Looking for astrologers

Hi

I'm a journalist writing a book about the origins of the characters of the zodiac and their influence on mythology, literature and religion.

I'm looking for stories about people who can tell a person's star sign when they meet them. I have found examples online with people relating that either they or someone they know can do it.

Some people who have this gift say that it can be, for instance, just the way a person holds their shoulders.

Can anyone help me get real examples of people who can do it? I've been studying astrology for nearly 40 years and I'm afraid I'm hopeless at it. I once guessed someone was a leo because they looked like a lion (actually he looks like parsley the lion from the herb garden kids TV show) and I have since noticed many leos actually do look like lions.

As for the rest of the signs if someone's tall and blond i might think they are an aries but never confidently enough to say for sure. And, er, that's about it.

Can any of you guys tell and if so what do you look for?

Would be very grateful for any response

Mike

mikebull said:

Hi

I'm a journalist writing a book about the origins of the characters of the zodiac and their influence on mythology, literature and religion.

I'm looking for stories about people who can tell a person's star sign when they meet them. I have found examples online with people relating that either they or someone they know can do it.

Some people who have this gift say that it can be, for instance, just the way a person holds their shoulders.

Can anyone help me get real examples of people who can do it? I've been studying astrology for nearly 40 years and I'm afraid I'm hopeless at it. I once guessed someone was a leo because they looked like a lion (actually he looks like parsley the lion from the herb garden kids TV show) and I have since noticed many leos actually do look like lions.

As for the rest of the signs if someone's tall and blond i might think they are an aries but never confidently enough to say for sure. And, er, that's about it.

Can any of you guys tell and if so what do you look for?

Would be very grateful for any response

Mike

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mikebull said:

Hi

I'm a journalist writing a book about the origins of the characters of the zodiac and their influence on mythology, literature and religion.

I'm looking for stories about people who can tell a person's star sign when they meet them. I have found examples online with people relating that either they or someone they know can do it.

Some people who have this gift say that it can be, for instance, just the way a person holds their shoulders.

Can anyone help me get real examples of people who can do it? I've been studying astrology for nearly 40 years and I'm afraid I'm hopeless at it. I once guessed someone was a leo because they looked like a lion (actually he looks like parsley the lion from the herb garden kids TV show) and I have since noticed many leos actually do look like lions.

As for the rest of the signs if someone's tall and blond i might think they are an aries but never confidently enough to say for sure. And, er, that's about it.

Can any of you guys tell and if so what do you look for?

Would be very grateful for any response

Mike

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Hello,

It’s not a star sign - that’s the wrong term used and is commonly used in what we call ‘pop astrology’ . We say Sun sign.

Looking at someone and knowing their sign can be complicated so I think they just guess and are lucky.

To look at someone and know their ‘sign’ is working out by their looks and finding out the ‘rising sign’ or ascendant which is in the first house. However there are aspects e.g they may have moon in first house or on ascendant which can change the entire look from the normal rising appearance. Cafe astrology will explain more

Ref:

Looking at someone and knowing their sign can be complicated so I think they just guess and are lucky.

To look at someone and know their ‘sign’ is working out by their looks and finding out the ‘rising sign’ or ascendant which is in the first house. However there are aspects e.g they may have moon in first house or on ascendant which can change the entire look from the normal rising appearance. Cafe astrology will explain more https://www.astrologyweekly.com/forum/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=1036973

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https://www.astrologyweekly.com/forum/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=1036973


Excellent advice, so I'll not add anymore to it as it says it All - You need to start with the Ascendant and even then its complicated. That is why Astrology is an art to be honed over one's lifetime if one is lucky to live long enough.

Hkk said:

Hello,

It’s not a star sign
- that’s the wrong term used

and is commonly used in what we call ‘pop astrology’

. We say Sun sign.

Looking at someone and knowing their sign can be complicated so I think they just guess and are lucky.

To look at someone and know their ‘sign’ is working out by their looks and finding out the ‘rising sign’ or ascendant which is in the first house. However there are aspects e.g they may have moon in first house or on ascendant which can change the entire look from the normal rising appearance. Cafe astrology will explain more

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by the way
so-called "..Sun sign astrology..." is yet another form of "pop astrology"

traditionally we delineate the Main Rulerships of the First House:

i.e.

Life, vitality and health.

Stature, colour, complexion, form and shape of body.
Older sources note its influence upon the intellect
the way the mind works, and speech.
First house represents the focal point for the personality
and
manner of expression.

As well as describing the physical appearance

the condition of First House
and
that of its planetary ruler

indicates the level of personal vitality and strength.
http://www.skyscript.co.uk/temples/h1.html#medical

A lot of the time, it is because you know someone that resembles the features of a person you know. Your looks involve a combination of things. The Sun, The Ascendant and the Moon are a large, but not only part.

If a person has a planet in tight aspect to the Ascendant, their looks can appear similar to the characteristics that the planet gifts them.

