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Zodiac | Symbols, Dates, Facts, & Signs
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zodiac ; ? Aries (Ram): March 21–April 19 ; ? Taurus (Bull): April 20–May 20 ; ? Gemini (Twins): May 21–June 21 ; ? Cancer (Crab): June 22–July 22 ; ? Leo (Lion): ...
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zodiac, in astronomy and astrology, a belt around the heavens extending 9° on either side of the ecliptic, the plane of Earth’s orbit and of the Sun’s apparent annual path. The orbits of the Moon and of the principal planets also lie entirely within the zodiac. The 12 astrological signs of the zodiac are each considered to occupy 1/12 (or 30°) of its great circle. These signs no longer correspond to the astronomical constellations in which the Sun actually appears. The constellations are irregular in size and shape, and the Sun regularly passes through one constellation (Ophiuchus) that is not considered a member of the zodiac.
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Because most of the constellations through which the ecliptic passes represent animals, the ancient Greeks called its zone zodiakos kyklos, “circle of animals,” or ta zodia, “the little animals.” The size and number of zodiacal constellations varied in antiquity and became fixed only with the development of mathematical astronomy. The list below gives the constellations of the zodiac, with the dates of the Sun’s passage through them in the era when their boundaries were fixed. These dates are still used for the astrological signs, though precession of the equinoxes has shifted the constellations eastward; e.g., on January 1 the direction of the sun is now in Sagittarius instead of Capricornus. The history of the symbols is unknown; they seem to appear first in Greek manuscripts of the late Middle Ages.
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? Aries (Ram): March 21–April 19
? Taurus (Bull): April 20–May 20
? Gemini (Twins): May 21–June 21
? Cancer (Crab): June 22–July 22
? Leo (Lion): July 23–August 22
? Virgo (Virgin): August 23–September 22
? Libra (Balance): September 23–October 23
? Scorpius (Scorpion): October 24–November 21
? Sagittarius (Archer): November 22–December 21
? Capricornus (Goat): December 22–January 19
? Aquarius (Water Bearer): January 20–February 18
? Pisces (Fish): February 19–March 20
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ecliptic, in astronomy, the great circle that is the apparent path of the Sun among the constellations in the course of a year; from another viewpoint, the projection on the celestial sphere of the orbit of Earth around the Sun. The constellations of the zodiac are arranged along the ecliptic. The ecliptic is inclined at 23.44° to the plane of the celestial equator; this inclination is called the obliquity of the ecliptic. The two points of intersection of the ecliptic and the plane mark the vernal and autumnal equinoxes.
In the ecliptic system of astronomical coordinates, celestial longitude is measured in degrees east from the vernal equinox along the ecliptic. Celestial latitude is measured in degrees north (positive) or south (negative) from the ecliptic to the ecliptic poles. Each ecliptic pole is 23.44° from the corresponding celestial pole.
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Related Topics: witchcraft magic alchemy divination astrology
occultism, various theories and practices involving a belief in and knowledge or use of supernatural forces or beings. Such beliefs and practices—principally magical or divinatory—have occurred in all human societies throughout recorded history, with considerable variations both in their nature and in the attitude of societies toward them. In the West the term occultism has acquired intellectually and morally pejorative overtones that do not obtain in other societies where the practices and beliefs concerned do not run counter to the prevailing worldview.
Occult practices centre on the presumed ability of the practitioner to manipulate natural laws for personal benefit or on behalf of another; such practices tend to be regarded as evil only when they also involve the breaking of moral laws. Some anthropologists have argued that it is not possible to make a clear-cut distinction between magic—a principal component of occultism—and religion, and this may well be true of the religious systems of some nonliterate societies. The argument does not hold, however, for any of the major religions, which regard both natural and moral law as immutable.
The Western tradition of occultism, as popularly conceived, is of an ancient “secret philosophy” underlying all occult practices. This secret philosophy derives ultimately from Hellenistic magic and alchemy on the one hand and from Jewish mysticism on the other. The principal Hellenistic source is the Corpus Hermeticum, the texts associated with Hermes Trismegistos, which are concerned with astrology and other occult sciences and with spiritual regeneration.
