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The validity of birth astrology is hardly questioned on this page. It is here to assist or support basic handling fitness of handy ones with hearts and heads. Basic handling routines are sketched, and with interesting side-lights into things Jesus taught at his best, in the heyday of his power. See right below the table of contents.
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Supporting "well medleys" are presupposed
throughout:Basic routines of fair study
HOW VALID birth astrology could be or become, will not always appear as a topic on our astro-lore pages, as we refer in hopefully not too biased ways for most part.Our main reasons are: One should first investigate things thoroughly and well; next assort things better if that is possible; next strive to present one's findings on top of the choices that went into the quest, and do it is fair, very unbiased ways. The content on this page is of that sort: It presents, exposes, and does hardly evaluate the wisdom inside each and any tenet inside the medley.
We hope you understand: evaluation comes next, and has to look at both moral and assorted research findings (verifications, limited or otherwise). Such a standard procedure works against bossy dogmatism in its ways. They are fair and good also.
As a health-giver, Jesus vouches for solid, fit inspections that matter. And to reach sound and sensible conclusions, which typically are outcomes of sane judgements, this procedure helps. [See John 7;24]
Findings that are presented in neat and metaphorical ways can turn into great help for boys and girls and upwards - even the common publich. Sweet and tender figures of speach often eases the way up and throughout life. Jesus always used to present his sanity-helping tenets in metaphors, for the sake of his "general public" [See Matthew 13].
In the non-canonical but probably authentic Gospel of Thomas, the very first passage (loggion), Jesus also talks for interpretive skills. Many figures of speech needs okay interpretations to become "solidified" so that one can make deft use of them. Go for that. It happens to comes in handy lots of times.
Thus, in attunement with and "on top of" handed over parables and metaphors, we may eventually rise into mastery of something. That is called handling, and it should matter, deeply matter. Good and decent handling is helped by very good items. "Good utensils can manage half the work", and so on. Professional instructions come in handy on top of that again -
Thus, let there be large enough room for evaluation and sanity in the Christian life. The basics of a standard process have been etched here. Smaller facets may need to be modified. We leave those sides of it for now. Thus: In order to become tidy mentally and capable of good and hopefully rewarding work at its best, have a look at how to lessen and avoid the harsh diseases of bossy dogmatism. You could profit from it yourself, after all is said and done.
Presented astrology
IF YOU love astrology without insight into how it probably works, you may end up in trouble. Many aside-things may work fairly well if they are handled for what they are, not solely what they appear to be through such as common agreements. These two may differ. One had better prepare for that.Here we take the stand that astrology in the West looks much like an art, and as such a cognitive art, one that pertains to thinking. Many seem to find refreshing benefits from dealing with arts. Beware of that.
There are basic skills and routines involved in an art. If they are handled, results may easily be fortcoming and some may look impressive. That's part of how the art fare may work along general lines.
Further, arts may be studied and taught. If so, the art parts of handy and clean astrology could work well, through "schooling system" in general. It has to do with acceptance and who's on top of that again, and so on in widening circles.
We happen to know that astrology is like a river-bed. The segments from antiquity include many favourable myths that appeared to get their own "life". Many Greek myths and other myths are of this interesting kind. Sigmund Freud and Freudians went into myths and inspected them in the light of the knowledge or suppositions they had acquired in their days. Swiss Dr. Carl Jung went further and eventually asserted uncommonly deep faith in astrology as a practicing clinical psychiatrist. He dropped the river-bed to look better towards the stream of astrology in so doing.
There are many others like him. Dr. Jung formed a school of self-explorative thought. It's called analytic psychology. Nowadays professional councellors take up astrology to get thoughts and a common ground for assertions - it may help, it could mar - but profitable practice and school training in astrology is there. The sagacity or wisdom of such fare are not the subject of this little sketch.
Some basic assertions one may come across is that astrology (used in a wide sense) is a living influence on at least a quarter of mankind. [See Aeb] Such a figure indicates that at least one half of mankind could profit from getting well schooled in dealing with astrology. The fancying yes-folks; the no-fancying klutzes, and maybe some that have not made up their minds like that - yet. There are many kinds and sorts of people, many sorts of handed-over astrology as well. Not all facets may seem clean enough to get fit.
By and large, astrology is an interesting subject: per se, how it is built up; based on many world-civilisations and the traditions stemming from some of them; and then there are the immense possibilities of a market - a market for schools, universities and others that adjust their efforts to markets and profits; finally there are research bent individuals - they may be the best ones around for what we know, or what?
Some fools don't see great markets and arenas of education and better cultivation of things; some manage it but will risk little. And then there are the fertile and sound hearts that could favour from fair study in general - and astrology as a subject can be a vortex in such a fit study.
In Europe of today there are many risks involved in trying to study subjects that in themselves should be fair and fit or okay. Astrology studies are not favoured in most universities, not taught in most of them, and there are "brick walls" against even considering that.
Thus, if the main need is to be welcomed and accepted, find another subject to look into - and then there are the biased scoffers and fools around. They may not be capable of investigating things first-hand themselves, but just play low for profit in the set ways they may have cme across. Be prepared for that.
Another fix is that of being subject to hear-say and next victim of it. Astrological lore as handed over may look like a medley teaching, and may be it. Fools believe things they are fond of hearing, but without even trying to ascertain how true the accepted nuggets might be. That's their problem.
In between these sketched poles we find earnest studying ones. Put in other words: Between Scylla and Charybdis Ulysses found a route to sail and row. Thus: it helps to discern between the negative jerk and scoffers that have not investigated nor learnt fair play in their deals; the just as jerky admirers that never question in the open; and the fair ones. We hope you are among them. A hallmark: They should be better schooled than fools, and have not succumbed completely to rigmarole to be accepted.
Before we question or gainsay the handed-over stuff, it has to be presented on its own terms. First inspect and present nicely as fit, then reach onwards toward sane and fair judgement. That's the gist of it for those who mean to adhere to gospel thoughts such as,
"Stop judging by mere appearances, and make a right judgement." - Jesus, in John 7:24.
One should learn to present well - and solid rendition forms part of it.
Those who think this is a bold attack on astrology, are mistaken.
