Something happened and I couldn't edit the last post. So I'm copying what I mean to complete. I usually don't post much in the Internet nowadays. I have been in the IT industry as a Network and Systems Administrator (and helpdesk) for about 8 years now. I went to school and got my BS in CIS. I use to be a big Astronomy geek when I was in Junior High, and still have been interested in the planets and the stars. I've always been drawn to the night sky, there was so much mystique in it. A couple of things happened in my life that made me see the world in a different light, and I began to study astrology. I was very skeptical at first, and then as I learned more I began to open my eyes to the possibility that there might be something to it. The more I practiced it, the more I understood it. However, how and why it really works, I have no idea, and I think it would take science a very long time to really find how it works. What I mean is, most people will say that it doesn't work, even Scientists have done their own experimentation to try and debunk it. Some have declared that it doesn't work and that the science behind it is absurd, some became more interested in the subject. The reason why most people think it doesn't work it's because it is highly misunderstood. This misinformation comes from both astrologers and non-astrologers. However, in that sea of misinformation there are some things that can be applied and see astonishing results. Coincidences? Perhaps, but those are far too many coincidences. In my way of researching, I have been trying to see Astrology in the most logical manner possible. I came up to a possibility of why I think Astrology works. I believe that Astrology has more to do with cycles than with influence from the stars and planets. For me as someone who takes a deep interest in Astrology, I see the Zodiac signs in terms of location of the earth in it's orbit around the sun. Like a clock, I see the Planets as the hands of the clock and the signs as the labels of the hours. For example, all of us follow cycles in our lives. Most people react a certain way depending on what time of the year it is. Most might want to lose weight in the beginning of the year, and again before summer. We might tend to gain more weight around the holidays, or get into relationships during spring and summer. Some also have a cycle of working 5 days a week and rest 2 days. We also tend to grow in phases that possibly work in cycles too. For example, Jupiter cycles follow a patter of expansion, it's orbit takes 11.86 years to complete, about the time one takes from birth to puberty, puberty to young adulthood, from young adult hood to mature adult, and so on. Saturn cycles usually have to do with reaping what you sow, consequences, karma. This cycle is about experimentation in life and learning from mistakes done in the past. A popular event in Astrology is the Saturn Return, in which Saturn returns to the same spot in the sky where it was when you were born. Saturn takes about 29.5 years to complete its orbit. When we get close to our 30th year, we start to see the results of our past actions, and how we realize that our past actions and experiences have made us the person that we've become. Many people find themselves changing Careers, Relationships, Beliefs, and other aspects of themselves that have become a source of dissatisfaction. Whatever people want to believe of it is fine, I just think that making assertions without verifying whether a claim is true or false is completely unscientific and irrational. I use it, and it seems to be working fine for me, so I can't see why anyone else would not be able to verify such claim. The usual thing that happens with people starting to learn astrology is that there are different methods and theories on how to use astrology. In my opinion, from what I heard too, Western Astrology works better in assessing personality and tendencies, and Vedic Astrology at predicting challenges and opportunities. It's not a fortune telling tool, I see it more like a clock in which it's mechanism is mysterious and unknown, even by Science's standards.

I usually don't post much in the Internet nowadays. I have been in the IT industry as a Network and Systems Administrator (and helpdesk) for about 8 years now. I went to school and got my BS in CIS. I use to be a big Astronomy geek when I was in Junior High, and still have been interested in the planets and the stars. I've always been drawn to the night sky, there was so much mystique in it. A couple of things happened in my life that made me see the world in a different light, and I began to study astrology. I was very skeptical at first, and then as I learned more I began to open my eyes to the possibility that there might be something to it. The more I practiced it, the more I understood it. However, how and why it really works, I have no idea, and I think it would take science a very long time to really find how it works. What I mean is, most people will say that it doesn't work, even Scientists have done their own experimentation to try and debunk it. Some have declared that it doesn't work and that the science behind it is absurd, some became more interested in the subject. The reason why most people think it doesn't work it's because it is highly misunderstood. This misinformation comes from both astrologers and non-astrologers. However, in that sea of misinformation there are some things that can be applied and see astonishing results. Coincidences? Perhaps, but those are far too many coincidences. In my way of researching, I have been trying to see Astrology in the most logical manner possible. I came up to a posibbilty of why I think Astrology works. I believe that Astrology has more to do with cycles than with influence from the stars and planets. For me as someone who takes a deep interest in Astrology, I see the Zodiac signs in terms of location of the earth in it's orbit around the sun. Like a clock, I see the Planets as the hands of the clock and the signs as the labels of the hours. For example, all of us follow cycles in our lives. Most people react a certain way depending on what time of the year it is. Most might want to