Some seasons of life arrive without warning. A relationship ends. A job slips away. The world shifts in ways we never saw coming. And in those uncertain moments—when logic offers little comfort—we reach for something older, softer, and maybe just a bit magical: predictions. From tarot cards and horoscopes to doomsday forecasts and internet psychics, … Continue reading Predictions and the Strange Comfort of Knowing What Comes Next
10 Crazy Astrology Facts: From Hitler’s Horoscope to Tree Marriages
In moments of uncertainty—heartbreaks, health scares, career limbo—we often look for something, anything, that might offer a sliver of guidance. A little cosmic reassurance. Enter horoscopes. With one hand clutching a coffee and the other nervously scrolling through our daily forecast, we ask the stars for answers we already suspect, hoping they’ll just…confirm things. Logic … Continue reading 10 Crazy Astrology Facts: From Hitler’s Horoscope to Tree Marriages
Ford used an astrologer from…
Ford used an astrologer from California to determine which date they would launch the new Ford Taurus. They paid the astrologer $500.
The first attempt to make an accurate…
The first attempt to make an accurate world map was by an astrologer (Claudius Ptolemy, second century CE) so that he could chart the relationship between the person’s birthplace and the heavenly bodies. While doing so, he coined the term “geography”.
John Lennon and Yoko Ono visited an astrologer…
John Lennon and Yoko Ono visited an astrologer Who told them John would be shot and die on an island. So disturbed were they that they cancelled their extended Greek Isles vacation. Ten years later he died … on Manhattan island. 00
The superstition that the position of stars during…
The superstition that the position of stars during your birth affects your life was refuted by the mathematician Pythagoras, by simply pointing out that twins don’t have the same future.
Chinese people born in the year of the dragon are actually less…
Chinese people born in the year of the dragon are actually less successful on average because parents try to have children during these years and it causes increased competition for limited university spots.