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Aries
You're supposedly independent,
identifying with champions, heroes, sports stars and pioneers. Arian women
love getting their own way and Arian men love sport. Well, that's not so
surprising really, quite a lot of people do, including Arians. The
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Taurus
Taureans are supposed to be
practical, money-conscious and swayed by beauty. You like the natural
world, music, money and values. It would be really nice to know what your
true, essential personality is so you can find your real self and know
which direction to go in. Astrology says your personality is determined by
an influence from the planets on your life. But what is this 'astrological
force' from the planets? It's never been detected, and astrologers don't
even pretend to know what sort of force it might be. |
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Gemini
You're supposed to be
well-informed, witty and forever young. And who wouldn't want to be? But
when psychology tests have been done on large numbers of people to see if
their personalities really line up with what they're supposed to be
because of their star sign, they didn't. Lots of people would like
astrology to be true and lots of tests have been done on it, but none of
them have proved that it's true. |
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Cancer
Cancerians are said to be
house-proud, and to love their families and homeland. So if you were born
in Cancer, this should come out in your personality profile. But when
astrologers have been tested to see if they could match personality
profiles with astrological birth-charts, they've been very unsuccessful.
But at least our astrological charts give us something we can believe in.
It's better than not knowing what to believe at all. |
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Leo
People with Leo signs are meant to
be confident, dignified and creative. They're supposed to have got that
way because of the influence of planets on them at the time they were
born. But why is the moment we're born so important? Why didn't the stars
influence us from the moment we were conceived? |
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Virgo
Virgo people are said to be good
writers or teachers, and quite health-conscious. This sounds a good thing
to be, so I guess if you wanted this kind of child you'd try to make sure
they were born in Virgo; that means, when the sun is in the same part of
the sky as the constellation Virgo. Astrology books say that's August
24-September 23, but astronomy charts show the sun and Virgo in different
parts of the sky at that time. The position of the stars is wrong, so if
astrology is right, all the Virgos are behaving differently to what they
should be. |
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Libra
Librans, astrology charts say, are
diplomatic and fair, and romantic lovers. It's quite likely that someone
whose sign is Libra would agree with this. That's not just saying Libran
people are conceited; just that everybody likes to hear nice things about
themselves. It's actually a psychological fact that we're very likely to
agree with positive descriptions of ourselves, whatever the description
actually is. It's just part of human nature. So when we read our stars we
recognise ourselves in them; they usually say such lovely, positive
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Scorpio
Scorpians are said to be passionate
and intense. They also have a dark, mysterious side, which sounds very
exciting. But if that's caused by the influence of the planets, what about
the new ones? Three new planets have been discovered in the last two
centuries. Does that mean before that astrologers were all wrong? How did
they work out what the new planets were supposed to do to people's
personalities? |
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Sagittarius
You are meant to be funny,
adventurous, and like exploring new things. Your future holds exciting
possibilities. Everyone wants to know what the future is and have some
assurance that it will be good. It's so scary otherwise. We want to have
something that will give us confidence in the future, some hope that it
will turn out well. Astrology helps us feel comfortable about the
future. |
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Capricorn
Your star-sign tells you that you
are patient and reliable and are careful builders. One good thing about
knowing your sign is that it's supposed to tell you which other people
you're compatible with. That way you can find the right partner, and be
confident that the relationship will work. Does that mean I can treat
someone badly, because I know their star-sign is all right?
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Aquarius
Aquarians are described as unusual,
individual and unconventional. Hearing that sort of thing is a comforting
message, if you happen to be feeling lonely or lost in the crowd. It tells
you there's nothing wrong with you; you are the way you're supposed to be.
It's a crazy world, and we want to have some comfort. So we turn to things
that will give us meaning and comfort, like astrology, even though there's
hardly any reason to believe it's true or it works. Wouldn't it be heaps
better to have a God who was real, and true, and who we knew loved
us? |
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Pisces
People born in Pisces are said to
be sensitive, imaginative and kind. They produce works of art and can be
deeply humanitarian. But does that really help you? What if you know the
person who controls the future. What if you know that he loves you deeply
and that your future is leading to God's kingdom--and that nothing can
take that away from you? Wouldn't that be better?
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