Can We Believe in Stars?

Sometimes ago, a woman was arrested for shoplifting. She was not the first offender. She already had to her ‘credit’ two earlier convictions from the same offence. The defense counsel  realizing  the weight of  evidence against her  and coupled that  her  condemnable records, had  no alternative but  to advise her  to plead  guilty and promised  to beg  for a lenient  conviction. The woman adamantly refused and rather  surprisingly  requested for adjournment of the case  by a week; during this period, according to  her ‘stars’ forecast, she asserted, and due  to an influence  of a favorable planet, she can never  be found guilty. Stunned, bewildered and equally amused, the counsel hesitatingly gave in. Then, come the week and the case; she was discharged and acquitted on the flimsiest of excuses by the trial magistrate. The lawyer dumbfounded as he was, realized that there is more in the ‘stars’ than meets the eyes.

                           What is popularly known as the stars is the product of astrologers.  Astrology, as we are made to understand is a combination of two sciences: Astrology and Correspondences.  The former deals with sun, moon, planets and stars and strictly confines its research to knowledge of their sizes, distance and motion. Correspondence deals with the spiritual and physical influences of the same bodies upon each other, then upon the earth, and lastly upon the man.

                  Astrology originated from the mystical land of Chaldea from where the Egyptians charted the planets from lofty positions on their temples.  In those  days, horoscopes,  or charts showing  the positions of the  planets at  the moment a person is born, were  cast  only  for kings,  and used entirely for high  affairs  of state. Nowadays, there is no limit for its usage. Stars forecasts abound everywhere. Newspapers and other media attach importance to ‘stars’ columns, without doubt, they increase net sales.  The thing about astrology is that many people would like to believe it even if they do not work. It would be wonderful to know good things in advance, to make the necessary adjustment either to avoid or to minimize the fatality of such impending doom.