The Power of Birthdays, Stars & Numbers: The Complete Personology Reference Guide

2350 Pages·1998·7.81 MB·English

by  Saffi Crawford, Geraldine Sullivan

To our families,
who have had to be very patient with us while we completed this book, and for all their support:
our parents, Margaret and Michael Sullivan and Leon and Kristina Grushko,
as well as Melissa Crawford, Ricky Foulcer, and Cleo Foulcer.
Acknowledgments
Our special thanks go to our editor, Ginny Faber, our agent, Julie Castiglia,
and Chuck Wein for supporting our project from the inset.
We would also like to particularly acknowledge Jason Zuzga, Huw Davies,
and Jane Laing for their encouragement and help with editing and
Mark Reiner for his artwork contributions.
We wish to mention others who helped make this project possible; they are:
Pat Foster, Josephine Shannon, Tom Sullivan, Deirdre Edwards, Julianna Doyle,
Alexia Beck, Tasha Griffiths, and Anne Leman.
Contents
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION TO ASTROLOGY
The Twelve Astrological Roles of the Sun
The Archetypes and Roles for the Twelve Zodiac Signs
The Twelve Astrological Signs
The Ten Planets
Decanates
Progressions
INTRODUCTION TO FIXED STARS
Fixed Stars: Basic Rules of Interpretation
List of Fixed Stars
INTRODUCTION TO NUMEROLOGY
How to Calculate Your Holistic Number
The Nine Basic Numbers
How to Calculate Your Personal Year Number
The Nine Personal Year Interpretations
The Thirty-one Personal Day Interpretations
THE 366 BIRTHDAYS OF THE YEAR
ARIES
TAURUS
GEMINI
CANCER
LEO
VIRGO
LIBRA
SCORPIO
SAGITTARIUS
CAPRICORN
AQUARIUS
PISCES
APPENDIX OF FIXED STARS
In the pages of this book, you will find a complete personality profile for people
born on each of the 366 days of the year. This book goes far beyond simple Sun
sign astrology to provide insight into the unique characteristics of each day. We
have drawn on our knowledge of astrology, psychology, numerology, and fixed stars,
and only after synthesizing all these disciplines have we created these comprehensive
daily profiles. No two days share identical cosmic forces; therefore, each day is uniquely
special. Every daily profile provides intriguing information about yourself and your
future and will also prove irresistible in checking up on birthdays of friends, lovers,
family, and colleagues. You will gain a greater depth of understanding of your own
capabilities and potential as well as insight into the character and motivation of the
people around you.
Astrology and numerology are languages of symbols that explore the relationship
between humankind and the universe. They give us an indication of our place in the
greater plan of the cosmos.
Since the earliest days of its history, humankind has always been aware of the forces
and cycles of nature. These natural cycles and cosmic rhythms exert an influence on
every living organism. Although the fixed stars are situated outside our own solar
system, they too have a pull upon us. They have been incorporated into astrology since
ancient times. In this book, we introduce modern interpretations of the influence of
fixed stars for each day of the Sun’s yearly cycle.
Astrology and numerology are ways to interpret these influences, to show how these
cycles affect our lives. The many facets of astrological study include astronomy,
symbolism, psychology, physics, and geometry, while numerology embodies the theory
that numbers possess a duality of quality and quantity. All the powerful interpretive
methods have been brought together in this book to give a unique, daily, in-depth
profile.
The Power of Birthdays, Stars, and Numbers integrates two different ways of calculating
the Sun’s yearly cycle. The astrological year begins on March 21, at 0 degrees of Aries,
whereas the numerological year based on the Western calendar begins each year on
January 1. These two solar year systems, when combined, reveal the holistic vision of
astronumerology that can provide deep psychological insight for each birthdate.
Cogent astrological practices are based on a single moment in space and time, making
each astrology chart symbolically unique. Although astrologers require the exact year,
date, time, and place of birth in order to construct a horoscopic wheel, popular
astrology refers only to the twelve basic signs of the zodiac. This division of the year
into twelve monthly categories, along with the planets, can be viewed as the ABC of
astrological studies.
The Sun is in the center of our solar system, and the planets, including the Earth,
orbit around it. The Earth makes two important cycles as it revolves both on its axis and
around the Sun in a counterclockwise direction. It is the Earth’s rotation on its axis that
brings about the cycle of day and night. From the geocentric view (from Earth), the Sun
appears to cross the sky from the eastern horizon to the western horizon. The Sun’s
apparent journey against the backdrop of the fixed stars in the twelve constellations
marks a path called the ecliptic around the Earth. The Earth’s axis is not only rotating
but tilting, with the North Pole facing the Sun and away from the Sun at different times
of the year to produce four climate variations called the four seasons. These points are
more commonly called spring and autumnal equinoxes and summer and winter
solstices. In astrology these four divisions of the year are called the four cardinal points
of the 360-degree zodiacal wheel. The astrological year begins in the spring at 0 degrees
of Aries; the summer solstice is marked as 0 degrees Cancer; the autumn is at 0 degrees
Libra; and the winter solstice is at 0 degrees Capricorn. Since the zodiac wheel is
divided into twelve equal parts of 30 degrees arc each, the four cardinal signs of the
zodiac wheel are followed by four fixed signs of Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius. The
four mutable signs of Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, and Pisces complete the twelve signs of
the zodiac wheel.
The zodiac is divided into twelve distinct signs. But in advanced astrological practice,
those signs are divided further, each division associated with yet other forces. The
twelve signs divide into thirds, called decanates. Each decanate describes 10 degrees of
the circle of the zodiac, with the three decanates of that sign acting as a subinfluence
and complement to the qualities of the sign itself. Each decanate is associated with an
additional sign and planet. In this book, you will find not only the sign under which you
were born, but also your significant decanate.
As the Sun returns to approximately the same degree every year, astrologers refer to a
person’s birthday as a solar return. By dividing each of the twelve zodiac signs into
thirty individual degrees, and including numerology and fixed stars, The Power of
Birthdays, Stars, and Numbers creates a link between the twelve zodiac signs and the
comprehensive art of astrology.
We also provide a special section that allow readers to further investigate their
character and future through the use of numerology. This includes calculating holistic
numbers and making predictions through personal year numbers.
The Birthday Profiles
Each birthday profile contains specific insight into the characteristics of each day. The
profile provides general knowledge of planetary and numerological configurations along
with the Sun sign, degree, and decanate that further individualize the Sun sign by
adding the subinfluences of another sign and planet.
We have also included the astrological technique for prediction known as progression.