Interesting theory on the degrees

[gimzo23]

Hello everyone

First time poster here.

I've been browsing the internet for astrological stuff as I often do, and I've come across the site of a Serbian astrologer named Nikola Stojanovic. On his site he has an introduction to his, as he calls it, "the theory on the degrees".
Unfortunately the site doesn't give me a direct link to that page, so I can't post it here. But I would be interested to hear if any more knowledgable astrology folks here have heard or read about him and this theory of his? He explains how he found out about each degree corresponding with each zodiac sign, beginning with degree 1 being Aries, degree 2 Taurus and so on.

As this being my first post, I just found out I can't post direct links, so you would have to google his name to go on his site. His theory is found on the left side under: the secret of each degree has finally been uncovered.

He has some more info on these individual degrees in some of his articles on his site. While I found this pretty interesting, I couldn't quite make out what he meant the 0 degree would be? As he states the following:
"And what comes next after the 29th degree of each zodiac sign? We get to the zero (0°) degree of the next zodiac sign hence repeating all 12 zodiac signs in a circle."

So as in his theory Leo is the last one on the degree 29, before it starts all over again, but if Aries is the 1st degree, I don't get what zero degree is. And wouldn't the 1st degree (Aries) be from 0'00-0'59 instead of 1'00-1'59? At least that's what I've learned from reading here. But maybe he has a different understanding of this.

Would be interesting to read what others think about this.

[Kaiousei no Senshi]

So as in his theory Leo is the last one on the degree 29, before it starts all over again, but if Aries is the 1st degree, I don't get what zero degree is. And wouldn't the 1st degree (Aries) be from 0'00-0'59 instead of 1'00-1'59? At least that's what I've learned from reading here. But maybe he has a different understanding of this.

Pretty much, for some reason a more modern thing to do is have the degrees as 0-29 of any and all signs, whereas they used to be numbered 1-30. This doesn't really change anything, except that the degrees of exaltation, face, and term need to be pushed back one to correspond correctly.

So, for instance, it's written in classical texts that Venus is exactly exalted in the 27th degree of Pisces. Since this was written when the norm was 1-30, Venus is really exalted in 26° Pisces for our modern day charts that use the 0-29 way.

It's just slightly confusing, but you get the hang of it.

[Astrologer4U]

Originally Posted by gimzo23

So as in his theory Leo is the last one on the degree 29, before it starts all over again, but if Aries is the 1st degree, I don't get what zero degree is. And wouldn't the 1st degree (Aries) be from 0'00-0'59 instead of 1'00-1'59? At least that's what I've learned from reading here. But maybe he has a different understanding of this.

Would be interesting to read what others think about this.

Full circle = 360 This is numerology but I believe that numerology and Astrology are related. In numerology 9 is always the end number and any number that has a 0 at the end is always a beginning number. In numerology you simply add across until you get a single digit hence, 360 becomes 9 the number of completion.

We have 3 sets of completed elements Earth, Air, Fire, Water...

3+3+3+3=12 signs of the zodiac

3 sets of elements x 4 signs = 12 total


0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9... 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19... 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29... 30

10,20 and 30 represents a zero point. Again a zero point represents the beginning point and any number with a 9 at the end represents the end. Keep in mind that in numerology you add across until you get a single digit.

First 3 signs out of 12...

