Zodiac Education Guide

You don’t have to be a follower of astrology to love Zodiac jewelry. Your Zodiac sign, or star sign, reflects the position of the sun when you were born. Astrologers believe your Zodiac sign has influences on your personality, emotions and character as well as your relationships with others. Thus, wearing Zodiac jewelry is a fun and fashionable way to show off your celestial personality.

The Zodiac has a place in astronomy, too. For astronomers, the word "zodiac" is defined as the annual path of the sun across the sky. Although the sun stays in one place while the Earth rotates around it, from Earth it seems as though the sun is moving. This motion is actually an illusion caused by the Earth's movement around the sun. For astrologers, the twelve signs of the Zodiac are closely tied to this annual path and the signs are defined by the twelve constellations that lie across the path the sun makes across the sky every year.

Developed about 2,000 years ago, at the time of its development the Zodiac took into account one orbit of the Earth around the sun, which corresponds to a year. Over the year's time, the sun appeared to be in front of different constellations and the signs of the Zodiac correspond to these constellations. At the present time, due in part to the Earth's wobble, the Zodiac is about one month off and the constellations no longer align with their corresponding signs. However, the Zodiac signs and corresponding Houses of the Horoscope still remain as they were two centuries ago — and to astrologers, the mystical teachings of the Zodiac still guide us today.

Even if you don’t follow your horoscope, Zodiac jewelry offers a chic way to purchase a piece of jewelry, based on birth date, as a treat for yourself or as a personalized gift for others. Allurez offers a stellar selection of Zodiac jewelry, including pendant necklaces and rings, based on the twelve Astrological signs and personalities listed here.