Thank you so much for your messages, feedback, and curiosity!

I regularly get emails asking questions about astrology and astrological trends. I decided to post some of my answers here. Please watch this space as we continue to re-post my answers from columns.

If you have a question you do not see here, feel free to fill out the contact form, and your question could end up in a future column!

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*Nadiya

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FAQ’s answered in my column to date.

“Dear Nadiya, The Cardinal Cross sounds scary. Should we find a cave to hide in? Eric”

Dear Eric, Most of us run from what we don’t know. Times are changing, but it is truly for the better. There are inspiring alterations on the horizon. Welcome it with open arms.

Interchangeably called the Cardinal Cross, The Grand Cross, or the Great Cardinal Cross. All sound very ominous, but ultimately what it means is “action”. There may be tension, but that is only to provide us the fuel, personally and collectively, to create meaningful change over the coming 3 years.

“Dear Nadiya, What is the difference between my sun sign and moon sign? P.”

The horoscopes you find in print are usually based on the sign the Sun was in when you were born. The Sun represents where we find our center, our core, our light, and also the major lessons we are meant to develop in our lifetime. I will talk about the Moon tomorrow.

The Moon was also in a specific sign at the time of your birth. It represents the place where you feel comfortable. The sign that feel most like home. It’s a default position, representing behavior we tend to fall to when we need to feel secure. Since the Moon changes signs every 2 ½ days, 2 people of the same Sun sign can have very different emotional needs.

“Dear Nadiya, I hear people mention their rising sign. What does this mean and what’s mine? T.S.”

Dear T,
Your rising sign was the sign on the eastern horizon at the moment of your birth. It symbolizes many things, including how you appear to others, among other things. It is not an exact thing, like a planet. Rather, it is a chart point used in interpretation. An astrologer or computer program can calculate the placements in your unique chart.

“Hi, I was wondering if you could help me to figure out my correct rising and moon sign. Thanks in advance! Veronica”

Dear Veronica,
There are literally thousands upon thousands of websites that can provide that information. A simple google search, followed by inserting your exact date, time, and place of birth should give you a result. Now, interpreting that information is another matter…

“Dear Nadiya, why do astrologers have different horoscopes for the same day? Best, Kathy.”

Dear Kathy,
The sky is vast. Like life, there are always a lot of things happening. Consider each horoscope an omen, giving you a perspective to consider.

“Dear Nadiya. Can I read your horoscopes for my rising sign as well as my sun sign? Thanks, Amit.”

Dear Amit,
I use a variety of techniques to write the daily horoscopes, most of which are specific to your sun sign only. For the Monthly and yearly videos, I stick to techniques that can be applied to both Sun sign and Rising sign.

“Dear Nadiya, I am a Virgo. Are their particular signs that are just not ‘healthy’ for me? Regards, Nayomi.”

Dear Nayomi, All people enter our lives to help us grow. Try not to judge or avoid certain signs. Instead, look to why you attract certain ‘types’. It will give you the quickest clues as to where your learning is.

“What is the difference between Vedic/ Indian astrology and Western Astrology”?

There are many systems of astrology, each arising as a reflection of that culture’s world view. As each society understood what it means to be human differently, so too did their systems of astrology evolve, and within that, several schools emerged. As long as humans contemplate the sky, more will continue to. Western astrology calculates the position of the planets based on the seasons. This technique is known as tropical. It is based largely on the position of the Sun (this is an oversimplification, I recognize) The Sun represents the individual and our ego development, speaking to a more monotheistic, individualism based culture. So with Vedic astrology, arising from the East, consider the philosophical approach of that culture. They use a primary calculation method known as sidereal. Also the Moon, as a symbol of family and community, plays primary importance.

I don’t think either is right or wrong. It is about which philosophical approach suits your worldview and which speaks to you most. For me, what I was taught and how I was raised, the Western system makes more sense for my practice. But I would encourage you to look into Vedic astrology as well, see if the forecasts speak to you. Its interesting how these different systems sometimes coalesce towards similar conclusions and continue to influence each other, especially as we move into an increasingly global village.

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