Kabbala
Kabbala
The Jewish element is supplied by the Kabbala (the doctrine of a secret mystical interpretation of the Torah), which had been familiar to scholars in Europe since the Middle Ages and which was linked with the Hermetic texts during the Renaissance. The resulting Hermetic-Kabbalistic tradition, known as Hermetism, incorporated both theory and magical practice, with the latter presented as natural, and thus good, magic, in contrast to the evil magic of sorcery or witchcraft.
Alchemy was also absorbed into the body of Hermetism, and this link was strengthened in the early 17th century with the appearance of Rosicrucianism, an alleged secret brotherhood that utilized alchemical symbolism and taught secret wisdom to its followers, creating a spiritual alchemy that survived the rise of empirical science and enabled Hermetism to pass unscathed into the period of the Enlightenment.
Freemasons
Freemasons
During the 18th century the tradition was taken up by esoterically inclined Freemasons who could not find an occult philosophy within Freemasonry. These enthusiasts persisted, both as individual students of Hermetism and, in continental Europe, as groups of occult practitioners, into the 19th century, when the growth of religious skepticism led to an increased rejection of orthodox religion by the educated and a consequent search for salvation by other means—including occultism.
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But those interested turned to new forms of occultism rather than to the Hermetic tradition: on the one hand to spiritualism, the practice of alleged regular communication between the living and the spirits of the dead through a living “medium,” and on the other hand to theosophy, a blend of Western occultism and Eastern mysticism that proved to be a most effective propagator of occultism but whose influence had declined markedly by the late 20th century.
Indeed, despite the 19th-century revival, occult ideas have failed to gain acceptance in academic circles, although they have occasionally influenced the work of major artists, such as the poet William Butler Yeats and the painter Wassily Kandinsky, and occultism in Europe and North America seems destined to remain the province of popular culture.
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Scorpio
Scorpius, (Latin: “Scorpion”) also called Scorpio, in astronomy, zodiacal constellation lying in the southern sky between Libra and Sagittarius, at about 16 hours 30 minutes right ascension and 30° south declination. Its brightest star, Antares (Alpha Scorpii), the 15th brightest star in the sky, has a magnitude of 1.1. Its name comes from the Greek for “rival of Ares” (i.e., rival of the planet Mars) and was probably given because of the star’s red colour and brightness. The brightest X-ray source in the sky, Scorpius X-1, is found in this constellation.
Scorpius
In astrology, Scorpius (or Scorpio) is the eighth sign of the zodiac, considered as governing the period from about October 24 to about November 21. Its representation as a scorpion is related to the Greek legend of the scorpion that stung Orion to death (said to be why Orion sets as Scorpius rises in the sky). Another Greek myth relates that a scorpion caused the horses of the Sun to bolt when they were being driven for a day by the inexperienced youth Phaeton.
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= |
2 |
- |
3 |
THE |
33 |
15 |
6 |
S |
= |
1 |
- |
4 |
STAR |
58 |
13 |
4 |
C |
= |
3 |
- |
6 |
CHART |
50 |
23 |
5 |
- |
- |
6 |
- |
13 |
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- |
1+3 |
Reduce to Deduce |
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5+1 |
1+5 |
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Essence of Number |
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1 |
- |
5 |
ARIES |
52 |
25 |
7 |
T |
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2 |
- |
6 |
TAURUS |
100 |
19 |
1 |
G |
= |
7 |
- |
6 |
GEMINI |
57 |
39 |
3 |
C |
= |
3 |
- |
6 |
CANCER |
44 |
26 |
8 |
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= |
3 |
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3 |
LEO |
32 |
14 |
5 |
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5 |
VIRGO |
71 |
35 |
8 |
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= |
3 |
- |
5 |
LIBRA |
42 |
24 |
6 |
S |
= |
1 |
- |
