astronomy

Celestial objects and the phenomena that surrounds them. What lies above the earth forever out of reach. From moons, to stars, galaxies, and beyond.

Holding On
There is approximately 7.8 billion people on our planet as of the end of 2020 and still counting. Even with our unique traits and personalities do we share common ground between a multitude of things: music, toppings, literature- everything with multiple categories and genres that are classified separately and yet, unite us together. Just like the myriad of stars in the sky, we paint ourselves in at least twelve categories of the universe examined ever since Babylonian astronomy. The path of the stars somehow interpret our futures, and yet, if only we believe.
By Candis Ruiz5 years ago in Futurism
A Tour of Zodiac Signs
I have a theory that no matter what star sign we are, we can identify with traits from all of them. To that end, let's take a tour through the Zodiac signs and then see if I identify more with that than any other.
By SJ Meikle5 years ago in Futurism
A Delicate Balance
Born at 6:26 am on October 11, 1963, this put me roughly in the middle of the seventh sign of the Zodiac circle, Libra. The symbol for this astrological sign is scales. The only inanimate object symbol from the Zodiac, it can be interpreted to mean both a measurement instrument and a symbol of justice, “the scales of justice” if you will.
By Tom Walsh5 years ago in Futurism
I'm a Virgo. (Correction, I am a Virgo)
A topic about Zodiac signs? Gosh Vocal, you really know how to turn a girl on… I mean, need I say anymore? It’s no secret that I believe in Zodiac signs. Just ask the people who know me and you’ll hear nothing but how I bore them with my ramblings on the topic.
By Zoe Wong5 years ago in Futurism
A Sagittarius, I Guess
I had to look up the spelling of Sagittarius. Was it two Gs and one T or two Ts and one G? I have never had to type out my astrology sign before. The information is something that I know despite never truly seeking it out. Zodiac symbols and the arcane knowledge of astrology have seeped into our culture like some sort of pervasive fog. I know what my astrology sign is but I don't have a clue as to what it means.
By Grant Piper5 years ago in Futurism
Oh Yes, I'm Aquarian
My Aunt and I are both Aquarians and one of the things that she takes seriously is astrology (she loves the Astrology Zone website by Susan Miller). I’m into a lot of the spiritual things that she believes in, but astrology wasn’t one that I ever paid attention to. I’m into the oracle cards, Law of Attraction, manifesting, spirits, signs from whatever higher powers or sources you want to call them, and the energy of crystals, but it’s only been within this new year that I started to actually explore these things for myself. The farther that I travel on my journey of self discovery through my spiritual practices the more that I’m realizing how much of these traits I embody. We definitely personify the curious, open-minded, and free-spirited traits that get merged with the sign of Aquarius. We don’t stay in the box that society deems “normal” or proper. We follow our own arrows and often get called dreamers that have our heads in the clouds, but we use our intellect and creativity to shape our futures that we dream of so regularly. People usually consider us to be different, or think our ways are too idealistic but our way of thinking and believing helps us to achieve amazing things that other signs might not have considered.
By Ace Marie5 years ago in Futurism
Enter Cancer
I was in middle school when I first read about the crab. Another love-struck preteen, unsure of who they are, let alone what they wanted. Logically, I had turned to my ancient desktop. On a mission for answers, my stubby fingers plugged away at the keys. My ‘soul searching’ lead me straight to the world of horoscopes and the mystifying thing called astrology. My heart raced at the prospect of answers. I hovered my cursor over the search result reading Horoscope.com. What did I have to lose?
By Emilia the Bat5 years ago in Futurism
Identifying with Scorpion
The Beginning Born 24th October, apparently while Babybird’s You’re Gorgeous played on the radio, the stars welcomed me into the world with a scorpion. The Scorpius constellation hung in the sky, chasing the hunter Orion. Growing up with the name of an evil witch and under the sky of a murdering insect, sometimes makes you wonder. It’s only recently that I learned that the Scorpion was actually the good guy in the Orion mythology, and really did the world a service killing that awful man. Don’t believe me? Look it up. Orion was a truly horrible human being and Gaia/Mother Earth sent the Scorpion to kill the Hunter to protect the world.
By Morgan Christy Rickards5 years ago in Futurism
Star Gazing Within
As a Sagittarian, I'm meant to be 'the seeker of truth', and to a degree that's a fairly accurate account. As a Saggie, I'm obliged to explore and learn about different cultures, throw myself with gusto into new languages and bring to the cosmos an unending love of all creatures great and small. Animals seem to follow me home and as a child it drove my parents batty, until I started studying veterinary nursing. A job well suited to a Sagittarian, I believe. In fact, quite often, my connection with animals made more sense to me than most of the humans in my world at that time.
By Viktoria Staunton5 years ago in Futurism
A Balancing Act
The grumbling began as soon as Mrs. Morris announced that a ten page research paper would be due in three weeks. When she began explaining the assignment, however, the low rumble which had begun in the back, with the usual underperformers, began to spread rapidly toward the front seats until even the writing nerds, who loved assignments of this scope, were murmuring.
By Denise Brandell Mastrocola5 years ago in Futurism
It's Written In The Stars
As a child, I spent many a night laying on my back looking up into the dark night sky, mesmerized by the vastness and wonder of it all. It was inexplicable to me how millions and millions of tiny little dots, scattered throughout the universe, could be connected to one another in such a unique way, creating a cosmic mural for the entire world to enjoy.
By Cynthia Slattery5 years ago in Futurism
Gemini - The Two of Us
I'm never lonely. There is always a second person inside my head, waiting to debate with me. It's me, but another me - the quintessential Gemini, or more correctly the “twinessential” me. A mirror image of an opinion, equal, opposite and maddeningly accurate. My head is regularly split in two.
By Emily Price5 years ago in Futurism