Astrology Quotes By Famous People

"There shall be signs in the Sun, the Moon, and the Stars..." said Jesus Christ.

The importance of the stars and planets in astrology is paramount. A person's desires and destiny, his fate and fortune, his success and failures are said to be affected by the planetary positions and movements. Horoscope reading and consultations based on a person’s birth chart (the image of planetary positions and constellations) astrology affects people from all walks of life in their daily lifestyle.

Early man used to consider Astrology as one of the ancient forms of science. And till date some still do believe it. Astrologers know by study that the stars, Sun, Moon and the planets reflect a symbolical uniqueness to each of us. Perfunctory investigation reveals the sincere possibilities for health astrology as well.

Based on this faith and belief Hippocrates pointed out, "A physician without the knowledge of astrology has no right to call himself a physician ... There is one common flow, one common breathing, all things are in sympathy”.

Nicholas Culpepper, who lived in the 17th century, was a great doctor, botanist and herbalist. He too was convinced of the utility of astrology in medicine that he went so far as to say that only astrologers are fit to study medicine. Not only so, he also told that a medical man without astrology is like a lamp without oil. The sayings of these and other great men should nearly convince us that the study of astrology will prove invaluable to the doctor and the layman, who are always eager to know the nature of disease to which they are prone to and the necessary steps that may be taken to avoid them.

The excellent mixture of science, art and craft is known as astrology. Benjamin Franklin once quoted, "Courteous Reader, Astrology is one of the most ancient Sciences, held in high esteem of old, by the Wise and the Great. Formerly, no Prince would make War or Peace, nor any General fight in Battle, in short, no important affair was undertaken without first consulting an Astrologer."

Since ages, astrology is looked upon as a study of predictive science. The subject remains mysterious and has no ends, no matter how much of knowledge is acquired on the same. This characteristic of astrology makes it an interesting science. No science or art is more interesting, instructive and useful to mankind in contributing to his advancement than this magnificent science of Astrology.

If seen from the perspective of astrology, it is not a very difficult task to predict certain events, lines of business and professions or the fate of a particular company or even that of a stock broker from the study of this sublime science.

Probably, based on this aspect of astrology Donald Regan once said, "It's common knowledge that a large percentage of Wall Street brokers use astrology."

Predictions related to stock markets and investments are dependent on the eclipses. Solar eclipse is one of the most important determining factors in predicting the stock market and trading business. Though eclipses are rare, but their occurrence do affects the stock market to a great extent. Rahu eclipse may cause an up-trend in the market; while the market may experience a downtrend as a result of Ketu eclipse.

From these perspectives, it can be concluded that there is nothing wrong in applying the astrology and the astrological methods for the purpose of searching our soul mate, as long as we do not become puppets of the mystical world.

Said Richard Dawkins, "We should take astrology seriously. No, I don't mean we should believe in it. I am talking about fighting it seriously instead of humoring it as a piece of harmless fun."