Aries = 0
Taurus=1
Gemini= 2

Take notice to how 0+1+2=3

Cancer=3
Leo=4
Virgo=5

Take notice to how 3+4+5=12=3

Libra=6
Scorpio=7
Sagittarius=8

Take notice to how 6+7+8= 21=3

Capricorn=9
Aquarius=10
Pisces=11

Take notice to how 9+10+11=30=3


Aries=12
Taurus =13
Gemini=14

12+13+14=39=12=3

Cancer=15
Leo=16
Virgo=17

15+16+17=48=12=3

Libra=18
Scorpio=19
Sagitarius=20

18+19+20= 57=12=3

Capricorn=21
Aquarius=22
Pisces=23

21+22+23= 66=12=3

Aries=24
Taurus=25
Gemini=26

24+25+26=75=12=3

Cancer=27
Leo=28
Virgo=29

27+28+29=84=12=3

Libra=30
Scorpio=1
Sagitarius=2

Capricorn=3
Aquarius=4
Pisces=5

Aries=6
Taurus=7
Gemini=8

Cancer=9
Leo=10
Virgo=11

Libra=12
Scorp=13
Sagitarius=14

Capricorn=15
Aquarius=16
Pisces=17

Aries=18
Tarus=19
Gemini=20

Cancer=21
Leo=22
Virgo=23

Libra=24
Scorpio=25
Sagitarius=26
Capricorn=27

Aquarius=28
Pisces=29

Aries=30
Taurus=1
Gemini=2

Cancer=3
Leo=4
Virgo=5

Libra=6
Scorpio=7
Sagitarius=8

Capricorn=9
Aquarius=10
Pisces=11


Aries=12


There are so many other patterns to point out but lets see if you can discover them on your own.


Astrologer4U

[RayAustin]

Hm.. I like the 0' degrees. It corresponds easier with computer programming, which is probably another reason why this has been adopted. It's much easier for a program to work with units of numbers when they start at 0, rather than 1.


Ray

[Kaiousei no Senshi]

Hm.. I like the 0' degrees. It corresponds easier with computer programming, which is probably another reason why this has been adopted. It's much easier for a program to work with units of numbers when they start at 0, rather than 1.

You think so? It'd be interesting to research and see when that 0-29 instead of 1-30 first got put into popular use. For all we know it could be before computers were used to calculate charts. I doubt it, though, since Lilly used 1-30, but perhaps still possible.

[Astrologer4U]

Starting at Zero point is always best, it is the ancient and natural order...



Zero"Zero is a powerful number which brings great transformational change, sometimes occurring in a profound manner. It has much intensity, so caution is needed wherever it appears to ensure that extremes are not encountered.
Zero represents the Cosmic Egg, the primordial Androgyne - the Plenum. Zero as an empty circle depicts both the nothingness of death and yet the totality of life contained within the circle. As an ellipse the two sides represent ascent and descent, evolution and involution.
Before the One (meaning the Source--not the number) there is only Void, or non-being; thought; the ultimate mystery, the incomprehensible Absolute. Begins with meanings such as, Non-existence; nothingness; the unmanifest; the unlimited; the eternal. The absence of all quality or quantity."

Cultural References


'Taoism: It symbolizes the Void; non-being.
Buddhism: It is the Void and no-thingness.
Kabbalism: Boundless; Limitless Light; the Ain.
Pathagoras saw zero as the perfect. Zero is the Monad, the originator and container of All.
Islamic: Zero is the Divine Essence."


http://www.crystalinks.com/numerology2.html


Beileve it or not, the 360 degree circle of our natal chart and all astrological charts are symbolic to this ancient symbol representing a zero, nothingness point, from where everything begat, and came into being... The Big bang got it's name from this symbol. The spiral never ends, it just keeps going. Without the number zero, numbers cannot grow and grow on into infinity. Hence, all that is, would not be. Everything would come to an end. would end

[gimzo23]

Thanks Kaiousei no Senshi and Astrologer4U for enlightening me on the degree issue.

What I still don't get however, is, as that astrologer obviously uses the 0-29 degree counting method, why does he start with Aries on the 1st degree, instead of 0' degree?

