What do you think of astrology?

Dr. John Dee was Queen Elizabeth I's official astrologer and predicted she would become queen when she was in imprisoned by her sister Queen Mary and it looked like she would be executed.

I do believe in astrology. I can read simple charts with all the planet positions, houses etc. but still find it challenging to interpret it all correctly for a person. I love it though. And I do make decisions based on astrology. I'd never do certain things while a planet is retrograde for example.
 

Nancy guided Ronnie by the stars and that turned out OK, or did it...
 

chic said:
I do believe in astrology. I can read simple charts with all the planet positions, houses etc. but still find it challenging to interpret it all correctly for a person. I love it though. And I do make decisions based on astrology. I'd never do certain things while a planet is retrograde for example.
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I agree chic, though I tend not to make decisions, because I don't follow the planet positions, though I am aware that life doesn't run smoothly at certain times for no obvious reason.

My left brain says it is all nonsense, but I note that I have a 90% true Gemini personality, and my daughters and several friends are true to their basic sun signs, the exceptions are my brother, and my brother-in-law, who are not at all typical, but this could be explained by other factors in the chart I guess.

I believe there are many patterns and factors in the universe that affect us all, which are not understood, and probably never will be. Maybe its not the planets
responsible, maybe that's a secondary pattern,
I use the analogy of ants living in an anthill, where periodically the gardener may destroy their home, to them its how life is, they simply start to rebuild, but they have no concept of the gardener or higher states of being.
 
chic said:
Dr. John Dee was Queen Elizabeth I's official astrologer and predicted she would become queen when she was in imprisoned by her sister Queen Mary and it looked like she would be executed.

I do believe in astrology. I can read simple charts with all the planet positions, houses etc. but still find it challenging to interpret it all correctly for a person. I love it though. And I do make decisions based on astrology. I'd never do certain things while a planet is retrograde for example.
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Interesting, Chic. So, for instance, when Mercury is retrograde would you refrain from posting on SF because communications supposedly get messed up at this time? Personally, I've never found this to be true. Have you?
 
Glinda said:
Hey! I'm a witch and I don't need no stinkin' warts! :noway:
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Oh, my god, Glinda, I didn't see you there. I meant for the other kind of witches. I know your a white witch, therefore no warts for you. Please accept my most humble apologies.

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You disparage forum members at your own peril. Some participants may may practice voodoo...
 
Cookie said:
Oh, my god, Glinda, I didn't see you there. I meant for the other kind of witches. I know your a white witch, therefore no warts for you. Please accept my most humble apologies.

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Yes, I'm a benevolent, good witch so you're easily forgiven. BTW, where did you get that picture of my cousin Cassandra? She is such a show-off!
 
merlin said:
I agree chic, though I tend not to make decisions, because I don't follow the planet positions, though I am aware that life doesn't run smoothly at certain times for no obvious reason.

My left brain says it is all nonsense, but I note that I have a 90% true Gemini personality, and my daughters and several friends are true to their basic sun signs, the exceptions are my brother, and my brother-in-law, who are not at all typical, but this could be explained by other factors in the chart I guess.

I believe there are many patterns and factors in the universe that affect us all, which are not understood, and probably never will be. Maybe its not the planets
responsible, maybe that's a secondary pattern,
I use the analogy of ants living in an anthill, where periodically the gardener may destroy their home, to them its how life is, they simply start to rebuild, but they have no concept of the gardener or higher states of being.
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Your brother and brother in law could have ascendants ( rising signs ) that are very different from their sun signs which could account for why they seem atypical of their sign. :eek:
 
chic said:
Your brother and brother in law could have ascendants ( rising signs ) that are very different from their sun signs which could account for why they seem atypical of their sign. :eek:
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Yes I am sure you are right chic, when I had my chart done many years ago, the astrologer said I appeared to be a Capricorn on first meeting, and she later discovered that I have Capricorn rising I think :confused: which is why I presented myself in that way. I don't know much about the details of charts etc., but each time I have had conversations with astrologers they all come up with an accurate description of my personality. :eek:nthego:
 
merlin said:
Yes I am sure you are right chic, when I had my chart done many years ago, the astrologer said I appeared to be a Capricorn on first meeting, and she later discovered that I have Capricorn rising I think :confused: which is why I presented myself in that way. I don't know much about the details of charts etc., but each time I have had conversations with astrologers they all come up with an accurate description of my personality. :eek:nthego:
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Yup. I agree. When a person's personal experiences with astrology are accurate they're more likely to believe it.

My tarot cards are accurate too.
 
Dame Warrigal said:
Merlin, you might enjoy this video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r70HsEvNRck

There are a couple of familiar faces in it.
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Yes thanks for that Dame Warrigal, as you say familiar faces, interestingly before Hugh Laurie disputed the reading, I thought it was a pretty accurate one of him or Stephen Fry, I think what is at work here, is the old adage You see what you want to see and you hear what you want to hear. or better put Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.

It works in laboratories where scientists by observation affect the outcome of their experiments, here is an interesting video on the subject:

 
Back when I received a daily paper, I would occasionally read my horoscope for entertainment. But it means nothing to me.
 

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