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Zodiac Signs

Discussion in 'Off-topic Discussion' started by Anti-Porn Army Soldier, Oct 13, 2015.

  1. Anti-faper

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    I don't believe in that stuff either but for the zodiac I am an Aries and for the Chinese zodiac I am a rabbit in my element is fire because I was born in 1987.
     
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  2. IGY

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    Can one of you adherents explain to me how every human on earth is allegedly divided into just 12 personality types? :rolleyes:
     
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  3. Knight Solaire

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    I know it's hard to rap your head around, it is for me too. I don't think anyone can actually explain that fully to you without it being a theory or opinion, but I will share what I think.

    Throughout history, humans have evolved. They have changed in many ways, but something that seems to stay the same is this running pattern of multiple personality traits that match up these catagories. Of course, this was created based upon the stars, but astrological signs aren't the only things that predict personality.

    There is a history of palm reading, gypsy, and European astrological signs that point in the same direction. Science has also dipped it's hand in personality prediction throughout history and they all seem to have very binding similarities.

    Maybe humans aren't so different from each other? Maybe, we have a certain number of physical and mental traits that predict what kind of personality a person will have.

    I don't know if I believe in the stars predicting my life, but what I do know is there is a running theme in the way people interact. There always has been and always will be (opinion). Our lives are actually very predictable if we know the circumstances. Why can't our personalties do the same?

    Those 12 types are as close as anyone has come to categorizing human personalities and I think it is wonderful. To be able to maybe, just maybe, be able to know if you are going to get along with people or have a good relationship with someone just from their personality. It's very interesting.
     
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  4. Eric'sBlue

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    As I know about it, the oldest Religion in the world was astrology, or the study of stars in a religious, spiritual way. The ancients didn't draw a distinction between astronomy and astrology, so there were a lot of mathematics/observations mixed in with spirituality and the wonderment aspect.

    The Egyptians lined their three major pyramids up to correspond with the solstices, something about the way the sun would set between them during the solstices, or how they would be positioned underneath the stars during the 365 day year. The Egyptian and Babylonian zodiac were amazingly similar; I think the Egyptian had ten, and the Babylonian had 12 as we know today. Western astrology today is Babylonian. But they seemed to base a lot of it on harvest and fertile seasons, the cycle of sun and seasons, winter, spring, fall, etc; ie: Taurus the bull was the symbol for harvest. The bull pulling the plow, would mark steady hard work, reliability and good fortune etc. At the end of the solstice when the sun was most intense was where you get your fire signs Aries, Leo etc. The rest were sort of as the face of a clock the transitions between the peak of winter - water signs ie; Pisces and the scorching of summer. But as nearly every ancient civilization revered the Sun as Life and light and God, really.. they really revered the fire signs as injecting, life giving, dynamic. Also winters must have been hard back then, so I'm sure they were looking forward to the summer solstices. That's as much as I can really explain at the moment. Much of it's beyond me. I know they seemed to notice over millennia that children born in certain times of the year, manifested similar categories of personality, and attributes etc.

    Like many people have stated, there is something I also find eerily striking about the accuracy of a persons sign and their personality.
    It's fascinating!
     
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  5. black_coyote

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    Breathtakingly beautiful!!!!!
     
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  6. Calm

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    What is your Chinese animal sign my good sir?
     
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  8. black_coyote

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    Just checked it now...apparently, my animal is the Dog! :)
     
  9. black_coyote

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    May I ask what this 'pillar' thing is???
     
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  11. black_coyote

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    Gee thanks bro!!! Not much into these astrology stuffs..but this thread is quite interesting!! ;) :)
     
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  12. Calm

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    Alot of dogs around here!

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  13. Lunar Devil

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    Guys let me tell you the truth about astrology and all this. The stars at your birth do affect you adn all other types of cycles of 'nature'. There are many more than 1,000 so you cannot count them. Ever single one of these influences if you knew it well and looked in 1 person for it, it would seem like it covers him whole but it doesnt. All these 'energies' affect us all in a certain and small way. And yet free will, attitude, education and soo on influence you soo much more than any of these.

