In the Stars

By Nancy Jobes
The Path to the Sun

Everywhere you look and everywhere you go you are likely to see information on your "Sign". Newspapers, magazines, web sites, and bookstores are all carriers of what is coming up for you today, tomorrow, or next month. Astrology is almost as popular today as it was 2000 years ago when astrologers were considered scholars, ranking in importance with doctors and priests. You can feel guilt-free as you read about your Sun Sign with your morning coffee, on the train, or while surfing the ‘net. No one will burn you at the stake; this is the 21st century! Yet, what would you think if you knew that much of what you have been reading about yourself is at worst totally wrong, and at best poorly incomplete?

When you read a "Sun Sign" horoscope or description of yourself, you would not be alone in thinking that it sorely lacks vital information. You also would not be alone even if you find yourself thinking that there cannot be much to this astrology "stuff", because that description of the Sun Sign you are reading sounds nothing like you! Even if you feel that it describes certain basics in your personality and view of the world, you (since you are a sharp, thinking creature) had to have realized that you are not just like 1/12th of the rest of the world. You, of course, would be right.

The "Sign" that you call your own is simply one part of astrology. It is the sign that the Sun is in at the moment you are born. There are 12 signs, and the Sun passes through each from our viewpoint here on Earth in the course of a year and spends about one month in each sign.

While the Sun is important in astrology, it is not near to being the be all and end all to the subject. Astrology consists of so much more than the popular Sun Signs and horoscopes lend it credit. Each planet in our solar system, our moon, and sometimes each asteroid, comet, planetoid, and even points in the sky are all taken into consideration when an astrologer gives a reading.

In fact, not only isn’t a reading based on your Sun Sign, it is based on the place and moment you are born, and therefore every astrology chart like every individual person is unique. Even twins born moments apart can have different charts. So, then, what is with the big deal about the Sun in the first place?

The Sun doesn’t really represent your personality. It doesn’t really say much about whom you will be compatible with in love or relationship. That stuff sells books and magazines, but it really has very little to do with astrology as practiced by ethical astrologers.

The Sun, rather, represents our urge to be someone or something in life. The Sun is our Will, our Ego, and our Path. While it is a very important part of a larger picture, it is more of a subconscious drive than an actual list of traits unto which you were born. While we develop traits consistent with our Sun Sign during the course of our journey through life, the Sun actually represents a developmental craving to BE.

So, the next time your read a description of your Sun Sign, remember that what you are reading should be your goal for yourself. To develop the higher qualities of the sign that your Sun falls in is a worthwhile goal that you can implement in your daily life. You can still read your horoscope for fun, and it can be a great starting point for understanding the basics of the twelve Signs if you are a beginner, just don’t sell the farm for widget stock because your horoscope told you to!
Nancy Jobes is a professional astrologer and freelance writer. 
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