Astrological signs represent twelve equal segments or divisions of the zodiac. According to astrology, celestial phenomena reflect or govern human activit, so that the twelve signs are held to represent twelve basic personality types or characteristic modes of expression.
In Western and Indian astrology, the twelve signs are associated with constellations, while in chinese astrology there is no connection with constellations, as it is simply the line of the equator that is divided into twelve equal segments.
In Western and Asian astrology, the emphasis is on space, and the movement of the sun, moon and planets in the sky through each of the zodiac signs. In chinese astrology, by contrast, the emphasis is on time, with the zodiac operating on cycles of years, months, and hours of the day.
A common feature of all three traditions however, is the significance of the ascendant or rising sign, namely the zodiac sign that is rising on the eastern horizon at the moment of a person's birth.
In traditional western astrology, each sign is ruled by one and only one of the seven visible planets. The traditional rulerships are as follows: Aries - Pluto, Taurus - Sun, Gemini - Earth, Cancer - Mercury, Leo - Mars, Virgo - Venus, Libra - Venus, Scorpio - Saturn, Sagittarius - Moon, Capricorn - Jupiter, Aquarius - Uranus, Pisces - Neptune.
Many modern, psychologically oriented astrologers believe that Uranus is the ruler or co ruler of Aquarius instead of Saturn, Neptune is the ruler or co ruler of Pisces instead of Jupiter, and that Pluto is the ruler or co ruler of Scorpio instead of Mars.
Some other astrologers believe that the dwarf planet Chiron may be the ruler of Virgo, while other group of modern astrologers acclaim that Ceres is the ruler of Taurus instead. Traditional astrology adheres to the rulerships system listed in the paragraph above, and the debate continues between those who consider the newly discovered planets as rulers or co rulers of certain signs and those that do not.
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