is astrology and God related?
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Astrology is the study of how the relationship of the planets, sun and moon influence our lives.  As someone who has seen an astrologer who knows what she's doing, I can easily tell you that modern astrology is based on centuries of observation.  It does not tell us that our lives are pre-ordained, but the time and location of your birth does say a lot about the type of personality that you'll have.  And just because the "stars" say you're going to have trouble in any particular area in your life, it simply means that a choice needs to be made in that particular area.\n\nAs I've seen lots of truth in astrology over the years, I cannot help but believe that it's by God.  What was it that was quoted before from the bible, that the stars were created for signs?  How can astrology not be from God then?
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astrology is the study of the orientation of the stars and their relation to peoples futures or other seemingly random events. It's usually considered and arcane science, however it is practiced in many places in the present, the most common example being horoscopes
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An astrologer will tell you that the stars do not dictate, that they only influence our lives. As creatures of free will we do not have to follow our stars.\n\nWhether the arrangement of the planets in the sky at the moment of our birth truly influences our life is difficult to say. It certainly is not supported by science, but my natal horoscope tends to describe the kind of person I am, my strengths and weaknesses, my preferences, though it is not exact. \n\nSo you have chosen a Cancer as a best friend. An astrologer would want to study her natal chart to determine if she has tendencies toward being an Aries, Aquarius or Libra (for example her rising sign). Even if she doesn't, they will say that you have exercised your free will.\n\nPersonally, I read my horoscope everyday, but that is more for entertainment purposes. I do not plan my life around what it says.
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astrology \n\nA study of the positions and relationships of the sun, moon, stars, and planets in order to judge their influence on human actions. Astrology, unlike astronomy, is not a scientific study and has been much criticized by scientists. (See zodiac.)
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Astrology (from Greek: αστρολογία = άστρον, astron, "star" + λόγος, logos, "word") is any of several traditions or systems in which knowledge of the apparent positions of celestial bodies is held to be useful in understanding, interpreting, and organizing knowledge about reality and human existence on earth. All traditions are based on the relative positions and movements of various real and construed celestial bodies as seen at the time and place of the birth or other event being studied. These are chiefly the Sun, Moon, planets, Ascendant & Midheaven axes, and the lunar nodes. A practitioner of astrology is called an astrologer, or sometimes an astrologist. Astromancy, divination by the stars, is a slightly archaic synonym for astrology (likewise for astromancer and the rather rarely used astromancist).\n\nMany of those who practice astrology believe the positions of certain celestial bodies either influence or correlate with people's personality traits, important events in their lives, and even physical characteristics.\n\nAstrology is not considered to be a science, but is more appropriately an art, and is separate from astronomy, the scientific study of outer space. The calculations performed in astrology involve arithmetic and simple geometry and serve to locate the apparent location of heavenly bodies on desired dates and times based on tables constructed by astronomers. There have been astrologers who claim to try to put astrology on a sound scientific basis, but for most it is an art that merges calculations with their own intuitive perceptions. For most astrologers the purported relationship between the celestial bodies and events on earth need not be causal, nor even scientific.\n\nThe generally established opinion of the scientific community is that astrology is superstition, with no actual predictive ability.\n\nThe core principles of astrology reflect a general principle, which was accepted in some parts of the ancient world, that events in the heavens should have analogies on Earth. In some places, such as ancient China and Babylon, the apparently untoward movement of a comet across the otherwise orderly movement of the heavens was taken as a portent of disaster. Such ancient beliefs are epitomized in the Hermetic maxim: As Above, So Below. The famous astronomer/astrologer Tycho Brahe also used a similar phrase to justify his studies in astrology: Suspiciendo despicio — "By looking up I see downward."
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Go read Astrology. It predicts the future too. Both the Bible AND Astrology are vague enough where if you want to believe you can easily get it to fit. \n\nOOOOooOOOoooOooHHHhhhhHHHHhhhhOOOoooOOoo!
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I have to agree with you. However I also believe the Goddess is equally loving.  I believe they both will help guide us if we look in the right places for the signs.  We can't sit back and say ok Gods take over.  We must attempt to make our lives better by treating each other with the same love they show us.  as well as much more!  BB Sdw
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This questions needs to be in the Astrology category.\n\nFor the record, you might want to read the case against astrology in Wikipedia. \n\nhttp://pedia.nodeworks.com/A/AS/AST/Astrology/
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Astrology is not considered to be a science, but is more appropriately an art, and is separate from astronomy, the scientific study of outer space. The calculations performed in astrology involve arithmetic and simple geometry and serve to locate the apparent location of heavenly bodies on desired dates and times based on tables constructed by astronomers. There have been astrologers who claim to try to put astrology on a sound scientific basis, but for most it is an art that merges calculations with their own intuitive perceptions. For most astrologers the purported relationship between the celestial bodies and events on earth need not be causal, nor even scientific.
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Your moon sign can affect this as well.  \nLeos and Cancers can be very passionate together. Cancer is a mothering sign, while Capricorn can be a fathering - complimentary sign. I've read that Tauruses and Virgos are good, too.\nAs a Cancer, my closest friends have been other Cancers, Aquariuses, and Libras. Can't get along with Aries, Sagittarius, or Scorpio.
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Genesis 1:14 reads: And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years.\n\nAccording to the nativity story, astrology was used to identify and locate the birth of Jesus.\n\nI believe it was the dependency on fortune tellers rather than the idea of astrology that was considered wrong.
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Astrology is a science twisted into an Art. It can tell you where particular stars will be at a particular time in the future. The rest is conjecture built on the basis of data you provide and some cross checking of the Mathematical projection . Don't depend too much on it for accuracy. Modern Psychology and general knowledge can give better results in predicting what will happen to you.
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Astrology was first created with the basis that the planets and sun revolve around the earth.  Science has proven that that is not true.  Astrology still holds to that format.\nWhy would anyone believe, that the alignment of the stars, now proven to be incorrect over the years, will prove your daily destiny? \nWhy bother...
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When you were born does not determine your traits.  Heredity and environment determine your traits.  Astrology is mythology, and is useless in determine how a person will be, what will happen to them, or who they are compatable with.
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not necessarily their sign but Astrology does have some bearing on personality....tidal forces, magnetism, season, other planets all affect the way people live....any time a natural disaster hits people always act like maniacs because these things do affect our physical bodies......when the moon is full your body temperature rises a bit and people do all sorts of things they wouldnt normally do...it is a long and difficult science, yes science, to learn but it can accurately predict not the future, but the way someone might react in a given situation
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Astrology is just a game.  It is filled with deep insights like, "You feel under appreciated today," that apply to everyone.  What month you were born in has no effect on who you are.
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Why didnt you ask the astrologer?????? No one but God has those answers.....and it is our free will to make the choices. Do you know what kind of mate you really what?