some of y'all: science has more evidencial support than religion, and it is the more reliable and believable truth. in the ancient contest between empiricial science and religion, modern achievements have declared science as more accurate and the better source of truth.
the truth: Scientific empiricism and religion aim to understand different kinds of truths, and they have never truly been at odds. Science gives the mechanical explanation of the world. Religion gives a philosophical explanation. Both are inexorably intertwined, but each have their own realm of study. In the last 3000 years, men of science have typically also been men of religion. Much of modern science today relies upon the accomplishments and theories of men who were religious. Further, if you devote serious time to the study of either the sciences OR religions and philosophy, you will discover that there are very few discrepancies and they actually correspond to one another. The real problem comes when science attempts to make a philosophical observation, or when religion attempts to make a mechanical observation. Religion’s role is not to explain how clouds form, how cells function, or how light travels. Science’s role is not to explain the meaning of life, whether or not God exists, and what morality is. All in all, each are good and legitimate areas of study.
The Cave of the Ancients, from Stefan Michel Spacher’s Cabala: Spiegel der Kunst und Natur in Alchymia, Frankfurt, 1616.
Mercury aspecting sun, mercury in the 5th: Mental vibrancies and illumination, self-expressive words conveying messages directly from the ego, confident opinions, vivid story-teller, words of creativity, youthful mind, passionate about learning, desires a strong intellect, willful, clever thinker, thinking and talking about themselves, their self-expression
Mercury aspecting moon, mercury in the 4th: Nostalgic perception of reality, vivid memories, opinions of common sense, motherly messages directed to the masses, understands the emotions of the public, empathy for All, reserved and private mind, daydreamer, mind of the inner child, thinking and talking about emotions and finding Home
Mercury aspecting Venus, mercury in the 2nd: flowers and roots in the mind, blossoms of Venus symbolizing artsy, creative, beauty, serenity and musical appreciation, roots of the earth symbolizing wisdom, resourcefulness, patience, reliability and stability of the mind. Thinking and talking about life, pleasure and beauty.
Mercury aspecting Venus, mercury in the 7th: sweet messages of harmony from the heart, love and union on the mind, social breeze, accommodating opinions, attracted to youth and intellect, words dripping with sugar, thinking and talking about aesthetics, social equity and love
Mercury aspecting mars, mercury in the 1st: words used for fighting and protecting themselves, active mind on overdrive, the mind is a battlefield, headaches, strong or offensive opinions, individualistic and passionate messages conveying motivation and inspiration. Wants to speak first. Knowledge (mercury) is power (mars). Thinking and talking about ambitions, sex and themselves
Mercury aspecting Jupiter, mercury in the 9th: visionary messages expressing ideals, indulgence in knowledge and learning, big stories, exaggerated opinions, daydreams of adventure and freedom, gift of the gab, jokester, professor, thinking and talking about spiritual and religious beliefs and inner philosophies
Mercury aspecting Saturn, mercury in the 10th: Reticent speech, reserved opinions, unwillingly silent, mind of authority, voice of the public, voice of Judgment and Order, mental blocks or mental structure, practical, calculating and introspective thought trend, mentor, timeless knowledge, thinking and talking about self-discipline, experiences of self-perseverance and personal achievement
Mercury aspecting Uranus, mercury in the 11th: Thinking outside the box, inside the box, below the box, above the box. Shocking opinions, universal mind, mad scientist mind, words conveying messages to the collective, sudden nerve pains, revolutionary and futuristic thought trend, thinking and talking about social justice, togetherness and liberation
Mercury aspecting Neptune, mercury in the 12th: receptive and emotionally psychic, words conveying messages from dreams, daydreamer, romantic visionary of life, perception of life glittered by rose-tinted glasses, reclusive, charming actor, walking dream, angels in the brain, empathy for the unfortunate and emotionally abandoned, thinking and talking about wishes, spirituality and alone time
