Category: astrology and zodiac...

• The vast majority who believe in astrology and think that the planets have nothing better to do than form a code that will tell them whether tomorrow is a good day to close a business deal or not, become all the more excited and enthusiastic about it. (I. Asimov)
• About astrology and palmistry: they are good because they make people vivid and full of possibilities. They are communism at its best. Everybody has a birthday and almost everybody has a palm. (K. Vonnegut, Jr.)
• faithful horoscope-watching practiced daily to get the small but warm and infinitely reassuring fillip that gets matters off to a spirited start
• the forecasting of earthly and human events through observation and interpretation of the fixed stars, Sun, Moon, and planets -- based on the assumption that celestial bodies determine or indicate changes in the sublunar world
• originally, the word astrology was referred to as natural astrology and denoted practical uses of astronomy -- but the two words parted company in the 17th century
• Zodiac is from Greek zodiakos 'circle of little animals'.
• astrology being based on the idea that the force which patterns the heavens likewise orders humanity -- a source of both trivial superstition and profound insight
• To draw up your horoscope or birth chart, astrologers need to know your exact date, time, and place of your birth. They then use careful calculations to plot the position of the Sun, Moon, and planets. Astrologers claim that they can interpret the finished chart to reveal your character.

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