very egocentric, ...

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Western astrology is the system of astrology most popular in Western countries. It is based primarily on the birthday of the predictee and the sun's and planets' positions in the ancient zodiac located along the ecliptic in equal, 30 degree sections (for a total of twelve signs) beginning at the Vernal Equinox on or around March 21 of each year. Western astrology originated in Mesopotamia during the 2nd millennium BC, from whence it spread to much of the world. Other systems of astrology were developed independently in China, i ...

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Astrological Compatibility describes how one particular Zodiac Sign is compatible with another. Compatibility between two signs was described in words or rated in numbers to give an idea on how, according to Relationship Astrology experts, one person is compatible or incompatible with another one, based on their Zodiac Signs. Compatibility between two Zodiac Signs is always approached within particular branch of astrological traditio ...

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• Astrological compatibility - Compatibility in Chinese Astrology
• Astrological compatibility - Compatibility in Western Astrology

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