Mercury aspecting Pluto, mercury in the 8th: solemn and prophetic thought trend, investigative mind, detective, soulful words conveying messages of pain and healing, empathy for the misunderstood and emotionally disturbed, demons in the brain, chatting and learning from past demons. Knowledge (mercury) is Power (pluto). Transformative mind; from mind of chaos to rebirth and mind of clarity, thinking about death, secrets and privacy
Toward the One by Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan
watery types can be people who notice everything but say nothing #cancer #scorpio #pisces
The dance of nature 🌿🍃
#shotbyoasis
Sun and the moon, what is conscious verses what is subconscious. The sun serves the ego and the moon serves your emotional response. Your emotional response is tied to the subconscious and all throughout the day whatever we see or experience sits in our subconscious. The ego is what’s on the surface. The moon is extremely important, and it’s needs are imperative to navigating your souls purpose. So you need to nourish your moon, you need to comfort it, you have to be aware of what it needs. The moon is also your guide, as it’s the transition from your south node to your north node. 🌿
Aries: - probably texting u a lot - touchy feely as hell - will be pretty direct - confident anywhere but around you
Taurus: - will tease u - does small but significant things for u - makes lots of jokes - will never be blunt
Gemini: - very flirty - constantly stalking u tbfh - laughs like 3x harder than usual - and probably extremely extroverted
Cancer: - has deep convos with you - asks u about UR health - becomes a bit more clingy - will def want to hang out with u at 2am
Leo: - prepare for showing off 24/7 - gets embarrassed if they make themselves look like an idiot - if they REALLY like u they’ll share their insecurities - super selfless toward u
Virgo: - comes out of their shell - may even flirt a little;)) who knew?? - lit changes their day to make urs easier - will be very shy and flustered
Libra: - will want to be with u 24/7 - flirty and smiles lOTs - probably plays hard to get with u - not to forward/ direct with emotions
Scorpio: - one minute they are clingy and pay ALL their attention 2 u + the next they are distant n cold - deep convos allll day - will tease u, but reassures u it’s a joke - has a special place for u in their heart
Sagittarius: - literally probably will just tell u bc they love hard in the moment and cannot hide it - NO boundaries. - will do lil surprises for u - so unpredictable?? Wants to take u to all their rebellious adventures
Capricorn: - loosens up around you - will speak a lot about themselves, especially things that mean a lot to them - may be shy and a bit blunt, but that’s because they’re scared to mess up - most likely won’t tell u for ages
Aquarius: - looking 👀 at u all the time - a lot of communication - you will most likely have to look in between the lines to see if this sign likes u - teasing
Pisces: - wants to share ideas and emotions with u - probably stares at u for a weird amount of time but only because they’re daydreaming into ur eyes - speaks about the future with you - cares a LOT for u
*check ur Venus and if ur a guy maybe ur mars*
Planetary Key Words.
This links post is being added to my “Your Placements” page which I wrote/sourced for people getting into astrology. You can find it here if you would like information on finding your chart, dominants, or a quick understanding of some key parts of the chart when starting astrology!
This post will provide the more detailed information for the page.
Note: Posts linked are not all mine! They are, however, my favourite posts for learning and understanding! All links go to the original post and blog so you can read more of their excellent posts.
Signs:
Intercepted and duplicated signs by @astrology-addict
Signs, houses, and how to start out by @astrology-addict
Ascendent/Descendent element axis by @lupuslupercalia
Signs in the personal placements by @universalstrology
Signs in the Sun and Mercury by @seraonthestars
Basics on the signs (and everything) by @gothicastrology
The Rising signs by me
Cardinal signs in the natal chart by @astroalive
Fixed signs in the natal chart by @astroalive
Mutable signs in the natal chart by @astroalive
The Modes by @ayyries
The Moon signs by @astrollusion
Luminaries and Planets:
What the planets mean within us posted by @astro-paradiso
What the planets represent by astrotheme.com
Falls and detriments by @transcendicalprosperity
Exaltations and falls by @acaipsychelife
