{"id":33,"date":"2010-08-05T21:13:36","date_gmt":"2010-08-05T21:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blacksenses.com\/?p=33"},"modified":"2010-08-06T13:04:33","modified_gmt":"2010-08-06T13:04:33","slug":"does-your-sign%e2%80%a6seal-and-deliver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.blacksenses.com\/?p=33","title":{"rendered":"What is your sign?"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a><\/a>\"\"<\/a>I used to read my horoscope almost every day.\u00c2\u00a0Questioning how accurate they were in describing my attitude or disposition for that day. Sometimes, it seemed to be true and of course, other times they were false. After a while, I started to dig further. I would read books and articles online to give me a better explanation for how it works. I wanted to see what kind of person I am or could be. At times, I actually came to believe that someone’s birth chart, could teach you about that person’s temperament and how they see the world.<\/p>\n

Through conversation, I found that some people get very involved in this belief. They truly believe that zodiac signs tell their fate and hold the key to their future. Often they lean on various sources to give them insight to what will happen next, to some it is guidance, and for others, it is just for fun and entertainment purposes. For me, it was more on the entertainment side of it. I did not even find it ingenuous. I think it is only true if you have faith that it will happen. The whole thing made me wonder\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 where and when did Zodiac signs get started?<\/p>\n

According to Wikipedia, Zodiac denotes an annual cycle of twelve stations along the ecliptic, the apparent path of the sun across the heavens through the constellations that divide the ecliptic into twelve equal zones of celestial longitude\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 or whatever that means!<\/p>\n

It is funny how history repeats itself because the ancient Greeks planned their lives around astrological influences too. If the sun and planets were positioned in a certain way, the Greeks believed they had an affect a person\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s life and future events based on their location.<\/p>\n

After a while, it became too much for me. I could not go any further because by giving it that much thought, I was on a path of idolatry. I felt like I was giving these beliefs too much attention. The simple fact that one could dig so deep into a belief that mapping out the stars could predict the occurrences in a day, seemed to be against my religious beliefs. I had to stay away because it became more than entertainment to me. It cannot inform you on how things should be. There was no way I could truly believe that \u00e2\u20ac\u0153everything happens for a reason\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and that \u00e2\u20ac\u0153it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s in God\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s hands\u00e2\u20ac\u009d then at the same time, believe that I could predict my future. I look at it this way; I am an Aries, who was born in April. My life started at a different point then someone else who was born in April. With the changing seasons, different upbringing, and geographical differences, brings different moods, behaviors and lessons. Signs only explain similarities that each person born within that particular time period share. It does not explain other influences. The fact that your parents could have different signs and different traits can affect who you are and how you handle things. My parents are a Scorpio and a Virgo. While growing up, I might have adopted some of their characteristics that are contrary to an Aries.<\/p>\n

Therefore, I do believe that they hold some truth but I am not going to govern my life based on my sign. People find ways to \u00e2\u20ac\u0153judge a book by its cover\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and this is a primary example. If you fall victim to these beliefs you will have already judged somebody you do not even know. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153What did you say your sign is? Oh, you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re one of them!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 That is just not reasonable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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