Hello all,

Well, I don't think the non-believers to be any more enlightened than the believers when it comes to astrology. I don't think they should try and hijack a thread by suggesting azizi is ignorant, stupid, or superstitious because of her belief system.

Astrology "works" (if that is how one wishes to describe it) as mythology because that is it's function. Mythology is sometimes superstitious, sometimes deeply philosophical and profound. Myth is the ground from which all philosophies and religions have grown.

Hence, I wouldn't be so glib about it if I were you Paul. It is too easy in this age of uber rationalism to be dismissive of myth and mystery, whether it be astrology, Hinduism, or Christianity. If you knew all the world's histories (rather than just official ones) you would also know the modern science of astronomy does have it's roots in astrological myths. Our gods and goddesses of the sky are known constellations. The ancients were able to track the movements of heavenly bodies with enough precision and skill to create megalithic monuments like Newgrange.

Nothing to scoff at, unless you think you can do better, of course.