"Mundane astrology" is the branch of astrology that astrologers use when considering politics.
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" Jaelissa of Obsidian Moon Astrology "Church was the main corporate sponsor of astrology until the 1600s!
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Medical astrology has its roots in Greek astrology, though it fully bloomed in the Middle Ages.
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At the time, people questioned the validity of astrology, particularly this kind of individually oriented astrology.
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Miller isn't selling astrology to nonbelievers, because, as far as she's concerned, astrology doesn't need to be sold.
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Astrology Is Fake but It's Probably Fine From astrology memes to Instagram crystals, mysticism is taking over the internet.
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As we like to say at the office, we don't joke about astrology, but we do make astrology-based jokes!
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Secondly, scientists have put Astrology to the test multiple times in the past and have found Astrology to be inconsistent.
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However, despite the debunking of Astrology as a significant amount of Americans believe that Astrology is a type of science.
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Astrology has seen renewed interest in recent years, thanks in no small part to clever astrology memes and witty tweets.
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Take Marketwatch's "Why millennials are ditching religion for witchcraft and astrology" last December; the Atlantic's "Why are millennials so into astrology" in January; and just two months later, "Why astrology is turning to millennials" in the Guardian.
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The key difference here is that, whereas sidereal astrology sometimes includes Ophiuchus between Scorpio and Sagittarius, Western astrology always omits it.
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Reading the Stars Christine Smallwood's article on astrology fails to mention a crucial fact—that astrology is nonsense (" Starstruck ," October 28th).
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A lot of spiritual movements right now take that kind of philosophical language and put it next to astrology, or things like astrology.
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When Miller's mother started teaching her astrology, "she didn't just teach me the encyclopedic part of astrology, you know, the technical," Miller explains.
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Tarot and astrology have a lot of associations with one another, and while I choose to keep my focus on astrology, it's fun to pull a couple of cards to add depth and detailed visual representation to further clarify an astrology reading.
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"It seems like a lot of how queers use astrology ... is a little bit different than how most mainstream astrology gets treated," she says.
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Starting in the 72.53s, Western astrology began to seep into China, mostly through variety shows from Taiwan, which caught the astrology bug early on.
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But the fact that millennials are super into astrology (astrology memes, anyway) isn't the only reason a tweet about AOC's birth chart went viral.
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If astrology memes on Instagram are any indication, there's a whole cohort of people using astrology as a framework for talking about their emotional lives.
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This app is for anyone and everyone who likes astrology, but especially people who want to find ways to use astrology to enhance their daily lives.
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So tune in to hear astrologer Annabel Gat and astrology editor Sara David dish about how to use astrology to be a better friend and lover.
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After all, you only need to observe this 13th sign if you follow sidereal astrology (rather than what we practice here in the western world, tropical astrology).
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In "How Astrology Took Over the Internet," Amanda Hess writes: I'm a Gemini, so I'm of two minds about the fact that astrology is suddenly trendy again.
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ANNABEL GAT: I always loved astrology, but I got my first very own personal astrology book the summer before fifth grade, the weekend that Princess Diana died.
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As much as we adore tropical astrology (the system that's typically followed in the West), Chinese astrology can tell you just as much, if not more, about yourself.
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According to the astrology system described in a Sanskrit text called the Vedas ("Vedic astrology"), Rahu is the name of one of the planets that circle the Earth.
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Though believing in both science and astrology is not new, followers of astrology would do well to remember that harboring such a serious contradiction in thought may be perilous.
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Jessica Lanyadoo, author of Astrology For Real Relationships, has been practicing astrology since the '90s, and she's always worked within the queer community, of which she is a part.
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" - Adam, 232 "Astrology sucks and is not real.
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Unless you're looking for an astrologer who specializes in another technique, your astrology reading is just an astrology reading, meaning your astrologer will look to your birth chart for forecasting.
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Modern western astrology bases interpretations on the location of planets, the sun, and the moon—also called "planets" in astrology vocabulary—from the perspective of a person's location on Earth.
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Using astrology to decode your wedding date is a specific form of "electional astrology," which focuses on the planets' positions at the time of important events and decisions in people's lives.
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Astrology is incredibly popular among the LGBTQ+ community, so much so that earlier this year, Vice UK released a guide to the "astrology queer" subculture, and in 2018, queer publication them.
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"Astrologers love astronomy but many astronomers hate astrology," said Annabel Gat, senior astrologer at VICE, adding that she could empathize with the frustration people feel when astrology and astronomy are confused.
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An Atlantic piece from 2018 explores this phenomenon, noting that astrology tends to bubble up in times of uncertainty, as astrology is a way of explaining random events and personality traits.
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" Comstock-Gay's relationship to astrology has evolved and deepened over the course of the last few years; now she sees astrology as, among other things, a less fraught alternative to traditional forms of spiritual seeking: "I think [astrology offers] permission to feel whatever you're feeling," she says, "which you can get from going to church.
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Renstrom points to strict Freudian psychoanalysis which exploded in the '70s and which, like astrology, became so popular and casual it was easy to hide prejudicial patterns of thought: "Maybe because astrology is so playful it makes it insidious too ... it's not astrology that's at fault but there are deeper and darker strains," Renstrom explains.
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In astrology, "what I've seen is significant beyond mere coincidence, by far," he said, noting what fans of astrology know well, which is that a person's chart involves not just their sun sign—the most common way astrology is discussed in pop culture–but also their moon sign, and all the planets, asteroids, and more.
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Astrology in the West has its roots in Tetrobiblos, an ancient text written in Alexandria by the Greco-Roman mathematician Ptolemy around 100 AD. Ptolemy talked about astronomy as astrology, and vice versa.
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I'm not an astrologer, but I've been a lover of astrology all my life and became an astrology editor about a year and a half ago, which is when I began learning tarot!
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It includes an essay portion and about 600 multiple-choice, true-false and short-answer questions, which cover chart calculations, the history of astrology, basic astronomy as applied to astrology and forecasting skills.
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Despite what unqualified astrology wannabes say, you're not a robot!
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"It's a bit like fortune telling and astrology," he said.
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For believers, astrology is just a lens to understand behavior.
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The Sun in astrology symbolizes our center, our unique individuality.
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My long and guilty love affair with an astrology book.
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A signet ring with her personal astrology symbol on it
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Astrology is real, and it's strong and it's our friend.
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This is, simply put, a classic love connection in astrology.
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So, astrology might not help you select the perfect roomie.
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Relationships offer a mirror to ourselves, and so does astrology.
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See, like we said — sometimes astrology news is good news.
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There's something about astrology that's always been, well, kinda queer.
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Every astrology fan can agree: No Zodiac sign is perfect.
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For some best friend duos, astrology is a second language.
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Saturn is often associated with discipline and success in astrology.
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She described horoscope columns as a way to promote astrology.
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But it's 2018, and we know that astrology isn't scientific.
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Is Astrology Religion for Those of Us With No Religion?
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Others, though, put themselves in the category of astrology devotees.
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In astrology, it's also the first day of the year.
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I think astrology is interesting, but I'm no devout believer.
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Are there any misconceptions about astrology that are currently flourishing?
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What do astrology defenders believe to be the positive benefits?
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Should people who don't believe in astrology just move on?
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As an Aquarius, David Birnbaum is naturally skeptical of astrology.
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Is that a joke or are you bang into astrology?
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If you don't care about astrology, seeing someone's sun, moon, and rising signs in their profile probably means very little to you -– just that they care more about astrology far more than you do.
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Luckily, there are plenty of astrology podcasts that do just that.
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In fact, astrology can even recommend who we should pursue romantically.
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The ancient art of astrology has been experiencing a cultural resurgence.
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"There's not a religious value system attributed to astrology," Lanyadoo says.
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So, how do you take an astrology skeptic's comments in stride?
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Her book, The Astrology of Love & Sex, comes out July 2019.
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"NASA studies astronomy not astrology," NASA spokesperson Dwayne Brown assured Gizmodo.
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Deeper in the commercial realm, Etsy has an entire astrology marketplace.
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"Breed profiling," Renstrom told Mashable, has a long history in astrology.
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There are four elements in astrology: fire, earth, air, and water.
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They want assurance that astrology is not simply a millennial fad.
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As a big astrology guy, I know we're best for work.
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Co-Star raises $5M to bring its astrology app to Android
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Meanwhile, there is no empirical support for the claims of astrology.
