All through the ancient eras, human beings have represented the zodiacs in various ways. Horoscopes are the metaphoric representations of zodiacs.
An astrologer's diagram of the relative position of planets, stars and other such celestial entities and the prediction of incidents which are based on these astrological calculations is known as a horoscope.
A horoscope is an astrological chart that indicates the placement/location/positioning of the SEVEN PLANETS OF ANTIQUITY, in the way they are related to each other and the earth and in the cosmos, at a certain time.
Popularity is the other name of horoscopes and everyday millions and millions of individuals, scattered throughout the world, cast a glance at their horoscopes in order to know what their fate has decreed. You can avail yourself of annual, monthly, weekly and daily varieties of horoscopes.
There is one to suit every need. You can approach your personal astrologer to prepare your horoscope. Magazines, newspapers, and free/paid astrology websites are also a good source of getting hold of your horoscope.
Human beings have this unquenchable thirst to have knowledge about the future and what fate has pre-ordained for them. This is the secret of the popularity of horoscopes since ancient times. Birth chart or natal chart is another name for horoscope.
You need to submit the exact time, date and place of your birth to your astrologer or to the astrology websites to get an accurate horoscope. The zodiac is made up of the 12 sections/months which comprise a year. Each such monthly section has been turned into a sign. The 12 zodiacs correspond to the 12 constellations.
Horoscope has been derived from the Greek word HOROSKOPOS, the literal meaning of which is MARKER OF TIME/A LOOK AT THE HOURS.
The layman has this misconception that the short daily forecasts published in morning newspapers and websites are called horoscopes.
Purists opine that only certified astrologers are qualified to offer accurate and genuine personalized horoscope-readings on an individual basis and sneer at the popular horoscope-reading practice.
Daily Horoscope Defined
If you visit an online free astrology website, you can obtain a personalized daily horoscope reading or your personal transit for the day by entering your birthday in their form and the daily horoscope of that day for your sun sign, say, daily Aquarius horoscope for 1/9/2009 will be displayed on the monitor.
Morning Newspapers and the cyber-world are flooded with brief daily forecasts for every sun-sign which appear every day of the year. These are popularly referred to as daily horoscope.
They tell you how you may/may not expect the future to unfold in the next 24 hours, what to do and what not to do during that day, whether you will attain success or meet with obstacles, the kind of mood you will enjoy, whether you are going to catch up with friends and relatives etc on that particular day.
Most of the predictions offered by these daily horoscopes are very generalized.
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