| This is literally a billion dollar question because the | | | | psychics. This is due to the fact that psychics |
| astrology industry makes billions every year. How | | | | often fortune telling readings and they may |
| did astrology grow into this huge industry and | | | | sometimes dip into astrology for these readings. |
| where did it start? Why do people turn to | | | | Psychics also do many other things that |
| astrology everyday? | | | | astrologers don't do. They will pull out a magic ball |
| A lot of confusion surrounds astrology and what | | | | and 'see' the future in it or connect to someone |
| is considered part of astrology. Personal astrology | | | | from the spirit world through it. They have tarot |
| is basically fortune telling, love compatibility, life | | | | decks that will 'reveal' some aspect of your life. |
| readings, and things along those lines. The key | | | | Some of them can even 'read' the lines in your |
| component to astrology is that it is based on the | | | | hands and tell you your future. These people are |
| day you were born, your birth month, your birth | | | | often just reading people and saying things based |
| time, or anything like that. Another part of | | | | on what you say or how you react to something. |
| astrology is the position of the planets, moon, and | | | | When these people are right it is often simply |
| sun on the day that you get your reading or the | | | | because you believe that they are right. The mind |
| day that you are asking about. But astrology isn't | | | | is a powerful thing and if you believe that you can |
| all about personal readings. | | | | do something, you will work towards that goal |
| Throughout history astrology has been used to | | | | and chances are that it will happen. It didn't |
| determine if a king should go into war or if a | | | | happen because a psychic said it would, it |
| country will have a financially successful year. | | | | happened because you believed that it would. |
| Historically if the astrologer was wrong, they | | | | A nonbeliever of astrology could probably argue |
| would be killed or suffer some horrible punishment | | | | the same point, life events happen because you |
| either way their astrology career would be over. | | | | believed they would. Here is where fate or |
| Nowadays people don't have to worry about | | | | destiny comes into play and not everyone |
| losing their lives when their reading is wrong. | | | | believes in fate or destiny. If everyone has a |
| It is the lack of punishment that has drawn so | | | | predetermined destiny then the planets and stars |
| many fake astrologers into the field. Anyone who | | | | are possibly the only things that could hold that |
| has any skill in reading people can sit down and | | | | information. Even the surface of the Earth is |
| give out readings. The problem is that these | | | | constantly changing but the location of the stars |
| readings are not based so much on astrology and | | | | and planets is set in the galaxy. They have seen |
| the position of the planets but on reading the | | | | everything that has happened on Earth and will |
| person. Instead of being astrology, it is more like | | | | continue to watch for eternity. If you need to |
| psychology. This is fake astrology. | | | | turn to something, they are the most stable |
| Some people may challenge the notion that any | | | | physical objects you can find. |
| astrology is real and they may have a lot of good | | | | Astrology being real or fake depends on if you |
| points. In reality astrology has been around almost | | | | find a real astrologer or a fake one. Unfortunately |
| longer than any religion. For people who truly | | | | successful fake ones are very good at reading |
| study the planets in relationship to people, they | | | | people and, frankly, good at being a con artist. It |
| are working with thousands of years of | | | | also depends on if you believe that you have a |
| knowledge that has been passed down. Very few | | | | predetermined destiny or not. If you believe that |
| jobs can make that claim. It is obvious that this | | | | you make your own fate, then you probably |
| kind of information is invaluable to predicting the | | | | have no use for an astrologer. The bottom line is |
| future for anyone or anything. | | | | that only you can answer the question 'Is |
| The line is often blurred between astrology and | | | | astrology real or fake?' for yourself. |