Astrology 101

The basis of astrology is that there is a correlation between the universe and human experience. It is the "science" of electromagnetism perceived before its time.

“Astrology is assured of recognition from psychology, without further restrictions, because astrology represents the summation of all the psychological knowledge of antiquity.” Carl Jung

Your astrological sun sign determines your basic character and the position of the planets on your date of birth determine your pattern of behavior.

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ARIES -- (Mar 21 - Apr 20)

SYMBOL -- the Ram -- assertive, courage, able to climb to great heights

RULING PLANET -- Mars -- ancient god of war & aggression -- denotes competition & passion

ARIES PERSON -- enthusiastic, outgoing, often dramatic -- full of ideas & plans, intense desire to succeed -- self-oriented, impulsive, adventurous, accepts challenges with bravado -- -- feelings of insecurity & inadequacy -- restless, lack of patience for details, impulsive, erratic -- easily angered but this emotion will be quickly forgotten with no grudges

ARCHANGEL -- Camael -- archangel of love -- engenders love, assertiveness & confidence -- focus on courage, passion

COMPATIBLE SIGNS -- Leo, Sagittarius

INCOMPATIBLE SIGNS -- Cancer (too moody), Libra (too indecisive), Capricorn (too conservative)

LUCKY DAY -- Tuesday

LUCKY NUMBERS -- 1 & 9

FAMOUS ARIES -- Warren Beatty, Marlon Brando, Doris Day, Steve McQueen, Joan Crawford

TAURUS -- (Apr 21 - May 21)

SYMBOL -- the Bull -- strong, stubborn, fierce & gentle

RULING PLANET -- Venus -- goddess of pleasure & beauty -- denotes practicality & reliability

TAURUS PERSON -- earthy, shy, attuned to nature, practical -- materialistic, possessiveness, likes comfort, luxury, beauty, high-end goods -- yearns for stability & security -- self-conscious, temperamental, anxious, must learn patience

ARCHANGE -- Hagiel -- engenders practicality & reliability -- focus on beauty, love, grace, music

COMPATIBLE SIGNS -- Virgo, Capricorn

INCOMPATIBLE SIGNS -- Aquarius (too much change), Leo (too proud), Scorpio (too scheming)

LUCKY DAY -- Friday

LUCKY NUMBERS -- 4 & 6

FAMOUS TAURUS -- Audrey Hepburn, Katharine Hepburn, Shirley Temple, Willie Nelson, Jack Nicholson

GEMINI -- (May 22 - Jun 22)

SYMBOL -- the Twins -- duality, communication, versatility, responsiveness

RULING PLANET -- Mercury -- ancient messenger of the gods -- denotes cleverness & temperament

GEMINI PERSON -- gifted, clever, generous, restless, uptight, easily bored -- thirst for knowledge which is often kept within -- need for variety may cause scattered energy & nervous exhaustion

ARCHANGEL -- Raphael -- archangel of healing -- engenders adaptability & being social -- focus on intelligence, communication, travel

COMPATIBLE SIGNS -- Aquarius, Libra

INCOMPATIBLE SIGNS -- Virgo (too fussy), Sagittarius (too active), Pisces (too introspective)

LUCKY DAY -- Wednesday

LUCKY NUMBERS -- 5 & 9

FAMOUS GEMINI -- Marilyn Monroe, John F. Kennedy, Bob Dylan, Johnny Depp, Bob Hope

CANCER -- (Jun 23 - Jul 23)

SYMBOL -- the Crab -- impenetrable exterior, soft interior, withdraws within when in danger

RULING PLANET -- Moon -- denotes intuition & emotions

CANCER PERSON -- Complex, sympathetic, unpredictable, tenacious, temperamental -- appear passive but underneath are extremely emotional & often depressed -- need to balance emotions -- possessive, loyalty, relationships are extremely important -- long for intimacy but emotions create mistrust

ARCHANGEL -- Gabriel -- engenders sensitivity & sympathy -- focus on intuition, dreams, feelings

COMPATIBLE SIGNS -- Pisces, Scorpio

INCOMPATIBLE SIGNS -- Aries (too insensitive), Capricorn (too earthy), Libra (too silly)

