Can we
trust horoscopes? Are they reliable? Is there any truth in them?
These are
questions that people have asked themselves for hundreds of years.
Personally,
I do think that there’s some truth in them.
I have a
really good app on my phone called DailyHoroscope (go figure) and I use it
almost daily. I also follow a few horoscope accounts on Twitter. Some people
would think I’m crazy for reading horoscopes, but hear me out.
I
definitely don’t think people can be grouped into 12 types – there’s way too
many of us for that. However, I think that maybe there is a general pattern
between the people of a certain Zodiac sign. I don’t know how astrologists can get
accurate predictions from the general time of the year that a person was born –
it’s hard for me to wrap my head around it. I guess there has to be some fact
in the general area of expertise though. I mean, astrology has been around for
thousands of years!
I don’t
believe the hype that horoscopes are always 100% correct or accurate. I think
that they mostly depend on our subconscious – what our mind makes of the
prediction we read and how it subconsciously makes it happen. Some people
believe everything they read and take it literally. I don’t think this is the
way to go. I also think the reliability of a horoscope depends on the source.
If you’re reading a short, general horoscope in a magazine or a TV guide, you
probably shouldn’t believe it.