I've checked with some of his theory examples in his articles with charts from real persons. For instance, he thinks that Marilyn Monroe must have been born 1 minute earlier because he doesn't think she has her ascendant on the 13th degree (being Aries degree according to him) , but he thinks she must have had her Ascendant on the 12th degree (being Pisces degree according to him), instead. I've checked her chart and she apparently had her ascendant on 13'03 degree. So by 12th degree, it is clear that he means between 12'00 and 12'59. I'm just mentioning this, because now it's clear what he means by 12th or 13th degree, what his counting method is. And this is why I now wonder why he puts Aries as 1st degree, which would be between 1'00 and 1'59, and not as the real starting point at 0' degree. So what is the very beginning 0'00-0'59 then, if Aries is the starting point at 1'00-1'59?

Well, maybe I should send him an email and just ask him personally, since it's his theory. I was just asking this question here, as I was wondering if maybe I was doing something wrong or not seeing it right.

[Kaiousei no Senshi]

Now that I'm not so sure about, but if I remember correctly, doesn't he sort of address the issue in the article? Maybe I imagined it, but I could have sworn I read a line that was something like "Now what about the 0°?" which would technically be 1° as I covered above. So, it seems like his theory is a little bit off as far as that goes.

[Astrologer4U]

Originally Posted by gimzo23

"And what comes next after the 29th degree of each zodiac sign? We get to the zero (0°) degree of the next zodiac sign hence repeating all 12 zodiac signs in a circle."

From my understanding, the guys theory is a bit contradicting. From the above, he seems to be advocating Zero as the starting point. If Zero represents the next sign, that means the previous sign is over. In the long example that I gave. Earth, Air, Fire, Water=4... Cardinal, Fixed, Mutable=3.


3 dualitys x 4 elements =12

Mutable represents the end of one cycle when you go from the first house moving around. Aries cardinal, Taurus fixed, Gemini mutable and Cancer begins the cycle over at Cardinal. Hence All beginning signs are Cardinal and all ending signs are mutable.

From the theory this guy gives representing Leo at 29 degrees, that leaves a fixed sign representing the end which according to Astrology is in accurate.

If you start properly with Zero as the starting point, Virgo becomes the 29th degree.


Maybe you should email this person because I think he is on to something but there is a slight flaw he seems to have over looked.

[EJ53]

Originally Posted by gimzo23

....why does he start with Aries on the 1st degree, instead of 0' degree?

He starts there because experience revealed that the 8th degree related to Scorpio, so he reasoned/deduced that the 1st degree relates to Aries.....And, as you say, he is indeed using the 0-29 counting system.

...So what is the very beginning 0'00-0'59 then, if Aries is the starting point at 1'00-1'59?

I think he may still not have resolved this himself, stating :-

...At the time, I had no clue about the zero (0°) degree (from 00'00" to 0°59'59"). For me, it presented an absolute mystery.....(but he later concluded).....And what comes next after the 29th degree of each zodiac sign? We get to the zero (0°) degree of the next zodiac sign hence repeating all 12 zodiac signs in a circle.

Seems to me that all he is saying in that conclusion is that 0 degrees is a marker for the start of the next sign.......where we begin again with Aries = first degree of sign.

If you do e-mail him, I'd be interested to hear his answer........particularly as he does not seem to use zero degrees in any of his examples......which also suggests he has not yet resolved this issue himself.

EJ

[death]

Originally Posted by Astrologer4U

Starting at Zero point is always best, it is the ancient and natural order...



Zero"Zero is a powerful number which brings great transformational change, sometimes occurring in a profound manner. It has much intensity, so caution is needed wherever it appears to ensure that extremes are not encountered.
Zero represents the Cosmic Egg, the primordial Androgyne - the Plenum. Zero as an empty circle depicts both the nothingness of death and yet the totality of life contained within the circle. As an ellipse the two sides represent ascent and descent, evolution and involution.
Before the One (meaning the Source--not the number) there is only Void, or non-being; thought; the ultimate mystery, the incomprehensible Absolute. Begins with meanings such as, Non-existence; nothingness; the unmanifest; the unlimited; the eternal. The absence of all quality or quantity."

