Monday, May 2, 2016

The Zodiac Calendar and Myth


I've always been interested in astrology and horoscopes. When I took a psychology class and found out that they have absolutely no basis in reality I was so sad. I don't know why but there is just something so fascinating about determining people's personalities based on the stars and when they were born. I was born July 3rd and I fit the description of a Cancer perfectly! How does this work? 

So apparently myths surrounding the zodiac signs came from the Greek "Scriptures of Delphi". Since I am a Cancer I decided to look into the myths regarding my sign. Let me just say that the Greek mythology before the Scripture of Delphi involved a crab getting stepped on by Hercules and the goddess Hera feeling bad for it and giving it a place in the sky... This would be just my luck. So the newer Greek mythology talks about a giant, immortal crab who is super strong and protective. He wins a battle with a "vampire squid" but he suffers grave injuries and becomes a crippled, but brave crab in the sky. This story describes me in a nutshell: protective, brave, but [emotionally] crippled.

I also find it interesting that Cancer is supposedly ruled by the moon. The moon in cancer makes them very emotional and sensitive. I am obsessed with all things moon and I am the most sensitive person in my family. I wonder how all of this information can accurately describe me judged on the time of the year I was born...

This picture is my aesthetic...

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