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Do you believe in horoscopes?
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I've never truly believed in horoscopes, but it was a pleasant topic to discuss when I was younger.
I used to read about it just to see what was written.
However I can't say I fully believe in it. There might be something to it, but perhaps not in the way we commonly think.
I used to read about it just to see what was written.
However I can't say I fully believe in it. There might be something to it, but perhaps not in the way we commonly think.
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No because we are shaped by our upbringing, culture and life experiences not some random accident of birth.
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OK.
Now it's my turn.
The horoscope that is printed in the daily newspapers that survive, or that is featured on assorted mass consumption websites are so much hogwash. And most of their 'predictions' are recycled from one sign to another every so often. And if you look through them, you'll notice huge generalizations and trends, not in the predictions that "you're going to meet a person of interest", but in the way they are all written and the ambiguous phrases they use.
All right, we'll put that one to bed.
If you go to a professional astrologer that has been through the sometimes years long training, they won't just work off the fact that you're a Scorpio. They're going to pull up a chart based on the TIME of your birth, down to the minute if that information is available, and work off a dozen or more points and draw up a chart that looks like some WWII battle plan for the War in the Pacific.
Something like this:
And those, which can be made up for an event as well as a person, can be so accurate with trends and personality insights that they are spooky.
NO, whether Jupiter is setting or rising has no bearing on whether you ordered a fish sandwich for lunch, but it may have something to do with your preference for fish sandwiches.
The Solar System is a vast, complicated, and endlessly changing body in space, and the interactions between the various bodies in it is poorly understood by Modern Science, but the Maya and other ancients seem to have had a good grasp on it, and we are just now coming to appreciate their civilization. So who's to say that there isn't something there?
Oh, and if you say "Astrology is all bunk".... you evidently have never look at a Planting Guide for farmers or read a coastal Tide Chart. Those are also a form of astrology. And that's not to mention those "guys from out of town" that paid a visit to the Christ child that everybody sings about in December.
I spent some time barking at this tree several years ago, the result is:
Now it's my turn.
The horoscope that is printed in the daily newspapers that survive, or that is featured on assorted mass consumption websites are so much hogwash. And most of their 'predictions' are recycled from one sign to another every so often. And if you look through them, you'll notice huge generalizations and trends, not in the predictions that "you're going to meet a person of interest", but in the way they are all written and the ambiguous phrases they use.
All right, we'll put that one to bed.
If you go to a professional astrologer that has been through the sometimes years long training, they won't just work off the fact that you're a Scorpio. They're going to pull up a chart based on the TIME of your birth, down to the minute if that information is available, and work off a dozen or more points and draw up a chart that looks like some WWII battle plan for the War in the Pacific.
Something like this:
And those, which can be made up for an event as well as a person, can be so accurate with trends and personality insights that they are spooky.
NO, whether Jupiter is setting or rising has no bearing on whether you ordered a fish sandwich for lunch, but it may have something to do with your preference for fish sandwiches.
The Solar System is a vast, complicated, and endlessly changing body in space, and the interactions between the various bodies in it is poorly understood by Modern Science, but the Maya and other ancients seem to have had a good grasp on it, and we are just now coming to appreciate their civilization. So who's to say that there isn't something there?
Oh, and if you say "Astrology is all bunk".... you evidently have never look at a Planting Guide for farmers or read a coastal Tide Chart. Those are also a form of astrology. And that's not to mention those "guys from out of town" that paid a visit to the Christ child that everybody sings about in December.
I spent some time barking at this tree several years ago, the result is:
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I do not.
I did a job in December for a woman who was really into it though. She insisted her kitchen floor be installed before 2024 or else it would have to wait until 2025. This was because "the stars" told her that any construction projects in 2024 would be bad luck, lol.
I did a job in December for a woman who was really into it though. She insisted her kitchen floor be installed before 2024 or else it would have to wait until 2025. This was because "the stars" told her that any construction projects in 2024 would be bad luck, lol.
OK.
Now it's my turn.
The horoscope that is printed in the daily newspapers that survive, or that is featured on assorted mass consumption websites are so much hogwash. And most of their 'predictions' are recycled from one sign to another every so often. And if you look through them, you'll notice huge generalizations and trends, not in the predictions that "you're going to meet a person of interest", but in the way they are all written and the ambiguous phrases they use.
All right, we'll put that one to bed.
If you go to a professional astrologer that has been through the sometimes years long training, they won't just work off the fact that you're a Scorpio. They're going to pull up a chart based on the TIME of your birth, down to the minute if that information is available, and work off a dozen or more points and draw up a chart that looks like some WWII battle plan for the War in the Pacific.
Something like this:
And those, which can be made up for an event as well as a person, can be so accurate with trends and personality insights that they are spooky.
NO, whether Jupiter is setting or rising has no bearing on whether you ordered a fish sandwich for lunch, but it may have something to do with your preference for fish sandwiches.
The Solar System is a vast, complicated, and endlessly changing body in space, and the interactions between the various bodies in it is poorly understood by Modern Science, but the Maya and other ancients seem to have had a good grasp on it, and we are just now coming to appreciate their civilization. So who's to say that there isn't something there?
Oh, and if you say "Astrology is all bunk".... you evidently have never look at a Planting Guide for farmers or read a coastal Tide Chart. Those are also a form of astrology. And that's not to mention those "guys from out of town" that paid a visit to the Christ child that everybody sings about in December.
I spent some time barking at this tree several years ago, the result is:
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I've never put much stock into astrology, but I've also never truly looked into it. I have a friend online that is very into it and has done a lot of research, and I admire him for having done that and finding enjoyment in astrology. It just isn't something I've managed to get into.
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The Chinese horoscope is even less accurate.
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