Astrology Questions

The thread on the Origins of Lucky Numbers has taken a turn towards the topic of astrology. This is getting a bit off topic, so I'm making a separate post. I'm sure there are not may believers in this forum, but if anybody can help with these questions, please do.

1. Do believers in astrology claim it works because of the effect of gravity from the moon, planets, and stars? If it isn't gravity, then why does it allegedly work?

2. Are we in the "age of Aquarius" yet, or are we still in the "age of Pisces"?

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2. Are we in the "age of Aquarius" yet, or are we still in the "age of Pisces"?

I thought "The Age of Aquarius" was a song from the 1960's. One of the lines is "This is the dawning of the Age of Aquarius..."


Wikipedia is great.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_Aquarius has some cool info.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrological_age has a direct answer:

Quote: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrological_age, paragraph 3

Many astrologers believe that the Age of Aquarius has arrived recently or will arrive in the near future. On the other hand, some believe that the Age of Aquarius arrived up to five centuries ago, or will not start until six centuries from now. Despite all references provided by various sources, astrologers cannot agree upon exact dates for the beginning or ending of the ages.

3. Are there any astrological observatories? Why not?

4. Why aren't two planets, a myriad asteroids and a myriad myriad Kuiper belt objects taken into account for astrological purposes?

Quote: Wizard

I'm sure there are not may believers in this forum

My horoscope told me not to believe in astrology.

If you ever run into a professional Astrologer, they can creep you out with their honed skills at 'getting to' even a skeptic, in my experience. Much as a magician can astound I guess.

For this reason I stay away from them [g]

Quote: FleaStiff

My horoscope told me not to believe in astrology.

You must be a Sagittarius.

I don't believe in astrology; I'm a Sagittarius and we're skeptical. -- Arthur C. Clarke

I am forced into not being able to believe in astrology. Apparently, in order to get a star chart reading, you need to know the date and time of your birth. Since I don't know what time I was born, and it wasn't printed on my birth certificate, and neither of my parents know the time, other than "some time in the afternoon", I can never get an accurate star chart done and thus will never know if the stars actually can foretell my future.

Quote: FleaStiff
My horoscope told me not to believe in astrology.
>>>>>>>>You must be a Sagittarius.
As a matter of fact, ... yes!

I would imagine that ancient peoples, not particularly possessed of many alternatives, might look to the stars. Broad personality types might well be more related to pre-natal nutrition at various times of the year but ascribing such traits to the stars rather than the availability of crops is so much more exciting.

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1. Do believers in astrology claim it works because

My forecast for today said "Beware of Wizards asking questions." Scary..

Everyone here seems to be relatively intelligent and to-the-facts logical, I'm just curious as to what everyone's overall opinion is on astrology. As for me, it's complete BS and anyone who takes it as more than just a little dose of fun is more than idiotic.