A book that you might enjoy is The Round Art by A T Mann. It is not the easiest read if you are a beginner. But he has some good pointers in it for looks resemblances.

https://www.amazon.ca/Round-Art-Astrology-Time-Space/dp/0831775092

Also, astroseek has an option, where you can try your eyes at guessing the sign of a person. It is something that you can hone.

https://horoscopes.astro-seek.com/guess-sun-zodiac-sign/gemini

Maybe this site could be helpful
http://www.astrofaces.com/astrofaces/index.html

In my experience it is easier to see dominant planets or signs in the chart due to gesticulations, the way how someone speak, profession and hobbies/interests. For example, a person, who speaks a lot is very gemini-mercurian and could have most of their planets in the 3rd house. Pisces (rising or Neptune in the 1st house) are chameleons and often look different on each picture. Also the asc/dsc method works great. A woman, who tend to love scorpio men (Sun,Asc,Moon,Pluto in the 1st house) has probably a Taurus ascendant. And for men we look also at their Venus and Moon sign. If a man has his Venus in Cancer and Moon in Leo, it is likely that his girlfriend "is" a Leo or Cancer. But it seems your research is only about appearance

mikebull said:

Hi
I'm a journalist writing a book about the origins of the characters of the zodiac and their influence on mythology, literature and religion.
I'm looking for stories about

people who can tell a person's star sign when they meet them.

I have found examples online with people relating that either they or someone they know can do it.
Some people who have this gift say that it can be, for instance, just the way a person holds their shoulders.
Can anyone help me get real examples of people who can do it?

I've been studying astrology for nearly 40 years
and I'm afraid I'm hopeless at it.
I once guessed someone was a leo because they looked like a lion
(actually he looks like parsley the lion from the herb garden kids TV show)
and I have since noticed many leos actually do look like lions.
As for the rest of the signs
if someone's tall and blond i might think they are an aries
but never confidently enough to say for sure.
And, er, that's about it.
Can any of you guys tell and if so what do you look for?
Would be very grateful for any response
Mike

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as an example

the following HELLENISTIC methodology
https://www.astrologyweekly.com/forum/showthread.php?p=920697#post920697
clearly highlights for interested readers
how the seven classical planets
are associated with skin tone

petosiris said:

Introduction to Hellenistic Astrology Part II - Seven Stars​

Saturn completes 2 sidereal cycles and 57 synodic cycles with 59 years.
It has retreating arcs of 7 degrees for 140 days.

Saturn.... .....makes those born under him dark-skinned....


Jupiter completes 6 sidereal cycles and 65 synodic cycles with 71 years.
It has retreating arcs of 10 degrees for 120 days.

Jupiter makes those born under him light, of good colour.....

Mars completes 42 sidereal cycles and 37 synodic cycles with 79 years.
It has retreating arcs of 16 degrees for 72 days.

Mars...... .....makes those born under him red and white in complexion....

Venus completes 8 sidereal cycles and 5 synodic cycles with 8 years.
It has retreating arcs of 15 degrees for 40 days.

Venus... .....makes those born under her olive in complexion.....

Mercury completes 46 sidereal cycles and 145 synodic cycles with 46 years.
It has retreating arcs of 12 degrees for 20 days.

Mercury... .....makes those born under it sallow.... .......and olive complexion....

Moon completes sidereal cycles with 27.32166 days and anomalistic cycles with 27.55454 days.
Ascending Node completes retreating sidereal cycles with 18.61295 years.

Moon makes those born under her white.......

Bibliography:
Robbins, F. E. (1940). Ptolemy: Tetrabiblos. William Heinmann, London. Retrieved from http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/...blos/home.html
Valens, V. Anthologia. Translated by Mark Riley. Retrieved from https://www.csus.edu/indiv/r/rileymt...s%20entire.pdf

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A few tips for assessing "blackness/whiteness" aka "darkness/lightness"
"fairness/darker complexion" of skin tones
Important to keep in mind that
it's not unusual for children of the same race
to be fairer or darker complexioned than their siblings
So within the race of white/whitish people
some siblings are darker/lighter complexioned than others
and likewise
within the race of black/blackish people
some siblings are darker/lighter complexioned than others
and so for rectification purposes
Focusing on height, weight, bone structure, eye colour
gives overall good results
Black people with Blue eyes and other ethnicities
Parts 1 and 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vhW7rR6VDg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCPBpCWm89Y

A study was started years ago, which is still ongoing online. Its called Astro Faces - wherein, an image is worth a thousand words!




This is an extremely comprehensive site now, meaning there are likely thousands who added their loved ones & their own astro positions with the FACES.



Look for the lines of the Sun signs, i.e. Cancer with the Moon in (say Leo), and the Ascendent in Gemini (as an example), or any 3 signs in a person's chart. You may start to see patterns of shapes, coloring, etc. I do think the similarity is in the round moon face for Cancer Rising


http://www.astrofaces.com/astrofaces/index.html






For me: Capricorn Sun - Leo Moon - Cancer Ascendant. There were perhaps only 3 of us back then. now there are 4.

p.s. Thanks to Kalinka, she already mentioned this!



I added mine when it was a new site, and that of my parents, husband & children/grandchildren when they were much younger.



Can someone tell me which of the 4 faces on this row (granted, they need a much larger group and hopefully will get there someday), but which 4 faces look like the Signs I chose to the left?
i.e. Libra Sun - Cancer Moon - Scorpio Rising?
I wonder what the baby looks like today? ........


My husband has Cancer Moon, but its in the last degree ...his face seems to be more similar to the 1st lady on the left of the row. They BOTH have the piercing eyes of a Scorpio Rising?

When I meet someone I try to determine in what element they feel most comfortable. If I sense the person is psychic or intuitive I look further to see if they are a water sign. Then I further qualify it to see if they are a cancer, scorpio or pisces. If I sense they are a dynamic type, I find they are a cardinal cancer. If I sense they are secretive, I find they are scorpionic. If they project a certain wisdom, I find they are a pisces. Your first impressions are a key. Also you can discern whether the person rubs you the wrong way or not. air and fire are compatible as are water and earth. If you feel comfortable with the person right off the bat they are probably operating in a compatible element.

Hello mikebull! We're glad to see you here in this forum!

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