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I am an astrology lover. Mainly because I find it gives you an advantage in life. Whether understanding current events, predicting future events, understanding your own strengths and weakness, knowing the basic drives of someone you just met, delving deep into the mind of a best friend, seeing the events of a country, or seeing the true motivations of a relationship.

Astrology has become a bit of a joke, thanks to public media and the use of “Daily Horoscope for your Star Sign” in newspapers, magazines, radio and *shudder* online. Yes, this is extremely generalised. It’s near impossible to categorise the entire population into their 12 “star signs” without a vague, “this could happen to anyone” reading. They may be written by a recognised astrologer - but we need to understand just how difficult their task is. To mix everyone into such broad groups and give accurate readings must be incredibly challenging (and frustrating I’d imagine). 

You are made up of so much more than just one sign. That is just your sun sign, which is part of the sky on the zodiac belt, the sun was in, at the time you were born. Your sun sign represents your outer appearance, how people first see us, a facade, and our motivations for life.

Upon first meeting someone, just knowing their sun sign may be somewhat useful in understanding them. For example knowing that someone who has their Sun in Capricorn, is a very hard worker who wants to be their own boss. They see their career achievements as an indicator of their success in life. This may be of some benefit to you for whatever reason.

I see astrology as a sacred art, used by those who want to go that extra mile in life, or to have that extra knowledge. Which I suppose is a good thing, if everyone used astrology, if everyone understood the secrets of the universe (yes I did just write ‘secrets of the universe’), it could get a little chaotic. The best of the best use astrology, whilst others laugh at it, which they probably know near-nothing about (unless of course it’s an astronomer having the debate - but let’s not go there just yet)

I understand nothing of politics. However to add some credibility to my case, know that the below politicians have used astrology. And of course they would. Politicians seek power, so it’s in their best interest to understand what is going on more than the average Joe. It’s definitely to their advantage to know the best times to do important things, to even know the weaknesses of their opposition (Why do high-profilers not want their birth certificate to be seen?) to understand future events of their country, and of others. Astrology is the ultimate life advantage.

Known people of influence that have used astrology:

• Alexander the Great
•  Augustus of Rome
•  Tiberius of Rome
•  Queen Elizabeth I
• Queen Mary of England
• Plato
• Hippocrates
• Pythagoras
• Carl Jung
• George Washington
• Benjamin Franklin
• Thomas Jefferson
• Teddy Roosevelt
• Ronald Reagan
• Abraham Lincoln
• Winston Churchill
• Albert Einstein
• JP Morgan (World’s first billionaire)
• The Three Wise Men (yes, from the Holy Bible)
• Johann Wolfgang von Goete

Works with astrological references:

The Waste Land by T.S.Eliot

The Works of Nostradamus

King Lear by Shakespeare

What some recognised people have said about Astrology:

“Perhaps there is a pattern set up in the heavens for one who desires to see it, and having seen it, to find one in himself.” - Plato, philosopher.

“Heaven sends down its good and evil symbols and wise men act accordingly.” - Confucius, philosopher

“A physician without the knowledge of astrology has no right to call himself a physician.” - Hippocrates ‘Father of Medicine’

 “The stars in the heavens sing a music if only we had ears to hear.” - Pythagoras, mathematician.

“Astrology is one of the most ancient sciences, held in high esteem of old, by the wise and the great.” - Benjamin Franklin, a founding father of America.

“It’s common knowledge that a large percentage of Wall Street brokers use astrology.” - Donald Reagan, Ronald Reagan’s chief of staff.

“Oh the wonderful knowledge to be found in the stars. Even the smallest things are written there…if you had but skill to read.”  - Benjamin Franklin.

“Astrology is a science in itself and contains an illuminating body of knowledge. It taught me many things and I am greatly indebted to it.” - Albert Einstein, physicist.

“It is obvious that everything that happens in the nature has it’s cause in the events in the sky.” - Ptolemy, astromer and mathemetician

“Millionaires don’t use astrology, billionaires do.” – J.P Morgan, first billionaire.

Sir Isaac Newton (physicist) in a debate with sceptic Edmund Halley said “I have studied the matter. You sir, have not”

“Those who do not accept the proofs of planets do not accept the truth, and denying the truth is not something sane people should do.” - Tycho Brache, astronomer.

“An unfailing experience of mundane events in harmony with the changes occurring in the heavens, has instructed and compelled my unwilling belief.” - Johannes Kepler, astronomer

“The celestial bodies are the cause of all that takes place in the sublunar world.”  St. Thomas Equinas, philosopher.

“The natures and dispositions of men are, not without truth, distinguished from the predominance of the planets.” - Sir Francis Bacon, father of modern science.

“Astrology is astronomy brought down to earth and applied toward the affairs of man.”
“The man should learn from the Sun, the Moon, and the stars.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

“A touchstone to determine the actual worth of an ‘intellectual’, find out how he feels about astrology.” -  Robert Heinlein, author.

“Who knows the power that Saturn has over us, or Venus? But it is a vital power, rippling exquisitely through us all the time.” - DH Lawrence, author.

Dante Alighieri (poet, father of Italian language) called astrology, “The noblest of sciences.”

Is this all by coincidence? Maybe.
What have you got to lose in having a little look into it yourself?

“The best predictions are not the ones that come true, but the ones that warn us to prepare.” - Anonymous