Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-23905172-20131020065936/@comment-109.247.165.94-20161118173322

I just felt I need to say this, but there's a common flaw in most your listings for the month to zodiac match for the western zodiac. A sign's month is determined by the month it begins in, not ends in. For example Pisces' month is February and not March because that is the month it begins in, same goes with birthstones February's birthstone in most countries being amethyst which also is the gem in most cases associated with Pisces.

Bit nitpicking I guess, but it bothered me to no end. So taking western astrology and TES astrolgy the match ups would be as follows:

Morning Star/January - The Ritual/Aquarius (jan. 20th- feb. 18th, element: Air, polarisation: positive, masculine, birthstone: garnet)

Sun's Dawn/February - The Lover/Pisces (feb. 19th- mar. 20th, element: Water, polarisation: negative, feminine, birthstone: amethyst)

First Seed/March - The Lord/Aries (mar. 21th- apr. 19th, element: Fire, polarisation: positive, masculine, birthstone: aquamarine/bloodstone)

Rain's Hand/April - The Mage/Taurus (apr. 20th- may 20th, element: Earth, polarisation: negative, feminine, birthstone: diamond)

Second Seed/May - The Shadow/Gemini (may 21th- jun. 20th, element: Air, polarisation: positive, masculine, birthstone: emerald)

Mid-Year/June - The Steed/Cancer (jun. 21th- jul. 22nd, element: Water, polarisation: negative, feminine, birthstone: pearl/moonstone)

Sun's Height/July - The Apprentice/Leo (jul. 23rd- aug. 22nd, element: Fire, polarisation: positive, masculine, birthstone: ruby/carnelian)

Last Seed/August - The Warrior/Virgo (aug. 23rd- sep. 22nd, element: Earth, polarisation:negative, feminine, birthstone: peridot/sardonyx)

Hearth Fire/September - The Lady/Libra (sep. 23rd- oct. 22nd, element: Air, polarisation: positive, masculine, birthstone: sapphire/lapis lazuli)

Frostfall/October - The Tower/Scorpio (oct. 23rd- nov.21st, element: Water, polarisation: negative, feminine, birthstone: opal)

Sun's Dusk/November - The Atronarch/Sagittarius (nov. 22nd- dec. 21st, element: Fire, polarisation: positive, masculine, birthstone: topaz/citrine)

Evening Star/December - The Thief/Capricorn (dec. 22nd- jan. 19th, element: Earth, polarisation: negative, feminine, birthstone: turquoise/tanzanite)

Mind the elements and polarisations are linked to the western zodiac signs, so in TES The Lady isn't necessarily (most likely not) a masuline sign like it's counterpart in the western zodiac, Libra. And the birthstones can vary to a degree between month and zodiac sign (some match up nicely, while others don't, in that regard). However, as stated before, it is common knowledge that the month associated with a zodiac sign depends on the month the sign begins in.

And to finish it all off, a fun fact: in the western zodiac, New years is technically between February and March, February being regarded as the last month of winter, as well as Pisces (as stated before: being February's associated sign) being associated with death and the afterlife. While March, being regarded as the first month of spring, as well as Aries (it's sign) being associated with birth and rebirth. Another bit of intel: Pisces is in Greek mythology represented by Aphrodite and her son Eros, bound together with a rope, throwing themselves in the river Euphrates to escape the dread-monster, Typhon (Aphrodite, as you surely know, is the goddess of love, passion and beauty in the Greek pantheon). While on the other hand, Aries, is represented by Ares (the god of war) whose roman counterpart, Mars, is the namesake of the month March.

Needless to say, astrology is a big interest of mine, alongside mythology, tarot, symbolism in general and lore in general. So I just had to put certain things right, thank you :)