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[Astrologer4U]

Originally Posted by EJ53

He starts there because experience revealed that the 8th degree related to Scorpio, so he reasoned/deduced that the 1st degree relates to Aries.....And, as you say, he is indeed using the 0-29 counting system.

I was thinking the same thing too EJ but then how does he relate numbers to the signs once we arrive at the 12th degree? According to the rationale on Scorpio at the 8th degree, by the time we get to 13 we will be back at
Aries Making scorpio the second time around, end up at 20 degrees


@gimzo23

I would like to hear what the guy say's too, if you email him. In fact, it would be great if you could direct him to this thread.

[EJ53]

Originally Posted by Astrologer4U

According to the rationale on Scorpio at the 8th degree, by the time we get to 13 we will be back at
Aries Making scorpio the second time around, end up at 20 degrees

Yes, that's what he does A4U..........1/13/25 = Aries in each sign and he ends at 29 = Leo.........Then 0 = Next sign.

It all makes sense and seems to work..........until we get to the 0 = Next Sign......when my head spins:69:

EJ

[Astrologer4U]

Originally Posted by EJ53

Yes, that's what he does A4U..........1/13/25 = Aries in each sign and he ends at 29 = Leo.........Then 0 = Next sign.

It all makes sense and seems to work..........until we get to the 0 = Next Sign......when my head spins:69:

EJ

Yeah that is making my head spin as well because the zodiac always begins with a cardinal sign and ends with a mutable sign, not fixed.

[gimzo23]

Originally Posted by Kaiousei no Senshi

Now that I'm not so sure about, but if I remember correctly, doesn't he sort of address the issue in the article? Maybe I imagined it, but I could have sworn I read a line that was something like "Now what about the 0°?" which would technically be 1° as I covered above. So, it seems like his theory is a little bit off as far as that goes.

Yeah in the middle of the article he mentioned that at a certain time he had no clue about the 0 degree and that it presented a mystery to him first. And at the end he concluded with the quote I gave in my original post.

Well, at least I see now it's not just me and my limited astrology knowledge not being able to make sense out of it.

[gimzo23]

Originally Posted by Astrologer4U

From my understanding, the guys theory is a bit contradicting. From the above, he seems to be advocating Zero as the starting point. If Zero represents the next sign, that means the previous sign is over. In the long example that I gave. Earth, Air, Fire, Water=4... Cardinal, Fixed, Mutable=3.


3 dualitys x 4 elements =12

Mutable represents the end of one cycle when you go from the first house moving around. Aries cardinal, Taurus fixed, Gemini mutable and Cancer begins the cycle over at Cardinal. Hence All beginning signs are Cardinal and all ending signs are mutable.

From the theory this guy gives representing Leo at 29 degrees, that leaves a fixed sign representing the end which according to Astrology is in accurate.

If you start properly with Zero as the starting point, Virgo becomes the 29th degree.


Maybe you should email this person because I think he is on to something but there is a slight flaw he seems to have over looked.

Yeah, maybe I'll email him some time. It's not that big of an issue. But it's kinda interesting nonetheless and yeah who knows, maybe he is on to something.

[natasa812]

We have already discussed his theory (partialy) on this Forum, here is my post translated (for the 18o degree - the dangerous one).
Here is the ling for the Thread:
http://www.astrologyweekly.com/forum...ad.php?t=14030

And here is my translation:

The secret of the 18o degree (by Nikola Stojanovic, Serbian astrologer)

The Sun eclipse happens at the 18o degree at Leon and the ruler of the Leon is Sun

The man who made the atomic bomb (Openheimer 22.04.1904., 20:00, EST 73W57, 40N45) has his AC at 18o degree Scorpio, the cup of the 8o house (death) at 18o degree Twins.
The man who made the decision to use for the first time in the history of the man kind so powerful weapon (American president Harry Truman 08.05.1884., 16:17, CST, 94W16, 37N30) has his Sun (decision) at 18o degree of Taurus.
The date of the explosion was 06.08.1945. 08:16:40 AM, JST 132E27, 34N24). AC of this event was at the 18o degree Virgo and at the 18o degree Cancer were Moon and Saturn.

