Astrology in the southern hemisphere
This article is updated from an earlier version (art link here).
Tropical astrology is based upon the turning of the wheel of the seasons, with Aries at the Spring equinox and the rest of the cardinal signs marking the beginning of the other equinoxes and solstices. But what happens in the southern hemisphere where the seasons are reversed? When the first day of Aries marks the first day of autumn, does astrology still work?
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Tropical astrology is based upon the turning of the wheel of the seasons, with Aries at the Spring equinox and the rest of the cardinal signs marking the beginning of the other equinoxes and solstices. But what happens in the southern hemisphere where the seasons are reversed? When the first day of Aries marks the first day of autumn, does astrology still work?