A diverse and constantly updating source of astrology-themed content, Astrodispatch is edited by Elsa P, astrologer and author of ElsaElsa - The Astrology Blog.
To reach the editor, please visit our contact page.
- dana: I agree on your Scorpio points, being one myself. The inten...
- Monica Starr: Libra Rising also needs to check on the correct spelling of ...
- Danielle: As a young girl in the 1960s, I loved spending Sunday aftern...
- Michael: I have the fifth in Cap also. I have a hard time trusting ro...
- Shelley Ackerman: Ahoy there Libra Rising- You may wanna check on Victoria's...
- satori: urg. they didn't select for the inconjunct. I have adopted...
- Clance': I like you new look! Lot's of new posts coming up by the way...
Astrology Explored » The Consulting Astrologer: Some Questions We Just Can’t (Or Won’t) Answer
October 8th, 2008 @ 7:50 am by Astrology Explored
October 8, 2008
In the email box came this question:
[complete birth data] MY GOD SON. ANY HEALTH, CAREER, INFO TO GUIDE HIM
WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
MY FRIEND SAYS SOMETHING CATOSTROPHIC WILL HAPPEN WORLD WIDE ON OR ABOUT OCT.14, 2008……DO YOU HAVE ANY INPUT OR A CHART(WHEEL) FOR THIS DATE?
THX…D.D.
So what is an astrologer to do? First, I don’t answer questions about a third party without their permission. Its an invasion of privacy. Not to say I didn’t used to, but after wrestling with the question, I came down on the conservative side of the issue. So please don’t ask.
Second, the ambiguous question of “something” catastrophic will happen “world wide.” Are you talking the “End of the World” here, because I just don’t see it. And I wouldn’t. People have been talking about the “End of the World” for forever, and it just hasn’t happened yet, despite all the Universe’s best shots. I’m not an “End Times” kind of girl, I don’t believe that God is laying in wait to destroy some of his/her best creations for some twisted version of “Divine Justice”. And please don’t tell me I am going to Hell for my beliefs. A family member told that to my children years ago, so I taught them about the fallacy of hell, so they wouldn’t have to worry about their mother.
There are people who challenge prognosticators with the idea that if prediction were possible we would all be able to predict world events. Let me disabuse you of that notion.
I’ve been making predictions since I was twelve, via tarot cards, so I think I have a fairly good grasp of the mechanics of how they are made. First, you need to divorce yourself from your preconceptions about any event. Your own prejudices about a matter must be set aside. This is tricky, because eventually you will have to put your impressions to people, places and things in context. Ojectivity is essential. Second, you must be in some way attracted to the energy of the event. Third, and with astrology, a chart of a day in and of itself applies to the entire day for every human on the planet. You need to compare it to something to make a relevant statement about it, even it is just a location and a time frame. This is what I did when I wrote about the two women lost in Alaska and I told all of you that the women were just lost, not dead as some feared, which was proved to be true.
And lastly, for the purposes of this column, please don’t ask for a general reading. A good general reading takes hours worth of work, and you and this network isn’t paying me my going rate for that. Please ask one question, about you and I’ll do my best. Oh, and don’t ask me when you are going to die. As I found out personally, apparently,some of us have multiple check out points where our souls make the decision when to cross over. That darn free will thing again.
If any of you want to make your predictions on October 14, 2008, fire away.
If you have a question you would like answered on these pages, send your question, birth time, birth date and birth place to starrynightastro@aol.com.
