| Add some serious star quality to your wardrobe | | | | For example, Gemini could be either the traditional |
| with a charm, bracelet, or necklace pendant | | | | two vertical lines representing twins, or an image |
| featuring an astrological symbol that marks your | | | | of two joined human figures. Or, add a really |
| special place in the universe. | | | | unique and mysterious twist, by using the Chinese |
| For thousands of years, both eastern and | | | | symbol translation of your horoscope sign. This |
| western civilizations have related celestial bodies | | | | style adds an extra elegant twist. |
| such as the sun, moon, planets, and constellations | | | | Animal Instincts: The Chinese Zodiac |
| to earthly events and human affairs. Today you | | | | The Chinese have always revered animals, and |
| can pay tribute to yourself and the cosmos in | | | | they chose to pay homage to these special |
| style, by displaying your personal astrological sign | | | | creatures by ascribing each birth year in their |
| or zodiac symbol on gleaming precious metal | | | | twelve year Zodiac cycle to one of twelve beasts |
| jewelry. Or you can make someone special feel | | | | - rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, |
| like the center of your world with the gift of an | | | | sheep, monkey, rooster, dog, pig. Believed to |
| astrological fine jewelry keepsake they'll treasure | | | | originate during the ancient Shang dynasty circa |
| forever. | | | | 1600-1046 BC, the Chinese zodiac aligns human |
| Welcome Signs of Life: Western Astrology | | | | personalities with traits of the animals associated |
| The roots of western astrology trace back to | | | | with those particular years. |
| Mesopotamia in the second millennium BC, and | | | | Were you born in the Year of the Monkey or the |
| later developments in Egypt, Greece, and the | | | | Year of the Horse? Whichever heavenly animal |
| New World led to the creation of the familiar | | | | rules your existence, you can bring it down to |
| system based on twelve different constellations | | | | earth beautifully in an elegant Chinese zodiac |
| relating to the twelve birth months. Some call | | | | charm or pendant. Be forthright about your animal |
| astrology a pseudoscience, but its signs of life, | | | | instincts with an image of your feature creature, |
| representing the aspect of the heavens at the | | | | or keep others guessing with an exotic translation |
| moment of birth, hold special appeal for many | | | | of the animal in exotic Chinese symbols. |
| folks. Who isn't familiar with the horoscope signs - | | | | Both western and eastern civilizations have rich |
| Aires, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Leo, | | | | astrological traditions. For thousands of years the |
| Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and | | | | mysteries of the heavens and their impact on |
| Pisces? Whether you are a Pisces, Taurus, or | | | | human behavior and personality has intrigued |
| Capricorn, you no doubt recognize your | | | | generations. Astrology jewelry is not only a |
| horoscope symbol and the personality traits it | | | | wonderful way to celebrate these traditions, but it |
| represents. | | | | will also express some clues about your own |
| With astrology jewelry you can display your | | | | personality as well. A horoscope or zodiac pendant |
| horoscope as either the traditional representative | | | | or charm gives a glimpse into the person behind |
| symbol or as a creative pictorial representation. | | | | the jewelry. |