The ``ruler from the shadow`` David Rockefeller (12.06.1915., 00:12 AM, EST, 73W57, 40N45) has his AC at the 18o degree Pisces (shadow).

The ``Angel of death`` or ``Dr Satan`` - Dr. Mengele (16.03.1911., 11:44 AM, CET, 10E16, 48N27) has his Neptune, the ruler of his Sun, at Pisces, at 18o degree of Cancer.

Charles Manson, also called the ``murderer Satan`` (16.03.1911., 11:44 AM, CET, 10E16, 48N27) murderer of the famous actress Sharon Teit – the wife of the famous director Polanski, has the Venus – the ruler of his AC at 18o degree Scorpio and his 6o house begins at 18o degree Virgo.

Leopold the II (09.04.1835., 22:22, LMT 04E20, 50N50) the Belgian king (1869-1909) who was known as the most barbarous colonizer in Africa (Congo), was personally responsible for mass killings of the local people: he used to ``hunt`` their children, cut the parts of the body of his servants and he killed his mistresses just for not liking their hair cut. The ruler of his AC, is Mars and is at the 18. degree of Cancer.

Now, the main character from the film ``Silence of the lambs`` existed. His name was Edward Gain (borne 27.08.1906., 23:16, CST, 91W14, 43N48). His house was full of ``souvenirs`` just like in the movie, his mother was very dominant forbidding him to see a girl or to have normal personal life, after her death, he went to live at a farm where he studded anatomy books and ``collected`` everything that the character in the film above did. At the year 1954 he committed his firs crime and the second one at the 16. of November 1957. His AC was at 18. degree of Twins and Venus (love, woman) at 18 degree of Libra at his 5. house.



Those are some of examples about the aspects and planets at the 18. degree which is (by the astrologer above) a ``dangerous one`` because the Sun eclipse happens at the 18o degree at Leon and the ruler of the Leon is Sun, so, when there is no Sun, the dark comes at have its chance to perform.
I only translated the text, there are more articles about the 2. and the 5. degree (which are also important), but those are for another post (and I don’t have much time at the moment).

VERY IMPORTANT:
THIS IS HIS OPINION AND I TRANSLATED THE TEXT. MY KNOWLEDGE IS QUITE RESTRICTED TO SUPPORT THIS OR ANY OTHER THEORY.
Natasa


Now, for today`s post, if you need any more information, I can translate it from Serbian in to English and post it but I think also that something is ``missing`` in this theory since if everything is a ``circle``, at the end, we can not stop at Leo or Libra and ``cut`` it in this way. Nature is perfect and it contains integrity. Also, every number in mathematics is not just a point - like a dot. It is ``space`` - like from 0.........to 1. Dots between 0 and 1 are that space.
If all of you people think that he does not have his theory completed yet, maybe he does not indeed.
Best regards
Natasa

[Kaiousei no Senshi]

It all makes sense and seems to work..........until we get to the 0 = Next Sign......when my head spins

Heh, seriously. It doesn't make sense for him to say that 0° is just "the next sign" and then say "The first degree of a sign is likened to Aries". The 0° is the first degree, just because we don't have it labeled as 1° anymore doesn't change that.

I can't say I'm too hip on his theory. It's soaking with sign-house relationships and just continues to further divide the Zodiac, this time in a manner that isn't even complete with it just ending all of the sudden at Leo and picking up again at Aries. We have Terms and Faces for this kind of stuff, even Dwads if you wanted to get into those.

[gimzo23]

Originally Posted by EJ53

He starts there because experience revealed that the 8th degree related to Scorpio, so he reasoned/deduced that the 1st degree relates to Aries.....And, as you say, he is indeed using the 0-29 counting system.