Luminaries and planets in astrology by @aesthetics-astro
The Sun by @aesthetics-astro
The Moon by @aesthetics-astro
Mercury by @aesthetics-astro
Venus by @aesthetics-astro
Mars by @aesthetics-astro
Jupiter by @aesthetics-astro
Saturn by @aesthetics-astro
Uranus by @aesthetics-astro
Neptune by @aesthetics-astro
Pluto by @aesthetics-astro
Saturn and its houses by @ayyries
Jupiter and its house potential by @astrologylunarfish
Saturn and Uranus Brotherhood by @astrawrlogy
Neptune and its houses by @ayyries
Natal Saturn by @acaipsychelife
Learning about the natal chart by @astrology-addict
Blathin’s planetary masterpost by @astrollusion
Dominants:
How to find your dominants [VIDEO] by @astrology-addict
Dominant planets by me
Dominant houses by @astrawrlogy
Sign dominants posted to tumblr by @astroasteria
Calculating element percentage by @astroalive
Calculating dominant signs by @geministereo
Houses:
Sun in the houses by @zodiac–signs
The 12 astrological houses by astrolibrary.org
The 12 houses by astrostyle.com
The 12 houses by astrotheme.com
Introduction to houses by @astrology-addict
Houses of astrology by @astrolocherry
Importance of the Ascendent (1st house cusp) by @ayyries
The 10th house by @astrollusion
The 12th house by @isastrobitch
The 10th house planets by me
The 5th house planets by @imstuckinarut-astrology
What the houses mean in short by @gothicastrology
The 12th house planets by @cutestrology
Chart shapes by @astrollusion
How the houses flow together by @transcendicalprosperity
Midheaven:
In Aries by @aesthetics-astro
In Taurus by @aesthetics-astro
In Gemini by @aesthetics-astro
In Cancer by @aesthetics-astro
In Leo by @aesthetics-astro
In Virgo by @aesthetics-astro
In Libra by @aesthetics-astro
In Scorpio by @aesthetics-astro
In Sagittarius by @aesthetics-astro
In Capricorn by @aesthetics-astro
In Aquarius by @aesthetics-astro
In Pisces by @aesthetics-astro
Retrogrades:
What to know about retrogrades by @coolastrology
Planets in retrograde by @isastrobitch
Natal retrograding planets by @astrolocherry
Retrogrades in astrology by @aesthetics-astro
Stelliums:
An introduction to stelliums by @ashwolfastro
House stelliums by @ashwolfastro
Sign stelliums, house stelliums, and what each planet means for them by @astrawrlogy
How to analyse a stellium by @astrologyisfrequentlyaccurate
How to master a stelium by @soulofsaturn
Decans:
The sign decans by @astroalive
Sun/Masculine and Moon/Feminine decans by @star-astrology
Decans by horoscopeswithin.com
Aries Decans posted to tumblr by @deathstrology
Taurus Decans posted to tumblr by @deathstrology
Gemini Decans posted to tumblr by @deathstrology
Cancer Decans posted to tumblr by @deathstrology
Leo Decans posted to tumblr by @deathstrology
Virgo Decans posted to tumblr by @deathstrology
Libra Decans posted to tumblr by @deathstrology
Scorpio Decans posted to tumblr by @deathstrology
Sagittarius Decans posted to tumblr by @deathstrology
Capricorn Decans posted to tumblr by @deathstrology
Aquarius Decans posted to tumblr by @deathstrology
Pisces Decans posted to tumblr by @deathstrology
Aries Rising decans by @aesthetics-astro
Taurus Rising decans by @aesthetics-astro
Gemini Rising decans by @aesthetics-astro
Cancer Rising decans by @aesthetics-astro
Leo Rising decans by @aesthetics-astro
Virgo Rising decans by @aesthetics-astro
Libra Rising decans by @aesthetics-astro
Scorpio Rising decans by @aesthetics-astro
Sagittarius Rising decans by @aesthetics-astro
Capricorn Rising decans by @aesthetics-astro
Aquarius Rising decans by @aesthetics-astro
Pisces Rising decans by @astrolofae
Aspects:
An introduction to aspects by @astrollusion
Oppositions to the ascendent by @totefee
Aspects to Pluto by @bythestarlight
Marina’s aspect masterpost by @astrologymarina
Jupiter to Saturn aspects by @astrologanize
Venus to Jupiter aspects by astrologymarina.com (@astrologymarina)
Other:
Glossary by @astrollusion
I have missed so many amazing posts, articles and sites off of here by accident and on purpose because this list would be endless! Other great resources include astro.com, astrotheme.com, cafestrology.com and astromatrix.com. Many books are also out there for you to purchase like Your Microcosm by @astrologymarina! Apart from these posts, some of my favourite blogs to learn from generally include @acaipsychelife, @ayyries, @astrolocherry, @astrology-addict, @scorpio-astrology, @astrologanize, @astrologymarina, @aesthetics-astro, @transcendicalprosperity and @astroalive!
I hope this is helpful, and you’ll be able to find this post on my placements page <3