Post by ooAwakening

That's really cool you actually pay attention to physical planets and signs that you can see. I've never approached it that way.

Haha, I always thought I was an Aquarius Sun but realized I'm actually Pisces. Learning the houses in the natal chart as well as my ascendent sign (Scorpio) has been the biggest astrology takeaway for me. I eventually grew tired of tracking the smaller planets that change houses and signs every 12-30 days and instead just focus on larger astrological events throughout the year and movements of slower moving planets as well as the North Node in houses/signs. I find these major planets (jupiter, saturn, uranus, pluto and north node) track historical events in my life with somewhat remarkable accuracy and allow me to get a sense of what the general themes of my life over the upcoming year or two may be. I use astro.com for all of that.

I would agree about finding an astrology. Everyone interprets things differently, some see the aspects that planets make with each other as literal events and actions that will take place in your life and others view it more as an energy that influences thoughts and emotion.

Obviously it's both, but the detailed interpretation must come from the conscious individual and even then it's easy to run into your own confirmation bias. Part of the reason I personally just focus on slower planets/big themes too.