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For some, astrology is brujería that's not to be tampered with.
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I live and breathe astrology and read charts in my sleep.
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Many Indians are regularly duped by godmen making claims citing astrology.
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An Indian astrology website lists do's and don'ts for pregnant women: .
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The astrology of this week is ready to change things up.
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And that is as grounded in reality as alchemy or astrology.
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An entire community dedicates itself to using astrology to investigate murders.
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Astrology was a hobby: She'd calculate charts for friends as gifts.
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Wild, genius Uranus, according to modern astrology, is your ruling planet.
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Jung is another person you can look to to understand astrology.
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There's astrology, which in many ways is the OG Hogwarts quiz.
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But over time, I secretly began to learn some astrology myself.
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As astrology has caught on, justifications for its rise have swirled.
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If calamity defines this moment, internet astrology is a potent antidote.
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Astrology tells you who you are and what traits you have.
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In fact, I think the whole concept of Astrology is nonsense.
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Is astrology a religion for those of us with no religion?
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Popular astrology app Co-Star is finally available for Android users.
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Ms. Nicholas, 22016, infuses astrology with the language of social consciousness.
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In astrology, Mars is associated with sex, attraction, energy, and courage.
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In astrology, full moons bring a period of climax and release.
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Let us explain: In astrology, Jupiter rules wisdom, luck, and progress.
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It's cool that you believe in astrology (sound of grinding jaw).
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" As Kelly put it, "In the Obama years, people liked astrology.
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Christine Smallwood on how millennials are fuelling a resurgence of astrology.
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Astrology memes, meanwhile, imply shared traits based on shared birth criteria.
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We love living at the intersection of astrology and pop culture!
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There's a lot of short-term astrology stuff that's happening for you this month around your career, goal planning, and growing your success, but there's also some long-term astrology stuff we need to talk about.
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Dayna Tortorici (an editor at n+1) did a piece on astrology, and her answer was that there was a special value to astrology because it offered predictions about your life without making any kind of judgment.
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Have you read any of Broadly's hilarious astrology drags or dating guides?
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In addition to conjunct, there are four other major aspects in astrology.
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You know the one — horoscope lovers, astrology devotees, Mercury-in-retrograde apologists.
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I don't think astrology is by any means the worst of them.
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But astrology has boomed in the past few years, especially among millennials.
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A night of astrology, tarot, community, and Leonardo da Vinci at MoMA.
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In astrology, Mercury retrograde sends communication, contracts, technology and travel into chaos.
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To that end, here are some very appropriate ways to enjoy astrology.
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Miller's website, Astrology Zone, receives upward of 24 million visitors a year.
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Of all the schema for explaining things, why does astrology remain relevant?
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"That's one of the things I love about astrology," Comstock-Gay says.
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" She adds, "In astrology, eclipses kind of function as a push-off.
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Last month, my astrology app told me to investigate the debt industry.
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Thereafter, astrology became something of an "intellectual refugee," as Renstrom calls it.
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Astrology and spiritual practices are incredibly grounding in the face of this.
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Astrology has also helped her realize and reflect on her own faults.
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Luckily, there's a whole realm of astrology-related mobile apps to explore.
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Here's how to better understand dog astrology without triggering your "WTF" muscle.
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If you let it, astrology can be a topic of lifelong study.
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Astrology may not be everyone's thing, but I think what's your sign?
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I feel like I've always been pretty into astrology and zodiac signs.
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So why not select one based on the internet's favorite pastime: astrology?
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Retrogrades can stall things, but they aren't the Darth Vader of astrology.
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Astrology, alchemy, folklore, tarot, and mysticism are all in the mix, too.
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The liberties taken by these columnists don't diminish astrology, they expand it.
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I knew Nancy Reagan was into astrology, Frank Sinatra and designer dresses.
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Yeah. [Laughs.] I studied Indian astrology with [renowned Vedic astrologer] Chakrapani Ullal.
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Why were they so reliant on horoscopes and astrology at that time?
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Nearly every ancient culture in the world invented a form of astrology.
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Looking for astrology-based ways to flirt besides asking "What's your sign"?
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You don't have to actually believe in astrology to be into it.
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There are complimentary daily activities like yoga, transpersonal astrology, and sound healing.
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Unlike in America, there is little embarrassment about believing in Western astrology.
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You talk about "being witnessed" and astrology helping you to feel seen.
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Astrology and therapy can intersect in ways that can be really supportive.
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In astrology, new moons are a time for new beginnings and introspection.
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Take it a step further with my book on compatibility in astrology.
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And if astrology is not that for you, then great, move on.
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Do you think there is any value in pushing back against astrology?
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Have you ever visited an astrology or so-called mystical internet site?
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"And if astrology is not that for you, then great, move on."
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Tell me a bit about how astrology helps you do your job.
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Astrology would be as pedestrian as my esoteric and occult interests go.
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Anyone who loves astrology can tell you that Capricorns love their work!
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Ed Weinberger New York City I was surprised that Smallwood, who notes that many millennials today "see no contradiction between using astrology and believing in science," does not mention India, where scientific progress and astrology have long coexisted.
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Among the top earners in the category, the highest-grossing astrology app is one you might not have heard of: Astrology & Palmistry Coach, an app that offers not just horoscopes, but "real-time palm reading" and numerology analysis.
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But from a steady parade of think pieces debating the merits of astrology, to an entire segment of Bill Nye Saves the World devoted to challenging the practice, astrology is a favorite target today for many space lovers.
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In other words, astrology may seem frivolous (Cameron definitely could figure out her complex feelings about her mom without it, for example) but just by holding that space for reflection in her life, astrology becomes a powerful coping mechanism.
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In astrology, Neptune is known as the planet of dreams, imagination, and creativity.
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So, astrology aside, cosmic forces actually might be influencing life here on Earth.
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Instead, we started to build the astrology app we all wished we had.
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It's not an easy balance to strike — which is where astrology comes in.
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The latter has to be preferable, even if you don't believe in astrology.
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The NYC-based Ayoka was 23 when she made astrology her day job.
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Editor'sNote: Astrology is just for fun and is not supported by scientific evidence.
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As Forbes reported, J.P. Morgan once said: "Millionaires don't use astrology, billionaires do."
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How would astrology adapt and change if humans lived lives outside of Earth?
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Yet even for the West, the fount of astrology lies in the East.
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But, you may also hear astrologers refer to it as locational astrology, too.
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Read on to see how astrology (sometimes) makes its way into romantic relationships.
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"I don't think astrology even asks you to believe in it," she says.
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This year's astrology supports shaking off the paralysis and getting down to work.
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Let's approach Netflix binge-watching methodically, using the precise science that is astrology.
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"It's a totally different system of astrology and just as fascinating," she explains.
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Incorporating astrology into your dating strategy shouldn't make you feel limited or doomed.
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The role that the natural elements play in Chinese astrology isn't too different.
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I also love the astrology meme series I do because—you guessed it!
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But we live in the age of GOOP, astrology, Fake News, and Creationism.
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The knowledge regular people have of astrology is no longer limited to horoscopes.
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This shorthand, later called the "sun-sign horoscope," brought astrology to the masses.
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While sun-sign horoscopes broadened access to astrology, they also reduced its complexity.
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These jokes can bring the astrology community together (see: anything about Mercury retrograde).
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But the question remains, can an astrology-based investment strategy outperform the market?
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Astrology, as enlightening as it can be, shouldn't be a source of stress.
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He was interested in astrology and spent a lot of time at Stonehenge.
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I can't remember a night in recent history I haven't dreamt about astrology.
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All of them love astrology, but almost none of them are professional astrologers.
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"There's a great fiery line-up," said Milona after consulting her astrology charts.
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Taurus, as anyone who's into astrology knows, can also be stubborn as hell.
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Velvet Zodiac Journal, $14This journal is a great option for any astrology fan.
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"Mercury retrograde doesn't actually end," explains Stephanie Powell, head of content at Astrology.
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Students: Read the entire article, then tell us: — Do you believe in astrology?
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There's evidence that, in 2018, people online started to take astrology more seriously.
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These days, the astrology humor is less of a presence on the platform.
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Download the Co-Star astrology app and sign up for The Daily Hunch.
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She said that astrology, while not determinate, might provide some peace of mind.
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In astrology, "Lunar eclipses are like intense full moons," explains astrologer Lisa Stardust.
