Astrology Poll

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1. I am cancer with capricorn rising. That is what I know.

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2. Aww, thanks! I seem to make posts about astrology once a year. ?

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3. I was the biggest skeptic in the world until I actually studied astrology and found it to be utterly fascinating. Some of my favorite quotations are from noted astologers. The first is Linda Goodman’s response to an interviewer who sarcastically asked her it she really believed in astrology whereupon she replied, “Do you believe in Wednesday?”

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   • I was affected by my mother’s interest for astrology, therefore I was never skeptical. However, I had to find out more to make the topic interesting to skeptics. 😀

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4. Some questions are not so easy as a boolean choice of yes or no. I am going to take an Italian Cuisine quiz after this. I should do quite well. (I can say that now)

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5. I’m a Pisces, and the traits are very accurate, plus my compatibility with certain zodiac.

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6. Fascinating topic. Too many even bother to look into astrology. They hope to just let others do the work for them.

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   • I just find astrology to be fun, guessing what some elements mean and so on.
     It’s okay to receive hints, but we are the ones who know ourselves the best, therefore I believe an accurate interpretation can only be achieved if we actively work on it. 🙂

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     • On the claim that we know ourselves…I respectfully disagree. Far too many are self-deceived and otherwise deceived by the hegemony to actually know themselves and they have been scared away from looking within by the multitude of asocial liars and “religious” imposters of beings with anything more than four chakras activated and clean.

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       • We would be the ones that knew ourselves the best, if we were able to hear our own voice clearly, with no preconceptions but an open mind, of course.

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         • It’s easiest on the astral. Sometimes, though, the truth about ourselves is a harsh thing.

           To anyone who ever wishes to open their third eye and astral hearing, know that you will see and understand the damage done by your every sin.

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7. So what IS an ascending sign?

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   • Thanks for asking. 🙂
     It’s a factor/characteristic of the birth chart, the first house, that can be found if you know your birth hour. It describes your outer appearance, how people perceive you. It simply adds an extra detail about your personality.
     For example:
     – I’m a Scorpio with Leo rising, it makes me more optimistic than the average Scorpio.
     – A Cancer with Gemini rising will look more light-hearted than the typical Cancer.
     Some believe it’s important to hear the horoscope of both Sun and ascending sign.

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     • So in ascending signs, do they happen twice (once in the day, once at night) or do they each get two hours?

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       • The latter, they switch about every two hours.

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         • That’s probably the least confusing solution…

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   • Cancer. Can’t you tell by how crabby I get and the chain smoking?

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     • I was born in the middle of the year, as opposed to those procrastinating signs…

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     • you know I’m just kidding, right?

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     • I don’t criticize astrological signs or constellations for their positions or temporal distributions. This is my official standpoint…

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     • Well, Cancer is the opposite of Capricorn and opposite signs are somehow alike. Then the crab and the scorpion are similar too, that was a very close guess, in my opinion. 😉

       Furthermore, the moon and rising sign also strongly affect the way a person appears. I have the moon in Cancer and I noticed I felt some connection towards certain people when I looked into their eyes, then I looked at their chart and they appeared to have the same moon in Cancer. Weird, but it’s worth looking into. 😀

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     • I see. Your birth chart is quite affected by Mercury (Gemini/Virgo), the planet of communication and intellectual capacities, so I guess you can easily analyze people by the way they talk and their speech because of that. 🙂

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     • where they appear in time, meaning in this context where they fall in the year

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     • a transition refers to movement or change from one state to another

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     • so I don’t actually blame the other signs for being late or early

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     • it isn’t really worth explaining, it wasn’t all that funny

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     • it was more of a sardonic reply than a joke

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     • seriously, this one isn’t worth the effort

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     • I didn’t think it was that complicated but I don’t think it is worth any more effort, either…

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     • far too convoluted at this point

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     • I can’t explain it any better than I already have, so if you can’t figure out what I meant by reviewing what I wrote then this is an impasse

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     • and here we are, still wasting time on it

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8. Interesting poll, although it would be nice to include the Asian Zodiac too.

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   • I have very little knowledge about Asian Zodiac, that’s why I didn’t include it but I understand and agree with you. Were you thinking of Chinese, Vedic or other? It’s the only two I’ve heard of. I only know I’m a Pig and for Vedic astrology I would be Libra instead of Scorpio. 😀

     • I was thing Chinese. It’s my year my daughter and I both born in year of the dog 🙂

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       • Aww, I like dogs! 🙂
         It’s probably inappropriate to try to create a link between Western and Chinese astrology, but one planet that changes yearly is Jupiter. However, while the Chinese year is quite fixed and precise, Jupiter tends to not have a set time for switching sign every year. I’m referring to the Jupiter in the birth chart, by the way.
         The Western birth chart is mainly about personality, while the Chinese zodiac tells about both luck and personality.
         Therefore, a person who has dog as Chinese sign is likely to have Jupiter in Scorpio, although obviously there’s a margin of error.
         I’m happy it’s the year of the Dog because it means it’s also the lucky year of Scorpio, for Western astrology, hehe. 😀
         Next year it’s my year instead, pigs and Jupiter in Sagittarius unless it changes its mind. 🙂

         • Ah. But were you to discern what links might exist between the different styles of astrology, you would change everything.

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9. Interesting poll! I believe in the basics and essence, but not following the rest.

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10. Thanks, glad you appreciate this topic!
    Unfortunately I’ve been slacking quite a lot lately, hehe.

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11. I am not a big astrology fan but everyone can make up their own mind about it.
    Great astrology poll!

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    • Thanks, glad you liked the poll. 😀

12. I’m a Libra, I was born on October 3rd … what kind of person am I? What are you waiting for in the near future?

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    • Libra is usually patient, thoughtful and romantic, because of the influence of Venus. However, we’re approaching a short period where feelings are somehow left aside: in a month Venus enters the opposite sign, but that only lasts about a month.
      The previous year must have brought good news and changes, this year is supposed to be calmer, as it’s now time for Scorpios. 😀
      Libra is also an air sign, and that makes it talkative, willing to engage in conversation and intellectual stimulation is also pretty important. They like having a rich vocabulary too.
      They’re also driven by justice and equality, their symbol is a two-plate scale after all. They don’t get angry easily, but when they do, it’s often because of injustice; for instance, when someone doesn’t cooperate as they should.
      And Libra is often fine with compromises.

      Then, of course, one sign can’t fully describe your personality. I suggest to check your birth chart and its description. 🙂

13. Don’t believe in astrology at all, but your poll is very interesting! Maybe, you can help me to understand what my zodiac sign is, cause my birthday is September 23rd, and some people tell me, that my sign is Virgo, but other assure me that is Libra. So-so.

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    • Technically, you’re a cusp. It simply means you were born between two signs so you may have qualities of both, it can happen. 🙂
      However, if you can still find out what your one Sun sign is, you would need to visit a website that makes you a birth chart for free: you’ll have to enter your date, hour and location of birth and it will tell you what your sign exactly is, as every year the Sun enters a sign at a different time, so there’s no certainty you’re one or the other until you consult the birth chart.

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      • Thank you very much for your answer, try to follow your recommendations!

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14. I don’t believe much in it, but I have friends who are very interested in this topic and I’m sure that many people would enjoy more content related to astrology. 🙂

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    • Thanks for your input! 🙂
      For me, it’s more about fun than belief, seeing if astrology is accurate and stuff like that.

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