Zodiac

Nietzchean Philosophy

"god is dead"; called Christian morality = "slave morality" and believed it to be the destructive societal ill that made sheep out of people

"zodiac" means?

"life wheel" or "circle of little animals"

Niccolo Machiavelli

"the end justifies the means"; lying is acceptable, inspiring respect was second to instilling fear; politics over religion

to these sun sign specifics, the astrologer must add another influence to focuses of the

12 houses or positions on the circular chart, beginning with dawn

Taurus dates(E)

Apr 20 - May 20

Order (starting with Capricorn)

Capricorn, Aquarius, Pieces, Aries, Taurus Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius (CAPAT GCL VLSS)

Pisces dates (W)

Feb 19 - Mar 20

aquarius dates (A)

Jan 20-Feb 18

Leo dates (F)

July 23 - Aug 22

Cancer dates(W)

June 21- July 22

Aries dates (F)

Mar 21-April 19

Gemini dates(A)

May 21-June 20

Scorpio dates (W)

Oct 23-Nov 21

empiricism

all knowledge is derived from experience rather than reason

capricorn characterists (E)

ambitious, cautious, practical

sagittarius symbol (F)

archer

Pisces characterists (W)

artistic, emotional, sensitive

Virgo dates (E)

aug 23- sept 22

Aries characterists (F)

bold, courageous, energetic

Taurus symbol(E)

bull

Gemini characterists(A)

changeable, talkative, intelligen

Leo characterists (F)

cheerful, powerful, proud

libra characterists (A)

companionable, diplomatic, pleasant

Taurus characterists(E)

conservative, possessive, loyal

essence/existence

consists of the characteristics and qualities that define it

Cancer symbol(W)

crab

aquarius characterists (A)

curious, outgoing, independent

capricorn dates (E)

dec 22- jan 19

Cancer characterists (W)

emotional, patriotic, home loving

an exact natal horoscope require more particular study calculated on the

exact moment of birth

four elements

fire, earth, air and water

Pisces symbol (W)

fishes

capricorn symbol (E)

goat

the zodiac is an ?

imaginary belt that encircles the heaven about 8 degrees on each side of the ecliptic

"to be born under a sign"

implies that the individual knows what the sun's position was at the time of birth

12 focuses

life, money, brothers, sire, offspring, health, wife, death, duty, career, benefits, prison

Leo Symbol (F)

lion

virgo characterists (E)

modest, practical, tidy

Orphic sagas/Orphism

mystical Greek religious and philosophical cult derived from the myth or Orpheus. It involved stories of creation, reincarnation, and punishment after death, and had a large influence on Pythagoras and Plato

sophists

negative connotation today; charged for their services, could spin philosophy to accommodate any political situation. wandering teachers

sagittarius dates (F)

nov 22- dec 21

solipsism

philosophical theory that claims that only the self can be proved to exist

existentialism

philosophy of responsibility and of uncertainty caused by the need to make choices. people create themselves through the choices they make

the zodiac's path is the fixed cyclic or series of ?

planetary orbits

Aries symbol (F)

ram

libra symbol (A)

scales

Scorpio symbol (W)

scorpion

scorpio characterists (W)

secretive, intense, passionate

libra dates (A)

sept 23 - oct 22

sagittarius characterists (F)

spirtual, generous, resltess

the star belt's shape ...

suggested to early astronomers the serpent biting its tail

skepticism

the denial that knowledge or even rational belie is possible either about some specific subject matter or in any area whatsoever

aesthetics

the exploration of the meaning and nature of beauty

epistemology

the exploration of the nature and origin of knowledge-how we know things; how knowledge is possible, and what certainty there is in knowing

logic

the exploration of the nature of reasoning and validity of arguments

metaphysics

the investigation of the ultimate nature of reality, such as matter and mind, the origins of the universe, proofs of the existence of God, and the nature of time and space

star watchers determine

the planets' influence on human beings by placing the earth at the center of the solar system and measuring positions of the planets at a particular moment

the symbolic code of astrology results from three sets of information?

the planets, signs of the zodiac, and the 12 houses

a person born in the center of the arc is more strongly influenced by

the specific sun sign than one born at the edge of the arc, a position known as the cusp

ontology

the study of existence, the nature and characteristics of being, and the different ways of being in the world

ethics

the study of the meaning and nature of good and evil

Gemini symbol(A)

twins

nihilism

ultimate in a despairing, negative worldview. utter hopelessness

materalism

view of the world that holds all the aspects of the universe, including human life, can be reduced to and explained in terms of matter and its properties in space and time

virgo symbol (E)

virgin

aquarius symbol (A)

water bearer