Guest guest Posted November 12, 2004 Report Share Posted November 12, 2004 Jim wrote: >PoliticalAstrology , ChryssAlex@a... wrote: > > >>NO in UK some our astrologers have never studied astrology - most >>are journalists who ended up doing astrology sun sign pages:( its >>changing slowly tho:) >> >> > > > I take astrologers like I do any other profession - on an >individual basis. Whether they've gone to " astrology school " , >university, written a book, advised a president, etc. means little >to me. Our society tends to glamourize and idolize what are often >all-to-ordinary people. > > When it comes to daily sun-sign writers for the papers who want >to believe they are promoting astrology, they are just promoting >themselves, not the art. If you can't generalize about an astrology >chart (without talking to the individual), how could you possibly >generalize, in a paragraph, about all signs? > > The guy that really bugs me the most is Rob Brezny - the widely >syndicated columnist. He calls his column " Real Astrology " , but >obviously does not tie in transits or astrology to his " insights " , >instead relying on flow-of-consciousness nonsense (ie. as a bug >walks horizonataly across the wall of your room you think about the >vast spaces in the universe). And the public loves it and eats it >up. I've seen people, at the mention of astrology, say " I always >read Brezny, I love it! " ! > > >_____________________________\ ____ >Jim: > > And we astrologers wonder why we are held in such low repute. Go figure! > > Bert Fannin > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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