What is my sign and why does it matter?

The relationship of the planets at our birth acts as a personal blueprint for our lives. Our natal chart or horoscope is a visual representation of this alignment. We use twelve signs of the zodiac as well as the planets, the Sun, and the Moon to symbolize facets of our personality and potential.

Astrology is a symbolic language. Your chart does not define you, but it does describe the energetic patterns you have chosen as your tools in this lifetime of soul growth. Your chart can accurately assess your talents and point out areas of life where we stand to learn the toughest lessons. Astrology can also indicate the types of people you will gravitate towards as well as vocations best suited to your unique energy.

 Anyone born from about July 22/23 –Aug. 22/23 will have their Sun in Leo. This means that the fiery proud lion’s energy will be a significant part of your personality. We must keep in mind that because our charts contain all twelve signs of the zodiac, we each will have an area of our lives in which the Leo energy will shine through. Every one of us has all twelve signs of the zodiac within our charts but we usually only express a few dominant ones in our personalities.

Each of the zodiacal signs will fall in one of four elements: fire/spirit, earth/matter, air/mental, or water/emotion. The zodiac signs also belong to one of three qualities: cardinal (initiating), fixed (stabilizing) and mutable (adapting). The combination of elements and qualities in a birth chart as shown by each of the planets and angles of the chart will tell a lot about how a person expresses themselves.

Were you aware that you not only have a sun sign, but also a sign for each of the planets? As the patterns in the sky change with the cosmic dance of overlapping cycles we feel and react to the shifting energies. There will be times when our birth charts are stimulated by current planetary alignments. An astrologer can help you to determine when these transition times will occur. Some of the changing energies will last a day or two while others will be present for several years. We each react to planetary cycles that repeat monthly, yearly, every 30 years or only once in this lifetime.

An astrological reading can serve as a validation. It is empowering to realize that you are carrying the planetary signatures that resonate with you. You may have similarities or be quite different from your family or friends.

A birth chart contains a wealth of information to help us to understand ourselves. We are not prisoners of our birth charts. Our charts provide the blueprint to reach our highest potential.