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QUESTION 1: WHAT IS THE SCIENCE BEHIND DETERMINING HOROSCOPES EVERY DAY? IS THERE ONE? This is really a three-part question: A) Is there a scientific basis for astrology? B) Is there any validity to a daily forecast? C) Is astrology a science or an art?
ANSWER A) There is no scientific basis for astrology. There are many theories, but, as yet, none proven.
Research has been and continues to be done in various universities across the world.
Back in the day – the late 1800’s when the age of spiritualism came about - astrologers believed the planets emitted rays that penetrated earth’s magnetic field. In this way we absorbed the planetary essences, and responded to them in much the same way as we might to music.
This idea is not so far removed from Pythagoras’ theory of the Harmony of the Spheres (circa 570-495 BC). Pythagoras discovered that the pitch of a musical note is related to the length of the string that produces it, and that intervals between harmonious sound frequencies form simple numerical ratios. Base...
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The reason I choose the word unpredictable is that we have that vo...
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They were clearly manifesting on 22 July in Oslo and on the island of Utoya.
On the day itself you would be hard pressed to point a finger at an astrological culprit. The second half of July was notable for its celestial harmony with the worst of Saturn and Pluto over during the wee...
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- Pisces: A quite spectacular alignment focussing on your ruling planet, Neptune, is the stuff of dreams: marvellous...
- Aquarius: It could be that after a long period of preparation a project is complete; it may be that having thrown...
- Capricorn: If nothing is adding up correctly at the moment, drop the calculator and open yourself up to experience.
- Sagittarius: Whether or not you can see Saturday’s lunar eclipse it is in your sign and capable of making a big...
- Scorpio: Already this could be a May to remember, but if not, fasten those seatbelts. This is one bumpy cosmic...
- Libra: One of your greatest strengths is your ability to see both sides of a situation. Don’t lose that talent now.
- Virgo: If you meet someone new at this time or a window of opportunity opens up life may never be quite the same...
- Leo: There are some mysterious elements to events at the moment, and while you may want answers it’s going to...
- Cancer: There could be elements to a situation that you cannot see immediately; so, much as you may want to act...
- Gemini: Emotions are likely to be running high, especially over the weekend, and while this may well be due to the...
- Taurus: It is possible that finances are at the focus for all the hullabaloo, whether someone is refusing to...
- Aries: One or more issues could come to a head now, and although you may feel intense about the outcome, kicking...
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