The
Art of Astrology is based upon the idea that there is a correspondence between
what is going on with the position of the planets and the character of the
individual born at that same moment in time. The foundation for this thought is
the basic idea that the universe and all of its constituent parts are not
separate entities but are all intrinsically related to each other in a unified
whole. What happens in the very large, macrocosm or planets also happens at the
same time in the very small, microcosm or human being.
It
is not so much that the planets affect the individual as people generally
believe astrology says, although undoubtedly the Sun and Moon do. It is more
that the planets position and the individuals nature are both a reflection and
expression of the same universal force acting upon them. When the system is
therefore understood, what can be seen by the position of the planets will also
tell us something of the nature of the individual born under this same moment.
A simple analogy to this is how we use clocks to tell the time. Once we can
read the time on a clock we can know many things about what is likely to be
happening in the world at that moment without having to actually witness it.
The
full art of astrology involves a number of different essential components. It
requires the time and place an event took place, which is most commonly the
birth of a person. At the time of this event, Astrology then looks at the
position of The Planets in the sky, the Signs, the Houses, and the Aspects (or
Links) between the planets.
