About Astrology

In certain cases it is a common bond or likeness that draws people together, although in other cases it is two different personalities that seem to balance each other, as in the saying "opposites attract." Because of the ability of both like and opposite personalities to attract, figuring out compatibility is not a clear-cut process.

When an astrologer does a horoscope reading to determine who is compatible they obviously start with the Sun Sign, but the Moon and Rising Signs also give a great deal of information related to compatibility. Moon and Rising Signs address more subtle parts of the personality, revolving around inner motives, needs, conflicts, and past history. A proficient astrologer can weigh this information and balance it against the Sun Sign to come up with a multidimensional, instead of a single, flat, one-dimensional understanding of two different individuals' compatibility.

Planetary cycles, conjunctions, oppositions, and the orbs of the planets also play a part in the compatibility of two different people at a specific time. Though it might seem that the question of astrological compatibility should be written in stone, it is not. Other non-astrological factors are also at play when determining compatibility between two people, including where we live, what we eat, what our job is, and our life history. A careful analysis of both astrological and mundane factors must therefore be considered to get a complete understanding of the compatibility between two people.