LUCKY DAY -- Monday

LUCKY NUMBERS -- 3 & 7

FAMOUS CANCER -- Princess Diana, Sylvester Stallone, Tom Hanks, Robin Williams, Nancy Reagan

LEO -- (Jul 24 - Aug 23)

SYMBOL -- the Lion -- regal, proud, brave, domineering

RULING PLANET -- the Sun -- denotes authority & vitality

LEO PERSON -- competitive, brave, proud, seek approval & being in the limelight, extravagant, vain -- warmth & generous toward loved ones -- intensely individual, belief in taking action

ARCHANGEL -- Michael -- engenders generosity & openness -- inspires seekers of higher truths & hidden knowledge, aids in protection & communication

COMPATIBLE SIGNS -- Sagittarius, Aries

INCOMPATIBLE SIGNS -- Aquarius (too passionless), Scorpio (too calculating), Taurus (too willful)

LUCKY DAY -- Sunday

LUCKY NUMBERS -- 8 & 9

FAMOUS LEO -- Bill Clinton, Madonna, Martha Stewart, Amelia Earhart, Robert Redford

VIRGO -- (Aug 24 - Sep 23)

SYMBOL -- the Virgin -- Modesty, conscientiousness, purity, service to others & oneself

RULING PLANET -- Mercury -- ancient god of commerce -- denotes intelligence & high temperament

VIRGO PERSON -- hardworking, strong willed, helpful, dependable, ambitious, methodical with attention to detail -- sensitive, purity of purpose, care for others --  often shy & modest, working quietly behind the scenes -- fussiness, fault-finding, indecisive

ARCHANGEL -- Raphael -- archangel of healing -- engenders an analytical mind & efficiency -- focus on intelligence, communication, coping with sudden changes

COMPATIBLE SIGNS -- Capricorn, Taurus

INCOMPATIBLE SIGNS -- Gemini (too unreliable), Pisces (too moody), Sagittarius (too irresponsible)

LUCKY DAY -- Wednesday

LUCKY NUMBERS -- 3 & 5

FAMOUS VIRGO -- Mother Teresa, Stephen King, Sean Connery, Lauren Bacall, Confucius

LIBRA -- (Sep 24 - Oct 23)

SYMBOL -- the Scales -- balance, equilibrium, justice, charm

RULING PLANET -- Venus -- goddess of love & beauty -- denotes luxury & self-indulgence

LIBRA PERSON -- social, charming, lover of harmony, avoid conflict, need a stable environment -- logical, diplomatic, idealist, seeing both sides of an issue, emphasis on communication -- narcissistic, seeking admiration, long for love

ARCHANGEL -- Hagiel -- engenders the traits of being harmonious & diplomatic -- focus on beauty, love, grace, music

COMPATIBLE SIGNS -- Aquarius, Gemini

INCOMPATIBLE SIGNS -- Aries (too aggressive), Cancer (too smothering), Capricorn (too dull)

LUCKY DAY -- Friday

LUCKY NUMBERS -- 6 & 9

FAMOUS LIBRA -- Eleanor Roosevelt, Barbara Walters, Mohandas Gandhi, Matt Damon, Will Smith

SCORPIO -- (Oct 24 - Nov 22)

SYMBOL -- the Scorpion -- idealism, emotional, passionate, persistent, unyielding

RULING PLANET -- Pluto -- ancient god of the hidden things -- denotes beginnings & endings

SCORPIO PERSON -- complex, psychic ability, passionate, emotional, paranoid, obsessive, fierce competitor -- loyalty, sense of responsibility -- gladiator spirit, tenacious & ruthless about possessiveness -- lose interest in things & people because of lack of feeling -- self-destructive, jealousness

ARCHANGEL -- Azrael -- a shepherd angel -- engenders intense & powerful personalities -- focus on second sight & prediction

COMPATIBLE SIGNS -- Cancer, Pisces

INCOMPATIBLE SIGNS -- Aquarius (too impersonal), Leo (too arrogant), Taurus (too willful)

LUCKY DAY -- Tuesday

LUCKY NUMBERS -- 2 & 4

FAMOUS SCORPIO -- Hillary Clinton, George Patton, Prince Charles, Marie Curie, Carl Sagan

SAGITTARIUS -- (Nov 23 - Dec 21)

