Difference Between Zodiac And Astrological Signs

People have and continue to depend on zodiac/astrological signs for some aspect of their life. The earliest astrology was used to bring a sense of order out of chaos (“History”). It was used to predict weather patterns for agricultural purposes, seasons, forecasts of natural disasters, war, celestial events and other events in the course of human affairs (“History”). Today in American culture however, these signs are used to inform people about their daily horoscope, lucky numbers, who their right mate is, people they will or won’t get along with, erogenous zones, characteristics’, weak points on the body, even cities and plants that somehow relate to that specified sign. The earliest origins of Astrological signs can be found in Babylon. Through …show more content…
Whether I am on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram I always see a post about someone’s sign, ranging from what they do in a certain situation or what a particular trait it is of a sign. People are now actually putting it in their bios on social media and really broadcast it. They are also everywhere in jewelry, whether it is a necklace, earrings, etc., people are showing it off somehow and strive to get attention from a fellow sign. When someone associates themselves with something such as a sign, they begin to recognize their similarities to it. They then become that sign the more they read on because they are so desperate to cling on to some idea or sense of an identity. Finding other people who are Virgos may excite you and you feel like you belong with them because that’s what you associate yourself with. The heavy belief in zodiac/astrological can make you feel better about yourself, knowing that there are people who are just as egotistical or adventurous as you are. As we can see, where you belong has two different meanings when discussing the signs. When the Babylonians used these signs, you may or may not have belonged somewhere because of the seasonal conditions that sign was associated with, and now it’s simply where you are in your life and what you are. When some girl gets a tattoo on her wrist of waves because, “it totally describes her”, she probably doesn’t know the true meaning of this sign. It was …show more content…
Whenever those who are Christian dabble in something like following their horoscope or believing in these signs, it is considered practicing dark arts in which his loyal subjects are not supposed to roam into. Practicing and believing in this hobby actually breaks the First Commandment, “I am the Lord thy God, thou shalt not have any other gods before Me”, because you are putting another belief in front of God and his will. So why do people turn to the signs if they are or were religious? The answer is simple really, because people want answers. They are turning to the signs to learn more about themselves, therefore leaving their religion behind since they believe they are gathering all the answers themselves. Also, following something that is “concrete” such as stars and planets is more enticing than believing in something that you can’t necessarily see, study, or begin to understand. Although Astrology is an art and science, it is and has been blossoming as a religion. Those who turn to their zodiac signs or astrology do so instead of religion because, in astrology books there are no parables or hidden messages that supposedly contain the truth. Instead, the books are straight forward in telling you virtually anything you want to know. Another factor is that there is nothing to really worship, which means that you don’t have to rely on another being for really anything.