Do you believe in Star Signs?

Pappy said:
My wife is a Capricorn so I named our houseboat The Capricorn. It too, cost me a lot of money.:cool:
They say, a boat is a hole in the water that you throw money into. Happiest day in my life was when I sold it.
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And here I was looking into renting a boat to live on - I guess it's that Piscean dreaming thing ...
 
Pappy said:
Renting and owning, two different things Phil. Don't get discouraged. By the time I paid storage fees, winterizing fees, dock fees and gas and repairs.....:rolleyes:
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Yeah, I'm beginning to find that out. I figured it would be great for a minimalist like me, one who loves the water too.

Then I saw some of the dock fees - I could rent an apartment for those amounts!

Still - if it's in my stars I might end up in one. :rolleyes:
 
Meh, public horoscopes are a joke - they're way too generalized. If you wanted to go by your stars you should cast your own horoscope or have it done professionally - much more detail. You have to know the latitude and longitude and the exact minute of your birth, things that can't be taken into account in the daily horoscopes.

But I wouldn't know when the moon is in anyone's house - it's not like she texts me and tells me "Hey, Phil, I'm in 7th's house - wanna party?"
 
May I intrude with some reality here ? The Zodiac is the set of constellations through which the sun travels on it's apparent path around the earth. At different times of the year, it appears to be travelling in a particular constellation for a number of days until it moves into synch with the next one. Currently there are 13 Zodiac constellations, not 12. Due to earth wobble the set of constellations changes over time, but very slowly.

Twelve Equal Pie Shaped Pieces
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One only has to look at the sky to be able to see that some constellations are much larger than others. Astronomers have found stars which could not be seen with the naked eye, forming parts of constellations. Thinking of the heavens as a great sphere, these "areas" of the constellations can be drawn fairly accurately. They come in all sizes and shapes.

There are a number of days of our yearly orbit when the Sun is between the Earth and any one of the zodiacal constellations. Since each constellation is of different size and since the ecliptic passes through larger or smaller portions of each constellation, the Sun is between the Earth and each zodiacal constellation for varying periods. For example, more days (44 days) are spent with the Sun between the Earth and the largest constellation, Virgo, than are spent with the Sun between the Earth and the smallest constellation, Scorpio (7 days). If you look at the map of the zodiacal constellation in Figure 4, (see http://www.unol.org/saw/basic_astronomy.html) you can see that Scorpio is not so much smaller than Virgo, it is that the ecliptic passes through just a small corner of Scorpio.

In the far distant past we have had fewer and greater numbers of constellations in our zodiac. 2100 years ago, there were 12 constellations in our zodiac. At present our ecliptic passes through 13 constellations, the usual 12 and Ophiuchus. Within a few hundred years the ecliptic will no longer pass through Scorpio but will also include Orion.

Most astrologers use a different system to determine the size of our zodiacal constellations. The ecliptic (360Âş) is simply divided up into twelve equal segments (of 30Âş).

To recap, most astrologers make their calculations of the positions of the stars in our zodiac based on the sky as it was over 2100 years ago. Also, most astrologers assign approximately 30 days (30Âş of the ecliptic) to each of twelve signs. Astronomers make calculations based on the sky as it is by observation at the present time. Astronomers take into consideration both the physical size and position of the constellation in the sky and the current position of the constellations in our year, our calendar.
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Well done you if you are still reading at this point. Whatever your star sign is, I can with confidence predict that you are more scientific than superstitious in your world view.
 
My birth sign happens to fall under Gemini and by all accounts I get a good report (if I believed in all that stuff)

On the other hand many millions of people around the globe look forward to reading their stars.
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On the subject of boats here is an old favourite.
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A nice looking boat.

Some friends who own a boat are always complaining about the running costs etc but they still like to hold on to it.
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When I was in my 20's, my friend spent about $250.00 to get me a printed reading, and it was a couple of inches thick. What surprised me was that it accurate. It was so accurate that I found it scary. I read it then gave it back to her with my thanks. At that age I was afraid:playful: that I would follow it, instead of just living life one day at a tine.
 
Warrigal said:
May I intrude with some reality here ? The Zodiac is the set of constellations through which the sun travels on it's apparent path around the earth. At different times of the year, it appears to be travelling in a particular constellation for a number of days until it moves into synch with the next one. Currently there are 13 Zodiac constellations, not 12. Due to earth wobble the set of constellations changes over time, but very slowly.


Well done you if you are still reading at this point. Whatever your star sign is, I can with confidence predict that you are more scientific than superstitious in your world view.
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Well done you if you are still reading at this point.
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i SKIPPED THE MIDDLE BIT :D
 
Who told you that you are a Pisces then?
If you must choose a star sign, why not choose one with a stylish name, like Andromeda, Centaurus or Phoenix?

I've chosen the Southern Cross (Cruxis Australis) but I don't mind sharing.
 
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