Astrology Freak Edition;

You most likely at one point in your life came across many Instagram posts while scrolling miles with your thumb where your birthdate is matched with your aesthetic or even heard one of the many infamous assumptions like “Tauruses are lazy and materialistic!” over a random Tumblr blog.. I know, I know! You may wonder just how vague it sounds for your birthdate to define certain characteristics in your personality, and how that works in the first place, but it is not as simple as one, two, three.

In order to understand how that works, we must comprehend the fact that planets do in fact, affect human lives via magnetic signals that manifest themselves in various ways other than the obvious ocean tides. In order for a person or an object to be  affected by something, they need to interact with one or four more fundamental nature forces like gravity, electromagnetism and the strong and weak nuclear forces, just like a falling rock pulled down by gravity..

Now imagine standing in the same spot.. and no, this is not a clickbait, yes, there is much more than just a sun sign, an entire birth chart in fact! Put simply, there are the 12 zodiac signs, the 8 planets, and 12 houses, as well as other asteroids having almost the same effect as planets have. The planets represent a certain type of energy, so Saturn represents discipline, hard work and authority. The moon signifies intuition, subconscious mind, habits etc.. Zodiac signs represent how the energy of this planet is expressed, and the houses, which constantly keep rotating in the 360° wheel; represent the areas of life this energy is shown. You will be affected by the magnetic signals this alignment manifests. If at the time you were born you had your moon in Taurus landing in the 9th house of material possessions, the energy of the moon will be expressed as a true Taurean in the 9th house. Since Taurus is an earth element, it is very sensual and focused on finances, even stingy if underdeveloped. It is hot headed yet calm and sensual, practical yet sometimes impulsive and stubborn, and one of few words.

Placements usually show much clearer as we grow older and start to discover who we are as individuals. First you have to understand that when the moon; your comfort space, is in Taurus, you will find safety in anything far from spontaneous, more so calculated. Surprises and things that are not planned are a big no, no! You work hard just to earn money because it is the mean to make you feel emotionally stable. Moon also shows how you view your mother, so if it is expressed in Taurus, you viewed her as very loving, shy even and was probably the well of your secrets. The moon landed in the 9th house, the house of travel, philosophy, religion, education and dreams. Therefore, you may be very fond of traveling and often by water, and constantly trying to understand life around you and its meaning, finding something you can call home, education is very important to you because you feel empowered by it, you may be pulled or called to live in more foreign countries. There are degrees as well which determine how strong a certain placement in your chart is.

As far as calculating your birth chart goes, there are many resources you can rely on, such as websites, books, videos, etc.. that will help you figure out your placements and do the most in explaining them to you. If you are interested in learning more, I recommend you calculate your birth chart at AstrologyCafe or Astro-Seek if you’re more into complex and lengthy explanations. Keep discovering within, star child! No, literally..