The general direction of a person's life is always closely related to the pattern of the rising sun and the moon. The rest of the stars are accompanied by the rising sun and moon, forming a colorful life.
Sun, Moon and Rising
An astrolabe can not only interpret the tendencies of an individual's personality, but also make accurate predictions about life. Ancient astrologers regarded the sun, moon and rising point as the "land of life", only taking these three factors, you can build a basic framework of life, other stars on this basis to add the details of the above judgment, from the structure and pattern of the sun and moonrise, judge the development of life.
The sun symbolizes the soul and the moon symbolizes the body. The sun represents the intention of the soul, the divine part of the human mind and the purpose of life; the moon symbolizes the body that gives life to the soul, is the sense of perceiving the world, and the instrument for achieving purposes in everyday life and mundane things; the ascending point indicates the basic motive that drives the soul, while the ascending main star guides life to its destination.
rise
The ascending point is closely related to the moment of birth, when a child is born at a specific time and place, the zodiac sign and degree rising from the eastern horizon are the ascending constellation and ascending point. The ascending point is like a person's imprint, indicating that the sky is at a precise intersection of the horizon at the time of birth, which is what makes children born on the same day different from other children.
The ancients often referred to the ascending point or 1 house as "Horoscope", the "Hour-marker"; as a place of life, it refers to the moment when life is reborn into the flesh, when the newborn takes its first breath as an independent individual.
Sometimes, "ascending" refers to the precise degree of the ascending sign, for example: 23 degrees Taurus; sometimes it also refers to the constellation where the ascending point is located. The degree of ascension establishes the horizon, marks the point in time at the moment of birth, separates the two hemispheres above and below the horizon, and divides the distinction between day and night. The constellation where the ascending point is located is the first house, which Greek astrologers believe has the meaning of breath, soul, life and rudder wheel, which controls the navigation of the ship; with the ascending point, the soul enters the body and begins its voyage in the real world, and from the moment of ascension, life enters this wonderful world. The ascending main star, like an operator, commands the ship of life to its destination.
The Ascendant Star provides information about the realm in which the Lord is driven, what actions he takes, and to what extent these actions will lead him to achieve his purpose in life. In a broader sense, the state of the ascending host star and its relationship to the ascending point indicate whether the person has the resources and the ability to point the process of life to a clearer goal; if the resources are insufficient and the ability is limited, the life may appear aimlessly drifting around, and the person may have difficulty setting or completing a definite goal, or as if he is being led by an uncontrollable force.
In astrology in the Greek period, the rudder wheel is one of the symbols of the house, referring to the rudder, the machine that controls the direction of the ship. A successful life can be likened to a successful sailing trip, when the ship arrives at its destination with the cargo intact. The stars in the first house are close to the ascending place and also control the rudder, so their representative matters are very influential in advancing the voyage of the ship of life; but the helmsman is the one who gives the instructions to guide the ship to its destination, and the planet who plays this role is the ascending main star.
The constellations and houses of the ascending main star together indicate where a person will take what actions to drive the core power of the soul to advance life. The state of the ascending main star, based on distinction, the assistance and damage of the innate sign, the house position, the auspicious star, and the relationship with the heliophic cycle, determines the effectiveness it can exert in the mission, the regulatory power to bring favorable results to life, and the ability to make the life journey finally successful.
Sun and Moon
Astrologers of the Greek period called the sun and moon "rulers of everything in the individual," describing them as having the power to influence the entire life.
The sun and moon govern day and night. The moment the full moon rises in the east, the sun sets just in the west, and although in fact the sun is farther away than the moon, from Earth, the two universities look similar. Together, the Sun and Moon manage the cycle of day and night, awakening and sleeping, activity and rest – and we spend every day, month and year of our lives at this pace.
Most creatures on Earth have an important source of energy in the growth process is the sun, so the ancients regarded the sun as the source of life. The Sun is the main star of Leo, and is also associated with the heart of the universe and the heart of human beings. Many ancient medicines believed that the mind was located in the heart; the Greek astrologer Vettius Valens wrote: "The sun symbolizes the past, the soul and the mind." "Mesopotamia had developed astrology and used it for more than two thousand years before it was occupied by the Greeks, when astrologers were priests who interpreted the dynamics of the planets to convey God's will, and they relayed these messages to the king, who were able to govern the country according to God's will.
Ancient Greek philosophers believed that the soul was the divine part of the human mind. In astrology, the human mind is directly connected to divinity through the sun, so through the sun, it is best to know what God intends for the individual.
The Moon, which is neither a star nor a planet, but a moon orbiting the Earth, glows by reflecting the sun, but becomes the brightest star in the night sky.
Aristotle proposed a model of the universe: that everything in the celestial body is made up of the divine matter of aither. Under the celestial realm of the moon, everything is composed of the four elements of fire, earth, wind and water. These elements alternate through hot, cold, wet, dry, and four materials, entering the natural realm of the earth through the overflow of the moon, conveying the effects of the role of sacred celestial bodies, thus helping the elements to reveal their symbolic meaning in the material world and concretely express their processes.
The warming and cooling of the sun and moon govern what Aristotle called the process of "growth and decay" of the elements, or the cyclical cycles that come and go. Because the moon is closest to Earth, it is thought to be closely related to the human body and is therefore related to health. Vettius Valens writes, "The moon represents the queen, conception, and body." "For the sun is the king of the day, and the moon is the archetypal representative of the kings and queens of the earth after the night, equivalent to the gods and goddesses in the heavens."
Buddhist philosophy says that "the human body is rare" because they believe that only the human body can achieve enlightenment, and the birth and death of the body separates the boundaries of human life and death. When the soul/mind survives in the body, it is possible to realize itself, but the degree to which it can be practiced depends on the nature, strength, and capacity of the body.
The Moon is the last link between the celestial realm and the Earth, which receives the active thermal energy of the Sun and reflects the light to the Earth in different phases such as increasing and decreasing light. From an astrological point of view, the moon means the concrete realization of the divine will represented by the sun through the human body, and into daily life and worldly affairs, so that our actions can benefit others.
Therefore, we can say that the two luminous bodies of the sun and the moon are the most important essence of the life force, the container that carries the most concentrated energy that is most necessary for the maintenance of life, and it is the place where the energy is directed to the important life goal.
The Sun and moon are the two main symbols representing the human character, each with its own broad specific meaning. Robert Schmidt points out that from the astrological model of the universe, the role of the planet is the transmitter, some spiritual ability between the divine level, and the concrete manifestation at the material level.
Text compiled from "Astrology and The True Self"
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