SYMBOL -- the Archer -- high aims, love of the outdoors, directness

RULING PLANET -- Jupiter -- ruler of the heavens -- denotes abundance & optimism

SAGITTARIUS PEOPLE -- intuition, philosophical, imaginative, creative ideas but difficult putting into practice -- love of life, seeker of freedom, yearn for experience, strong, confident, clever, sense of humor, straightforward, honest -- high-strung, sometimes irritable, opinionated, often tactless

ARCHANGEL -- Zadkiel -- engenders spiritual growth & transformation -- focus on friendliness, fairness, generosity

COMPATIBLE SIGNS -- Leo, Aries

INCOMPATIBLE SIGNS -- Gemini (too shallow), Pisces, (too introverted), Virgo (too fussy)

LUCKY DAY -- Thursday

LUCKY NUMBERS -- 5 & 7

FAMOUS SAGITTARIUS -- Frank Sinatra, Steven Spielberg, Jane Fonda, Winston Churchill, Margaret Mead

CAPRICORN -- (Dec 22 - Jan 20)

SYMBOL -- the Goat -- steadiness, able to ascend the heights

RULING PLANET -- Saturn -- presiding over sowing & reaping -- denotes limitation & discipline

CAPRICORN PEOPLE -- cautious, responsible, determination, strong willpower, organized, self-sufficient -- seeker of certainty & control -- can be pessimistic, feelings of insecurity, worry about relationships & possessions

ARCHANGEL -- Asariel -- engenders caution & responsibility -- focus on intuition & imagination

COMPATIBLE SIGNS -- Taurus, Virgo

INCOMPATIBLE SIGNS -- Aries (too erratic), Cancer (too dispirited), Libra (too insincere)

LUCKY DAY -- Saturday

LUCKY NUMBERS -- 2 & 8

FAMOUS CAPRICORN -- Elvis Presley, Martin Luther King Jr., Joan of Arc, Tiger Woods, Joan Baez

AQUARIUS -- (Jan 21 - Feb 19)

SYMBOL -- the Water Bearer -- friendliness, pours out truth & giving to the world

RULING PLANET -- Uranus -- first ruler of the universe -- denotes science & change

AQUARIUS PEOPLE -- independent, outgoing, amiable, humanitarian, earnest, highly developed mind -- progressive, liberal, high ideals -- people oriented, people watcher -- insecure, secretly shy, dislike personal relationships

ARCHANGEL -- Uriel -- engenders idealism & humanitarianism -- focus in life path & soul mission

COMPATIBLE SIGNS -- Gemini, Libra

INCOMPATIBLE SIGNS -- Leo (too rigorous), Scorpio (too possessive), Taurus (too somber)

LUCKY DAY -- Wednesday

LUCKY NUMBERS -- 1 & 7

FAMOUS AQUARIUS -- Oprah Winfrey, Charles Darwin, Abraham Lincoln, Yoko Ono, Paul Newman

PISCES -- (Feb 20 - Mar 20)

SYMBOL -- Two Fishes -- compassion, hidden depths, shifting emotions, conflicting desires

RULING PLANET -- Neptune -- ancient god of the sea & illusion -- denotes mystery & deception

PISCES PEOPLE -- intense feelings, high intellect, idealistic, resourceful, kind, understanding sympathetic toward others, generous, romantic, sensitive, self-sacrificing -- influenced by surroundings, act & react based on feelings, can be moody & irritable

ARCHANGEL -- Asariel -- engenders caution & responsibility -- focus on intuition & imagination

COMPATIBLE SIGNS -- Cancer, Scorpio

INCOMPATIBLE SIGNS -- Gemini (too restless), Sagittarius (too improvised), Virgo (too blunt)

LUCKY DAY -- Friday

LUCKY NUMBERS -- 2 & 6

FAMOUS PISCES -- Albert Einstein, Elizabeth Taylor, Jerry Lewis, Michelangelo, Jean Harlow

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Quote for the Day -- "Millionaires don't use Astrology -- billionaires do." J.P. Morgan

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Bret Burquest is the author of 10 books. He lives in the Ozark Mountains with a couple of dogs, and where Archangel Michael occasionally shares higher truths, hidden knowledge and local weather forecasts.

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