User:Vialuna9

I am a serious professional astrologer for over 22 years amongst many other things. The field of Astrology is fascinating and at the source of much of ancient as well as modern civilization. Almost all religion is based on the astrological archetypes. Zodiacs are to be found all over the world, in particular Washington DC. Zodiac signs and symbols are found everywhere as logos for major corporations and businesses. Many great people in history not only believed in it, but practiced it seriously. Very few of them believed in other controversial subjects. Isaac Newton, while not an astrologer studied the occult, especially alchemy (as a philosophy, not chemistry) which is based on astrological-planetary archetypes. Shakespeare's writings are full of astrological ideas, many quite sophisticated which indicates that he was not a dabbler. Chaucer the father of English literature was a practicing astrologer and even wrote a book on it. Many Catholic Popes were astrologers or employed astrologers. Most Royalty had astrologers. A number of American presidents other than Reagan consulted astrologers. The great scientists, Galileo, Kepler and Brahe were practicing astrologers. My favorites are John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison who all consulted with professional astrologers. The list of astrology supporters is very impressive and I believe it is hard to argue with and it includes, heads of corporations, Hollywood stars, world leaders, top musicians, geniuses and many highly educated people.

So while I love astrology, the modern world of astrology is in bad shape mostly because of the astrologers themselves. Unfortunately, the astrology community does not self regulate and in general is an embarrassment in so many ways. It is no wonder astrology has very little credibility. There is a lot of bad, as well as unproven information disseminated in books and on the internet. There is blatant self-promotion everywhere. Sun Sign astrology is nonsense (but does provide a modest income for a few astrologers) but is an obvious target for critics and skeptics, and rightly so. The other side of the coin is the way the media presents astrology as crystal gazing and fortune telling, which is very far from real astrology. Those of us who love astrology as a true philosophy don't need validation or acceptance and we do not support the bad astrology that pervades society and the media.