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Does astrology work? UNDER ONE SKY (book) tests 12 astrologersFrom: Michael Winn
Subject: General
Date/Time 2008-02-02 02:35:04
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MessageThorny,
I suggest you read Under One Sky by Rafi Nasser (kan & Li student). He decided to "blind test" astrology, and got top astrologers from 12 major western schools to give a reading on the same person's chart given to them.
That person wrote up their life history, without knowing about any of the readings, and put all the dates in.
That Person, by the way, was my wife, Joyce Gayheart.
The result is a pretty interesting book. Everyone can read for themselves Joyce's description of her life, and compare it to the readings. she herself felt 4 of them were excellent, 4 mediocre, and 4 poor.
Chinese astrology was not included because it didn't use exact minute of birth in its chart.
I don't think its about whether "astrology works", anymore than one can discuss whether "alchem works".
You work them, for better or worse - you use the symbols and their essences to understand and shape your reality. They both offer tools for mediating cosmic forces. Modern astrology feels too intellecctual to me, and goes in one ear and out the other, without penetrating to the jing level to cause change structually.
Living asrology is very different, you come into relationship directly with the forces being mediated by the planets, sun, moon, etc. That is the role of astorlogy in alchemy.
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