Pisces Paradox

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Anonymous wrote: "hello! I'm a Pisces, i really believe i truly am, i feel like i almost totally belong, and alot of what i've read about pisces sums who i am up! you might think im just being weird here so sorry if you do! But i don't really understand how astrology works, and the whole zodiac system - i almost think it's spooking, like the postioning of planets and when you are born defining your characteristics andd who you are? - please could you tell me a bit more about this?"

Please don’t quote me on any of this, I’m pulling from memory here. 

Okay, so, in the most simplest terms: Astrology is the searching for meaning in the sky. I believe the first documentation of the use of astrology was back in ancient civilizations— I can’t tell you which one, but it’s an old practice. It was popular in Ancient Greece, for example. In modern day, Astrology is considered a pseudoscience— a “fake science.” This is because Astrology is usually perceived/presented as a scientific practice (as its original use was for science), but it has no empirical evidence to support it. 

Technically, yes, Astrology does make the claim that the positioning of constellations/planets on the time of your birth has an affect on your personality. Additionally, Astrology also makes a claim that there is a relationship between astronomical phenomena and events in the human world. 

( Personally, I don’t try and present astrology as a pseudoscience. If you’ve ever looked at my “about the blog” page, you’d see that I think of it more along the lines of a belief. In fact, there are religions that incorporate astrology, :c so I think it’s a bit offensive to go around saying it’s definitively a pseudoscience! )

Personally, I try to advocate the use of astrology as more of a guide, or a tool. Perhaps akin to a personality test, like Myers Briggs Type Indicator. The things you read about your sign(s) in astrology may or may not be accurate about yourself, but I believe you still have the ability to learn about yourself from whatever you read, and self-reflect. 

Anyways, to elaborate about the aspects within astrology: Astrology looks at the position of the Sun, Moon, and the planets, to give a prediction on your overall personality. You said you believe yourself to be a pisces, but technically a Pisces is someone who was born between February 19/20 - March 20. (This is because the Sun transits between the 330°-360° of celestial longitude.)

There’s really a lot of aspects to astrology, which can get very confusing because of the terminology. If you’re interested in learning more, I’d visit some websites like Astro, Astrology, and CafeAstrology.