Precession refers to a gravity-induced change in an astronomical body’s rotational axis or orbital path. It is often slow, happening over several millennia, but continuous. For Earth, the precession is caused by the gravitational pull of the sun, the moon and to a lesser extent, other celestial bodies. The precession of the Earth is estimated [...]

Astrology defines several time periods that coincide with major changes on Earth relating to culture, society and politics. These are called astrological ages. They follow the twelve zodiac signs in astrology, and at the completion of once cycle, it repeats itself. These occur because of the precession of the equinoxes. For once cycle to complete, [...]

Mundane Astrology is one of the many branches of general Astrology and is also said to be the oldest. It was originally developed in ancient Babylon. In 120 AD, Greek astrologer Claudius Ptolemy set down the fundamentals in the treaties Tetrabiblos. In the Middle Ages, mundane astrology was known as the study of Revolution, which [...]

An ancient branch of horoscopic astrology, horary astrology works by answering a question. The answers are derived by constructing a horoscope for the exact time the question was posted. Some astrologers of this branch also practice plotting the location of the querent (the person asking the question) as part of the astrological chart. The degree [...]

The Vedic tradition of astrology uses sidereal zodiac which links the twelve signs of zodiac to their original constellations. The western horoscope, on the other hand, follows the topical zodiac. The difference is basically rooted in the precession of the equinoxes. Over the centuries, the twelve zodiac signs of the topical zodiac no longer correspond [...]

In addition to angles, aspects and nodes in Astrology, there are also terms used to define placements in the sky. The following are some astrological sign positions that you should be familiar with to interpret your chart: Arcronical place – The position of a planet opposite the sun. It comes from the Greek word akronychos, [...]

Yet another tradition of Astrology, Vedic astrology is also known as Indian astrology or Hindu astrology. It has three branches. Siddhanta is traditionally Indian astronomy. Samhita, is similar to the western version of mundane astrology. For this branch, the positioning of celestial bodies are used to analyse events. Hora is a predictive form of astrology [...]