You know, this dodecatemoria astrology, it’s a bit like planting seeds. You gotta know when to plant what, right? Like, you wouldn’t plant corn in the winter, would ya? Same with the stars, they say. This thing, they call it dodecatemoria, it’s like dividing up the sky, like cutting up a pie. They say there are twelve signs up there, like Aries, Taurus, you know the ones. Well, this dodeca-thingy, it cuts those signs up into twelve more pieces! Makes it 144 little pieces all together.
Now, why they do that? I don’t rightly know. But I heard some folks say it helps them figure things out. Like, if you’re worried about something, they look at these little pieces of the sky and it tells ’em what’s what. It’s all a bit complicated for me, but hey, who am I to judge? It’s like knowing, that the full moon is time to harvest and it’s all there, in the sky if you know how to look, how to read it, like dodecatemoria astrology, yeah, that’s it.
I heard them talking, it’s like the moon moving. You see the moon every night, right? It goes through the whole sky in about a month. This dodecatemoria, it’s kinda like that, but with the whole year. Like counting the days but using the stars instead. They say each of those 12 signs is like 30 degrees, like a big circle, you know? And each of those little pieces, is two and a half degrees. It’s like slicing up a big cake and then slicing them up even smaller.
They say, first 12 degrees, they just match up with the normal signs. But then, when you get to 13, you start over again with Aries. It’s like going around in circles, but with the stars. I reckon it’s like when you finish plowing one row, you go back to the start of the next. Or like counting your chickens, when you get to the end of the coop, you go back and start again. Or like counting sheep, if you can count that high.
- They got this fancy word, “ecliptic.”
- Sounds like something that might need some ointment on it, don’t it?
- But it’s just where the sun seems to go in the sky.
- And this dodecatemoria astrology, it’s like marking little spots on that path.
Seems like a lot of work to me. I just look at the sky and see the stars. But these folks, they like to make it all complicated. It is like counting the seeds before you plant them, I guess some folks like to do that. But if you got a good eye and a good heart, you can tell what’s gonna grow anyway. The stars are beautiful, but I don’t need to know all these names to appreciate them, right?
They say you can even try it yourself, this dodecatemoria stuff. If you’re into that sort of thing. You gotta learn how to make a chart, like drawing a map of the sky, I guess. But not just any chart, the chart behind the chart. That’s what they said, and it gave me a chuckle. Like there’s a secret chart hiding behind the regular one. Maybe it’s like knowing what’s under the soil before you plant. But I just trust that if I do it right the seed will know what to do.
I heard them say this dodecatemoria thing was used in the old days, by the folks in, where was it, India, and some other places far away. They used it to figure out what people were worried about. Like a fortune teller, but with the stars, I suppose. It is like knowing that when the rooster crows at dawn, it is time to get up. The signs are there, you just have to know them, like the signs in dodecatemoria astrology.
You know, like how you can tell when it’s gonna rain by looking at the clouds? Or how you know when the cows are gonna calve by the way they act? It’s all connected, I reckon. The sky, the earth, the animals, us. We’re all part of the same big circle. And maybe this dodecatemoria, it’s just another way of seeing that circle. Or maybe it’s just a way to keep folks busy, I don’t know.
I remember one time, old man Hemlock, he tried to explain it all to me. He had these charts and diagrams, all spread out on the table. He was pointing and talking, and I was just nodding along, pretending to understand. It was like listening to the preacher on Sunday, sometimes you just gotta nod and say “Amen” even if you don’t know what he’s talking about.
But you know, maybe there’s something to it. The stars have been up there for a long, long time. Longer than any of us, that’s for sure. And they’ve seen a lot. Maybe they do hold some secrets. This dodecatemoria astrology, it is probably one of the secrets. Maybe this dodecatemoria thing is a way to unlock those secrets. But I’m happy just knowing they’re up there, shining down on us. Like a warm blanket on a cold night, the stars always make you feel like you’re not alone. And that’s enough for me.
