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My initial thoughts on Astrology

All I have to say is that I wish I had done my astrology homework before I got into my last relationship and I wish he had done his on me too :) If so, I think we both would have understood each others quirks from the get go instead of having to try to figure them out. Now I understand that ones sun sign, and moon sign, and rising sign, and yawning sign *wink* really make up the framework of who we are, yet life situations helps us get to either the healthiest or most destructive side of that framework. In other words we all have the potential to rise above those things we wish we could change about ourselves, and yet realize that we don't have to beat ourselves up over our innate nature. I challenge you to read multiple web sites and books on this subject and you will be amazed on how accurate it is about you, and those you have dated in the past, friends from the past or those currently in your life. My worldview has become such where I will not ignore the wisdom of those before us and there has to be truth to something that has been around for thousands of years. Even when you look at Chinese Astrology you realize that the descriptions match up profoundly.


Astrology is a science. The brief overview of the history of Astrology found at http://www.starlightastrology.com/astrointro.htm states,"Ptolemy wrote the first modern Astrology textbook and worked from about 150-180 AD establishing the heart and soul of Astrology, which has not changed much in the way it is practiced in the West today. Astrology gave birth to the sciences of Medicine and Astronomy. For more than 2000 years and up until the 18th century, Astrology and Astronomy were the same science. You had to be educated in Astrology to become a Doctor and it was a regular course of study for Doctors during that time. Astrology and Astronomy were practiced as the same up until about 300 years ago when Uranus and Neptune were discovered. At that time, Astronomy and Astrology parted ways due to rationalism."
One may say that all of those descriptions are just generic and if you read other descriptions of other signs you will say to yourself, "oh my god that's just like me!" People think it's like when you read a psychology book and suddenly you think you have ever disorder it describes. Like I said earlier though, take the time to look up old ex's and old friends and current people in your life and maybe you will finally understand how to best get along with them, move on, etc. You may even finally be able to understand yourself a bit more too.

I have met many tortured Taurus' who understand just how much more they could be doing in life because of our greatest weakness which, as I have said before, of course is also our greatest strength as well. Realism. We are realistic people. Everyone in our lives tell us that we are too hard on ourselves. I have told people all my life that I am not hard on myself I am realistic. It was amazing to read over and over again, almost verbratum, how we as Taurus know what their full potential could be at all times. I am not saying it's a healthy thing to just accept ones shortcomings and then sit by the side and let life slip by, but I am saying that at least I can feel it is something I can per say control and work on.

Wisdom happens around us everyday in every moment it's just up to us to be open enough to see it.

Here is one more site to check out. http://www.astro.com/

There is so much more I could say (alright maybe really like a few statements here and there) but long entries equals hard times for reading for ADD like people such as myself :)

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