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That's pretty on point for a writer who covers both sex and astrology.
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Astrologers believe the hate is based on a misunderstanding of what astrology is.
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In high school, he began studying astrology and doing readings for his classmates.
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I love meme accounts like Gary From Teen Mom and goofy astrology accounts.
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The market for astrology apps has changed dramatically in the past few years.
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Chani Nicholas uses astrology as a tool for social justice and radical action.
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Miss Simone has been doing astrology readings at Cubbyhole for over 10 years.
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Finally, tell us more about what you think: — Do you believe in astrology?
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Her parents took her to church, but also turned to astrology and psychics.
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" This Sunday at MoMA, PopRally hosts "An Evening of Art and Astrology," a conversation between astrologer Alice Sparkly Kat, artist Cristy C. Road, and exhibition organizer Esther Adler, looking at "creativity and community through the lens of astrology and Tarot.
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Because, if you think astrology is cool, just wait until you check out cosmology.
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Whether you're a beginner or an expert, there's always more to learn about astrology.
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For example, in psychological astrology, the moon represents the mother and mothering, she says.
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We have new episodes every Wednesday on topics including dieting, cricket, astrology, and more.
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Astrology and unicorns blew up around the 2016 election as a form of escapism.
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While astrology can be fun, there's no evidence that it's linked to your health.
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"The point of full natal chart astrology is that people are complex," she explains.
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But as Miller says, astrology is a tool, and that tool itself is neutral.
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Even people who aren't familiar with astrology know that Scorpio is a sexy sign.
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Ahead, we've rounded up five areas of our lives where astrology does not belong.
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The answer, as answers tend to be in the realm of astrology, is complicated.
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"An eclipse, in astrology, is looked at as this big turning point," Edut explains.
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She made no distinction between her readings in science and her interest in astrology.
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Sometimes it feels like astrology only exists to bring you bad, anxiety-inducing news.
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An astrology program is a part of a its soon-to-launch lobby events.
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No wonder, then, that astrology has had a resurgence in the past few years.
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The main point of the NASA article was that astrology is not a science.
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But astrology is one more tool to understand any one thing with a personality.
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Unfortunately, no matter how entrenched in astrology we may be, we aren't mind-readers.
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Bedell stresses this point: Astrology can speak to both the individual and the collective.
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It's been clear for a while that astrology has moved successfully into the mainstream.
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Astrology, once the domain of woo-woos, has found a grounding force in technology.
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Spend enough time on the internet and you'll inevitably come across Astrology Content™.
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If there's anything keeping us going in the hellhole that is 22018, it's astrology.
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Practices like astrology, palm-reading, and tarot offer alternative ways of conceiving the world.
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That said, we're also suckers for astrology jokes — and by "jokes" we mean memes.
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Kepler's writings are a swirl of geometry and science fiction, astrology and breathtaking reason.
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But Williams also isn't the only person who turns to astrology for financial forecasts.
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Before Co-Star, I wasn't an astrology fanatic (typical Aquarius individualistic thinking, I know).
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Astrology isn't real, and yet I can't stop checking Co-StarObviously, I'm slightly exaggerating.
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I've been reading about astrology since 2009 or 2010 and taking classes since 2016.
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Instead, it abuses healing tools like astrology or general spirituality to distract from responsibilities.
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In astrology, knowing the exact time and location that you were born is essential.
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Getting back into astrology, who are your clientele and how do they find you?
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An engine might skimp on one of the fundamental aspects of astrology, Gat added.
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Sure, maybe it's mining my data, but at least I'm seeing fun astrology memes.
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Astrology Is Hard, Even if It's Fake There's an exam, and it involves math.
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This month, VICE launched Astro Guide, an astrology app for horoscopes and cosmic wellness.
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Editor's Note: Astrology is just for fun and is not supported by scientific evidence.
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When I hear people talk about astrology, this is how they are using it.
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I started by questioning Astrology many years ago, and had a very skeptic approach.
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But wait — queers don't have a monopoly on crystals, tarot or astrology, you say.
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When Emma Stone wanted to learn astrology, she called up Ms. Miller for help.
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Luxuriate in the feminine astrology columns of Lenny, Bustle, Broadly, Girlboss and The Cut.
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As a game, astrology and its predictions of fate and personality can be fun.
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I've heard two main criticisms of astrology: that it's fake and that it's narcissistic.
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Astrology has helped me to accept some of the most challenging parts of myself.
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"What people traditionally define as feminine in astrology is a receptive energy," they explain.
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And he recently downloaded Co–Star, an astrology app that's taken over social media.
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Sara David, my colleague and the astrology editor at VICE, felt the same way.
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But what attracts most people to astrology today has more to do with psychology.
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We are, then, dealing with the following matters: ancient alphabets, alchemy, astrology, string theory.
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Astrology is having a cultural moment, and for investors, that translates to dollar signs.
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I know you studied astrology very formally and rigorously, can you talk about that?
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I'd studied astrology for 10 years—there was no more studying I could do.
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Curating the line-up for this conference was my absolute pleasure and I'm so excited for everyone to come together, learn about these fascinating topics in astrology, meet new people in the astrology community, and leave with a fun, cosmic gift bag.
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Horoscopes are a ubiquitous fixture of the internet today, and as The New York Times explained back in 1998, the field owes a lot to online astrology queen Susan Miller — a "personal computer devotee" who created the incredibly successful Astrology Zone website.
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"On Twitter and to some degree on Tumblr, there's been crossover from the pop astrology world, people who are beginning to discover that there is actually this whole centuries-long tradition of astrology and a more rigorous method to it," he explains.
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In astrology, Cancer season begins on June 21, the same day as the summer solstice.
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We take the subject of astrology, and our readers, seriously, and this app reflects that.
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TL;DR a lot of young people are interested in astrology and witchcraft right now.
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"I don't like cats, unless they're outdoor cats, and I'm clueless about astrology," she says.
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That it is about astrology is almost incidental, but has obviously contributed to its popularity.
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No matter what science has to say about it, astrology isn't going anywhere anytime soon.
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That digestibility helps make astrology marketable, and being marketable has helped it survive and thrive.
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Despite the historical rift between hard science and astrology, Miller is hopeful about future collaborations.
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We've said it before and we'll say it again: Astrology is not an exact science.
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She once worked as an engineer, but casts horoscopes and respects astrology as "solid knowledge".
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Astrology enthusiasts will tell you that this summer is a doozy for just about everyone.
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Energy healing, Ouija, aeromancy, astrology, fairy magic—all are treated with equal respect and validity.
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As any casual horoscope reader knows, astrology makes a big deal out of your birth.
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Astrology aside for a moment, you're probably aware that drinking affects your moods and behavior.
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Real Talk: Relax, astrology fans: NASA clarified that it did NOT change any zodiac signs.
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Ahead, we've rounded up some of the most surprising tales of accurate astrology from Reddit.
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Astrology fans sometimes accuse you Aquarians of being unfeeling, but we know that's not true.
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We'll also explore the origins of astrology and its cultural place in our technological era.
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Astrology may be hundreds of thousands years old, but it's been booming in recent years.
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"All of astrology is scared of Saturn because it brings difficulty and struggle," he says.
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That is one language you can put to it, astrology is another, as is music.
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Get your tickets here and celebrate life, astrology, and each other with Broadly in Brooklyn!
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For many people, astrology was probably the most popular outgrowth of advances in ancient timekeeping.
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Sometimes my friends would think that my mother worked in astrology, to her absolute horror.
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According to a 2018 Pew poll, 0003 percent of Americans say they believe in astrology.
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Astrology is not based on evidence, the conclusions aren't testable, and can't be proven wrong.
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I will say, astrology and the future it tells you is not set in stone.
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My friend Margaret also had her astrology chart read by Balder, and she was ecstatic.
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The most sophisticated mountebanks employed a hodgepodge drawn from science, alchemy, astrology, myth and philosophy.
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Many things are both, but astrology seems to bear the brunt of all this ire.
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Non-astrologers often think the position of these constellations today prove that astrology isn't real.
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"On the scientific level, none of the known scientific forces apply to astrology," he said.
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But some astrology fans say it's annoying and it's becoming increasingly widespread, particularly in dating.
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Nicholas believes that astrology appeals because it gives "context" to people and to world events.
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Still, those who turn to astrology for clarity will be bemused by the Astro Poets.
