Mercury is always in retrograde. It’s probably retrograding right now. At least it seems that way. While the fickle nature of the gray planet is an excellent justification for a bad hair day or a bad day at the office or simply a bad attitude, the whole astrology thing is getting tired. Or maybe it’s me that’s tired. You see, I’m a Sagittarius sun-Libra moon-Virgo rising believer in astrology, but I’m starting to lose faith.
I built my understanding of the stars on the bible of astrology, Bernard Fitzwalter’s “The Complete Sun Sign Guide” [currently out of print]. (Note: everyone seems to have his or her own version of an astrology bible, Bernard just happens to have written mine.) Handed to me by a new friend during the first week of my first year of college, the Guide led me through the complications of a Scorpio-Sagittarius love affair (he’s introverted and lusty, I’m easily bored and playful) and explained why a Virgo mother (mine) and Sagittarius daughter (me) will most likely never get along.
Take that book and add to it 10 years of skimming the weekly horoscope in my city’s local magazine and you’ve got a guaranteed recipe for astrological disaster. I’m convinced that I’ve allowed what now seems like nothing more than self-fulfilling prophecy to talk me out of signing important contracts, rearranging my home, and snuggling with my loved one. There have been weeks when my horoscope was accurate—times when I’ve looked up and asked, “how can she possibly know that I’ve been seeking out change and excitement?” or “yes, I am planning a distant trip,” but they do not outnumber the days that I’ve spent fighting a nagging worry that the astrologer’s bad news may actually come true.
According to Bernard, Sagittarius is ruled by Jupiter, which pushes me to seek out wider horizons. So I’m doing just that. Moving on past astrology. Onto brighter pastures. Maybe I’ll look into numerology.
Do you believe in astrology? Does your horoscope affect your day?
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Astrology originates among the pagan worshipers of ancient Babylon. God s prophet Isaiah wrote of Babylon s worshipers of the heavens, the lookers at the stars, those giving out knowledge at the new moons concerning the things that will come. From Babylon s earliest days, from its youth, the prophet showed, it had toiled with sorceries and astrological predictions. (Isa. 47:12, 13). Archaeological discoveries confirm the Bible as to how thoroughly Babylon was steeped in astrology. Check out the book "The Reports of the Magicians and Astrologers of Nineveh and Babylon in the British Museum." Ancient Rome was also a thriving metropolis for astrology. The lower the Romans sank in religion and morals, says The Catholic Encyclopedia, the more astrology became entwined with all action and belief. There should not be found in you anyone . . . who employs divination, a practicer of magic or anyone who looks for omens or a sorcerer, or one who binds others with a spell or anyone who consults a spirit medium or a professional foreteller of events or anyone who inquires of the dead. For everybody doing these things is something detestable to Jehovah. Deut. 18:10-12. Why is God opposed to the foretelling of events by methods such as astrology? Because the one relying on it is not trusting in God or being guided by his inspired Word, of which the psalmist said: Your word is a lamp to my foot, and a light to my roadway. (Ps. 119:105).>
I am a semi-believer in astrology. The personality seems to hit on but day to day seems always a day off or not accurate by way of being general enough to cover anyone. But I did find something very interesting in the book "The Hidden Messages in Water". The author discovered that certain emotions resonate at the same frequencies as certain metals. Then another scientist discovered that depending on the planets positions, it effects what metals will be readily absorbed out of solution. So perhaps the planets effect the metals in our system and these resonate with certain emotions. It's a very interesting concept to think about.>
Now check them "the day after" to determine fact/fiction. Accuracy? About 50/50.>
I think it's fun and interesting.. Tells you things about yourself that noone would be able to tell you. And it tells you interesting things about yourself. Sometimes it's interesting to read daily horoscopes, but that's it. I don't really like getting into too much because then it becomes like a self fulfilling propehcy and you don't see things clearly.
Other times I don't like knowing what other peoples starsigns are because then you don't relate to them as a person but as someone according to their starsign. EG: I'm aquarius but alot of the time I keep to myself. When ever I see a leo I know that they're opposite mine and so I would also know that what I lack is what they're good at. So I'm looking at them according to an image and not like a human being with feelings and a unique personality.... It lands me in hot water sometimes....
I guess I like it because it's a fun way of relating to people but not too good to really get into it unless you really understand all the details..>
Astrology, taken from the broad view, can create metaphors that lead us back to the self. It's not about "accuracy" but the clues that we get about who we are.
Just like the song on the radio, the vanity plate, or the church saying of the week on their sign, we get clues from the Infinite at just the right time to help direct our inward journey. And I am open to these clues everywhere, because the Beloved (aka God) is always speaking. And when God speaks, it's always exactly what I need to hear.>