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Why does society try so hard to undermine astrology?
Maybe because most people are only aware of their sun sign, and they find it hard to believe that on any given day one twelfth of the population will experience whatever is predicted for that sun sign in the popular press.
When we consider the full natal chart then it becomes more intricate. Two people born on the same day may have very different ascendants, which in turn affects the houses and the areas of our lives affected by planetary influences.
And a Piscean born in 1995 will have a very different chart to a Piscean born in 1975, so the popular daily horoscope for Pisces cannot provide an accurate reading for both.
So it is not surprising that many people dismiss astrology, because their understanding of it is so limited.
Regarding long-term scientific studies, Michel Gauquelin did many such studies, and found significant correlations between people in certain professions and certain planets in their charts (sportspeople-Mars, actors-Jupiter, doctors-Saturn).
It would be interesting to look at the lives of unrelated people born in the same place at the same time, who would have exactly the same natal charts, to see if there were parallel events in their lives. But even in these cases there would be other factors such as karma, Soul purpose, family circumstances, etc, all of which would have some kind of effect.
Peace.
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