Message #24739

[ding dong]

I've read those passages many times from Yogananda's autobiography. He is simply saying that there are good astrologers and there are bad ones. This is what you'd expect in any field I guess. But still you must realize that those reassuring words are not proof of astrology. It may in fact be that astrology has fallen into disrepute because of the lack of skilled practitioners. Yet, it seems there are plenty of people who would have the aptitude for it. An Einstein for example, or a Newton, or the like, would be totally capable of reviving the lost art - wouldn't you think?

It almost becomes a circular argument when you consider that it might be the other way around; the worlds mathematicians and scientists might not be studying it because it is doesn't measure up to modern scientific standards, rather than vice versa.

You must admire the fact that he admits, "it's not a matter of faith." Well, one should take up that mantle. But for most that I see, it seems it is precisely a matter of faith.