Is there any truth in the science of astrology?

Question

I was a real sceptic when coming to this, but now I don't know what to think. I do understand there are many astrologers-frauds who take money on guillable people, but when I gave out my birth details on a couple of astrological boards, and when several people commented on my chart and told me some specific predictions, and some things that are so specific, i was "stunned". They never saw me, and don't know who I am, but like I said, all those correct predictions about my physical look, job, career, love, money....came true. And all were "free", as anyone can get a free reading on the board.

So my question to you is - is there any true in it? how could they "cold read" me on the internet? I got some very negative predictions as well, some scarily negative, and I really hope it won't come true

You can check out these forums, and tell what you think..........

http://astrologyweekly.com/forum/index.php

http://skyscript.co.uk/forums/index.php

They even explained (in astrological way) why did Princess Diana died when she died(according to traditional astrological calculations, she was destined to live short), and why did the Titanic tragedy happened (a malefic fixed star in Titanic's chart was responsible for that)

All those users on those boards don't like frauds to me......what do you think?

Answer 1

Natal charts seem to be the only thing that are useful. They can tell you about your personality, hidden fears, your strengths, your weakness' and the things you need to work on and possible career choices based on your personality. I've seen natal charts to be very accurate but not 100 % accurate not sure how they are so accurate but they are. The predictions are just generalized information that may or may not be helpful. So a natal chart is useful but the predictions not so. Those predictions tend to be hit or miss.

Answer 2

Astrology believers say that is it an old science created by the Babylonians who observed the sky from their Ziggurat towers. Perhaps. Let me ask you: Do you know what the sun's right ascension is? It is the advance in one day of the sun in relation to the starry background. Do you know how much is the sun's right ascension? One degree. That was the definition given by the Babylonians and what was used later by the Phoenicians to navigate the Mediterranean, measuring the elevation of the North Star over the horizon. This is the reason we still have today the circle divided into 360 degrees; i.e. the sun's right ascension per year! ... did you follow? The year is not 360 days but 365.25 days. The Babylonians were 5.25 days wrong per year. A Babylonian priest who had bothered to count the number of days in the year for say, a period of 20 years, would have come with an error of 105 days or, over three months! An error that can't be ignored when you are in an entirely different season! Hence, the Babylonians didn't even bothered to count the days of the year. Do you still believe that "ancient science" can tell that Diana was to die young? It is only human to wish to know the future and in all cultures, on all the continents, it has been, and there still is a lot of different ways to predict the future. In fact, I challenge you to find a group of people on earth that doesn't have its clairvoyant practice. I don't see then why astrology would be different from tarot or any other fortune teller.

Answer 3

Hmm it's a tough topic I think, it's sort of relates to philosophy in a way as there is an answer for everything. It depends what you believe, some people believe that all astrology meanings are related to life, predicting what would happen etc. Whilst others think it's just a fake lie to earn money etc.

It's up to you what you think, personally I believe it as thinks that have been predicted have come true.

In a scientific way, the stars and patterns of stars have been said to make shapes (usually the oens of star signs) however whether these where adapted in an astrological way just to fool people, I'm not sure.

There is really no real proof, it's what people believe I say, if you're really interested, try and find a scientific journal on astrology, they normally contain the most genuine information :)

Answer 4

The science of astrology is based on the reading of the stars and planets, their movement and how they affect each other.

It is considered a superstition because of the lack of significant astrological predictions, and yet it is widely spread and people believe in its predictions, so it is lastly considered to be "pseudoscientific".

It is easy to explain something after it has happened, in any kind of ways, using any kind of meant.

You see teens everywhere read their horoscope and I believe that it does affect the turn on events, psychologically in their lives to the way it is predicted.

There are predictions that come true and there are that don't. It seems like a guess-work, but those people are in a way trained to read the signs of their 'customers' and based on that and the logical info you get from the questions asked, you can make a fairly accurate prediction.

That is, of course said when you go and visit them. Those, that personally see you, rarely make bad or negative predictions to skeptics, because they do want to remain in good graces with them.

Having a prediction, based on astrological chart, via the internet is probably more like gambling then facts. There are information about the typical age and appearance of the human that ask for those charts, and based on that it will probably make a good guess. In your case, even if you have a interesting life, or not, it is probably similar to most of you peers. Those predictions about the basic things as love, career ... are said in a way so most of the people that will read it, will find themselves in it.

It is, lastly up to you if you want to believe in it or not. I would say it may make a difference in you lifestyle, hopefully good, but it is all based on the power of suggestion.

I wouldn't put too much credit on it, however.

I hope this helps :))

Answer 5

Since the first man asked the first question, we have been trying to understand our universe.

Before civilization began, we asked questions about our world, our future, our lives and what happened and what is happening now.



With a lot of time and study, we have found answers to so many things.

We now know how to make fire, why lightning happens, how rainbows form, what thunder is, how babies are made, what an eclipse it, why comets exist, and many more fundamental things that occur around us.



Astrology, like phrenology and other things we have attempted to use to help explain our world when we don't know something, is a throwback to those days when we tried to make sense of strange things that we did not understand.



I am glad that the message boards helped ease your mind, made you wonder and amazed you with their answers. I will also confirm with a degree of certainty that there is no magic or actual truth in their answers. If they are intuitive enough to get it right when they answer you, then you can enjoy their responses and be glad that they got it right. If they got the answers wrong, then just remember that they were guessing and could only hope to be right.



You are a curious person, obviously, wanting to believe in a universe that cares more about you than it actually does. If they gave you answers that fed your ego, then they did their job. Magicians, psychics, palm-readers, and tarot card readers will also amaze you as well.



But astrology is still an illusion designed to help people think the universe controls you and, in so doing, help you feel more comfortable in your life.