Zodiac
The first step of reading and understanding a horoscope is to know the three main elements of it, namely the
Zodiac, Stars and
Planets.
Zodiac And their Lords : There are 12 zodiacs from Aries to Pisces. And, each zodiac is ruled by a Planet which is
called as "Zodiac Lord" or "Sign Lord". The strength of the Sign Lord determines the characters of a person very much.
For ex, a person whose Sign Lord is Mars, will be energetic and active. And those whose Sign Lord is Moon, will be cool and loving in nature.
The 12 signs are their Lords are :
Rahu and Ketu do not rule any sign as they are only shadow planets.
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Birth Sign : Vedic astrology is Moon Sign based. The sign in which the Moon transits when a person is born is called the
Birth sign (Jenma Rasi) of that person. For example, if the Moon transits through Leo, the birth sign will be Leo.
Classification of Signs : The Astrological Signs are classified into different groups depending their character and nature.
Some of the classifications are :-
Twofold or Dual nature : Each zodiac sign is classified as male sign or female sign. All Odd Signs are classified
as Masculine and all Even Signs as Feminine.
- Masculine Signs are : Aries, Gemini, Leo, Libra, Sagittarius and Aquarius
- Feminine Signs are : Taurus, Cancer, Virgo, Scorpio, Capricorn and Pisces
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Threefold or Triplicity nature : Each zodiac sign is classified as Fiery or Earthy or Airy or Watery nature.
This nature of Sign is important in divination because it indicates the relationship between Sign. For instance,
Fire and Water are quite opposite, so will be the nature of Fire and Water sign. Two persons, one born in Fire sign and another
in Water sign, will have quite opposite nature
- Fire Signs (Inspirational Type) : Aries, Leo, Sagittarius (i.e 1st, 5th, 9th sign)
- Earth Signs (Practical Type) : Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn (i.e 2nd, 6th, 10th sign)
- Air Signs (Socially Oriented Type) : Gemini, Libra, Aquarius (i.e 3rd, 7th, 11th sign)
- Water Signs (Emotional Type) : Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces (i.e 4th, 8th, 12th sign)
The threefold nature can be easily remembered with the acronym FLAW which stands for Fire, Land, Air and Water
Fourfold or Quadruplicity nature : Each zodiac sign is also classified as Cardinal, Fixed, Mutable sign.
Also known as Chara, Sthira and Upaya signs, this classification is based on their mode of operation.
Each sign has its own way of approaching a problem.
- Cardinal or Chara Sign : Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn (1st, 4th, 7th, 10th sign)
- Fixed or Sthira Sign : Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius (2nd, 5th, 8th, 11th sign)
- Mutable or Upaya Sign : Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces (3rd, 6th, 9th, 12th sign)
The table below gives the consolidated view of Zodiacal signs, their Lords and the classifications.
Signs and Months : 12 Tamil months ie. From Chitrai to Panguni it represents the Sun's transit through each zodiac sign.
It coincides perfectly with the Tamil calendar month. That is, each Tamil month indicates the sign in which the Sun will travel.
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For instance, Sun will be traversing Aries (Mesham) during Chittirai, Taurus (Rishabam) in Vaikasi and so on. In Panguni, Sun will be
traversing Pisces (Meenam). For any one who was born in Avani, the Sun will be in Leo (Simmam) in his/her horoscope.
However, the English calendar months do not align at all. This indicates a simple fact that the Astrology originated from India and
adopted by West later.
The Table below shows the Signs and Tamil and English calendar month.
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