“Finally, I was like, why are we meeting at this weird little coffee shop? And he looked around, and then he whispered to me, ‘If they even knew that I was associating with you, I would be fired immediately.”” She remembers in university how an astronomer friend would always insist they meet at a coffee shop. Nobody really says that when they're talking about the history of astrology.”īut times are certainly different now. “The interesting thing is that there weren't even any astronomers before the 1700s, all of the sky was run by astrologers. “My background is in astronomy,” she tells me. Susie Cox, who has been practicing astrology since 1971 and has worked with celebrities, royals, politicians and business leaders, also notes that public opinion about astrology wasn’t always this divided. Susie Cox, who has worked with celebrities, royals, politicians and business leaders, notes that public opinion about astrology wasn’t always this divided. But much like other kinds of spiritual and religious faith, it doesn’t have to be to make a difference in the lives of those who believe in it. It empowers women in particular to take more control over their future it encourages us to learn more about ourselves and go confidently in the direction that makes the most sense for our well being. For one thing, astrology has always had feminist roots and icons. The majority of people who consume astrology content are women, which is also not all that surprising. And, often within daily horoscopes, it encourages us to look within to find strength. It provides reasons for why the world is spinning as well as hope that it will be less nauseating tomorrow. In the midst of this physical, political and emotional turmoil, astrology offers us a sense of purpose. Parts of America are literally burning down while others are figuratively in flames. And it’s also easy to see why: We currently live in an insecure world. It’s pretty clear that, at least for now, astrology has a place in popular culture. In January 2018, The Atlantic ran a piece titled “The New Age of Astrology,” breaking down the zodiac obsession in July, The Los Angeles Times published “How millennials replaced religion with astrology and crystals,” which posited that millennials had begun to worship crystals instead of any established god in October, the New Yorker published “Astrology in the Age of Uncertainty,” chronicling the overlap between millennials who believe in science and those who believe in astrology and in March, The New York Times published a piece about Mercury retrograde, signaling to our parents that the stuff their millennial kids have been blathering on about is officially here to stay. The think pieces about the millennial astrology obsession have also begun rolling in, as they’re wont to do in the internet age. Simply put: This is the dawning of the age of the birth chart. Even popular shoe brands are releasing astrology-inspired lines.
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