A question about Astrology

[solara]

Hi hi

My son asked these questions and I could not answer them with any kind of real authority other than just my own understanding and intuition:

From where does the validity of Astrology emanate? Are we just imposing our own paradigm on the signs and planets? For instance, how does Mercury govern Virgo and, beyond that, why is Virgo an Earth sign? The Sun seems self evident, since it is made of fire.. but who is to say that it rules Leo and why, except for the fact that Leo is a summer month - so is July and June and now even September. Mercury's movements are said to influence communication..why? is it because of the planet's name? Why do we believe that the planets govern the signs and that the signs are blueprints for our lives and who gave them their attributes? When a planet is in retrograde, does it really affect us? Or are we just believing that reality since we have done so for years?

Is it rather like the attributes humans impose on the Christian God, or any god of any organized religion? Not to even remotely suggest that Astrology is a religion.. but it seems like humans tend to do stuff like that.

I thought about it a lot and I can see my son's points about all this

I am just now learning to seek beyond the Sun Sign. the Rising and Moon..so, I am sure these questions are all very easy to explain for someone who has studied Astrology ..

I am actually feeling a little foolish even asking about this, since I have an innate understanding of Astrology that is personal and very difficult to put into words..I also throw Tarot and Runes so it is not like I am a total nube. [url=http://www.cosgan.de/smilie.php][img][/img][/url]

Thanks and Namaste

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