Yeah that made sense to me, too, Scorpio as the 8th sign relating to the 8th degree and so forth. But it leaves the 0° up in the air with no sign being attached to it, since he starts with his first Aries degree at 1'00-1'59. I don't quite get how he means that it's supposed to end or go on after the 29th Leo degree either.

[gimzo23]

Originally Posted by natasa812

Now, for today`s post, if you need any more information, I can translate it from Serbian in to English and post it but I think also that something is ``missing`` in this theory since if everything is a ``circle``, at the end, we can not stop at Leo or Libra and ``cut`` it in this way. Nature is perfect and it contains integrity. Also, every number in mathematics is not just a point - like a dot. It is ``space`` - like from 0.........to 1. Dots between 0 and 1 are that space.
If all of you people think that he does not have his theory completed yet, maybe he does not indeed.
Best regards
Natasa

Thanks Natasa. I think I'll try sending him an email with my question about it and ask for his permission to post his answer in this thread here, as others seem to be interested in this as well.

[gimzo23]

I have contacted the author, Mr. Stojanovic, about the issues we were discussing in this thread, and he quickly replied and was so kind to send me original excerpts about it from his soon to be released new book.

Mr. Stojanovic kindly gave me the permission to post his email replies on this board here.

So, here are the original replies by Mr. Stojanovic to the email I sent him:


Dear ......, (I'm leaving out my real name here as it is not important)

First of all, thanks for your compliments. Although I have received lots of compliments from all over the world, it is always nice to hear(read) a new one.
Here in Serbia where astrology has become almost national hobby, many of astrologers and astrology lovers use my degree theory in their practice work - astrology readings.
My degree theory is still not known in the West but my book has been translated into English and should come out in London this year.

I will send you the chapter of my book where you can find answers to your questions tomorrow ....I cant send it now, for the translation of my book is not in my home computer--it is in my office computer....
I suggest you to read articles at my site...there you will find the way how to understand and use my degree theory...It is very simple and helpful to gain much more information when reading any astrology chart, not to mention rectification of any chart...

Regards
Nikola Stojanovic
www.astrologyinserbia.com

[gimzo23]

Unfortunately I can't seem to post his long second email with the original excerpts about the 0° degree from his book. When I do copy and paste the text it doesn't take the whole text and just cuts off in the middle. I can't seem to post it in several posts either.

I've read about a restriction of 100 words when quoting. Mabe this applies here, I don't know. If anyone has any idea, please let me know. Otherwise I might try uploading and attaching it as a doc file when I have time later, if there is no way to post the whole thing here.

[Kaiousei no Senshi]

Could you perhaps paraphrase it for us?

[Amphitrite]

Originally Posted by gimzo23

Unfortunately I can't seem to post his long second email with the original excerpts about the 0° degree from his book. When I do copy and paste the text it doesn't take the whole text and just cuts off in the middle. I can't seem to post it in several posts either.

I've read about a restriction of 100 words when quoting. Mabe this applies here, I don't know. If anyone has any idea, please let me know. Otherwise I might try uploading and attaching it as a doc file when I have time later, if there is no way to post the whole thing here.

Gimzo, you can always send the material that Mr. Stojanovic sent you, to one of the moderators. I am sure they'll know what to do.

[gimzo23]

I finally got it to work. I tried it by copying the email text into the Word program and copied it from there again to paste it here. For some reason this seemed to work. It's not in the original display anymore though, so it might be a little harder to read, but now that I finally got it to work I'm not doctoring with it any furthur....

So, just to make sure again. The following text is an excerpt of a book by the Serbian Astrologer Nikola Stojanovic about his theory on the degrees. He kindly gave me the permission to copy and paste it here in this thread for others who are interested in it to read.


