Has it benifitted anyone besides the astrologer and people who sell stuff related to astrology?
2006-06-26 03:08:28 · 15 answers · asked by avik_d2000 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I think there are a lot of people who don't actually "believe in" astrology, in the sense of actually planning their life around it...
But instead, they just find it interesting to see whether something about them was correct or not. Personally, I have seen many things said of me (about past and future) that turned out to be correct. I don't mean fortune-telling... but simple astrology.
I don't claim to understand it, and I certainly don't hold it as my religion or spirituality. However, I do think there may be something to it that we don't quite understand. I think there are a LOT of things going on in the world/universe spiritually that we have not even begun to grasp.
That said, there are MANY people out there who claim to tell futures, etc etc who prophet (and profit) from this market... and are completely full of BS. But from my understanding, astrology is not related to future-telling in a mystical way. Instead, characteristics of a person and their future are shown through a system that has to do with the placement of heavenly bodies (planets, stars, etc). It's more like reading a very complex grid than anything else.
And who's to say that God doesn't have some order to the universe that we just take a while to catch onto? We tend to be a little slow sometimes, you know....
2006-06-26 03:16:13 · answer #1 · answered by Holly 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Astrology has been around since the stars were put into the sky. Humans had to have a way of explaining, blaming, or rationlizing the events in their lives. Astrology was born from Astronomy. It's a bit "dark ages," but no more than playing "Dungeons and Dragons" or "reading tea leaves. We humans are strange creatures.
2006-06-26 03:13:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They want to believe in it. They're told it's true. Why do people believe in Christianity? They are so similar in some ways. The majority of American Christians (not all) know very little to nothing about their religion. They both take your money for these 'ancient teachings' that they have. The churches take their money and tell them vague things that can apply to anyone for over 2000 years. At least astrology updates itself every decade or so.
2006-06-26 03:12:19 · answer #3 · answered by silvermoonstar3 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you read the Bible you will see who's behind (astrology) and why some people believe & serve it!
2006-06-26 03:13:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you know that people want some activity to involve in it .
people want to progress if not by the hardworking methods then by some relaxing and over depending methods this is what astrology does
2006-06-26 03:13:48 · answer #5 · answered by bhavya_july 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is an older form of belief than the Bible, since the dawn of time man has looked to the heavans for inspiration...if it gives people hope and something to follow....so be it
2006-06-26 03:16:11 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i guess people believe in astrology because i gives them another link to hope
2006-06-26 03:15:55 · answer #7 · answered by bestjlow 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they are weak. It is much easier to rely on the stars than your own common sense. Also, it's mighty handy to have something to blame when your boyfriend/boss/best friend gives you the heave-ho!
2006-06-26 03:13:23 · answer #8 · answered by stilll40 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
astrology works for some if they know how to follow the stars and yes it works if you really are into the study of it anyways. the stars are our guide if we know how to read them.
2006-06-26 03:11:58 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The same reason they believe in any superstitions or religions: they're incredibly gullible.
2006-06-26 03:11:14 · answer #10 · answered by Onyx Blackman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