How do they come up with horoscopes..?

Question

honestly...... how do Astrologists come up with the advice they give in horoscopes??

Answer 1

First of all you take the positions of the stars on the dates when the Greeks were looking at the constellations. Then you take a set of rules about behavior that supposedly apply that someone made up, or you guess. Then you give advice that applies to almost everyone so as to keep from offending anyone - when was the last time you saw a forecast "You will die today."

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Based on the astrological signs and the positions of the stars for those specific signs. Each sign has a star or set of stars assigned to it. The horoscopes are then forecast based on what those stars come into contact with for the the day or month that the horoscope is being cast for. For example, if you are a Scorpio, the astrologer looks at the stars for that sign and looks at the various planets and other stars that your sign's stars will cross paths with. That's why horoscopes sometimes say "Venus is influencing you this month and .....". What that means is that your sign's stars will be crossing behind the planet of Venus and that crossing is supposed to mean that the traits associated with the planet of Venus (the traits that are also assigned with the goddess Venus) will be present in your life for a certain amount of time. Other astronomical events also have traits and events associated with them, such as eclipses (of either the sun, moon, planet crossing your path, planet associated with your sign, etc). There are several books, like The Only Astrology Book You'll Ever Need, that give detailed instructions on how to cast your own personal horoscope based on the position of your stars on your exact date and time of birth. It's actually a really complicated process. Even personalized horoscopes though (which can cost upwards of $100) are very vague. It's all just for fun, but some people actively look for events that correspond with their horoscope and assume that astrology "works". Check out that book though. I own it and it's a great and easy read for everything about astrology.

Answer 4

I only read the Horoscopes that I know are tongue-in-cheek – they’re a lot more fun! In the past, I’ve read CaliforniaHoroscopes, which claims to be a REAL horoscope site that studies the planet alignment, etc., and they were a little “too” accurate. I got suspicious – are they true, or am I making the fortunes come true..you know, self-fufilling prophecy and such. Now I just read HorrorScopes because they can’t be true..right…riiight? I mean, this week a bug is supposed to lay eggs in my ears:! http://www.wiccanchicken.com/wiccanchicken/2007/10/weekly-horrorscope-oct-12-oct-18.html

EEEEK!

But a lot of people do study this, take classes for it, get certified…it’s a real career (although they have now made it illegal in Pennsylvania, which is strange – I think they are only enforcing it in Philly, but there is a potential to put New Hope out of business!!!!!!!!)

Answer 5

An astrologer uses your birth data, exact time, date and place of birth, to erect a map of the position of the planets on the Ecliptic, an imaginary band in space also used by astronomers. They then use those placements to give information and advice, some for payments, some for free.

The advice is based on a system of beliefs which has a recorded history dating back to 24,000 years ago - one of the longest-held belief systems in human history.

Some use the horoscope as a basis of a psychic reading; others use classic astrological interpretations handed down through the centuries; still others relate astrological principles to modern psychology.

Answer 6

Well, I guess you will know for sure by the end of the day tomorrow. I hope it does, it sounds wonderful. Honestly, I do not believe in this stuff but it's fun to read once in awhile. Maybe you should take the chance and call someone whom you have had your eyes on for awhile and see where it leads. Maybe you will make someone else float through the rest of the day. That would be the best feeling.

Answer 7

The is part of an article by Richard Dawkins, best selling author of "The God Delusion"

The American conjuror James Randi recounts in his book Flim Flam how as a young man he briefly got the astrology job on a Montreal newspaper, making up the horoscopes under the name Zo-ran. His method was to cut out the forecasts from old astrology magazines, shuffle them in a hat, distribute them at random among the 12 zodiacal signs and print the results. This was very successful of course (because all astrology works on the "Barnum principle" of saying things so vague and general that all readers think it applies to them.) He describes how he overheard in a cafe a pair of office workers eagerly scanning Zo-ran's column in the paper. "They squealed with delight on seeing their future so well laid out, and in response to my query said that Zo-ran had been 'right smack on' last week. I did not identify myself as Zo-ran... Reaction in the mail to the column had been quite interesting, too, and sufficient for me to decide that many people will accept and rationalise almost any pronouncement made by someone they believe to be an authority with mystic powers. At this point, Zo-ran hung up his scissors, put away the paste pot, and went out of business.""

My case is that Randi was morally right to hang up his scissors, that serious newspapers should never give named astrologers the oxygen of publicity, that astrology is neither harmless nor fun, and that we should fight it seriously as an enemy of truth. We have a Trade Descriptions Act which protects us from manufacturers making false claims for their products. The law has not so far been invoked in defence of simple, scientific truth. Why not? Astrologers provide as good a test case as could be desired. They make claims to forecast the future, and they take payment for this, as well as for professional advice to individuals on important decisions. A pharmaceuticals manufacturer who marketed a birth-control pill that had not the slightest demonstrable effect upon fertility would be prosecuted under the Trade Descriptions Act, and sued by trusting customers who found themselves pregnant. If astrologers cannot be sued by individuals misadvised, say, into taking disastrous business decisions, why at least are they not prosecuted for false representation under the Trade Descriptions Act and driven out of business? Why, actually, are professional astrologers not jailed for fraud?

Answer 8

goes back to biblical days before we were born people depended on the stars moon from month to month - the -sun up to sun set -----as the moon goes around first quarter it Begin's to get full each time around it gets full to the full moon such as things when it comes around again time to refill so a old saying why i put this in i do not know -pyramids are lined with Orin's belt in the sky the teachings of the old has gone away with

Answer 9

Horoscopes are just things that could apply to anyone. The advice is too general to be taken seriosly.

Answer 10

It's good