DEFINING THE POSITION OF A PLANET AT A DEGREE

Defining the position of a planet at a degree is very simple. One need only look for a degree at which a certain planet occurs (minutes and seconds are not important). Therefore, if, for example, Mercury occurs at 1° 00' 00'', it occurs at the first degree with the influence of the first sign of Aries. Similarly, if Mercury or any other planet is at 1° 59' 59'', Mercury will still be at the first degree. Consequently, the degrees do not have the orbit of influence. Thus:
· If a planet (or a cusp of a house) is at the zero (0°) degree of any zodiac sign, it is placed between 0° 00' 00'' and 0° 59' 59''.
· If a planet (or a cusp of a house) is at the first degree of any zodiac sign, it is placed between 1° 00' 00'' and 1° 59' 59''.
· If a planet (or a cusp of a house) is at the second degree of any zodiac sign, it is placed between 2° 00' 00'' and 2° 59' 59''.
And so on ...
THE ZERO DEGREE OF EACH ZODIAC SIGN
Researching the zodiac degrees, it did not take me long to realize that a particular degree corresponds to a particular zodiac sign: the first degree (from 1° to 1° 59') has the symbolism of Aries, the second degree (from 2° to 2° 59') the symbolism of the second Taurus sign, and so on. However, the secret of the zerodegree (from 0° to 0° 59’) of any sign remained unsolved. For months I tried to fathom that secret, but in vain.. until one day when a secret of the zero degree of each zodiac sign was revealed to me. On August 20 1998 (18:00, EDT+4, 77W02, 38N53) the US government decided to launch two cruise missiles on two countries, Afghanistan and Sudan . The missile launched on Sudan hit a pharmaceuticals factory.
Let us consider the horoscope of this incident: Mars is at the zero degree of Leo in exact opposition to Neptune at the zero degree of Aquarius. In astrology, Mars symbolizes an attack, aggression and war, while Neptune symbolizes drugs, among other things. What happened in that incident? An entity with supreme military power (the United States ) bombed a pharmaceuticals factory. Hence, Mars at the zero degree of Leo indicates someone who has supreme power (Leo) demonstrated by aggression (Mars); in this act, a missile destroyed a pharmaceuticals factory ( Neptune ) (Aquarius/Uranus).
So, Neptune at the zero degree of Aquarius tells us that the pharmaceuticals factory ( Neptune ) was destroyed in the explosion of a missile during the bombing (Aquarius/Uranus). This incident helped me understand the real meaning of the zero degree: The zero degree symbolizes the emphasized essential features of each sign. Thus, the zero degree of Leo symbolizes all the essential features of the Leo sign: power, authority, supreme power, while the zero degree of Aquarius symbolizes all the essential features of that sign: explosion, bomb, bombing, missiles.. Just as there are 12 signs of the zodiac circle, so there are 12 zero degrees.
The zero degree (0°) of Cancer has all the basic features of that sign: to be emotional, water, need for water, to be a patriot, to stay at home, house, attached to one’s family, attached to one’s mother, to remain in one’s place of birth, the human race, people, nations..
The Turks were the first to carry out acts of genocide against the Armenian people in the 20th century. On 24 April 1915 at around 8pm, mass arrests and executions of Armenians began in Istanbul . According to some estimates, approximately two million Armenians were killed. Let us look at the horoscope of the commencement of the genocide against the Armenian people (24 April 1915, Istanbul , 20:02, EET-2, 28E58, 41N01). The ascendant is at the worst of each 18th degree - at the18th degree of Scorpio; Pluto, the ruler of the ascendant, is in the eighth house (death) at the zero degree of Cancer. Pluto symbolizes mass executions and sufferings, and the zero degree of Cancer symbolizes the essential characteristics of that sign: the Moon, ruler of Cancer, also rules people/the human race. Thus, the zero degree of Cancer symbolizes people, human race, peoples and nations. Therefore, Pluto (mass executions, assassinations) at the zero degree of Cancer (mankind, people) resulted in genocide (Pluto) against a nation (the zero degree of Cancer).
