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Astrology explained in a simple way. This has nothing to do with the series of books that probably has one titled something similar.

The simpliest way I can think of to define astrology is to compare it to a role playing game, a RPG. If you’ve ever played a fighter, a magic user or an elf, the chances are you are already well familiar with the fundementals of astrology.

The planets/moons/comets etc move around in set patterns, that’s how we can predict a full moon and even rare events such as an eclipse. We know that gravity is the reason why the moon doesn’t take off and visit Mars and why Venus doesn’t go visit Alpha Centari or the Horsehead nebula, they’re stuck in set patterns and so are you.

Say that your RPG character is an elf who is good at archery, your stats are high in dexterity and you have good eyesight so if you practice with your bow and arrow you’re likely to get really good, or at least better than a character who is better at casting spells. The elf can choose, of his own free will, to put aside the bow and practice casting spells but the majority of them would try to master the skills that come naturally first and perhaps dabble in other disciplines on the side.

Ok, now make a list of possible RPG character choices, fighter, cleric, ranger etc and assign a certain time to them such as Monday at 8am- fighter, tuesday at 4pm – magic user, wednesday at 5pm – elf archer etc.

When you are born, the exact day and time, determines what character you are most likely to be best at. That’s it.

If you asked a dozen legitemite astrologers to tell you about yourself and you only gave then your exact time of birth and where you were born, the chances are that all 12 can tell you exactly what RPG character you are, whether it be an elf archer of a human magic user. It’s not woo-woo guessing it’s just doing the math.

The forces, such as gravity that affect the planets is affecting you too, and depending on when you were born, that influence increases and decreases in cycles. Since the planets are a constant, certain guesses can be made when predicting the future with horoscopes. Say you were born in May and May is when Venus (I’m just guessing so don’t quote me) is closest to Earth and thus affecting it the most, so every May you’ll be under the influence of Venus and because that’s your birthday it has the greatest influence on you rather than the guy who was born in November when say Mars is closest to earth (just an example not validated!).

Once again, the affects of the planets are well known and mankind has had many many generations to proove this. We all know that some people tend to act more intensely when the moon is full, it’s not something paranormal, it’s literally the template that your body was created under based on when you were born.

The template of a fair skinned individual is more likely to allow you to become sunburned than the template of a darker skinned individual, but wether or not you stay out in the sun too long is your free will, astrology can’t tell you what you are going to do, no one can.

Astrology in terms of predictions merely tells you that (metaphorically) the sun will be brighter on a certain day and fair skinned people might want to wear a hat on that day. That’s it.

Now, to end this with a thought that many astrologers would agree upon, your soul chose the exact time to be born.The template that affects your body and mind was one that you chose….

The White Elephant under the Moon by Darren Daz Cox

acrylic paints on canvas 24×36, the moon also has ‘glow in the dark’ paint inside!
It was a random painting, but i feel there is some meaning in there…

Originally posted 2009-01-07 04:41:01. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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