Astrology - Entertainment or Hoax

[Beretta]

Keep it nice here folks. Everyone is entitled to their opinions.

[PITTSTON2SARASOTA]

Originally Posted by WannaBNorCal

I used to read the horoscopes, still do occasionally, then I worked with a spiritual astrologer and found some things to be right on.
Lately, when I read my horoscopes, they're right on.

Hoax or facts?

A total hoax, but with entertainment aspects.

[rainroosty]

Those that have astronomical knowledge can see how silly astrology is.

[lemon&lime]

Yes, totally. I have used it off and on for years and while it is not end all be all, and certainly does not foretell any type of doomsday thing, it has helped me understand the meaning of my cycles, why things are "happening", which has caused me over the years to adjust my attitude accordingly. OK not really! I was being facetiouis when I recommended Destiny Cards. That book more than anything else showed me how life does have a fated quality, but that type of thing isn't for everyone!

Originally Posted by CosmicWizard

catrinac.....Many years ago I bought a big thick book on the relationship between the 52 cards and birthdays. I still remember my card because it is the King Of Hearts. ( I'm an avid collector of heart shaped rocks. We have heart rocks all over our property...indoors and out! ). The name Robert Camp seems vaguely familiar, so I'm thinking he may have been the author of that book. I remember that the book had a gold cover, and it described a process for doing a card layout for any year of a persons life. Most of the personality interpretations in the book seeemd to fit, but not everything. This is an interesting system indeed. I still have the book tucked away somewhere. Probably hidden in a box out in the garage ( we moved 3 year ago, but still haven't unpacked the non-essentials ). I love this kind of stuff!

[CosmicWizard]

rainroosty wrote:

Those that have astronomical knowledge can see how silly astrology is

Astronomy is NOT astrology. They are two differnet studies. Forming an opinion about astrology based on astronomy is equally silly. Unless a person has had at least one professional astrology consultation and found it to be totally off the mark, saying that astrology is silly, or that it is a hoax is based on prejudice and hearsay, but not on any kind of personal KNOWING.


catrinac wrote:

That book more than anything else showed me how life does have a fated quality, but that type of thing isn't for everyone!

The hit or miss quality of astrology, tarot, destiny cards, the I Ching, etc is one thing that keeps me from taking any of it too seriously, yet they all have value and I hesitate to throw out the baby with the bathwater. They are all good tools for providing insight when facing a difficult decision, but certainly not the final answer taken alone. When I'm really in the flow of life, answers come from randomly opening a book and reading a random paragraph, or walking down the street and catching a sliver of conversation from passerbys on the street. I know that a higher guidance is alwasy available to me, but all too often I'm not tuned in, so I revert to lower level guidance like astrology, destiny cards, etc. At the very least, those things often help me to become tuned in again, and rise above the temporary reliance upon them.