What do you think of astrology?

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Glinda

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Back in my hippie days I learned how to compose a natal chart which is essentially a map of the sky indicating the placement of the sun, moon, and planets at the time of your birth. In those days, it involved lots of calculations. Now you can get a natal chart instantly on many astrology websites.

Do you know that most "horoscopes" you read are based only on the position of the sun, not the moon and planets, at the time of your birth? Do you know what is meant by "rising sign" or "ascendant"? You probably know what your sun sign is but do you know what your rising sign is?

I've always found astrology interesting and fun but I don't take it too seriously and would never base a major decision on it. What do you think of astrology? :saturn:
 

I've never paid too much attention to it, but it was a great way to meet chicks. Still is.

If memory serves, Ronald Reagan made some decisions based on astrology.:eek:
 
Back in the 70's I had a natal chart done... What I remember is.. I am Capricorn sun.. Taurus moon... with Cancer rising. Don't remember what that meant.
 

QuickSilver said:
Back in the 70's I had a natal chart done... What I remember is.. I am Capricorn sun.. Aries moon... with Cancer rising. Don't remember what that meant.
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Capricorn sun - tenacious and goal oriented; Aries moon (I have this too) - independent, hot-tempered but flare-ups are soon forgotten; Cancer rising - home and family are highest priority
 
Glinda said:
Capricorn sun - tenacious and goal oriented; Aries moon (I have this too) - independent, hot-tempered but flare-ups are soon forgotten; Cancer rising - home and family are highest priority
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Just went to another site and it calculated my moon in Taurus.. Not sure what is right.. Do you figure those out? I can PM you the details.
 
Louis said:
I've never paid too much attention to it, but it was a great way to meet chicks. Still is.

If memory serves, Ronald Reagan made some decisions based on astrology.:eek:
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Yes, I remember thinking "so that's where this ridiculous trickle down BS came from!" This is a typical example of taking it too seriously.
 
I am a Virgo sun, Pisces moon, Taurus rising. Birthday in the last decand of Virgo, so in many ways I am not a true one. I have a precise and logical side to my mind, but far too lateral and wild to fit in . How much of it is true, I don't know, but my son carries,the true qualities of a Pisces. I am prepared to be open minded, but not a true believer.
 
Glinda said:
Capricorn sun - tenacious and goal oriented; Aries moon (I have this too) - independent, hot-tempered but flare-ups are soon forgotten; Cancer rising - home and family are highest priority
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Oh... then I am definitely NOT Aries moon, but Taurus... Hot tempered flare ups are never forgotten, but savored.. I can hold a grudge until the end of time.
 
QuickSilver said:
Just went to another site and it calculated my moon in Taurus.. Not sure what is right.. Do you figure those out? I can PM you the details.
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The moon moves fast compared to the planets. Perhaps back in the 70s, you gave a slightly earlier birth time? Today's website calculators are more accurate than I could be, provided you give them the exact time of your birth.
 
Shalimar said:
Wow, president Reagan used astrology in his decision making. That doesn't seem very conservative to me. Doesn't seem very wise either.
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He wasn't a wise man. He was a B actor who had charisma. It was Nancy who had the personal astrologist and who influenced "Ronnie's" decisions based upon Astrology.
 
Shalimar said:
Wow, president Reagan used astrology in his decision making. That doesn't seem very conservative to me. Doesn't seem very wise either.
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Yes, and this is the guy the republicans think we should worship. As I stated, to me astrology is fun and interesting - to base major decisions on it would be (and obviously was) a disaster.
 
My Jupiter is telling me I must go get some Starbucks Blonde Roast now. I hope you guys have fun with this thread - catch you later! :)
 
My ex-husband was/is a professional astrologer, so as you can imagine, I have had quite a lot of exposure to it, too much in fact. Everything was in astrology lingo - a real fanatic. After a while I began to detest astrology. Now I consider it one of the occult practices like Tarot Cards and Palmistry and can even lump it in with aura readings, UFO's, gemstone healing, you name it, --- all found at the psychic fair. I wouldn't make important life decisions based on it, but it can be fun if you don't take it too seriously. The stuff you read in the paper is very general. I found individual charts more interesting, but it all depends on the interpretation and skill of the astrologer and sometimes the math calculations can be very wrong.
 
I was born on Sept 22nd. According to my late wife it means I'm somewhere between Virgo and Libra. She said that she was a true Virgo...Sept 10th.:rolleyes:
 

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