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Why is astrology forbidden in the bible4/14/2024 ![]() Still, it’s easier to talk about horoscopes at a party than Biblical scripture. I want to be allowed to reveal myself, with all my idiosyncrasies and hypocrisies, one step at a time. ![]() I don’t want people to respond differently when I tell them I'm a Gemini. When people ask about your astrological sign, they are making snap judgments about your character, whether they realize it or not. Horoscopes attempt to demystify life’s inscrutability, but that makes me feel stripped of my unique qualities. Yet, I find it a discomforting notion that I would respond to relationships in a specific way just because I was born in June. There are Christians who contest this scripture and, of course, not every practice set out in the Bible is followed by Christians today. ![]() But I’m also a practicing Christian, and according to the Book of Deuteronomy, the practice of divination is forbidden. The idea that the trivialities of my life can be explained by constellations is attractive in the sense that it makes me feel less insignificant in a world with more than seven billion people. I don’t want people to respond to me in a certain way because I'm a Gemini.
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