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(I.) HISTORY - Distant Beginnings

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« on: December 11, 2007, 01:19:30 pm »








The mystery of how the constellations used in the zodiac acquired their own characteristics - why astrologers should have begun to associate Gemini with liveliness and versatility, Aries with courage and selfishness, Libra with charm and ease - is unfathomable. The association made by early man between the planets and certain human characteristics is easier to understand: the Sun, blazing in all its glory, was certainly the major visible symbol of royalty and nobility, pompous and domineering; equally, the Moon's association with motherhood can safely be associated with its influence on the female cycle, and on the feminine element, water - the rivers and seas with their regular tides. One may even suggest that Mars was associated with aggression because of its relatively fiery, red appearance in the bright night skies, and Venus with beauty and love because of its clear, bright steadiness. On the other hand, how did Jupiter come to be associated with optimism and justice, Saturn with practicality and caution?

These characteristics appeared very early. In 235 BC, an astrologer told a client that 'If your child is born when Venus comes forth and Jupiter has set, his wife will be stronger than he' - Venus associated with indecision and laziness, Jupiter with kindliness, loyalty, ease. The same astrologer associated Leo with wealth and power, Cancer with water, Taurus with strength in battle. To all these simple associations modern astrologers would to some extent assent.
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