The Zodiac

The Zodiac - Complete Personality Guide

For eons, people have tried to make sense of the natural world. Whether that means assigning gods and other primordial forces to the storms and phenomena that shake our planet or creating myths to explain why we are here, we have always created our own stories to describe the existence surrounding us. The same is just as true of the heavens above.

The earliest written records of human history include references to various stars and constellations. Our ancestors looked at the night sky and found their answers to life’s questions in the stars. In so doing, they assigned names, places, and stories rich with drama and adventure to the shapes they saw in the specks of light.

For the Ancient Greeks and Ancient Romans, perhaps none of these constellations are more important than the 12 that comprise the zodiac.

To an inexperienced stargazer, there may not be an obvious trait that differentiates the zodiac constellations from their peers. They are visible sometimes and not at others, and they may seem to move in a random, haphazard pattern. If you examine the night sky a bit closer, though, as Ancient Greek astrologers made a habit of doing, a few trends begin to emerge.

The first and most important of these trends is also the reason why Ancient Greek astrologers put so much more stock into the zodiac constellations than any others. Specifically, these 12 constellations loosely follow the same arced path across the sky. This path is called the ecliptic, and happens to be the same path that the Sun appears to travel in as Earth rotates and revolves around it.

Here, we’ll uncover everything about your zodiac sign—from its ancient origins and myths to its modern traits. You’ll discover your sign’s professional strengths, love compatibility, key personality qualities (the good and the not-so-good), and even how to work on your weaknesses.