jumptothemoonyea
I apologize for bringing up again this painful discussion
It is just too disturbing to have 2 astrological systems (roughly, not mentioning Vedic, Chinese, solar etc, they all based on one of the above). The truth is there is only ONE system and something is not right about splitting the sky
I would like to invite everyone to express your view on the two systems, with the object of this discussion to come up with the most accurate approach to astrology, re: is there a sense in tropical system? or it's redundant? and why half of the world still using it? should everybody switch to sidereal as it is based on true constellations? why hang on to tropical? any reason? is there a way to combine the two systems and why do it?
Below are some glossary terms from http://www.astrology-numerology.com/glossary2.html to help in the discussion.
It is just too disturbing to have 2 astrological systems (roughly, not mentioning Vedic, Chinese, solar etc, they all based on one of the above). The truth is there is only ONE system and something is not right about splitting the sky
I would like to invite everyone to express your view on the two systems, with the object of this discussion to come up with the most accurate approach to astrology, re: is there a sense in tropical system? or it's redundant? and why half of the world still using it? should everybody switch to sidereal as it is based on true constellations? why hang on to tropical? any reason? is there a way to combine the two systems and why do it?
Below are some glossary terms from http://www.astrology-numerology.com/glossary2.html to help in the discussion.
precession The circular motion of Earth's axis around the pole of the ecliptic, caused by the gravitational pull of the Sun and Moon on the bulging part of the equator. One complete revolution takes approximately twenty-five thousand years to complete.
precession of the equinoxes The gradual westward shift (about 50" each year) of the equinoctial points along the ecliptic due to the ecliptic due to the rotational movement of the poles of Earth's axis. This phenomena creates an increasing difference in the tropical (based upon the ecliptic and the Sun's ingress into the sing Aries) and the sidereal zodiacs (based upon constellations) or about 50" each year. See also ayanamsa, equinox, precession, Tropical zodiac, sidereal zodiac.
tropical zodiac The circle of signs that follows the apparent path of the Sun (ecliptic). also called the movable zodiac because it shifts slightly each year relative to the constellations of the sidereal zodiac. See also Precession of the Equinoxes.
sidereal astrology An astrological system based upon the constellations, not the tropical zodiac.