    Firstly, regarding western astrology. There is BS going around in it. There are 2 types of this astrology : Tropical and SIDEREAL. Tropical is mainstream (popular) and Buuuulshit. Sidereal is real and not popular but real.

    [Simple Explanation: You may think astrology is looking at the stars above you when you were born, well thats what real sidereal does but tropical uses the sky aligment of Plato, around 826 BC/AD (probably wrong date and name) so tropical astrology is off by like 25 degrees and very...SQUARISH...it says all signs have 30 degrees but if you with a telescope it much different than that!!!! - check google or wiki for more info]

    Now that one sign most of you refer to is only your SUN sign...only. It affects you when you shine your personality, when you are normal, when you are awake (in beta brainwaves), when you dont have strong emotions, and soo on. It is like the sun in your inner/mental/psychological/spiritual/whatever world.

    Me I used to think I am a cancer...what a big mistake. Until I learned of the true astrology, sidereal, it took me a while to accept that I am truly a gemini but you what???? In time I learned to look at myself for what I am not seek a description in myself. This is why when I thought I am cancer I never realised I was and really am gemini. Through real observation I learned just how little the sun sign says about us. Some guy said earlier "How is the whole of hummanity supposed to be divided in these 12 personalities?" - its sun sgin most people talk about not personalities...if you asked me I would the lunar sign says much more about their inner speech and uncontrolled mental habits. The sun sign is kind of useless in trying to define someone, honestly. Yh, most cancers are actually geminis (you twist the wheel chart 25 degrees or so backwards or just get it online).

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    horoscope IS Buuuulllshit . Some person tells you (or pretty much commands you) what you should and avoid on a daily basis?!?! NO. They should tell you what todays 'energies' are like and then you decide from then on. END OF STORY. MEANING: they should tell you what todays influences are, what comes eays and what comes hard, etc.
    Personally, if you wish some regular advice on energies I suggest you look at the major planets only in sidereal western astrology or the dreamspell from Mayan/Aztec/its the same astrology. I found a dreamspell up on Google Store a while ago and gives a small description of what the energies are like. Checking it everyday I found it to be true. And I would say I am quite good at it. If you want I cen help interpret them and send you some links to get you started with this. ALSO western astrology points to the unconsciouss behaviours while the dreamspell points to the mental orientation. Confused? Let me give an example. Today is the astral fire or something like that. Very easy to get fired up today. The challenge is to 'transmute' that fire or be passionate/care about your goals in order to become even more fired up. I can confrim (its evening for me) I kind of found it hard to focus and found it easy to get fired up today...or at least stay fired up for longer than normal. Other days may be the dragon, very easy to be angry and fierceful. Other days its one that expands. That is makes it eays to always check your environment, feel your body, be curious, ask critical questions and so on - you 'expand' mentally. To sum it up dreamspell affects your mental orientation/your mental behaviour/your mental habits. Because you see, getting fired up is a mental task, being disciplined as well, beingm prudent, perseverent, caring, disciplined, strong, all mental. All mental.
     
  14. Anti-faper

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    Well that was actually interesting minus the misspelled words of course. But as the old saying goes "you learn something everyday".
     
  15. Knight Solaire

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    This is a really interesting opinion. I'm too much of a radical sceptic to say anything is definitely untrue and anything is definitely bullshit. If you want to believe in this stuff, I thinks it's wonderful and imaginative. If not, go on with your day.

    People are multitudes of ideas and creative, imaginatory ideas. If we wish to live in harmony, we must first find harmony within ourselves, then project it outwards.

    Your post is a very thought out idea, but please do not use it as fact. We are here to discuss what we think about all this stuff, not tell people what to believe.
     
  16. Lunar Devil

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    My bad, Med a few hours before writing that ... But I have to add, my experiences are quite heavy I dont think I believe anymore what I stated but rather know it. And I also encourage you all to check for yourself everything and believe none but yourself.
     
  17. CountryDude

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    So, here's one for the enthusiasts.

    index.jpg + indexn.jpg = 7063f6ad11b89f4ba53e819fb8da53d3.jpg
    Fire Rabbit + Fire Snake = Water Dragon
    (Me) + (Girlfriend) = (Daughter)
     
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