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cokeslutgarbage@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

That’s how I feel about astrology. A horoscope is just a prompt for self reflection. But it’s fun when something feels woo woo or predictive or relatable because… its fun, idk. Its spooOoOoOoKy, it’s fun, it’s cute. Star charts are a skill you have to learn, it’s a hobby, it makes your brain work.

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HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
yup. i like tarot. it gives me a prompt from which to examine my own thoughts.

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GreenShimada@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
The irony of finding two other woo-tolerant Lemmites in this comm.

Once I learned that astrology points to themes of influence on a time frame, it made a lot more sense. Taking it literally and thinking everything is confirmation bias is how people dismiss it. There’s more than a few people that have correctly nailed a lot of big events, it’s more about technique it seems. Nick Dagen Best published a book I think in 2013 or 2016 that is hitting hard right now - totally called Trump 2 and stuck to his guns on that.

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- HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
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Digit@lemmy.wtf ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
I like maps. I like puzzles. Astrology’s both.

First got intrigued when in my ignorant militant atheism dogma phase, and someone managed to discern my sun sign, just by my appearance and behaviours. I have since gone on to do the same to others, typically with as much world-view-changing astonishment in them as I experienced.

Can’t be bunk if that can be done.

The observable profiling reality of it, does open minds to wondering about what’s the astrological weather like.

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- AppleTea@lemmy.zip ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  To put on my obnoxious skeptic hat, it sounds like you are analyzing how the historical conditions of people’s upbringing affects each generations’ behaviors and mannerisms. Just, with an astrological chart rather than with a calendar.
  
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  - Digit@lemmy.wtf ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    
    it sounds like you are analyzing how the historical conditions of people’s upbringing affects each generations’ behaviors and mannerisms.
    
    I do not know how it sounds like that to you. Seems a strong non sequitur. Maybe I’m missing something. Care to elaborate how you made this leap?
    
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    AppleTea@lemmy.zip ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    People who grew up around the same time and geography have the same historical pressures on what behaviors they learn. Obviously outcome varies a lot individual to individual, but it creates broad trends among large groups. Sorting chronologically brings those trends to the forefront.
    
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