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Every example of predictive astrology follows the the universe isn’t linear and doesn’t abide by the Law of
same model. e astrologer describes an event
that happened in the past, and shows the charts that illustrate whatever tool is being demonstrated. e astrologer explains how the tool perfectly describes the event, and everyone is impressed.
We assume that we’ve seen a demonstration of cause and e ect. We unconsciously envision the hands of a universal clock, and assume that the moment a particular trigger perfected, it caused the corresponding event. More importantly, we assume that by studying enough examples of how these triggers show up in past events that we can identify future triggers and predict future events. In many ways, this is the fundamental assumption astrologers have about predictive
astrology.
And it’s wrong.
It’s wrong because we’re confusing
coincidence with causality. It’s wrong because we assume that “precise”
and “exact” apply to the
dimension of time as well as
to the angular relationship between the planets. And most of all, it’s wrong because
Cause and E ect.
One of the limitations of the linear mind is that we see coincidence but assume causality.
is is a classical logical fallacy: post hoc ergo propter hoc. It means that we see two or more events in a sequence and assume that the events are related and caused each
other. Because Y followed X, we believe that X caused Y. e truth is that X and Y are unrelated and just happened
to coincide with each other.
For example, you nally get around to washing your
car, and the moment you nish, it starts to rain. Even though it’s
silly, and you make a joke of it, your immediate, unconscious perception is that it rained
becauseyouwashedyourcar. When we consider the
astrology of past events, we’re really seeing a
picture of the context. is is still valuable.
Analyzing the astrology
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