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You're a tough sign, and the astrology of this week supports you through life's shadows.
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Another big difference between astrology and meditation's practitioners: Astrologers are not allergic to making money.
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I ended up going to an astrology meet-up and I loved it so much.
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Nicholas, whose first book, You Were Born for This: Astrology for Radical Self-Acceptance, was released on January 7, has been working in astrology for over 20 years, amassing over 300,000 followers on Instagram, including superstars like Lizzo and Me Too founder Tarana Burke.
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Astrology is total bullshit as far as I'm concerned, but honestly, I am such a Taurus.
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In astrology, Venus influences our love lives, our perceptions of beauty, and our sense of expectation.
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In astrology, Mars rules Aries, and your Mars sign has a lot to do with attraction.
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People do this in different ways: people use theology, astrology, enneagrams, science — we all use something.
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"I'm not a fan of people who create dependency on astrology for their clients," Freed says.
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Though otherwise a fact-based person, I have a soft spot for the pseudoscience of astrology.
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A lot of the personals mention astrology and cats, and Linc's ad was absent those things.
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In other words, astrology is more like an advice column than it is a crystal ball.
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The stars have finally aligned — if you're obsessed with astrology and a royal fanatic, that is.
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Capricorns are known within the world of astrology to be hard workers, and obsessed with success.
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Modern astrology has its place; it's amusing, at times artful, and well-written and thought-provoking.
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People who believe in astrology frequently tell me this will free me of my inner turmoil.
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If you're into astrology, then you're probably used to incorporating the practice into your everyday life.
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For them, astrology was a way to access spirituality without the distant rituals and strange sacraments.
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Like we said, though, it's pretty hard to understand an ephemeris if you haven't studied astrology.
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A learned man in literature and astrology, Bede worked to improve souls in 7th-century England.
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Astrology sets you on a course of self-discovery — and that's what makes it so fun.
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If you're an astrology fan, these last few days have probably felt a little topsy-turvy.
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Budding astrology expert that you are, you already know your sign's ruling planet and ruling element.
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In Chinese astrology, there are actually five elements in total: wood, fire, earth, metal, and water.
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As is so often the case with astrology, how deep you go is up to you.
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The main point of the NASA article was to illustrate that astrology is not a science.
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"A system like astrology can give you an opportunity to identify your blind spots," Bedell says.
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If you're already using astrology to understand yourself better, why not use it for others, too?
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In astrology, the full moon appears in Sagittarius, a sign known for a love of adventure.
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In astrology and nature-based faiths, the new moon represents rebirth and signals changes to come.
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Close to 30 percent of Americans now believe in astrology, a number that's been rising steadily.
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The Moon is the planet of emotions in astrology, so get in touch with yours today.
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Amy is a Scorpio because she loves wholeheartedly, which is something astrology tends to gloss over.
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So I don't identify with it, but I love talking [about astrology] and sharing with people.
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Make time for friends, or check out a group (ghost hunting?) or a club (astrology club
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"Where it gets shady and problematic is if you're in astrology for the money," Nicholas says.
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Astrology is based on precise calculations, so even a few seconds can make a significant difference.
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And no matter where your interests in astrology specifically lie, she's probably tweeted about it before.
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That's embarrassing, but I don't see too many Democrats sponsoring bills to teach astrology in schools.
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In the great, wide world of astrology, compatibility is one of the trickiest subjects to tackle.
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Smallwood's article leaves me, a student of astrology who is also scientifically trained, in a quandary.
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Perhaps, just as science guides the study of nature, astrology may guide our relationships with others.
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Every day, I receive an aggressive daily horoscope from Co-Star, an AI powered astrology app.
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"Astrology is a belief system that's used as a tool to present my case," she says.
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There were other astrologers but most medical practitioners were not doing this kind of elaborate astrology.
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Which is why it's a surprise that, until very recently, Hval knew almost nothing about astrology.
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Projects and other tasks were coming to a head, notes Narayana Montúfar, senior astrologer at Astrology.
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Most astrology fans are familiar with their "big three", or their sun, moon, and rising signs.
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There are elements of feng shui that feel similar to the way Western culture uses astrology.
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If you don't believe in astrology, why do you think some people are drawn to it?
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So, astrology, the study of the planets, the dependence on their patterns, makes sense to me.
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Ms. Miller's mother taught her the art of astrology while she was bedridden as a teen.
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MSCHF, the same pranksters behind the astrology finance app and chicken bong now bring you thisfootdoesnotexist.com.
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Android users were apparently eager to be able to participate in the Internet&aposs astrology fascination.
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Even as astrology is enjoying as much popularity as ever, reactions to astrologers can be mixed.
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But it wasn't astrology that turned it around — she said that she created her own opportunity.
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Many academic historians dismiss the book as about as scientific as astrology or a Nostradamus text.
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In astrology, Mercury rules communication and expression, while Aquarius is known for an eccentric, intellectual nature.
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Astrology is currently enjoying a broad cultural acceptance that hasn't been seen since the nineteen-seventies.
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Astrology is ubiquitous on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, and in downloadable workshops, classes, and Webinars.
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Willow Edinburgh Libra Mini Constellation Necklace, from $24.37If they're into astrology, they'll love this dainty necklace.
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In astrology, the moon rules the domain of our memories, inner-world, and sense of security.
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Astrology has soared in popularity in recent years, particularly among young, female and queer online communities.
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Many people, of course, may peruse their horoscope without embracing all of the teachings of astrology.
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Most horoscopes are vaguely encouraging, or at least thematically veiled enough to make it seem like your life will, at minimum, be relatively OK. But if the popularity of astrology Twitter account Sorrow-scopes is any indication, sometimes we just want our astrology content to wreck us.
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According to the editor-in-chief, Jessica Pels, who has expanded the magazine's print coverage of astrology to nine pages in every issue, seventy-four per cent of Cosmo readers report that they are "obsessed" with astrology; seventy-two per cent check their horoscope every day.
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Mercury retrograde, explained without astrology (Joss Fong and Gina Barton, Vox) Why Dr. Oz's astrology tweet was so disappointing (Brian Resnick, Vox) How the Astro Poets Lit Up the Internet (Rachel Syme, New York Times) The New Age of Astrology (Julie Beck, Atlantic) Astrologer Chani Nicholas on Healing and Building a More Liberated Future (an interview with astrologer Chani Nicholas, whom we interviewed for this episode) Susan Miller Came to Vogue and Gave Us Your Astrological Summer Forecast (an interview with astrologer Susan Miller, whom we also interviewed for this episode) Sam Reynolds on Talking Astrology With Bill Nye (astrologer Sam Reynolds, whom we also interviewed for this episode, appears on The Astrology Podcast and discusses defending his craft to Bill Nye) Believing in Magic: The Psychology of Superstition (a book by psychology professor Stuart Vyse, whom we also interviewed for this episode)
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I first met Lanyadoo in a pool at a hotel during an astrology conference many years ago.
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But either way, there's no better way for astrology lovers to connect the dots on their digits.
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"I've always been fascinated with astrology and the characteristics of each sign relating to personalities," she says.
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We've gone through Goodreads to find the highly-rated astrology classics, as well as intriguing new releases.
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People who believe in astrology shouldn't necessarily turn someone down unilaterally because of their sign, Renstrom argues.
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If you love astrology and feel like putting your zodiac sign in your profile, go for it.
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If you only have a passing interest in astrology, you don't have to be an asteroid expert.
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Many have attributed the current astrology frenzy to millennials' desire to talk about themselves at every turn.
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This astrology app could be the perfect place to either bring to life or kill your relationship.
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This is particularly true of the "Reading the Skies" case, containing items related to astronomy and astrology.
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But it's a religious holiday of sorts in astrology, and an increasingly popular topic on the internet.
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I've searched on astrology websites for some claim to a physical mechanism, but, refreshingly, they don't bother.
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Since it pertains to matters of the heart, it's actually one of the murkier aspects of astrology.
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Luckily, there's a whole corner of Twitter ruled by budding astrology scholars and bona fide astrologers alike.
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Conversations about accessibility to spiritual practices like astrology extend beyond tech to the real world, as well.
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Benedetto is correct that astrology is having a boom right now, and the Times is on it.
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Astrology, stuff that God tells us to stay away from, that's where all that stuff comes from.
