The position of various celestial bodies (planets, moons, asteroids) at the time of our birth reflects deep truths about who we are and what will happen to us, astrologers claim. Astrology rests on a simple foundation: as above, so below. I know I’ve only caught a glimpse of it in my research. It is a complicated universe to wrap your head around, this astrology. They claim not to care if it’s scientific or not, and many even say they don’t believe in it. Whether or not that’s true, it certainly is useful, and that’s also the stance of many modern users of astrology. In the midst of our pandemic, astrologers are reporting better business than usual. It may surprise us to learn that in an age of genetic sequencing and powerful telescopes, a system of divination conjured up in the Levant thousands of years ago is still alive and well. After having put up with decades of scientific probing, it has retreated to the one area that shields it from a rational critique: mysticism.
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