Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Desiree Roby Antila, author of the new Sun Signs in Love. The Sun is the center of our universe and makes up over 99% of the mass in our solar system—which makes it have the largest effect on us astrologically. In my book Sun Signs in Love I state, "While it's important to understand that there is more to you than just your sun sign, it is my wholehearted belief that the location of the sun at the moment of the first breath is the key to the true essence of who you are. The characteristics imprinted upon your personality when you drew your first breath were caused by the sun and planets in our solar system exercising their powerful

Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Carmen Turner-Schott, author of the new Sun Signs, Houses & Healing. It was twenty-five years ago when I started working with victims of trauma. Throughout the years, I realized that within each individual there are personality traits that help them overcome the most tragic life experiences. Every sun sign is born with resilient traits. Resiliency is the ability to bounce back stronger after life knocks us down. When we experience abuse, the death of a loved one, heartbreak, divorce, career problems, or health issues, we face uncomfortable emotions. Change and transformation help us grow. There is a fire that burns inside each

I've heard this discussion before, one that broaches the topic of the wobble of the Earth's axis and the possible one-month "bump" in Sun Signs that resulted, making the Sun in, say, Aquarius rather than in Pisces.  I thought that this article was interesting, especially since it turned up in one of my local newspapers. The article, "The Stars Might Not Actually Be Aligned in Your Favor," avers that since the Earth wobbles (known as "precession"), the dates that we consider to be in a Sun Sign actually belong to another. In addition, others have proposed that since the ecliptic passes through the constellation Ophiuchus after Scorpio, the zodiac would now contain thirteen Sun Signs

When discussing, studying, or investigating astrology, it can be all too easy to focus on only our sun signs. It's quite common to meet someone and inquire about what sign they are, to determine potential compatibility. Many books give annual forecasts based solely on sun signs. Even the daily horoscopes in our local newspapers focus only on sun signs. But, though it is easy to use sun signs as an over-arching and quick way to look at what the stars have in store for us, it is highly important to remember that we are an amalgamation of our entire natal chart (one reason my Leo best friend is so different from me,  a Leo with a moon and ascendant in Virgo). One way to understand