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So to me I don't understand, under what circumstances would your politics not come into your astrology?
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" Indeed, "astrology has been a part of every single culture, in every single time frame of humanity.
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Over the years since then, astrology has fallen in and out of favor, but always: It survives.
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Astrology Zone is still online today, complete with its long-running newsletter and some newer mobile apps.
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I'm sure, Pisces, if you're into astrology, you've heard that you're called the martyr of the zodiac.
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Then, NASA reminded us that astronomy and astrology are wholly separate disciplines, so we relaxed a bit.
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A few days later, I gave him a call and asked for his honest opinion on astrology.
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She keeps changing her hair color, wears ill-matched rainbow color dresses, and is really into astrology.
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These astrological-anatomical connections were intended for extremely practical purposes when medical astrology was at its height.
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Astrology is something that has always fascinated me, but I've only ever followed from a spectator's perspective.
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But I believe 100 percent, not in astrology, tarot, or even big baby J-Christ, mind you.
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Whether her comments come off well is totally separate question — one that astrology probably can't account for.
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I turned to astrology, tarot, metaphysics, read everything I could on color therapy, and I cured myself.
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Lily is a vibrant American expat with an affinity for astrology, karaoke, nail polish, and casual gossip.
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Shockingly enough, ignoring this one rule has not affected how I write about or relate to astrology.
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I went, 'Let's look up Scorpios, man'" — and she discovered "The Only Astrology Book You'll Ever Need.
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Conflated time of birth with character traits was seduced by the comforting astrology of millennial trend stories.
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Stereotyping people is always a bad idea, and that applies to using astrology to do it, too!
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Refusing to engage with a sign shows your lack of understanding of astrology as a complex system.
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"Everyone we know is obsessed with astrology," Guler, who designed the app, told Motherboard in an interview.
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The "Big Little Lies" star told Cosmopolitan that she's into astrology and considers sign compatibility while dating.
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"It's like astrology, which is huge in India, and you play it or not," Mr. Morris said.
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The people I know who talk about astrology sort of believe it, but they sort of don't.
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Drinks The owners are interested in astrology: There's a new cocktail each month for every zodiac sign.
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I think as an adult I got into astrology by just being obsessed with people to date.
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The astrology chart was pretty close to what I got on the Myers-Briggs personality test too.
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As a professor emeritus of astronomy, I am often asked about the difference between astrology and astronomy.
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Put all that together and it's easy to understand why astrology apps are getting all the hype.
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If you use Android and find comfort in astrology, you might as well give it a shot.
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"Astrology is a relentless reminder that we are the way we are on purpose," Ms. Nicholas writes.
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Whereas an attribute of science is repeatability, "astrology is an art...it's subject to interpretation," he said.
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Astrology is not science, but it's relatively harmless for those who use these sorts of apps casually.
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Astrology is only one of the breakout sub-genres within the "Lifestyle" category of apps in 2019.
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It's, frankly, very fucked up to have to tell an astrology app that your relationship has failed.
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According to a 2017 Pew Research Center poll, almost thirty per cent of Americans believe in astrology.
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In astrology, the eighth planet from the sun is thought to rule our dreams, imagination, and spirituality.
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Are you into astrology, or do you see it as something that tries to "make the uncertain certain"?
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In astrology, Saturn is the ruling planet of Capricorn and has a lot to do with growing up.
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The moon repeats its cycle every 12 years, so there are 12 signs (just like in tropical astrology).
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But the webpage it linked to is still up (as is another recent tweet about astrology and health).
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But, as any hardcore horoscope reader knows, following astrology comes with its fair share of confidence boosts, too.
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In times of such isolation, Rachel should turn to the precise science of astrology as an emotional compass.
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The wonderful thing about astrology is that you can choose to take it seriously or ignore it completely.
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She compared sun sign astrology to a scooped-out, diet bagel — all the good stuff gets taken out.
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That's why astrology feels amplified in online spaces, spaces she sees as being especially necessary for queer people.
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Political memes are often condemned for their lack of factual accuracy, but astrology functions very differently from politics.
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This interpretation does differ from the original purpose of astrology, in that it more closely approaches being correct.
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The usefulness of astrology is more likely to be as a psychological phenomenon, rather than as empirical facts.
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If, of all things, astrology can help us along in our exploration, we'll happily direct our gaze skyward.
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Annabel Gat: Astrology is an awesome tool for self knowledge, but it's also so insightful for our partnerships.
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Astrology in the royal court, involving rigid rituals and precise calculations, is a world away from commoners' divinations.
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"There's never been a public conversation in the same way as there is now about astrology," she says.
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Sidereal and tropical astrology mainly differ in how their respective horoscopes are created — hence the added Ophiuchus sign.
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"You could say it's astrology, but there's an energy that's sweeping through all of our lives," she says.
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It's no coincidence that this event in astrology occurs during the transition from your 20s to your 30s.
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For folks who don't believe in astrology, all of this is unhinged, a useless recreational pastime gone awry.
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In a world as wide and complex as astrology, we'd like as many guides as we can find.
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Yahoo — Yahoo will shut down a number of its ongoing projects, including Yahoo Games, Yahoo Astrology, and LiveText.
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You can learn more in my book, The Astrology of Love & Sex, which comes out on July 30.
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I actually agree with the astrology naysayers here: Everyone is different, including people with the same sun sign.
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Mythology and astrology also weave their way into the record, but anyway, that's a treat for next year.
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Any astrology rookie knows the feeling: You innocently open your horoscope, ready for news of the upcoming week.
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But those wringing their hands that the internet's love of astrology has gone "too far" can rest easy.
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In terms of intellectual respectability, astrology falls somewhere between flat-earth conspiracy theories and belief in intelligent design.
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The sage Varahamihira, who lived fifteen hundred years ago, studied the sciences, such as astronomy, and also astrology.
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In the same way that aversion led Swift to astrology, it also introduced her to alternative beauty sources.
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The market predictions are built on the five elements in Chinese astrology - wood, metal, earth, fire and water.
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"A lot of them are fans of astrology, but they know we're not playing it straight," he said.
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The store stocks crystals, candles, oils, and spells as well as plenty of items to please astrology buffs.
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Even though I'm super into tarot and astrology, I don't believe in knowing too much about the future.
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In an astrology chart, Black Moon Lilith represents a person's primitive impulses and behavior in their rawest form.
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Yes, there were those late-night poolside parties with DJs, sweat lodge ceremonies, and talks about astrology too.
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Tarot and astrology readings are held in the back; two muffled voices emerged from behind a curtain there.
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The man who sold it to him, he said, did so because their astrology charts were in alignment.
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No matter what you think about astrology, it's still likelier to impact your life than some misquoted trivia.
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If you are into astrology or have taken out a home-equity loan, it may know that too.
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Since astrology is my field, I use it to question narrow perceptions of gender, race, class, ability, etc.
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In the top panel of the piece, the artist's astrology chart overlays an X-ray of his skeleton.
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Meanwhile, the No. 1 most downloaded app this year, Astrology & Palmistry Coach, saw 3.3 million installs in 2019.
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When it came to my economic future, Orman had plenty of advice — and astrology wasn't part of it.
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In astrology, the new moon is a time for introspection and reflection as we celebrate a new beginning.
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She uses astrology to talk not just about sexuality and gender but also about race, class, and climate.
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Friendship is the foundation of a happy relationship, and the astrology of this week loves to see it!
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The igloo themes include Santa&aposs Workshop, Log Cabin, Astrology, Astronomy, "Harry Potter," Après Ski, and Tropical Summer.
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The streaming service is letting everyone embrace their love for astrology by curating custom playlists based on horoscope signs.
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During the half century that they ruled the country, Myanmar's military dictators occasionally turned to astrology for policy decisions.
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I've never really understood the allure of astrology, to be honest with you, but after I did the enneagram.
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Why Dr. Oz's astrology tweet is so disappointing The case for shutting down New York City's Rikers Island jail
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In that case, Uranus is making an aspect, a technical astrology term, to something in your natal birth chart.
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In astrology, Mercury rules communication, which is why Mercury retrograde has a reputation for sending our lives into chaos.
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Astrology is simply the tool we use to track the chaos — and, when we can, make sense of it.
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"The Secret Language of Birthdays" tapped into something even older than the practice of astrology: human vanity (and suggestibility).
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But that doesn't stop astrology aficionados from giving it their best shot — and sometimes they actually get it right.
