Valeriy Zhiglov

The word “Zodiac” literally means the “circle of animals”, but there is a more accurate, and symbolically more correct interpretation of this word as “the circle (or the belt) of life”.

According to ancient Spiritual Teachings of India, the planet Earth passes twelve cycles of transformation: during the first six cycles, the Earth, and everything on Earth, becomes tougher and more material, while during the next six cycles the opposite takes place, as the Earth and humans on Earth become more and more subtle and Spiritual.

Ancient nations of the American continent had different calendar systems and distinctive astronomy and astrology. For example, Maya people had the Solar calendar “Haab’” consisting of 365 days and 12 Zodiac signs, but they also had the calendar “Tzolk’in” with 260 days, which they used for ritual purposes. The shorter calendar consisted of 13 months, 20 days each, and it was devoted to Quetzalcoatl, the Supreme God of many Central America’s nations.

Koliada’s Book of Stars gives Slavic names of Zodiac signs. For example, Aries of Zodiac corresponds to Slavic Beloyar; Taurus corresponds to Lada; Gemini corresponds to Kupala; Cancer corresponds to Koliada; Lion corresponds to Dazhbog; Virgo corresponds to Maia; Libra corresponds to Veles; Scorpio corresponds to Perun; Sagittarius corresponds to Kitovras; Capricorn corresponds to Indra; Aquarius corresponds to Kryshen; Pisces corresponds to Rod.