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| "There’s no shortage of silly ego-flattery in pop astrology – telling people what they want to hear and neutralizing any desire in them to improve themselves. Often such astrology encourages people to blame their problems on everyone else or on their “bad aspects.” In every case, it’s “me, me, me” – and that’s the definition of egocentricity." ~ Steven Forrest |
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Horoscopes and Astrology
Cave paintings tell us that humans were observing the stars more than 30,000 years ago already. These ancient people started the idea that the bright dots in the night sky connect to resemble humans and animals.
Giving the position of the stars a personal meaning is much older than the non-committal horoscopes that show up in little newspaper columns, or now on websites. Where the stars are in relation to landmarks on Earth has been serious business for a long time.
Ancient Egyptians aligned their pyramids with the north as deceased pharaohs would become stars in the northern sky. Of course, Earth doesn't move in a perfect circle and what looks like a perfect northern direction one year, looks like something else entirely some decades later. Not to mention thousands of years later.
Stonehenge in the UK, the Alignments of Carnac in France, Sarmizegetusa Regia in Romania, or the Odry Stone Circles in Poland are all ancient reminders that humans were somewhat obsessed with pointing immovable objects at the sky.
Horoscopes are rooted in astrology as they rely on the observation of celestial objects to come to certain conclusions about the past and the future. Astrology is not a spiritual practice in itself, but the idea that the movements of the stars can be interpreted and linked to luck, misery, fertility, drought, and many more earthly issues is rooted in the desire to believe something bigger is in charge.
Ancient cultures often integrated astrology into religious practices. As writers, it's a good idea to at least have a cursory idea about some of the religions that rely on astrology for their rites and rules. Fiction usually has a sky, and if anything, I've seen fiction have more stars, moons, livable planets, space ships than we can see from Earth.
Writers who don't believe in astrology or horoscopes can still look to the stars for inspiration. Whether imagining animals, people, or something new; it's going to be accepted without much question if it comes from the sky.
Stars: Are they divine future tellers or are they just night lights? |
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Replies to my last Spiritual newsletter "Pilgrimage" that asked Did you ever wonder why some of the most impressive religious buildings are on hills or mountains?
Quick-Quill  wrote: We don't do pilgrimages per se. Our church has camp meetings every year at our headquarters here in Portland. Each year, people from all over the world come here for these two weeks. Now, we also have the same type of meetings held in the Midwest, Southeast, Norway, UK, and others worldwide. The largest attended is in Lagos, Nigeria, where over ten thousand attend. Still, the one at the headquarters is the goal of many. I must add that many attendees step onto this small plot of land and feel the presence of God's spirit where, for over 100 years, God has performed miracles of life changes and healings. It is Holy Ground.
That sounds like a very great place to visit.
JCosmos  wrote: Interesting comments and discussion. In Korean Buddhism temples were usually located deep in mountains and required quite a journey to get to the temple. But visitors were usually given free meals and there were places to stay nearby. Japanese and Chinese Buddhist temples were also often located in mountains which were seen as spiritual places according to local shamanistic traditions. Most Korean temples have a shrine to the mountain spirit called Sanshin. The mountain spirit is usually depicted as an old man smoking a pipe surrounded by tigers. there are quite a few Buddhist complexes located near big cities these days, but most of the bigger temples tend to be in mountain villages.
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