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I think the developing interest in astrology also encourages people to get in touch with themselves and their energy.
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Astrology memes have never been more popular, with some (not all) interpretations imagining immutable personality types predetermined at birth.
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There are fears that they'll give rise to an industry that feels more like genetic astrology than genetic prediction.
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Even in this early formation, she mixes symbols of astrology with nods to human biology and the natural world.
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Just remember that your wedding day's chart is just one factor in the complex astrology of your love life.
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The world of astrology is full of tools with which we can refine our understanding of our Zodiac sign.
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Here's an account that blends steamy lingerie spreads with astrology — and here's one exclusively for admiring men's sculpted butts.
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Some lay Christians of the period viewed astrology as a means of conjuring the divine in their everyday lives.
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This is completely un-astrological, as the basis of astrology is tracking the movements of the planets, not guessing!
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And—try to stick with me here, since this is complicated astrology that cannot be expressed with a meme!
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The concept can be a little hard to swallow, especially for those skeptical of astrology in the first place.
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They might go so far as to offer you their unsolicited opinion of whether astrology is "real" or not.
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"I don't know if any of you believe in astrology, but it's my Saturn return," she told the audience.
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Known as astrological glyphs, these symbols have been around for centuries and are essential to the system of astrology.
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But, for the students of astrology among us, the temptation to trash-talk their sign is all too real.
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If you consider yourself a slightly more advanced student of astrology, a post-mortem synastry reading may be helpful.
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" Montúfar adds that the upcoming Mercury retrograde "is part of one of the most important astrology configurations of 2019.
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Here's the thing about astrology—it doesn't promise good or bad; it simply suggests themes to pay attention to.
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In astrology, the planets move through the zodiac (which is comprised of twelve astrological signs) in a "forward" motion.
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Today we invite you to a Thanksgiving Astrology Roast, where we celebrate our differences as determined by the stars!
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After all these years of practicing astrology professionally I find that the more I learn, the less I know.
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Kaye Shinker was a financial astrologer who wrote books on the subject of using astrology as an investment guide.
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I've studied astrology since 2016 and write for Astro Guide, and I've studied tarot since 2004 and read professionally.
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Still, I get the feeling McAnena's assessment won't dampen the enthusiasm of the forensic astrology community any time soon.
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They spent months studying the art of astrology, and then fed their findings into an AI program they created.
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The first major story he covered using astrology was the impeachment of former President Bill Clinton in the 1990s.
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This Thursday, art historian Mary Coffey and Carrillo will discuss her investigations into Orozco's identity through astrology and palmistry.
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In astrology, the two work together to show your inner and outer self: your emotional history and your potential.
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Ms. Verzutti usually creates a specific physical place for color in her bronze surfaces (see the extremely satisfying "Astrology").
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Seemingly every cool-girl online brand — including Lenny, Bustle, Broadly, Girlboss and The Cut — features its own astrology column.
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There is now a plethora of guidebooks for how to use astrology and witchcraft to advance left-wing causes.
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Ms. Newman, 30, is the director of operations for Chani Nicholas, an astrology media company, in Santa Monica, Calif.
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Insights from Tumblr and others suggest that people really are obsessed with astrology (again) — and not just the memes.
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Critic's Notebook I'm a Gemini, so I'm of two minds about the fact that astrology is suddenly trendy again.
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And Ms. Nicholas has linked her astrology with other front-of-mind millennial preoccupations, like capitalism and the patriarchy.
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These qualities are the main foundations of what science is and Astrology fails to meet any of these qualities.
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We haven't talked in a long minute, so we catch up on everything from boys to work to astrology.
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We need to deepen our relationship to knowing who we are, and astrology is one way to do that.
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What his coworkers don't know: He's been passionate about astrology for almost as long, and is a practicing astrologer.
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The seven themed igloos include Santa&aposs Workshop, Log Cabin, Astrology, Astronomy, "Harry Potter," Après Ski, and Tropical Summer.
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Dr. Coleman, whom he married in 1988, said his interests over the years included astrology, alchemy, actualism and more.
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"Astrology, an arguably magical practice, was widely used at the time by people of all social status," Birkwood stated.
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Opening the conference is Anne Ortelee, one of my first astrology teachers from way back in the day, and likely, one of your first contacts with astrology, too, thanks to her well known Twitter account that tweets the planetary aspects as they take place, and her popular weekly podcast, Anne Ortelee's Weekly Weather.
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Whatever the reason, people with only a passing understanding of astrology tend to paint this sign with a broad brush.
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Also, if we're going by astrology, this eclipse will trine Uranus, which traditionally means sweeping changes on a personal level.
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In 1941, you see a great deal of internal disagreement within the Nazi party over astrology regarding exactly this question.
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Unlike traditional therapy, which can last indefinitely, Freed says one psychological astrology reading can last you for about a year.
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We get it — the more esoteric side of spirituality, from astrology to spells, can be overwhelming or seem downright inaccessible.
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Vanessa Montgomery, astrologer and author of Star Power: A Simple Guide to Astrology for the Modern Mystic, believes the former.
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But this event isn't only astronomically significant — it's also a valuable moment to celebrate the importance of Venus within astrology.
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Similarly, astrology has given me a safe way to tell the people I love the most what's wrong with them.
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"I think of myself as a philosopher who uses astrology as a tool to get at life's mysteries," Miller says.
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It's up to you whether you want to use astrology as a framework to deal with your life or not.
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In the vast world of astrology, we hold many, many theories about romantic compatibility to be loosely, kinda-sorta true.
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By design, astrology helps us find our people, whether we're scouring compatibility theories or bonding over a shared planetary placement.
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But, considering the fact that astrology is a millennia-old tradition, how often do modern-day astrologers actually go stargazing?
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To Lanyadoo, this reflects how memes flatten the practice, and she fears they will lead to a backlash against astrology.
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This means that if there is a special place for discussing astrology via the app, it's not accessible to everyone.
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It's 2018 and Quartz wants us to entertain the notion that astrology might be real, we're just doing it wrong.
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That search for authenticity — and no doubt the proliferation of truly inspired viral content — is likely fueling the astrology boom.
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Barely a day goes by in which some digital media outlet doesn't draw a meaningful connection between millennials and astrology.
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Anna Facci is a queer, non-binary astrology fan living in the heart of the Bible Belt — Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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"Your zodiac sign has not changed!" she says, adding that most astrologers in the U.S. use Western or Tropical astrology.
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In recent years, astrology has experienced a resurgence in popularity just as witchcraft has; often the two traditions are intermingled.
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Of course, as any astrology aficionado knows, you can actually learn a lot just from someone's birthday, namely their sign.
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As a personal astrologer, Renstrom has seen clients use astrology to make similarly generic and largely undeserved judgments about people.
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"These companies are asking people to pay for something that is at best trivial and at worst astrology," said Rutherford.
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Much of the advice is like astrology, in the sense that it's so generic that it could apply to anyone.
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"THE only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable," John Kenneth Galbraith, an irreverent economist, once said.
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Hindsight is 20/20, and with 2020 approaching, what better way to use astrology than to learn from your past?
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All things considered, if you choose to involve astrology in your dating decisions, don't let it become a deciding factor.
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For Indians who subscribe to Vedic astrology, this configuration is auspicious, lending promise to human endeavors scheduled on those days.
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He read the same page of the same book for several months: Page 37 of 'Esoteric Astrology' by Alice Bailey.
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The end of the year, or start of a new one, is a great time to try an astrology reading!
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In simple astrology talk, Jupiter means a lot and Neptune fantasy…so, there's a whole lot of fantasy taking place!
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Luckily, here at Refinery29, we turn to astrology when we have a problem that could use a bit of clarity.
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Watch her play a round of astrology bingo to find out just how much of an Aquarius she really is!
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So how do these astrology enthusiasts believe they can use the stars to predict whether someone is a potential murderer?
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In 1995, after many of them urged her to take the charts to a wider audience, she began Astrology Zone.
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But there wasn't really an app that comes at astrology the way everyone we know has been talking about it.
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" Pellerano ran through astrology basics with his guest, who only knew, she said, what she had "learned in bad movies.
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He is more of a rock music guy, with an apartment decorated with astrology memorabilia and posters of Elvis Costello.
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In fact, the term originates from astrology, a pseudo-science that tends to make big deals out of insignificant coincidences.
