Cancer

Cancer symbol is a crab and falls from June 21st to July 22nd.  According to mythology In the myth, Hera sends the crab to distract Hercules while the hero is fighting the Lernaean Hydra, the serpent-like beast with many heads and poisonous breath, represented by Hydra constellation. When the crab tries to kill Hercules, the story goes, Hercules kicks it all the way to the stars.

In another version, the crab gets crushed instead and Hera, a sworn enemy of Hercules, places it in the sky for its efforts.

However, she places the crab in a region of the sky that has no bright stars, because despite its efforts, the crab was not successful in accomplishing the task. Cancer does not have any stars brighter than fourth magnitude.

Info from costellation-guide.com
picture from astrologyclub.org

Gemini

The mythology behind Gemini is that they are the twin sons of Zeus and Leda the wife of a Spartan King named Castor and Pollux. The constellation is visible in the northern hemisphere in the winter and in the southern in summer. This is a special sign to me because it is my sign my birthday is June 14th. Gemini falls May 22nd to June 23rd.

Strengths can be:
They are adaptable and very versatile. Highly intellectual with good communicative skills, spontaneous, youthful, and talkative.

Some weaknesses can be

They are changeable, inconsistent, restless, inquisitive, sometimes cunning and secretly nervous.

Picture from gemenizodiacsign.net

Taurus

Taurus's symbol is a bull and this is a great illustration of this constellation falling from the dates April 20th to May 21st. The word taurus in latin means bull.  It can be viewed in the northern winter skies Nov. through March but is most visible in January it is thought to be one of the most visible constellations.  In a number of ancient writings, Taurus the bull was thought to bring protection which was a commonality it held through multiple cultures.



Strengths can be :
- Dependable
- Persistent
- Loyal
- Patient
- Generous

Weaknesses can be 

- Stubborn

- Laziness
- Possessive
- Materialistic
- Self-indulging

Aries

To take a look forward Aries will be the next sign which falls from March 21st to April 19th. According to the Tropical system of astrology, the Sun enters the sign of Aries when it reaches the northern vernal equinox, this coming from crystallinks.com Aries is the start of the Zodiac Cycle spanning 0-30th degree and is represented by the element fire. Though not all cultures thought Aries to represent a ram most do and studies by astronomers have found that some main stars in jupiter have planets rotating around them as I learned from an article from Kim Zimmermann reporting on space.com. 
Some strengths of Aries can be:
- Independent
- Generous
- Optimistic
- Enthusiastic
- Courageous
Some weaknesses of Aries can be:
- Moody
- Short tempered
- Self-involved
- Impulsive
- Impatient








Traits are from http://zodiac-signs-astrology.com/zodiac-signs/aries.htm
Picture from imgbuddy.com

Rolling Stoned

Birth Stones relation to the Zodiacs started back with the beginnings of Astronomy.  The stones were thought to hold powers or energy that enabled the person possessing the stone abilities .  The stones were originally classified by color somehow relating to the constellation and or the time of year.  In ancient times and even today it is thought to positive to carry your stone on you for it allows for a connection of the energy within ourselves and the universe.  Whether you believe in the energies crystals posses or not I thought it would be cool for everyone to learn what their stone is. Each sign has multiple stones. Here are some of the basics:

Aries-Diamond
Taurus-Emerald
Gemini-Pearl
Cancer-Ruby
Leo-Peridot
Virgo-Sapphire
Libra-Opal
Scorpio-Topaz
Sagittarius-Turquois
Capricorn-Garnet
AquariusAmethyst
Pisces-Aquamarine

Picture is from ringwithlove.com

Hello Pisces

This is an Image I found on Pinterest

Pisces is from Feb. 19th to March 20th Pisces seems to be one of the oldest constellations in the sky. The ancient Syrians saw this region as representing two fishes bound by a cord, one fleeing toward the western horizon and one fleeing northward.


Some strengths for Pisces may be:
- Compassionate
- Adaptable
- Accepting
- Devoted
- Imaginative

Some Weaknesses may be:
- Oversensitive
- Indecisive
- Self-pitying
- Lazy
- Escapist

Pisces ruling planets are Neptune, Jupiter

Constellation Hunt

This link will take you too Google.sky where you can click on the constellation tab where they lay them out length wise . As the previous video I had you check out and easy way to picture the constellations is a group of 12 pictures rotating around the earth...but far more complex. Check it out
https://www.google.com/sky/