Post by Allan on Aug 8, 2007 22:44:12 GMT -5
SUN SIGNS
From our viewpoint here on Earth, the Sun travels around the Earth once each year. Within the space of that year the Sun moves through all twelve signs of the zodiac, spending approximately one month in each sign. The sign that the Sun was transiting at the time of your birth is your Sun sign.
The Sun is our most powerful planet (is really a luminary but planet for astrological purposes). It gives us life, warmth, energy, & food. It is the force that sustains us on Earth. The Sun is also has the most influence in our horoscope and in many ways determines how others see you. The position of the Sun in your birth chart governs your individuality, your distinctive style, and your drive to fulfill your goals in life.
Your horoscope is like a painting of you. The characteristics of your Sun sign are the broad strokes that the artist first lays down on the canvas. The artisit outlines your general shape, planes, & angles of your face, the way in which you hold your body. In the same way, your Sun sign determines your general character. Are you introspective? Do you makes friends easily? How do you cope with responsibility? Are you high strung or easy going? The answers may be found in a study of your Sun sign.
A typical remark you will often hear goes something like this; "I am a Capricorn yet when I read a description of Capricorn it doesn't desribe me very accurately."
Remember, the Sun sign is just the start of your portrait, the braod strokes. You also have a Moon in you birth chart, and each may be in a different sign.
Only by studying an entire birth chart can an astrologer begin to get a complete picture of yoru personality. Even then there is a slight error margin simply because human beings are not carved in stone. We change a little every day and with every person we meet. Love, tragedy, success-each circumstance in life - alters us a bit. However, the essential person remains & the Sun sign is the outline of that essence.
Understanding your own Sun sign will give you an added measure of self knowledge, a deeper insight into the stranger that is yourself.