7 |
SCORPIO |
95 |
41 |
5 |
S |
= |
1 |
- |
11 |
SAGITTARIUS |
144 |
45 |
9 |
C |
= |
3 |
- |
9 |
CAPRICORN |
97 |
52 |
7 |
A |
= |
1 |
- |
8 |
AQUARIUS |
107 |
26 |
8 |
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= |
7 |
- |
6 |
PISCES |
71 |
26 |
8 |
- |
- |
36 |
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77 |
First Total |
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- |
3+6 |
- |
7+7 |
Add to Reduce |
9+1+2 |
3+7+2 |
7+5 |
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9 |
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1+2 |
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Essence of Number |
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3 |
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15 |
6 |
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4 |
STAR |
58 |
13 |
4 |
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6 |
CHART |
50 |
23 |
5 |
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6 |
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13 |
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51 |
15 |
6 |
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52 |
25 |
7 |
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= |
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6 |
TAURUS |
100 |
19 |
1 |
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= |
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- |
6 |
GEMINI |
57 |
39 |
3 |
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C |
= |
3 |
- |
6 |
CANCER |
44 |
26 |
8 |
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= |
3 |
- |
3 |
LEO |
32 |
14 |
5 |
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V |
= |
4 |
- |
5 |
VIRGO |
71 |
35 |
8 |
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L |
= |
3 |
- |
5 |
LIBRA |
42 |
24 |
6 |
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S |
= |
1 |
- |
7 |
SCORPIO |
95 |
41 |
5 |
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S |
= |
1 |
- |
11 |
SAGITTARIUS |
144 |
45 |
9 |
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C |
= |
3 |
- |
9 |
CAPRICORN |
97 |
52 |
7 |
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A |
= |
1 |
- |
8 |
AQUARIUS |
107 |
26 |
8 |
|
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P |
= |
7 |
- |
6 |
PISCES |
71 |
26 |
8 |
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- |
- |
36 |
- |
77 |
- |
912 |
372 |
75 |
3 |
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- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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- |
- |
42 |
|
90 |
Add to Reduce |
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- |
- |
4+2 |
- |
9+0 |
Reduce to Deduce |
1+0+5+3 |
4+2+3 |
9+0 |
|
|
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1+5 |
1+2 |
1+4 |
3+2 |
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- |
- |
6 |
- |
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Essence of Number |
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6 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
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T |
= |
2 |
- |
3 |
THE |
33 |
15 |
6 |
Z |
= |
8 |
- |
6 |
ZODIAC |
58 |
31 |
4 |
- |
- |
10 |
|
9 |
First Total |
|
|
|
- |
- |
1+0 |
- |
- |
Add to Reduce |
9+1 |
4+6 |
1+0 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
|
Second Total |
|
|
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Reduce to Deduce |
1+0 |
1+0 |
- |
- |
- |
|
- |
|
Essence of Number |
|
|
|
S |
= |
1 |
- |
9 |
STAR-OLOGY |
132 |
42 |
6 |
A |
= |
1 |
- |
9 |
ASTROLOGY |
132 |
42 |
6 |
A |
= |
1 |
- |
12 |
ASTROLOGICAL |
132 |
51 |
6 |
A |
= |
1 |
5
|
ARIES |
52
|
25
|
7
|
T |
= |
2 |
6
|
TAURUS |
100
|
19
|
1
|
G |
= |
7 |
6
|
GEMINI |
57
|
39
|
3
|
C |
= |
3 |
6
|
CANCER |
44
|
26
|
8
|
L |
= |
3 |
3
|
LEO |
32
|
14
|
5
|
V |
= |
4 |
5
|
VIRGO |
71
|
35
|
8
|
L |
= |
3 |
5
|
LIBRA |
42
|
24
|
6
|
S |
= |
1 |
7
|
SCORPIO |
95
|
41
|
5
|
S |
= |
1 |
11
|
SAGITTARIUS |
144
|
45
|
9
|
C |
= |
3 |
9
|
CAPRICORN |
97
|
52
|
7
|
A |
= |
1 |
8
|
AQUARIUS |
107
|
35
|
8
|
P |
= |
7 |
6
|
PISCES |
71
|
26
|
8
|
- |
- |
36 |
77
|
First Total |
912
|
381
|
75
|
- |
- |
3+5 |
7+7
|
Add to Reduce |
9+1+2
|
3+8+1
|
7+5
|
- |
- |
8 |
14
|
Second Total |
12
|
12
|
12
|
- |
- |
- |
1+4
|
Add to Deduce |
1+2
|
1+2 |
1+2 |
- |
- |
8 |
5
|
Final Total |
3
|
3
|
3
|