Heliocentric Astrology explained

In the last few centuries it was accepted as "science" that the center of our solar system is the Sun. It was yet not the first time in history this was accepted as the reality - we (humanity) went a bit back and forth with the ideas of a "geocentric vs heliocentric" solar system.

We're on Earth and look up and see the sky from this geocentric position - we observe the planets from this perspective. There's yet the fact, that what we observe isn't necessarily all there is...

We're so close to Mercury, Venus and Mars and them also close to relatively close to the Sun, that we sometimes can't see them for a while or we see them in a kind of "backwards motion" (called retrograde), when in fact they're not going back but they seem to make a "loop" from the perspective on Earth - we never "see" them on the other side of the Sun. We can only observe with the "narrowed down" perspective/angle of view...

Yet, they DO orbit all around the Sun.

Another problem that sometimes happens is, that we think the ecliptic is the actual path of the Sun, when it in fact it's the Earth path around the Sun - yes, we see the Sun appearing to travel our path, but it's an "illusion of perspective".

Once we enter the heliocentric view, we actually place also in Astrology the Sun into the "middle" and can observe all the planetary bodies on their orbit around that center and we realize, that the Sun got it's own "orbit" around the Galactic Center in northern direction (north of the GC), which is called the Solar Apex.

Therefore, the Sun deals with the galactic cross - equator and polar axis of the Milky Way - and sees other constellations and it's stars rising and setting or at mid-haven and nadir...

Furthermore, from the Sun's perspective we see even further - we understand, that also the galaxy does have a neighborhood and also travels through the universe with yet again, another path and "cross' and on and on.... from this understanding, it makes totally sense that there must be other universes and other multiverses and then (what is the next one called??) superverse(s)??.... to infinity??

WOW - and we're part of this ALL!!!!! We're a tiny little "fractal" of it....

Giggles - but yeah, back to our direct system - solar system.... AND Astrology....

In Astrology everything is measured in reference to the ecliptic and drawn onto that Earth orbit.

You Can see that as the "outer ring" in the charts, with the planetary bodies either on the ecliptic or north / south of it (= latitude) and the outlining of some constellations (with their stars, if significant in the specific chart). Furthermore, there are the 12 x 30 degrees divisions of the zodiacal signs.

The planetary positions are mirrored onto a small "ring inside" in ecliptical longitude (no latitude) for the drawing of aspect-lines (angles = relationship of planetary bodies to each other = geometry).

See here below a heliocentric sidereal chart:

Note: the charts are on the same day, time and location and therefore the Sun and Earth at exact opposite points - heliocentric you see the Earth/Moon system and geocentric the Sun.

See here below a geocentric sidereal chart - as the Moon is orbiting the Earth, you can see its placement only from a geocentric chart (except on a full Moon, then it's the same):

In Astronomy the positions of planets or any body in the heavens is measured in reference to Earth's equator and polar axis. It's like the navigation system on Earth "projected" into space....

In Astrology we get the information of reference to the celestial equator (Earth's equator outwards) in degrees of declination....

The Sun's equator isn't the same as Earth's equator and neither is the galactic plane - there are therefore 3 crosses with 4 points each....

The Sun's axis of rotation (also called north ecliptic pole) is inclined in reference to the ecliptic by 7,25 degrees, yet as the Sun is a star (plasma/gas etc.) rotation time isn't the same on all the latitudes... (NASA)

The ecliptic is inclined by roughly 60 degrees towards the galactic equator (Milky Way).

Earth equator or tilt axis is inclined by roughly 23,5 degrees in reference to the ecliptic.

When we calculate the Earth's alignment with the Galactic equator, we have the ecliptic 60 degrees inclined, the Sun 7 degrees to the ecliptic and Earth 23 degrees to the ecliptic, a total of roughly 90 degrees and that's what we see in the astrological charts as well.....

Spring equinox (equatorial) the Earth at the plane of Galactic north - from equator to pole it's 90 degrees...

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Credit/References: all charts are created using the free software by Astrodienst.com - choose "extended chart selections".... sidereal Zodiac (Galactic Equator Fiorenza)

Nick Anthony Fiorenza - lunar planer (website no longer available directly but in internet archives)

Dane Rudhyar - many publications and books.... available through "Rudhyar Archival Project"... by Astrology University..... by Michael Meyer on Khaldea.com

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