The Future of Current Events

Horror In Horoscope Land

Lately I have been looking at my horoscope to see if my ship is finally going to come in. Or, perhaps if and when it might sink before coming in sometime in the future. Speaking of the future, it occurred to me that maybe this horoscope thing isn't all what it is cracked up to be. I know there are the 12 zodiac constellations and that the planets, sun and moon have a say in the matter too. But think of this; in about 250,000 years, the constellations as we know them now will be pretty much changed. The stars will be there but they will have changed positions. This is because of the expansion of the universe and that stars are moving away from us in all kinds of directions. Astronomers call it proper motion and it can be accurately measured. From our point of view, the earth, things will look very different in the night sky. It seems to me that the basis for Astrology will no longer exist since the zodiacal constellations will be much changed. Even the big dipper will be unrecognizable. The fact that scientists want to add a 13th constellation (Ophiuchus) to the mix, only complicates the matter. Journey to a far away planet revolving around a star many light years away, and your entire perspective will change anyway. The science of Astrology is created on shifting sands and therefore has no permanent relevance. The planets, sun and moon will have stayed very much the same. It is their houses that will be altered over time. Tarot cards anyone?