Astrology is bunk
April 24th, 2008I’ve had my chart read before. It was surprisingly accurate, and even successfully predicted the hair color of my next girlfriend.
So I did a little research. I’m a Gemini, and found the description of what a Gemini is fit me 100%. I couldn’t believe it. That was me to a tee!
Then I started reading the other ones. I read Virgo and it was just like me. To a tee. Then I read Aquarius and it was just like me. To a tee. I ended up reading all twelve and they were all like me.
Breaking news. Humans are complex. You are energetic. You are lazy. In some situations, you’ll make a wonderful leader. In other situations, you’d be better off being a follower. You are smart. Sometimes, you are stupid. Sometimes you’re brave and could do things that surprise even you. Sometimes, you hide from reality. You are both open-minded and stubborn. Sometimes you are independent. Sometimes, you need other people to help you get through.
You have been both wise and stupid with monetary situations. Join the club. So have the rest of us. You were more idealistic and liberal when you were younger, and became more realistic and conservative when you got older. Or maybe you didn’t, but that’s the route a lot of us took. You are sometimes lively. Sometimes, you just want to rest. You can be pleasant on some days and some days, people need to give you space.
I could go on and on and on, but you see my point.
The origin of astrology
You are in control of your destiny. Not the planets. Not the stars. Astrology came from a time before science, when folks thought we were the center of the universe and the stars and planets were just bodies out there that affected our lives. Now that we know more about science, hate to say it, but we’re just a small planet surrounding a relatively small star in just another galaxy. There is nothing special about us. Nothing.
You make your choices because you are you. You don’t not make your choices because you’re a Virgo or Gemini or whatever.
You may be wondering why sometimes they’re right. Well, of course they’re right sometimes. It’s because they make 365 predictions a year. They’re bound to get several of those right.
I could write down 365 predictions of your life right now, and I bet you I get at least 10 right on. I mean spot on, to a tee. Does that make me have supernatural powers? If so, call me Zombiesladamus. I like how that sounds.
This is all true, but sometimes, those silly predictions are good for a hearty laugh. Y’know, I don’t believe in ghosts, but it was more fun to say that my last house was haunted then explain the intricacies of a slanted floor and a poorly hung door. But some people can’t separate silly fun from reality.
By the way, Sagittarius fits me to a tee!
Perhaps the problem is that most of the people who call themselves astrologers are doing it wrong.
Go to Zombiesladamus, and make a lot of money, sure your predictions are always so true.
hhmmm, my comment got eaten…
surely you don’t think madame lime’s chocolate zodiac is bunk. i mean a lifetime of eating chocolate and 15 minutes of working up a post (april 16) about it followed by a dozen and a half comments saying i was spot on must mean something! i mean ok, it probably just means i had no other ideas for a post but don’t you wnat a reading of your cacao anyway?
Courtney - Yeah, Sagittarius fit me too.
The Sagittarius person is freedom-loving, extrovert, straightforward, benevolent, philosophic, idealistic, sincere, intellectual, knowledgeable, philosophical, broad-minded, truth-seeking and telling, just, fun-loving, athletic, adventurous, expansive, and optimistic. They can also sometimes be blundering, careless, exaggerative, know-it-all, over-indulgent, tactless and scattered.
That’s totally me, even though I’m a Gemini.
Christine - I’d love to see how Astrology is explained scientifically.
Kitem - I should do that.
Lime - You know me. I’m for chocolate in any form. Chocolate helping predicting the future? Well, I predict I will eat more chocolate.
I once tried to convince my brothers to get with me and setup one of those 1-900…. psychic hot lines that predicted things about the caller’s life and charged by the minute. I’d probably be living in the Caribbean now.
Beach - There’s a lot of money in that. Too bad you were unsuccessful at convincing them. Funny thing is it’s crossed my mind too back when we were having financial problems a few years ago.
see? i knew you were a believer after all. that’s my entire point
LOL.. You are SUCH a Gemini
;p
Well… speaking as I Leo - I always knew you were a Gemini!
You watch that Penn & Teller show, right? heh heh.
This astrology stuff has been annoying me since I was a little kid. It’s one thing to read that crap and have a sense of humor about it (I mean, MOCK it) it’s another to actually believe. The real problem is when I learn that Nancy Reagan consulted with one of these fucks and that Ronald maybe was advised by her and perhaps the bullshit “trinkled down” into policy.
-r
PS:
my deux francs.
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Lime - Because you said the magic word.
Clothosfate - Heh. As I’m such an (everything else).
Miladysa - Uh oh. Am I going to have to look up what a Leo is?
Savage - Of course. Have one of their DVDs - the one on PETA. And yes, when foreign policy is decided by superstition, that’s not a good thing.
Okay, I challenge you to make predictions about my and my life. I won’t require 365.
Kathleen - You’re on!
I’ll post after dinner.