Why is the division of 12 constellation controversial?

Astrology and astronomy have been inseparable since ancient times. From a historical perspective, we can see the relationship between astrology and astronomy. At least we can say that they belonged to the same family 500 years ago, and the earliest astrology is no different from astronomy. Because people who observe astronomical phenomena do so because of the need of astrology, no one specializes in observing astronomical phenomena without astrology. Astrology and astronomy can be said to be studied from different perspectives under the same sky.

After the scientific revolution, some scientists began to regard astrology as an ancient and backward superstition and parted ways with astrology, so a group of people only cared about the stars in the sky, regardless of whether they were related to what happened on earth. Today, in order to know the position of the stars more accurately, astrologers mostly have astronomical knowledge as the basis, and the data used have also undergone precise astronomical operations. Unfortunately, most modern astronomers have lost their astrological ability.

Astrology is closely related to astronomy, and astrology must rely on astronomical observation and calculation to calculate the position of stars. Therefore, to learn astrology, we must first understand the basic astronomical knowledge. To understand astrology, we must understand the relationship between astrology and actual astronomical stars.

Planets are related to planets in constellations and houses.

Astrology is centered on the earth. Although we all know that the earth revolves around the sun, astrologers are concerned about the relationship between other stars and the earth, so most calculations in astrology are centered on the earth, that is, based on where things happen.

Stars are the source of influence: astrologers believe that the stars in the sky will affect what happens on earth. Although the way of influence is still unclear, it can be said that stars are the source of influence. Constellations and palaces are tools of measurement. Constellation represents 12 basic prototype symbol, and palace represents 12 basic scene of human contact with the world. As for how to measure the influence of stars, there are two main tools in astrology. One is the familiar constellation, which divides the zodiac into twelve intervals from the vernal equinox; The second is the palace, which divides the zodiac from the rising point into twelve o'clock intervals; All the stars will fall into a certain constellation and a certain house. Then according to the relationship between the stars, from the earth, there is an angle between the stars; It may be zero or 180 degrees, which is the so-called phase in astrology.

Star map architecture

Use poetry and philosophy to integrate astrological language into the star map.

Imagine that you are a baby who just came into this world.

Human entities occur within the meaning range around us. He divided the sky into days that are visible in our consciousness and days that are invisible in the underground. The whole sky, the "universe", revolves around us from east to west every day. Bringing the sun, moon, stars and ecliptic through our sky represents the repeated changes of human experience. Directly above our local sky is the zenith. He represents where we are going and the future. On the contrary, the corresponding point below the center of the earth to the other side is the bottom of the sky. This is the past, where we came from and where we will return. From the fixed polar axis of the rotating sky to the zenith and the nadir, the horizontal line is orthogonal to the north-south meridian. This is where we connect with the center of the universe, and it is also our time and history line. The meridian intersects the horizontal line, dividing our sky into four quadrants. This is the cross we bear, and it is also our destiny.

Constellation (prototype)

Constellations usually refer to the stars in the sky, which are fixed on the earth. Connect them and remember them graphically to identify the orientation of celestial bodies.

Zodiac 12 constellation is 12 constellation located on the ecliptic among 88 constellations. In astrology, the meaning represented by the constellation is synonymous with the orientation of the universe, representing the basic pattern and expression form of 12. At present, most people say that the sun constellation is based on the sun and classified according to the 12 constellation, which is different from the 12 constellation on the celestial sphere. They are two levels.

Star (force)

In astrology, the so-called stars refer to the planets in the solar system that are relatively close to us. They are close to the earth, with great gravity and direct influence. For example, the movement of the moon is related to tides and women's physiological cycles. Most major earthquakes include Jupiter, Pluto and Uranus at 90 degrees, which proves the influence of stars on the earth. In astrology, the stars are the driving force, a person's abilities and an actor on the stage of life.

