Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Opinions On Astrology - A True Science Or Phony?

By Ivan Klimp

Astrology is incredibly complex, there are many variables taken into account before an astrologer can make a statement that should be used with confidence. Professional astrology knows that not a single factor, like the moon in Aquarius can say, "something in an absolute sense. Astrology is not the influence of the stars, astrology is a symbolic system to illustrate and describe reality. From Indeed, the idea of the influence of the stars of the most beautiful and also with our friends the skeptics.

Astrology is the whipping boy of the pseudo-scientific world but assuming falsifiability is our criterion, then astrology must certainly be a science.

Astrology is still relevant in this modern age of scientists sending satellites to Moon and Mars to know more scientifically about these planets. In this scenario there are people who would be in two minds as to what to believe and what not.

Astrology is many things. Naturally, astrology is a master vehicle for intuitive perception and psychic insight. Astrology is a belief system. The belief is that the positions of the Sun, Moon and planets against the starry background influences peoples' personalities and shapes their lives.

Astrology is based on the former positions of stars (as they were 3,000 years ago in Babylonian times). Each year, the error in dating the zodiac signs grows greater. Astrology is the principle evolutionary tool of "the ancient mariner". Astrology is one of the oldest cultures of human civilization. Indian astrology is also a very ancient culture of India as well as in asian sub-continent, specifically in south-east Asia.

Astrology is considered as a form of divination and is different from the study of astronomy. The belief in astrology is that the positions of certain celestial bodies either influence or correlate with a persons personality trait and behaviour.

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