This makes my blood boil, I mean we all know the astrology is bullshit but another level of stupidity, is to assign to people characteristics that are stereotypical to that animal! Like, a goat? That means you must be stubborn! … I mean really? If ancient greeks would call this a snake, would you say that person is a trickster?
… ah look at me, trying to find a reason in astrology
The origin is that the Sumeriens kept records of important events to check if there was a correlation between the stars and the events. So in its origin, it was scientific.
I know the post is about astrology, but let’s not forget astronomy.
One “tells you your future”. The other tells you where you’re located and what season it - quite esoteric knowledge today, but very necessary centuries and millenia ago.
This makes my blood boil, I mean we all know the astrology is bullshit but another level of stupidity, is to assign to people characteristics that are stereotypical to that animal! Like, a goat? That means you must be stubborn! … I mean really? If ancient greeks would call this a snake, would you say that person is a trickster?
… ah look at me, trying to find a reason in astrology
The origin is that the Sumeriens kept records of important events to check if there was a correlation between the stars and the events. So in its origin, it was scientific.
I know the post is about astrology, but let’s not forget astronomy.
One “tells you your future”. The other tells you where you’re located and what season it - quite esoteric knowledge today, but very necessary centuries and millenia ago.