Astrology – Is the answer in the stars?

The following is an extract from a new book called "The Unexplained Explored" If you find this interesting, you may enjoy reading about some of the other subjects covered like: Déjà vu, Dowsing, ESP, the Occult, Ouija Board, Palmistry and Tarot.

Astrology has existed for thousands of years and is believed to go as far back as 3000 BC (the Early to Middle Bronze Age) and is a belief that knowledge of the apparent relative positions of celestial bodies can help in understanding, interpreting, and organizing information about personality, human affairs, and other terrestrial matters.

A person involved in Astrology is called an astrologer or an astrologist.

Some often confuse Astrology and Astronomy, and in the past these were almost inseparable. However, around the 18th Century, astronomy became seen more as the scientific study of astronomical objects and phenomena, but without the astrological speculation of these phenomena.

Traditional beliefs in Astrology followed the principle that "events in the heavens are mirrored by those on Earth". However, more modern astrologists question that and debate whether celestial bodies are the cause of certain events, or merely signs of such an event.

In ancient times leaders put a great deal of faith in astroligical forecasts, often consulting an astrologer before making any important decision.

Scientists, as you would expect, have found no proof to support the belief that studying the positions of celestial bodies can help forecast a persons future, and consider astrology a pseudoscience or superstition.

However, be that as it may, many millions of people still believe that it does have a real ability, but maybe the popularity of astrology is based on the potential support it gives us when we are making our own decisions?

Many people often say "I don´t believe in them, it´s just a bit of fun", but this does not stop them constantly looking at the "horoscopes" found in Newspapers and Journals, hoping to see some news of a "good" event coming their way.




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If there is any truth in Astrology, a special reading is more likely to produce the results you seek. However, the information found in tabloid "horoscopes" is aimed at thousands (if not millions) of readers and can not possibly offer any accuracy. These are of course worded in such a way so that the message given will have some meaning to some of the people who read them. For example, if I said the number "5" will be "lucky" to a million readers, there is a good chance that it will be to quite a few of them!