Written by Anthony Will
Happy summer astros! The Other Astro World is back at it, giving you totally legit horoscopes for the month ahead. With school out for the summer, I figured I’d mix up the flow for this month, starting with the classic monthly update and then including a blurb about your big three, what they mean, and how to find yours out!
Monthly Update
The month starts off in Gemini, which brings about an air of ideas, change and creativity. We’ll see Venus enter Leo on the 5th, which will bring about drive and courage centered around the things you are passionate about. Mercury enters Gemini soon after, filling your mind with ideas and your schedule with plans. This combination gives us a month full of new horizons and experiences. In a time with many beginnings, it’s important to be mindful of how much you take on, and to be careful to not overload. Cancer season begins on the 21st, coinciding with the beginning of summer. Let this period of good weather and free time fuel you to make the most of the season!
The Big Three…
When you hear astrology buffs mention their big three, they’re usually talking about the iconic photograph of Winston Churchill, FDR and Stalin during the Yalta conference of 1945, where they discussed…
Wait.
Wrong one, my bad.
When you look up your astrological sign online based on your birthday, you usually only see one. This is your main sign (or sun sign), and the one you bring up to people in coffee shops to seem real hip and with it. But it’s not quite that simple. When finding your identity based on the positions of the stars above, it’s more accurate to use three signs, not just one. These are the big three, and they are the real heavy hitters on your natal chart, describing components of your self and your connection to those around you. Here’s each of the big three, and what they all mean…
Sun Sign
Your sun sign is typically the first one you learn, as it’s connected to what season the zodiac was in when you were born. It represents your ego, and your place in the world. The qualities of this sign are the ones that you give off, or show to other people. This sign represents personality, and the way it shines from you (kinda like a sun, how about that?)
Moon Sign
While the sun sign shows external characteristics, the moon represents you more internally. Rather than being the traits you give off, the moon sign represents more of how you are emotionally, how you react to the stimuli around you. Knowing your moon sign can reveal ways that you handle emotion, just how knowing someone else’s can reveal how to emotionally support them. You can find your moon sign based on the time you were born, as it changes roughly every 2-3 days, going through the full zodiac in the 28-day lunar cycle.
Rising Sign (Ascendant)
My favorite definition I’ve ever heard of the rising sign is that it is the mask, the two-way mirror to the self. It’s your vibes, what people see of you before knowing you deeper, the first impression sign. Knowing yours connects to how you understand your reality, and also represents your connection to the world around you. You can find your rising sign also based on the time of birth, as it is the sign that was rising on the horizon at the time you were born.