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Or are you somewhere in between — you might think astrology is fake, but you still like to read your horoscope?
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In 22013, one downtown New York store advertised "site-specific" probiotic bento breakfasts, astrology readings, dance parties and chess matches.
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Co-Star, an astrology app that delivers daily readings and insight into users' compatibility, said it gained 113 million users.
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Astrology is like a vast outdoor sculpture park, a veritable Storm King of strange creatures, an Inhotim of epic characters.
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Also crystals look pretty, Amanda I previously wrote about how astrology took over the internet for The New York Times.
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But sometimes, as Peto reminds us, we'll end up chasing mirages — trying to discover biology but ending up with astrology.
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"Western astrology is the most annoying trend," said Yu Jun, a science editor at Guokr and a die-hard skeptic.
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In astrology, the planet Venus rules love and prosperity, while the sign Scorpio is associated with passion, possessiveness, and seduction.
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"Everyone was impressed [by my presentation], and it helped that the teacher was a strong believer in astrology," he said.
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The double life David lives is weighing on his decision of whether or not to publish a book on astrology.
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In 2019, the top 10 most downloaded astrology apps saw 19 million first-time installs — only up 3% over 20193.
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Orman, who was a waitress until she was 30, said she knows how the younger generation feels, especially about astrology.
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Almost anything related to pleasure can be considered Venusian in astrology: love, dating, beauty, art, fashion, perfume, jewelry, money, gifts.
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Company: Co Star Recommended by: Anarghya Vardhana, partner, MaveronRelationship to the company: InvestorWhat it is: An astrology based social app.
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Bringing astrology into the hiring process seems to be rarer in the U.S. than in other parts of the world.
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After the financial collapse in 2008, Gordon, who runs a popular online astrology school, received calls from Wall Street bankers.
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The bong is made by MSCHF, the prankster group behind Jesus Shoes and the fake astrology stock app Bull & Moon.
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But as with astrology, what's illuminating are people's emotional and ideological responses to the possibility of universal typologies of personhood.
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Unfortunately, this search is sometimes more like a stretch, particularly when Dann overreaches into the realms of numerology and astrology.
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Crystal healing is like a sister to astrology — they're both rooted in the belief of some mysterious force of nature.
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Ms. Nicholas said she was emphatically pro-science, and "baffled" about the negative reaction that some people have to astrology.
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Take a look at the science, history, and lure of astrology in this week's episode of Explained, now on Netflix.
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I have a love, sex, romance, and compatibility astrology book coming out fall 2019, it doesn't have a name yet.
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People who are into astrology would probably say that has something to do with the fact that I'm a Cancer.
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In 1991 a Gallup poll of attitudes towards déjà vu placed it alongside questions about astrology, paranormal activity and ghosts.
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What's really important to me as a writer and an astrologer is to read books that have nothing to do with astrology and to read articles that have nothing to do with astrology because keeping your mind varied and fresh helps you drop in anecdotes into your horoscopes that are actually relatable, fresh, and different.
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In astrology, Jupiter is the ruling planet of Pisces and Sagittarius, and your Jupiter sign reveals what you have to teach.
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When you're an astrology believer, and you're on a dating app, this kind of information can be crucial to know upfront.
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So it's important to consider the ways that astrology could affect your professional life just as much as your personal one.
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Whether you're buying this astrological analysis or not, one famous rich man was quoted acknowledging the role astrology plays in finance.
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This is in part possible because we've spent those centuries coming up with ways to make astrology more accessible — and digestible.
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Insofar as astrology is as a categorization mechanism, a sorting of types, it functions naturally as a kind of commercial compass.
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As any astrology buff will tell you, both Libra and Gemini are air signs, and Geminis are stereotypically scarier than Libras.
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If you ask us, that's still plenty — more than enough to send astrology enthusiasts into a cosmic tizzy, that's for sure.
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Changing the subject to astrology in the middle of a fight is ballsy, but it just might deflate the whole situation.
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She takes astrology very seriously, but the apps themselves are also just a fun jumping off point for starting IRL conversations.
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This week, the company behind probably the hottest iOS astrology app announced that it has raised a $5.2 million seed round.
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For many young people — and queer people, from personal experience — astrology is a thoroughly playful way to take stock of life.
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Let's be honest, she wouldn't be the first person to use astrology to explain why her family is being so awful.
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But, as any astrologer worth their salt will tell you, the relationship between astrology and queer and trans folks goes back.
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Meanwhile, the psychic services industry — which includes astrology, as well as tarot-card reading, palmistry, and other metaphysical services — is growing.
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Of course, if you've never so much as read your weekly horoscope, the realm of astrology can appear vast and daunting.
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Astrology enthusiasts, however, have a very different set of questions on their minds: What are their sun, moon, and rising signs?
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I prefer not to know a stranger's Sun sign until I like him or her enough to not care about astrology.
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We use astrology to prepare for the week ahead, decode our love lives, and even learn more about our favorite celebrities.
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However, he's quick to add that astrology should also aim to capture the larger, shared experiences that exists among all people.
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In fact, this is just another opportunity to delve even deeper into the lives of the UK's upper crust via astrology.
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This is where DST actually makes astrology a little more fun: You may then choose which one speaks to you more.
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Ross Clark, the CEO of Sanctuary, felt astrology creep into his daily life long before he began work on the app.
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They see our columns as a bastardization of the craft and contributing to the uncredible reputation astrology has in the mainstream.
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In astrology, journaling can be used to track the outcomes of certain planetary alignments and deepen your understanding of cosmic mythology.
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"The thing is, I'm an Aquarian — Aquarians rule astrology," she explained on a recent rainy day in her Union Square home.
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Astrology. I was gifted my first tarot deck when I was 15 or 16, so a little under a decade ago.
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But people here really do talk about astrology in casual conversation and there are tarot card readers all over the city.
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Astrology is still a common spiritual practice, and astrological and planetary markings are still used in different metaphysical paths and traditions.
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In some cases, the astrology crime blogs look to go further and uncover who the killer could be in unsolved cases.
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She was very concerned for her husband's welfare, and astrology has been part of her concern in terms of his activities.
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Totally. What's interesting about astrology versus many other forms of art or meditation is you can bring it into the circumstantial.
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The trio spent months looking through textbooks on astrology, and talked to professional astrologers about how they interpret different celestial events.
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"I had no interest in astrology; I couldn't see the use of it and it didn't seem practical," Mr. Coppolino said.
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So if astrology isn't backed up by science, why do so many of us still look for meaning in the stars?
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Its dreamlike nature never dips into hippiedom or mysticism, and offers a prime lesson for young artists: less astrology, more democracy!
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Burton's essay is really about how astrology and witchcraft have become important spiritual vocabularies within parts of the social justice movement.
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Most people base their belief of astrology on the horoscopes people put into their blogs, but that isn't individualized for them.
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Follow social justice astrologer Chani Nicholas and astrology meme makers the Astro Poets on Twitter, and find The Hoodwitch on Instagram.
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In the 19th century, germ theory replaced smells, demons, astrology and a vengeful God as the dominant theory behind microorganism transmission.
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He freely mixed elements of almost every religion he could learn about into his version of astrology, from Buddhism to Santería.
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She makes her living doing astrology readings and workshops, priced from $20183 to $44, and through online courses and her newsletter.
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Location astrology has never been Ms. Carlson's day job — she laughs, "of course not" — but it's what she loves to do.
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Last year, she was commissioned by Spotify to create monthly astrology playlists, and she's currently the head astrologer at O Magazine.
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I walk a few extra blocks to a different bus since I'm going to a community education class tonight on astrology!
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I asked Astrology Editor and fellow Pokémon fan Sara David about the difference between your sun sign and your rising sign.
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Where astrology offers visual psychedelia, dream states, and oneness with the firmament, other typologies like the IQ arouse the left brain.
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Unfortunately, Fritze tends to blur the line between Egyptomania and Egyptology, which is rather like blurring that between astrology and astronomy.
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Planning a date with someone based on their moon sign is one simple way to use astrology to show you care.
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There will be workshops on everything from tarot and astrology to Indigenous medicine and learning to recognize and avoid cultural appropriation.
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And they vigorously dispute the core belief of astrology, that the motion of the planets can influence events here on Earth.
