Now I already know what you’re thinking, isn’t every college student going through a mild crisis wants to get into astrology so it can be the explanation to all their problems. Let me be the first to tell you, that’s not entirely how this works. Astrology is used to give you better insight into yourself and those around you.
First things first, the most important things you need to start are the signs. Each sign has its own constellation and symbol and is spread out throughout the year. These are what pretty much everyone knows about astrology in terms of their sun sign and the traits the come with them.
Aries | Fire
Pros: fiery, intense, passionate, sexy, leader, bold, courageous, active, & independent
Cons: selfish, impulsive, impatient, hot-headed, bossy, reckless, combative, & naive
Taurus | Earth
Pros: dependable, gentle, patient, determined, sensuous, artistic, down to earth, & stable
Cons: materialistic, stubborn, unreasonable, lazy, slow, greedy, resistant, & possessive
Gemini | Air
Pros: witty, clever, intellectual, fun, adaptable, curious, versatile, free spirited, & sociable
Cons: immature, superficial, judgmental, two-faced, gossipy, moody, sarcastic, & unreliable
Cancer | Water
Pros: sensitive, nurturing, caring, loyal, intuitive, kind, expressive, & gentle
Cons: clingy, defensive, overbearing, nagging, moody, worrier, & touchy
Leo | Fire
Pros: dramatic, bold, leader, exciting, regal, generous, big-hearted, affectionate, & loyal
Cons: self-centered, egomaniac, bossy, vain, demanding, unreasonable, & overbearing
Virgo | Earth
Pros: perfectionist, detail-oriented, intellectual, logical, critical, orderly, & hard working
Cons: tightly wound, boring, worrier, cold, never satisfied, & judgy
Libra | Air
Pros: charming, peaceful, stylish, cooperative, relationship oriented, intelligent, & idealistic
Cons: superficial, indecisive, passive-aggressive, dependent, frivolous, vain, & avoids conflict
Scorpio | Water
Pros: intense, deep, mysterious, psychic, strong, magnetic, emotional, & seeks purpose
Cons: vindictive, scheming, controlling, moody, deviant, resentful, obsessive, & power-hungry
Sagittarius | Fire
Pros: truthful, optimistic, lucky, enthusiastic, philosopher, open-hearted, & humorous
Cons: tactless, flighty, reckless, irresponsible, fickle, shallow, & rebellious
Capricorn | Earth
Pros: disciplined, reliable, leader, determined, patient, diligent, witty, cautious, & loyal
Cons: materialist, aloof, somber, social climber, competitive, prideful, & controlling
Aquarius | Air
Pros: intellectual, futuristic, logical, friendly, truthful, objective, curious, idealistic, & inventive
Cons: lack of empathy, stubborn, distant, detached, stubborn, rebellious, & argumentative
Pisces | Water
Pros: emotional, sensitive, creative, intuitive, compassionate, adaptable,unselfish, & visionary
Cons: escapist, impractical, emotional, lazy, unreliable, unrealistic, stubborn, & unpredictable
Next up is the rising, moon and, of course, sun signs. These are the three most important things that make up your birth chart and can tell you the most about yourself.
Sun Sign
Your sun sign is what you most likely already know about yourself and astrology. The Sun represents your vitality and ego, essentially who you are. What most people don’t know, is that you are constantly growing into your sun. So, if you don’t match all the characteristics of an Aries, it doesn’t mean it isn’t right. This just means you haven’t grown into your full potential yet. Your sun doesn’t exactly go into the specifics, it more so gives you a broader sense of yourself.
Moon Sign
In contrast to your sun sign, your moon is were you feel the most comfortable. So as much as your sun is who you’re becoming, you moon is who you see in yourself as in who we always are. This also represents your emotions and how you nurture others around you. In many ways, your Moon personality is the one you keep hidden. It is you at your core, which feels hate, jealousy, and fear. On the other hand, it is your Moon personality that spontaneously feels and expresses joy and pleasure.
Rising/Ascendant Sign
The ruler of your chart! Your rising sign is the image or mask we project to the world and the impressions we make on others. Contrary to popular belief, your rising sign isn’t a mask as much as it is the part of you you use to protect yourself from strangers. You behave more like you rising sign when you’re around by strangers or but into new positions.
Last but definitely not least is the four elements. The elements give a “temperament” to each personality.
Fire Signs | Aries, Leo, & Sagittarius
Fire signs are impulsive, dramatic, and fun people. Most fire signs love living in the extremes (think your best friend who talks you into the bad decisions) and always saying what’s on their mind, no matter what anyone else has to say. These signs need to learn how not to act so impulsively and be calm.
Earth Signs | Taurus, Virgo, & Capricorn
As you would guess, Earth signs are your grounded and dependable friend with four different planners and a bomb bullet journal. These signs know hard work and practicality better than anyone and glare harshly in the face of change. Earth signs in your life need to learn how to let go and enjoy the world around them.
Air Signs | Gemini, Libra, & Aquarius
Air signs are our light and flowy friends. They go with the flow and don’t let too many things in life bother them a great deal. These signs are incredibly concerned with others and their problems and occasionally forget about their own. They need to
Water Signs | Cancer, Scorpio, & Pisces
These signs are emotional and nurturing people, (that friend who always thinks they can change someone for the better. They love to nurture and be nurtured even to a fault. These signs need to lean to put themselves first, rather than others.
While I know this is definitely a lot of information to take in, but I promise it’s not as hard as you think. The best advice I can give is to take everything one step at a time and remember astrology isn’t 100 percent who you are. There’s always room to improve on yourself because at the end of the day, you are in control of who you want to be. With that being said, hop on your laptop, do your birth chart on Cafe Astrology, and dive into the mysterious world of astrology (thank me later).