Why Astrology Isn't Real Science

[panfluteman]

16. Astrology is a science, but it is a different kind of science than reductionistic modern science.

It's more holistic and metaphysical in its orientation. And using astrology, I have been able to find out very specific things and information that has been very useful in helping my clients - and many times, they have asked me, "How the heck did you know that?" And my answer is that I read the stars - call it stellar literacy, if you will. And the degree of precision you can get in the information you obtain depends on how well your stellar literacy skills are developed and honed - it's just like how well you can read a book depends on how literate you are. I spend several hours on peparation and basic planetary calculations before giving a consultation, and believe me, it's hard and intricate work, but absolutely necessary if you want to do a good job as an astrologer.

You talk about astronomy evolving our of astrology, but in truth, before the Age of Enlightenment, both sciences were one. Johannes Kepler was the last astronomer who was also an astrologer - and now, the leading astrology school in the United States, Kepler University, in Seatlle Washington, which is where I learned how to play the panflute, is named after him. Sir Isaac Newton was also a student and practitioner of astrology, and of alchemy as well. When his friend Mr. Haley, the discoverer of Haley's Comet, derided him for his belief in astrology, Newton basically told him to shut up and not pontificate about something he knew nothing about, saying to him, "You haven't studied astrology; I have."