"If this is the Age of Aquarius,
then why is the Sun in Pisces?"
Post updated 2.22.2006
The answer relates to precession.
"...The Earth's axis not stable. The Earth is not a perfect sphere, but flattens out at the poles and bulges at the equator. It reacts to the the gravitational influence of the Sun and Moon like a spinning top whose rotation is distorted by some external force.
"This causes what has been termed the Earth's precession, which means that the Earth's axis itself rotates in a circle, leading to a conical movement around the fixed pole of the ecliptic. One complete rotation around this cone takes roughly 26,000 years. This shifting of the Earth's axis causes the celestial equator to shift so that the point of intersection between it and the ecliptic -- the Vernal Equinox -- moves from east to west along the circle of the ecliptic, i.e. in the opposite direction to the standard zodiac.
"The Vernal Equinox is the point of reference from which both astronomers and astrologers begin their measurement of the ecliptic, and it marks the beginning of the division of the zodiac into twelve equal segments. This is why the segment of the zodiac known as 'Aries' is situated where the fixed star constellation of Pisces is seen. On 30th March, the sun is situated at roughly 10°of the astrological segment of the ecliptic known as Aries, but if one were to look up into the night sky, one would see the fixed star constellation of Pisces.
"It takes about 26,000 years for the Vernal Equinox to make one complete revolution around the ecliptic, i.e. through all of the twelve constellations. It takes around one twelfth of this time -- about 2160 years -- to traverse one sign of the zodiac. In antiquity, the Vernal Equinox was situated between the signs of Pisces and Aries, and because of its retrograde movement through the zodiac, it is at present situated in the border zone between the constellations of Pisces and Aquarius, moving slowly towards Aquarius. Because the constellations lack clear boundaries, it is difficult to say exactly when the Vernal Equinox will move from the constellation of Pisces into that of Aquarius, i.e. when the so-called Age of Aquarius will begin. Depending on where the boundary is drawn this will occur somewhere between 2100 and 2500 AD.
"Western astrology no longer uses the background of fixed stars as a point of reference. Modern Western astrology uses the same system of reference as that of astronomy, i.e. it divides the ecliptic into segments starting at the Vernal Equinox. Although these segments have been given the same names as the fixed star constellations, the Earth's precession means that they are no longer in line with the constellations of the same name [and thus, the Sun-sign association used in Western astrology can be considered invalid].
"It is only in certain specialist areas of astrology -- such as mundane astrology when studying larger epochal changes -- that the relationship between these constellations of fixed stars and the ecliptic has any significance. References are then made to the 'ages' of Pisces, Aquarius, etc."
from Astro.com
Also refer to: Sidereal Astrology: The Tropical and Sidereal Zodiaks & The Cycle of the Holy Cross
The answer relates to precession.
"...The Earth's axis not stable. The Earth is not a perfect sphere, but flattens out at the poles and bulges at the equator. It reacts to the the gravitational influence of the Sun and Moon like a spinning top whose rotation is distorted by some external force.
"This causes what has been termed the Earth's precession, which means that the Earth's axis itself rotates in a circle, leading to a conical movement around the fixed pole of the ecliptic. One complete rotation around this cone takes roughly 26,000 years. This shifting of the Earth's axis causes the celestial equator to shift so that the point of intersection between it and the ecliptic -- the Vernal Equinox -- moves from east to west along the circle of the ecliptic, i.e. in the opposite direction to the standard zodiac.
"The Vernal Equinox is the point of reference from which both astronomers and astrologers begin their measurement of the ecliptic, and it marks the beginning of the division of the zodiac into twelve equal segments. This is why the segment of the zodiac known as 'Aries' is situated where the fixed star constellation of Pisces is seen. On 30th March, the sun is situated at roughly 10°of the astrological segment of the ecliptic known as Aries, but if one were to look up into the night sky, one would see the fixed star constellation of Pisces.
"It takes about 26,000 years for the Vernal Equinox to make one complete revolution around the ecliptic, i.e. through all of the twelve constellations. It takes around one twelfth of this time -- about 2160 years -- to traverse one sign of the zodiac. In antiquity, the Vernal Equinox was situated between the signs of Pisces and Aries, and because of its retrograde movement through the zodiac, it is at present situated in the border zone between the constellations of Pisces and Aquarius, moving slowly towards Aquarius. Because the constellations lack clear boundaries, it is difficult to say exactly when the Vernal Equinox will move from the constellation of Pisces into that of Aquarius, i.e. when the so-called Age of Aquarius will begin. Depending on where the boundary is drawn this will occur somewhere between 2100 and 2500 AD.
"Western astrology no longer uses the background of fixed stars as a point of reference. Modern Western astrology uses the same system of reference as that of astronomy, i.e. it divides the ecliptic into segments starting at the Vernal Equinox. Although these segments have been given the same names as the fixed star constellations, the Earth's precession means that they are no longer in line with the constellations of the same name [and thus, the Sun-sign association used in Western astrology can be considered invalid].
"It is only in certain specialist areas of astrology -- such as mundane astrology when studying larger epochal changes -- that the relationship between these constellations of fixed stars and the ecliptic has any significance. References are then made to the 'ages' of Pisces, Aquarius, etc."
from Astro.com
Also refer to: Sidereal Astrology: The Tropical and Sidereal Zodiaks & The Cycle of the Holy Cross
"If this is the Age of Aquarius,
then why is the Sun in Pisces?"
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