Palace (life)

This palace was drawn from the eastern horizon when the observer was born 12 block. In astrology, the house represents the interaction between the individual and the acquired environment, the place where the action takes place and the situation in which he participates. 12 houses represent different life scenes, such as self, family and marriage. And the different interactive situations between individuals and the world.

solar system

The earth where we live is a beautiful planet in the solar system. The solar system consists of the sun and other stars around the sun, including nine planets, more than 60 satellites and countless asteroids and comets. The solar system is like a big disk in space, and the orbits of the planets are elliptical. Planets orbit the sun in the same direction and at different speeds. Therefore, we can see the difference between anterograde planets and retrograde planets from the earth. The moon is the satellite of the earth. It goes around the earth. On the earth, we can see the moon is full of rain and shine.

celestial sphere

Taking the earth as the center, it extends infinitely into space into an imaginary sphere, called the celestial sphere. Planets orbit the sun on the celestial sphere (ecliptic) and pass through the zodiac 12 constellation. We set up an observation system on the celestial sphere to facilitate the observation and recording of stars.

Erosive

The so-called ecliptic refers to the orbit of the sun on the celestial sphere, and the axis of the earth's rotation is inclined to the ecliptic plane by about 23.5 degrees (that is, the intersection angle between the ecliptic and the equator is about 23.5 degrees), thus causing changes in different seasons of the year. In astrology, the positions of all stars are based on the projection plane of the ecliptic, because from the observer's point of view, the earth is a fixed observation point.

Bring the ecliptic to the ground

At any time, the positions of the planets and the ecliptic are the same for everyone in the world. This position reflects the universal symbolic language.

Specific explanation

The star map "shaped" by astrologers is the sky map of a certain area on the earth at a certain moment. Omen astrology is shaped for the time of birth, but it can make stars for anything at any time and anywhere.

Uterine positioning system

Astronomical definition of house position

The palace is mainly based on observers, observing the relative position with celestial bodies and correcting the relative orientation relationship of the common rotation angle of the earth. When the baby is born, the eclipse of the horizon and meridian tangent revolves around four points. Determines the angles of the four constellations of the ecliptic universe on the map ~

(1) Right ascension is the angle at which the ecliptic rises on the eastern horizon. Express your connection with the world, which is actually an individual's body and characteristics.

(2) Decline is the angle at which the western horizon falls. Contrary to promotion, it represents the connection with others, so it is the combination of partner and sex.

(3) The highest point other than the upper meridian is the meridian connecting the highest point of zenith, so MC stands for achievement, occupation and power.

(4) The antonym of 4)MC is "ImumCoeli". It is located at the lowest point, representing home and ancestors and a person's roots.

Each quadrant is divided into three parts, and it becomes the zodiac that represents all aspects of life in the map. Quadrants on the ecliptic are usually different in size. Although astrologers have similar views on interpreting constellations, there are many different ways to distinguish houses. This means that a complete constellation system produces different ecliptic positions for the middle palace. What a nuisance! The most popular system is17th century Italian monk Placidos Law, and the modern grounding method is similar to it. The other method abandons the concept of three quadrants and only uses the rising point to calculate twelve 30-day eclipses to divide the stars. There are several different ways to draw a star map.

Precession phenomenon

The earth's axis is tilted at 23.5 degrees. Because of the difference between the ecliptic plane and the equatorial plane, the sun moves on the ecliptic. The sun meets the equatorial plane twice a year in spring and autumn, namely the vernal equinox and the autumnal equinox. Compared with other stars, every time the sun meets the vernal equinox, its position is different. Every year, the vernal equinox recedes to the west by an average of 50.2 arc seconds (a difference of 20.396 points a year), which is the so-called "precession". It takes about 26 thousand years to complete a week. Today, more than 2000 years after the vernal equinox was first designated as Aries, the vernal equinox has retreated nearly 30 degrees. Now the vernal equinox is located in Pisces, near the junction of Pisces and Aquarius. This is why the so-called Aquarius century is coming. Because of the constellation orientation change caused by precession, the constellation map in the world changes 1 time every 25 or 50 years. You can buy a constellation and look back. You will find that the vernal equinox now points to Pisces. However, astrology still uses Aries as the vernal equinox. As time goes on, the relationship between astrology and astronomy is getting farther and farther. Now the horoscope of the twelve constellations used in astrology has become a virtual image, which is controversial.

Different systems

You can say that under the large system (celestial body 12 constellation), another intermediate system (sun 12 constellation) belongs to the earth. Under this system, a small system (12 palace) is generated according to the birth of an individual. The large-scale system is holistic, and the mesoscale system belongs to the whole earth (if a person lives on Venus, his mesoscale system should be sorted according to the vernal equinox of Venus! ), small system individuals. So if you are Pisces, it represents the classification pattern of the Middle System, which is closely related to the relationship between the earth and the sun (four seasons).