Is there any truth to Astrology?

Astrology: Fact or Fantasy?

My interest in the occult borders on fanaticism. I love to read about and explore a variety of esoteric topics like spiritualism, tarot, astrology, Kabbalah, mediumship, and life after death. I suppose this has something to do with my endless search for the meaning of life and my obsession with death and the afterlife. Now don’t get me wrong, I love the physical world and I have an astute respect for science. However, I also have a burning desire to “peek behind the veil” and see a glimpse of something, anything, that will prove to me without a doubt that there is life beyond this world.

Until this point in my life, I have only dipped my toe in the ocean of knowledge that comprises the field of astrology. I have a pretty firm understanding of the 12 zodiacal signs and their characteristics. When someone gives me their birthday I can name their corresponding astrological sign about 90% of the time. This is all about to change. I’m about to dive right into that ocean.

Recently I purchased a book from Books-a-Million entitled The Only Astrology Book You’ll Ever Need. The book was $19.99 and I couldn’t resist buying it, especially because it claimed to have a direct link to a website where you could get your free custom astrological birth chart. Had I bought it on Amazon, I may have discovered before tonight that this book was published a long time ago, and the link to the website has long since expired. There would be no easy birth chart with the corresponding pages highlighted for me. However, I felt better when I realized that you can easily get a free astrological birth chart from a variety of astrology websites.

Tonight I sought out my birth chart and immediately began interpreting it. The first thing I noticed was that on my chart the Sun was in the 8th house – the house of death, regeneration, and legacies. I became alarmed when it suggested that people who have the Sun in their 8th house can suffer from the early loss of their father or husband. Terrified, I dug a little deeper, and was deeply relieved upon reading that the loss of a father doesn’t necessarily have to be a physical death, but rather can refer to the loss of relationship due to a lack of emotional support (this describes my relationship with my father perfectly). Over the course of an hour I read interpretations from many different astrology websites and was stunned at how clearly the descriptions fit me.

The Sun in the 8th House (taken from www.Freespiritmind.com):

Natives who have their natal Sun placed in the 8th house are illuminating the obscure meanings of death, sex and the occult. No matter which their Sun sign is, they become quite Scorpionic in their character, have deep desires and a very strong will. For them, power is very important while sex is a mystical experience of death and rebirth.

This Sun placement creates an urge to go deep into the mysteries of life and death. Such individuals are very interested in discovering the meanings of life, constantly seeking for answers on whether death is the final destination or we continue towards somewhere else. These interests make them attracted to the occult, and they can reach tremendous knowledge about such kind of issues. Observing the big picture of how life functions makes them difficult to be satisfied by common experience and everyday reality. Nevertheless, this placement attracts a lot of supernatural experiences, and many of them are permanently transforming them. Everything that is unexplored or taboo for the masses, fascinates them and attracts them. This is also a reason for the masses to slightly fear them, or consider them morbid and dark.

For those of you who know me, you may find this description of the Sun in the 8th house very interesting and frighteningly accurate. As I mentioned before, I am very interested in the occult and I have a borderline unhealthy obsession with death. I even have the words, “The trouble is you think have time” tattooed on my ribs as a constant reminder of death and an encouragement to live every day to the fullest. Most recently I had my grandmother’s names (both of my grandmothers were named Betty) tattooed on my wrist as a way to honor their influence in my life (my last grandmother passed away on May 13th of this year).

I have only begun my journey into a fuller understanding of astrology, but I am so excited on this new venture. For me, this quick exploration into my birth chart affirms that astrology is definitely more fact than fantasy.

Please comment below if you would like me to draft an interpretation of your birth chart. I’ll be doing two free birth chart interpretations and will choose two people below. To do so, I’ll need the following information:

• Name
• Date of Birth
• Time of Birth (as close as possible)
• City, State, and Country of Birth