Living with Fate: The Lifestyle of Contemporary Astrologers
Astrologers are assumed to be a group of people whose lives are dictated by the stars. This position has been encouraged by ad hominem twentieth-century polemics where the astrologer is portrayed as a person of questionable mental ability who takes no responsibility for their life. These assumptions...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2019
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Journal for the study of religion, nature and culture
Year: 2019, Volume: 13, Issue: 1, Pages: 31-43 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Astrologer
/ Style of life
/ Fate
/ Determinism
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| IxTheo Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism AG Religious life; material religion AZ New religious movements CF Christianity and Science |
| Further subjects: | B
Horoscopes
B Spirituality B Determinism B Astrology B Lifestyle B Polemics B Fate |
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| Summary: | Astrologers are assumed to be a group of people whose lives are dictated by the stars. This position has been encouraged by ad hominem twentieth-century polemics where the astrologer is portrayed as a person of questionable mental ability who takes no responsibility for their life. These assumptions have been informed by the definition of fate from the Classical period of Marcus Tullius Cicero (106–43 BCE). In contrast, my research among English-speaking astrologers revealed that their lifestyle was one where beliefs about the nature of fate varied considerably from Cicero’s views and that they used their beliefs in three ways: as an aid for their spiritual development, as a tool for personal reflection, or as a means for life-planning. The astrologers in my research actively engaged with their lives using their beliefs about fate, understanding it like a life companion rather than a life dictator. |
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| ISSN: | 1749-4915 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of religion, nature and culture
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/jsrnc.38060 |