The Sun has entered Sidereal Aries!
Last night, April 13th, the Sun officially entered into the sign of Sidereal Aries.
We are experiencing a breath of new life into moveable, passionate fire. The Sun itself represents our Soul, our undivided consciousness, and inner light.
A new beginning. The start of another annual solar cycle. The Sun is very strong in Aries and will drive sparks of inspiration into our initiatives.
When we can align our initiative with the all pervading warmth of the Sun, our inner light, rather than our Ego, then we can connect with our Soul Purpose.
Tropical, Western Astrology chooses the spring equinox, this point in time, as the beginning or 0 degrees of Aries. This is a very important time as it marks an equilibrium point of light and dark hours on our planet.
However, as the earth orbits on its axis and around the Sun, it has a slight wobble to it, like a spinning top. Over the past millennia, the earth is just ever so slightly moving and it's Solar return at the Spring Equinox time, no longer lines up astronomically with the stellar constellation of Aries rising in the heavens.
By observing the astronomy and its true positions, today marks the 1st day of the Sun's entry into Aries constellation. This is what Sidereal Astrologers use and why there is currently a 24 degree difference between Tropical, Western and Vedic, Sidereal Astrology.
They are both reading something important, yet have different priorities. The tropical zodiac sees the Sun's relationship with the earth and marks Aries as a start point of 'Time' as the Equinox occurs.
Vedic Astrology is staying faithful to the true position of the stars / constellations and is observing the Sun's position in the backdrop of the stars as they influence the cycles here on Earth.
All Respect to both systems.
I was hoping to dispel some myths about the difference between the two zodiacs with this post. Both systems will apply regardless of where you are in the world. None of the stars that form the zodiacal belt are specific to the northern or southern hemisphere but are rather fixed stars along the ecliptic.
They can all be observed from our different perspectives here on Earth. This will vary dependent on the Earth's position during its annual orbit around the Sun. This is why we can see certain constellations on Winter nights and others on Summer nights.