The AstroSophia

We all have a notion of what astrology means to us, and what it represents in our lives.  This is usually based on how we were exposed to it culturally.  Most of the time, if I mention the word "astrology" to people, they immediately say something about reading their horoscope, and whether or not they believe in it.  Rarely do I hear anyone comment on their sign, or accord it any sort of importance or consideration.  Their "sign" (which astrologers refer to as the Sun Sign - which sign the Sun was in at the time of their birth) tends to be seen more as a piece of data which is used to reference when looking up the horoscope section. When I read books on astrology, they are either too simple or too complex.  Most of the time what they lack in my eyes is a certain sensitivity to the beauty and uniqueness of the human spirit.  Astrology has become an extreme form of categorization,where labels from the "outside" (planets and signs) are pinned on to us to ...