AST RO LO GY

Knowing which zodiac sign you fall under and the deeper meaning that comes with that can be a fun hobby to have but how far can you let it go?

Zodiac signs are an interesting way to gain deeper insight into the way your brain might work. It allows you to explore ideas about yourself that you may not have considered before. It can be used as a tool to get to know yourself and others better but that’s not always how people use these signs. Instead of just viewing these star signs as tools, people view them as their whole identity. They become their astrology sign, basing their lives and personalities on what characteristics their star sign possesses.

More often than it seems, people use zodiac sign characteristics as a cop out for their actions instead of owning up to how they’re acting. We as humans are always looking for excuses anywhere we can get them. We never want to admit when we’re in the wrong or need to grow and change. That’s when diving into the characteristics and stereotypes of your star sign can turn from understanding them to excusing behavior and actions. Instead of saying, ‘I understand this is how I act sometimes and I can better myself because I know this information’ people say ‘I act this way because of my sign, it’s just how I am and there’s no changing that’. I don’t agree with this philosophy. Each sign is going to have positive and negative characteristics associated with them since nobody is perfect but adopting the negative characteristics into your life because they’re associated with your sign doesn’t add up.

Accepting the negative characteristics and using that to excuse your behavior towards others isn’t what we’re going for here. Letting your star sign be part of who you are is a fun way to tell others about yourself and can help you explain the inner workings of who you are, but it isn’t what you’re made up of. Your sign doesn’t define you. In my personal experience, I only relate to about half of the stereotypes surrounding my zodiac, but if someone decided to judge my character based on my sign completely, they wouldn’t know who I am at all. Most of their information and judgment would be incorrect. It can be dangerous to assume these stereotypes and characteristics fit every person under the date of their astrological sign. Some people will relate more than others, and that’s okay as well.

Let it be an interesting way to learn more about yourself and understand others better but be cautious of how much you’re letting it dictate how you treat yourself and others.