as more young people are being introduced to modern astrology and its capability to give meaning to what we are beginning to realize about ourselves, it is slowly replacing the way that humans have related to deities and spiritualism. -- Heaven Harps
From sun sign “moods” to zodiac fashion à la Vetements, astrology is having a real moment among millennials and Gen Z. The basis of this new wave of interest in modern astrology is people’s newfound ability to learn a lot about themselves, further allowing them clarity about their ways of being. This is a good explanation of the magnetism of modern astrology as well as its potential to replace religion amongst those under 30.
Astrology is a belief system founded upon the idea that human life on Earth is being influenced by the stars’ constellations. Daily horoscopes are just one small aspect within astrology, but delve a little deeper into what people are calling “modern” astrology and you’ll soon discover that a person’s horoscope, daily or otherwise, equates solely to their sun sign (determined by the position of the sun on the day of their birth, and the one we all know) and that the moon and planets also play a key role in terms of one’s personality. To gauge a more complete picture of a person, their exact time and place of birth must be known, to create what is known as a birth chart, which shows where the sun, moon, and planets were located on the Wheel of the Zodiac during the moment they were born. Birth Charts can offer an astrological explanation for your communication style, how you process emotions, who you're attracted to, and a whole lot more! Below, each star and planet that contributes to our personalities and the ways by which it does so is listed:
☉ Sun: ego, identity, and role in life
☽ Moon: emotions, moods, and feelings
☿ Mercury: how you communicate, talk, think, and process information
♀ Venus: how and what you love
♂ Mars: sex and aggression
♃ Jupiter: growth, expansion, progress, and philosophy
♄ Saturn: responsibility, restrictions, limits, boundaries, fears, and self-discipline
♅ Uranus: innovation, progression, rebellion, and change
♆ Neptune: dreams, imagination, and the unconscious
♇ Pluto: power, intensity, obsession, control, and transformation
A person’s character traits are based off of the positions of the zodiac signs in the stars and planets in our solar system. If you’re new to this whole thing, that probably sounded like a foreign language, but luckily, you can grasp some degree of understanding by entering your birth data to create a birth chart using websites such as Cafe Astrology. Once we grow to better understand how these placements affect ourselves and our lives, we begin to find meaning and clarity in regards to our lives. For millennia, that is the very thing that humans have been relying on religion for -- thus, this is where the question of whether religion is being replaced with astrology amongst young people in an ever-evolving society comes in. Hope for the future has translated from routines such as prayer to checking horoscope apps such as co-star astrology every morning. Justification of actions and emotions has translated from blaming forces of evil to blaming their sign placements. Our abilities to relate to others have translated from choosing friends and lovers based off of common beliefs to choosing them based off of interstellar compatibility. Both astrology and religion have a strong effect on the way that we as humans perceive life and the world, but as more young people are being introduced to modern astrology and its capability to give meaning to what we are beginning to realize about ourselves, it is slowly replacing the way in which humans have related to deities and spiritualism. Mainly, and as they have been doing since the dawn of time, people are trying to find healing disguised as understanding and interpretation of these facts about themselves.
Astrology is a belief system founded upon the idea that human life on Earth is being influenced by the stars’ constellations. Daily horoscopes are just one small aspect within astrology, but delve a little deeper into what people are calling “modern” astrology and you’ll soon discover that a person’s horoscope, daily or otherwise, equates solely to their sun sign (determined by the position of the sun on the day of their birth, and the one we all know) and that the moon and planets also play a key role in terms of one’s personality. To gauge a more complete picture of a person, their exact time and place of birth must be known, to create what is known as a birth chart, which shows where the sun, moon, and planets were located on the Wheel of the Zodiac during the moment they were born. Birth Charts can offer an astrological explanation for your communication style, how you process emotions, who you're attracted to, and a whole lot more! Below, each star and planet that contributes to our personalities and the ways by which it does so is listed:
☉ Sun: ego, identity, and role in life
☽ Moon: emotions, moods, and feelings
☿ Mercury: how you communicate, talk, think, and process information
♀ Venus: how and what you love
♂ Mars: sex and aggression
♃ Jupiter: growth, expansion, progress, and philosophy
♄ Saturn: responsibility, restrictions, limits, boundaries, fears, and self-discipline
♅ Uranus: innovation, progression, rebellion, and change
♆ Neptune: dreams, imagination, and the unconscious
♇ Pluto: power, intensity, obsession, control, and transformation
A person’s character traits are based off of the positions of the zodiac signs in the stars and planets in our solar system. If you’re new to this whole thing, that probably sounded like a foreign language, but luckily, you can grasp some degree of understanding by entering your birth data to create a birth chart using websites such as Cafe Astrology. Once we grow to better understand how these placements affect ourselves and our lives, we begin to find meaning and clarity in regards to our lives. For millennia, that is the very thing that humans have been relying on religion for -- thus, this is where the question of whether religion is being replaced with astrology amongst young people in an ever-evolving society comes in. Hope for the future has translated from routines such as prayer to checking horoscope apps such as co-star astrology every morning. Justification of actions and emotions has translated from blaming forces of evil to blaming their sign placements. Our abilities to relate to others have translated from choosing friends and lovers based off of common beliefs to choosing them based off of interstellar compatibility. Both astrology and religion have a strong effect on the way that we as humans perceive life and the world, but as more young people are being introduced to modern astrology and its capability to give meaning to what we are beginning to realize about ourselves, it is slowly replacing the way in which humans have related to deities and spiritualism. Mainly, and as they have been doing since the dawn of time, people are trying to find healing disguised as understanding and interpretation of these facts about themselves.