Is Reading Your Horoscope Worth It?

The tradition of mainstream horoscopes found in magazines focusing only on sun signs began in the 1930s in England. Prior to this, horoscopes based off of only the sun sign was not the norm, but it was done to simplify the astrological readings for the masses. The importance of a person's sun sign was also popularized in the late 1960s, and the effects of both these events have lasted until today. It was the publication of astrologer Linda Goodman's book on sun signs that popularized astrology in the United States, specifically sun signs. Since astrology was introduced to the American population mainly through sun signs, it explains why their usage in horoscopes is so popular today.

 

Now, you might turn up your nose at what many have deemed as frivolous and inaccurate, but part of the reason that the predictions in popular magazines are often vague generalities is due in part to them being based on sun signs. Determining the horoscope aspects of your astrological chart, such as your rising sign, is much more significant and can tell an astrologer much more about what your next month looks like based on the movements of planets and how they will affect you personally rather than a reading based solely on your sun sign.

 

Your rising sign is the astrological sign that was rising in the eastern horizon when you were born, and it requires knowing your time of birth to be determined accurately. Your rising sign rules your external self, or how you project yourself to the world. It is why you may not necessarily identify with the characteristics of your sun sign, because you show people the characteristics attributed to your rising sign. Rising signs are particularly influential in determining your horoscope because it affects the placements of the rest of your chart, so astrologers can more accurately predict how celestial movements affect rising signs because they can assume what other placements that rising sign has and how those will also affect them.  

 

So, the next time you see your horoscope in a magazine, make sure to remember that it isn’t the full picture. If you’re curious about your astrological chart and a more accurate horoscope, I would recommend going to Astrology Café online to calculate your chart and find your horoscope based on your rising sign.