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.

The Fault in My Star Signs
I've never really been massively interested in astronomy. My Dad believes in it and often tries to guess people's star signs after brief meetings. He's always very excited when he gets it right. My Dad would have said to me well you do that because you're a Libra or you feel that way because you're a Libra and when I was old enough to find out for myself what the particular traits pertaining to the Libra Zodiac sign were, I had to agree with my Dad that I did seem to fit the general profile.
By Clara Elizabeth Hamilton Orr Burns5 years ago in Futurism
Wow!
“I am still waiting for a definitive explanation that makes sense,” Ehman said. And we all are, at least, the ones who actually know about it.
By Melissa Ingoldsby5 years ago in Futurism
Blame the stars!
I was born on a lovely 19th of June. Since then, I've experienced my fair share of judgy looks and weird stares from people whenever I tell them I'm a Gemini.
By Lara Hayes5 years ago in Futurism
The Wild Gemini (the Domesticated Gemini)
Duality is an intrinsic part of nature; yin and yang, chaos and order, push and pull, black and white. Gemini represents that duality within the zodiac, often symbolised by the sign of twins, duality effectively rendered in physical form. There is a reason why fiction often represents twins as one good, one evil; polar opposites in character; often one hero and one villain.
By Rachel F Hundred5 years ago in Futurism
Fated
The stars write the lives beneath them. Each sparkling dot in the sky lends a piece of fate to every baby. Sometimes they are cruel. They snuff out the first breath of an innocent child. Sometimes they are fanciful. They write soulmates passing in the street only to meet decades later. Sometimes they are kind. Whenever dreams come true after wishing on a star.
By Kimeyth5 years ago in Futurism
True Capricorn
The number of times I find myself angered or frustrated to the point I want to punch something is surprisingly high, especially after everything that has happened since last year. So, when this challenge came around and I started looking a bit more into my 'sign', I was a little shocked to see that a lot of 'Capricorns' have this same issue, and it all ties into hiding your emotions to keep other people from worrying about you. If that wasn't the call out of this year to you, then keep reading! I have much, much more to come.
By Mariam Michalak5 years ago in Futurism
Vastu Shastra Tips to Boost Positive Force in Your Home
Vastu is an ancient Indian science of architecture and buildings that helps in making a friendly setting or a place to live and work in a most scientific way taking advantages of the benefits bestowed by nature, its elements, and energy fields for enhanced wealth, health, prosperity, and happiness.
By Astrology tabij5 years ago in Futurism
Zodiac Fingerprint
It was December 10, 1996. I had just arrived in Arizona. I was a 23 year-old Egyptian woman who traveled from Cairo, Egypt to the small town of Sierra Vista. I hardly spoke English, but I landed a job as an Arabic instructor at the University of Arizona. I definitely felt like I did not deserve the job.
By Asiya5 years ago in Futurism
Ram-alam-a-ding-dong
March 21st. It used to be the first day of spring, but the equinox has become increasingly shifty of late. (This year, in the northern hemisphere, spring starts on March 20th.)
By Michael Gettel-Gilmartin5 years ago in Futurism
Me in the Stars
So if you look at the traditional Zodiac Star chart I am a Sagittarius. However I am not one to be satisficed with being just one thing, so I look at all kinds of different star charts. For example: In the Celtic chart I am an Elder Tree, and also a Black Horse. In the Native American chart I am an Owl, and according to three different websites I could be one of two different Flowers: the Carnation or the Narcissus.
By Lynn Roldan5 years ago in Futurism
No Fault of Mine
“No one can reduce me to a checklist,” I would say. “That’s your Aquarius rising talking,” a helpful astrologer would retort.
By Lauren A Radspinner5 years ago in Futurism
The Ambiguity of Horoscopes
My mother birthed me into this world on June 3rd, 1971. That means I fall smack dab in the middle of the Tribe of Gemini. I discovered my sign as an older child, not because of a belief in astrology but because a tabloid rag in the check-out line spotlighted a story about famous Geminis on the front cover. I learned I had something in common with Judy Garland, Marilyn Monroe and John F. Kennedy. After I learned my sign, for entertainment, I occasionally read the horoscopes in my local newspaper. The editor of the paper stuck the horoscopes in a small box on page three. People with failing eyesight probably utilized a magnifying glass to absorb the possibilities for the day or checked to see if the predictions had rang true. I found the prognostications to be quite vague. No "soothsayer" dared to share anything too specific for fear of looking like a fraud, besides as long as they predicted plausible life happenstances and people read their work, the "prophets" earned a paycheck.
By Bryan R..5 years ago in Futurism