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To conclude, I think that Astrology can be practiced as a fun activity for family and friend gatherings but not applied to science that is based in reality Voltron Thunderstorm from Wilmington was also disturbed by astrology's recent rise in popularity: It's appalling to see a concept as ridiculous as astrology actually making its mark on today's society.
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The first Mercury retrograde of 2019 is here... which, in astrology, means that communication of all kinds is about to go haywire.
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So, consider this an introduction to the most important asteroids in astrology — and let this be your gateway to further celestial exploration.
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There are so many ways to incorporate astrology into your life that you don't need to force your faith in the planets.
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The "mystical services" market, which includes astrology as well as services like aura reading and mediumship, is now a $2.2 billion industry.
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The astrology communities that sprang up naturally on social media paved the way for the development of more specialized networks and apps.
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" Perhaps Hellenistic astrology, she writes, can tell us the causal relationship between the planets and "worldly matters like money, love, and career.
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But, the celestial body that will truly define you as a sexual being is Eros, one of the major asteroids in astrology.
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Renstrom loosely locates the beginning of the relationship between queers and astrology with Ptolemy, who examined planetary configurations to predict human behavior.
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Alternatively, astrology could become too mainstream and too commercialized, and lose the emotional credibility it once had among people at the margins.
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All too often, keeping up with all the movements and shifts in astrology feels like playing an endless game of catch up.
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As anyone who's been blindsided by Mercury retrograde will tell you, it pays to plan ahead — even in the world of astrology.
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According to Renstrom, farmers as early as the 15th century used astrology to predict the welfare of their livestock and upcoming harvest.
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Astrology is a complex system that takes time to learn, but it's become so popular and commodified that it's often over-simplified.
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If you're thinking about setting a resolution for 2019 but don't know where to start, might we suggest consulting your astrology sign?
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Watching the stars, moon, and planets shine in real time can be a powerful reminder that nothing happens by accident in astrology.
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There are hundreds of astrology apps that you can add your friends to and then collect and compare charts like relational Pokemon.
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Twin flames are mentioned in occult practices, astrology, and the very complicated world of soul science (which applies scientific thought to spirituality).
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Perhaps a personal belief in astrology often has a similar if more mild function: the desire to exert control over the uncontrollable.
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The north and south nodes are points in astrology that are related to destiny, so eclipses are crucial turning points for us.
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The north and south nodes are also referred to as the head and tail of the dragon, which comes from Vedic astrology.
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If they're into astrology, she suggests gifting them a calendar in which you've circled all the days that Mercury will be retrograde.
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Last year, an astrology workshop was planned at the Institute of Science in Bangalore, raising the ire of the Breakthrough Science Society.
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Sun in Sagittarius wouldn't give you that information, but when you look at an astrology chart, his moon is conjunctive with Pluto.
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Self-taught in many areas, including philosophy, theology, and astrology, he's not ashamed to point out that he didn't go to college.
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Yes, pop astrology would illustrate you, Cancer, in the kitchen cooking for your loved ones all day, but you have enemies, too!
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As The Verge reported last month, MSCHF took cues from popular astrology apps Co — Star and The Pattern in Bull & Moon's design.
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Astrology has been definitively disproved: astrologers do no better than chance at matching horoscopes with psychological profiles in a double-blind study.
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"Usually people come to me when there's a drama that they can't answer," said Swift, who believes astrology can explain almost everything.
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A chatty Baltimore native, she can shift easily between academic-speak (at Columbia, she studied the literature of marginalized communities) and astrology.
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My grandfather was an astrologer and I've been a life-long student of astrology and a full-time professional astrologer since 2006.
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For fun ways to enjoy the sky from home, your astrology-loving friend would enjoy this cosmic truffle set, or constellation quilt.
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Astrology was also an important aspect of medieval life in general, and having your chart consulted before any major event was normal.
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Astrology is not a tool for dismissing people or experiences, or a scapegoat on which to blame all your problems and decisions.
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The Craft Like many girls growing up in the 90s, I have long kindled a fascination with witchcraft, astrology and fortune telling.
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Astrology buffs can even customize it with the exact mapping of the heavens on the day and place where they were born.
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He's an Aquarius and believes in astrology, not as a series of rigid archetypes, but as an "energetic system" that guides us.
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Now, occasional experiments in woke witchcraft and astrology notwithstanding, there's a more elite embarrassment about the popular side of post-Christian spirituality.
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And where queers go, Urban Outfitters follows, years behind but ready to sell cheap crystal-, "witchcraft"- and astrology-themed jewelry to teenagers.
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The science of astronomy is now at odds with one of the basic organizing principles in astrology — the dates of the zodiac.
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Western astrology differs both in practice and process from anything else done by the gurus "back home," as my mother might say.
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The outrage engulfed the announcement and then some, growing from hundreds of angry replies to bona fide trend within the astrology community.
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In astrology, Mercury rules communication, technology, and travel, so when it retrogrades, prepare for these areas to get a little messed up.
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And if there's one thing that pairs well with some beloved skin-care and makeup products, it's a side of astrology, naturally.
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"Co Star uses astrology as a way to enable people to introspect and examine their lives individually and in relation to others."
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" But, with astrology, "you can use this language to walk into a room and be, like, 'I'm going through my Saturn return.
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During this time, "all signs will be feeling this sign's introspective, kinky, and hypnotic-like vibe," Narayana Montúfar, Senior Astrologer for Astrology.
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The actual information about users collected included their username, age, gender, location, religious and astrology opinions, their number of photos, and more.
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Her success with the book "The Love Boats," she said, was not unrelated to her interests in matters like numerology and astrology.
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Mr. Birnbaum researched lots of astrology start-ups in the Web 1.0 era but concluded then that they were not good investments.
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She views astrology as a form of collective wellness, with Co-Star helping people relate to each other based on star signs.
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"This is a phenomenon and maybe astrology and the technology of Co-Star is well equipped to address it," Ms. Vardhana said.
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Susan Miller, the force behind the popular site Astrology Zone, finds the alarmist headlines about "surviving" retrogade to be a bit much.
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It's an easy day: The Moon (the "planet" of emotions in astrology) is sharing good vibes with your ruling planet, lovely Venus.
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If you're on the fence about this whole astrology thing, let this simply be another way to navigate the world of workout wear.
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In the spirit of focusing on the joy astrology brings us, we asked our readers to share their favorite thing about their sign.
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For my entire life, white women have been trying to convince me to get into astrology, and I've mostly avoided it until now.
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Astrology has finally served a purpose I can get behind: giving my anxieties real, tangible labels and making my friends feel like shit.
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More than anything, gendering the signs doesn't allow astrology to serve its purpose: to reveal the heavenly bodies' roles in the human experience.
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"Known as the sign of sex, death, and taxes, this water sign believes in mysticism and evolution," astrology expert Lisa Stardust tells Refinery29.
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With astrology, there are no churches to visit, no synagogues to join, and no people standing in as deities or acting as clergy.
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Astrology reminds us that our lives are shaped by the influences — both seen and unseen, rationally explicable and scientifically untenable — that surround us.
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"I hope more people continue finding meaning in astrology, but I also hope it never becomes too respectable," she says of its future.
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Well, if you believe in the sway that astrology holds over our love lives, the stars may have the answers you're looking for.
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Read these stories next:How To Tackle Spring Cleaning, According To Your Sign29 Times Astrology Was Eerily AccurateHow Every Zodiac Sign Handles A Breakup
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She writes the "So Sad Today" column at Vice, the astrology column for Lenny Letter, and the "Beauty and Death" column on Elle.com.
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So it's, uh, a pretty big leap to chalk up her loss to astrology when there were so many other factors at play.
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Experience mind explorations, Vedic astrology, sound healing, flower mandala making, music and dance performances, and more at the Rubin's fete on May 7.
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The sheer visibility of astrology has additionally led to its co-option by big business who see a new way to manipulate consumers.
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Blakeney, who recently shared her top boho-chic decorating tips with us, designed a kids' world inspired by astrology, plants, and spiritual symbols.
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Of course I could figure this out without astrology, but when it's written right there in her chart and interpreted, it is validating.
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Love in astrology has to do with how we treat our bodies as much it does with who we pledge our hearts to.
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Before her, the horoscope blurbs I'd read in the back of teen magazines weren't enough to convince me astrology was really my thing.
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The truth, however, is that the occult — be it witchcraft, astrology, or magic generally — has cycled in and out of popularity for centuries.
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