In my earlier article, titled What is Astrology? I made the point that Astrology is a map. In Astrology 101 - We'll be talking about the map itself, and the segments or 'Houses' it is divided into. For example, the planet Mars being in a certain place in the heavens when you are born might correspond to certain possibilities, because Mars 'rules' certain possibilities. Astrologers often refer to the relationship of these patterns as correspondences or rulerships. We talked about how for some unknown reason, the patterns we see in the night sky reflect affairs on earth. In our Introduction to Astrology we talked a bit about how Astrology works, and why. So let's begin! Rulerships and Correspondences There's so much more, of course, but a practicing astrologer can get by quite well through good study of these basic components and their relationships to each other. In Western Astrology, basic divination is achieved through a study of the astrological signs, the astrological houses, 10 heavenly bodies (loosely referred to as the planets), and the geometric aspects and angles between them. There are many other forms (Hindu, Chinese and East Asian, etc) but I have studied mostly Western. To begin with, I'd like to state that I will be teaching primarily Western Astrology. This is the second in a series on Astrology written by queer Vancouver content creator, Jude Goodwin (she/her). ASTROLOGY 101 - The Houses A simple approach to the Astrological Map
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