Astrology

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I was never much attracted to astrology before

being introduced to yoga, and at this point I still

don't know very much about divining the effects of the

heavenly bods on my less than heavenly bod..<br><br>Being

of a skeptic's temperment, I tend to look for

results before investing in belief. That being so, I side

with Ken Wilber's comments on astrology found in his

book ONE TASTE.<br><br>In a nutshell: the claims of

the astrologers have been tested in many experiments.

The conclusion of these experiments have disproven

most everything that points to astrology, or any

astrologer, as having real powers of divination.<br><br>A

typical example: dozens of experienced astrologers have

been tested on their readings of one individual. A

hundred different interpetations of the _same_ chart is

the result...<br><br>(However, sexperiments -- the

Gauquelin studies --have clearly indicated that certain

aspects of astrology show unexplainable accuracy in

determining the intelligence of certain people born at

certain times. However, this correspondence is arguably a

very marginal one.)<br><br>Still and all, astrology is

a beautiful thing to me, even if it doesn't

necessarily help me know the future or avoid calamity. My

awareness of my place in God's universe is expanded by the

poetry of the stars and planets.<br><br>And I believe in

taking off on moon days, even if there has never been

any study that links "loony" behavior to the phases

of the moon.