The horoscope of Rose Kennedy (22 July 1890, 18:00, EST+5, 71W03, 42N21) is a very good example of the zero degree of Leo. Her fifth house (children) starts in Gemini. Neptune and Pluto (abundance) are in her fifth house and thus she gave birth to many children. Mercury, the ruler of her fifth house, is in the seventh house of politics and consequently, many of her children were engaged in politics. Mercury is in Leo conjunction Sun, hence her children rose to power and took ruling positions in politics. However, Mercury together with the Sun (the supreme power) is at the zero degree of Leo and, due to the influence of the zero degree (the supreme power, authority, president), one of her children, John F Kennedy, became president of her country. How was it that he of all her children became president? It is because Mercury and the Sun are at the zero degree of Leo, which means that the president of the country (0°of Leo - a leader, a president) will be one of her children born under the sign ruled by Mercury (Gemini or Virgo). As we know, John F Kennedy was born under Gemini. However, as much as the position of her Mercury and the Sun at the zero degree brought John the presidential position, Pluto (death, killing) conjunction Neptune (plots, assassinations) in her fifth house (children) resulted in his assassination in the streets (Gemini) of Dallas . As Gemini is a dual sign, another of her children, Robert Kennedy, lost his life in an astrologically similar way: as the result of a plot, he was assassinated in a hotel ( Neptune ) stairwell (Gemini) while delivering a speech.
One of my clients (24 August 1971, Belgrade , 20E30, 44N50, 11:30 AM, CET-1) has the Sun (vitality, to be healthy) at 0° of Virgo and is constantly worried about his health (Virgo - health/illness).
There are many examples for the influence of the zero degree of the signs. For example, one of my female clients, born on 27 September 1968 (11:14AM, CET-1, 18E56, 42N47), has Venus, the ruler of the sixth house (health) at the zero degree of Scorpio (surgeries), and has had to have her thyroid gland (ruled by Venus) operated on (zero degree of Scorpio). The cusp of her eighth house (surgery) starts at the 12th degree of Cancer, and thus she kept the operation (the eighth house) a secret (12th degree has the symbolism of Pisces - to keep a secret) from her mother (the eighth house in Cancer - the ruler: the Moon - mother).
One of my students (4 December 1954, 21:05, CET-1, 20E25, 44N51) has the Moon (mother) at zero degrees of Aries (to construct, to build). She says: "My mother can never get enough of constructing and building; she would build 500 houses if she could.." In addition, the Moon trines Jupiter (abundance).
The United States , and the rest of the world, well remembers 24 October 1929 (11:15 AM, EST+5, New York , 74W00, 40N43), the day when the New York stock market crashed. The day was nicknamed 'Black Thursday' because it was the beginning of a great depression, with much misery and poverty. The ascendant of that event is at the zero degree of Capricorn, having all the essential characteristics of that sign - misery, sadness, depression, darkness.
A client's son (22 December 1985, Belgrade , 20E30, 44N50, 20:15, CET-1) has the Sun in his fifth house (the things we like) at the zero degree of Capricorn. My client says of her son: "He likes black men so much that he has even begun to dress the way they do." The Sun rules his ascendant (face, appearance) and so he wishes to resemble black men (zero degree of Capricorn - Capricorn rules the black race); the Sun is in his fifth house, hence he likes (the fifth house) black men (the zero degree of Capricorn).
Our great scientist Nikola Tesla (10 July 1856, Smiljan, 15E17, 44N34, 0047 AM, CET) has the cusp of the 10th house (MC) at the zero degree of Aquarius, and gained great fame and success (the 10th house) within the symbolism of the zero degree of Aquarius - electricity, discoveries, inventions, brilliant mind. His Uranus, the ruler of the 10th house, is at the 23rd degree of Taurus, and this particular degree has the symbolism of Aquarius, lending special powers to his Uranus.
Nikola Stojanovic
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