AiSTROLOGY, an in depth birth chart interpretation by astrologer Werner Voelkel

Astrology and science
- a difficult relationship?

The idea that there is a relationship between cosmic and earthly processes is as old as mankind itself.

Over the course of thousands of years, observations of the heavens have given rise to timekeeping, calendars, rules for agriculture, medicine and seafaring, and not least the foundations for the forms of astrology practiced today.

This art of interpretation of Babylonian, Egyptian and Greek origin has always divided opinion. And yet it has had a profound influence on our Western culture to this day. Biblical stories such as the Star of Bethlehem, many historical art objects and literary works are imbued with astrological symbolism. But also our language: someone is 'jovial' (Jupiter-like, friendly), appears 'martial' (from Mars, warlike). But aren't these the fantasies of our superstitious ancestors?

The Age of Enlightenment and the triumph of the natural sciences at that time undoubtedly brought many good things. However, it later became apparent that the natural scientists had become a little arrogant in the euphoria of their success. You can't measure humidity with a thermometer. But it would be foolish to claim that humidity doesn't exist and is superstition just because I can't prove it with my methods (the thermometer). The belief in science - or rather the belief in what was considered scientific at the time - blossomed in all sorts of ways. Right up to the anecdote about the surgeon who said he had cut open so many people and never found a soul. And that's why it didn't exist. The fixation on material values in the western world, combined with an increasing emptying of meaning, were and are side effects of such a one-dimensional view.

Scientists such as the astronomer Percy Seymour considered connections between interplanetary magnetic fields and human life. Recent research findings in quantum physics (awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics) confirm that certain particles are linked across extreme distances. Only unwavering sectarians among the opponents of astrology still strive for the 19th century world view, which excludes such connections. Even the discoverer of the phenomenon, Albert Einstein, once did not trust his own findings because they contradicted the prevailing majority opinion. Of course, the existence of these correlations alone does not constitute proof of astrological statements. But the widespread skeptical opinion that a formative influence of the cosmos on us humans is a completely absurd idea can hardly be maintained.

Almost everyone knows their 'star sign', whether they think they can recognize themselves in it or not. However, astrology only becomes truly exciting and intellectually stimulating when it traces the unmistakable personality structure of a person based on their individual birth chart. To the skeptic, it will seem absurd at first glance to want to derive relevant statements from the diverse constellations of the stars at the time of birth. On the other hand, the accuracy of the interpretation results can convince an overwhelming majority of those who have seriously studied their horoscope.

It is not gullible people who appreciate the inherent logic of astrology, but rather rational thinkers who find much of esotericism vague. Your horoscope depicts life themes without judging or condemning you personally. Rather, it shows possible undesirable developments as well as individual opportunities and potential, which are obvious from an astrological point of view.