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Astrology 101:

            Humans have had the desire to see into the future since ancient times. Fear of the unknown as well as a need to control ones fate has led to elaborate systems of fortune telling to spring up in most every culture known to man. One of the earliest known fortune telling method began with the stars and I am not referring to Miley Cyrus or Hannah Montana. Astrology may be the most widely known system of early fortune telling.

            Astrology is defined as a system in which knowledge of the apparent relative positions of celestial bodies and related details are held to be useful in understanding, interpreting and organizing information about personalities, human affairs and terrestrial matters. By using this information astrologers are able to lend insight into people’s lives as well as predict their future.

            Astrologists generally study the relationship between positions of certain celestial bodies and how they may influence life on earth. They then use this information as an indicator to offer explainations about how specific moments in time relate to the character and personalities of the people born at that moment. Modern astrology asserts that every situation has several options and with the right insight we can find the best possible option available.

            Historically astrologers were often serving functionary roles in early civilization. For example they often upheld positions of advisory to high ranking officials as well as positions such as priest and even judge. During this same era astrology and the current day scientific field of astronomy were indistinguishable. They both aimed to predict and conjure information from the stars. However, astronomy had separated itself from astrology by the 18^th century. Eventually astronomy became distinguished as a scientific study as opposed astrological speculation.

            Astrologers use scientific facts in the mapping of human consciousness and as keys to the understanding of experience. This is an interpretative process, which does not depend on accepting particular theories about how planets can affect us, or on whether they are a sort of synchronous clock ticking along with psychological and social factors on earth, or on some other causal process. The strength of astrology comes from the accumulated knowledge of centuries of research and observation, developed within a deeply intuitive understanding of the essential nature of the world, consciousness and the environment. Combined with accurate mathematical and scientific data, today’s astrologers can use this established knowledge in the generation of valuable psychological, economic, or predictive profiles.

            Today astrology still exists despite scientist’s speculation of the field. Horoscopes are common and well known astrological phenomena. A horoscope is a map of your personality as dictated by the formation of the stars when you were born. The sun and moon and other planets affects everything from the pull of the ocean to how our lives will unfold. By understanding the field astrologists are able to explore their relationships with the world.

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