The Astrology of Space - Matrix Software

The Astrology of Space
celestial) pole points right at it. It is one of two points
in the heavens that never change, the other being the
South Pole and the south equatorial pole.
The equator of our Earth is also projected to the
heavens and becomes the celestial equator and this
equatorial plane is the fundamental plane of reference
for this system. This celestial equator also forms a
band or circle through a series of constellations (like
the band of the zodiac) although this circle of the
signs of the equator is, for the most part, different
from those in the zodiac. Thus there is another set of
signs of which most astrologers are unaware.
As mentioned, the Celestial Sphere is an exact
projection of the geographic sphere and this fact
allows for some very interesting astrological
considerations. Coordinates on the celestial
equatorial sphere are measured in right ascension
(similar by analogy to zodiac longitude) and
declination (similar to zodiac latitude). We shall
explain more about right ascension a little later on.
For now, we will investigate the relation between the
latitude factor (declination) in the equatorial system
and geographic latitude. In a word, they are identical.
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