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Astrology, more often than not, gets a bad rap. On one extreme, it's labeled as evil or witchcraft. At best, it's considered a wacky superstition like carrying around a rabbit's foot on a keychain. But it's not usually understood for what it is: the oldest science.
占星学,由古自今都是臭名昭著。在其所有的诨号中,最难听的莫过于它被冠于异端邪术的标签。能入耳的说法也被认为是类似于将兔脚系于钥匙链上的奇怪迷信。但是人们根本不曾了解——它是最古老的科学。
Wander
游荡者
Far from evil, astrology was used in just about every aspect of life in the ancient days. Ancient children were taught astrology much like children today are taught biology, naturally. It was that astrological observation that told the ancients when to plant crops, when to set up shelters, when to have feasts, and even when to follow the "wandering stars" to different lands. (Planets were called "wandering stars" by the ancients because they were observed to travel along an orbit, whereas "regular" stars were stationary.) Just as they always have in the past, the planets, sun, and moon are fit to serve as indicators. There is nothing supernatural about this.
与异端邪术大相径庭,在古代,占星术被应用于生活的各个方面。远古时期的孩子学习占星术就像现在的孩子学习生物一样自然。正是通过对天空星相的观验,古时候的人才能知道准确的时间去做诸如:什么时候该种植庄稼,什么时候该修筑避难所,什么时候该欢庆盛典,甚至什么时候该追随流浪的星星去其他不同的地方的事。(古时候的人将行星称作“流浪的星星”是因为其被观察到——与那些静止的“死板”恒星相反——它们沿着自己的轨道运行)就像它们过去扮演的角色那样,行星、太阳(恒星)、月球(卫星)现在一样适合像指示器般为我们服务。如此,占星术便没有什么超自然之处。
Copernicus
哥白尼地心体系
Then there are those who use astrology secretly but claim special supernatural, psychic powers. For example, given your date, time, and location of birth, one can discern many things about you just by studying your birth chart. Then by comparing your birth chart to the current position (transits) of the Sun, Moon and planets, personal details can be pinpointed that might make you feel eerie. It is dishonest to claim psychic ability when the details are revealed by plain, natural astrology. But some psychics do just that: fooling clients into paying for "psychic readings," when in fact, the "secret" information is revealed plainly in your birth chart. That is making astrology out to be something that it is not. In fact, the best astrologers (who charge for Astrology Reports instead of "psychic readings") do not claim to be psychic.
还有某些人使用占星术却声称是特殊的超自然能力或神奇的通灵力量。例如,将你出生的准确时间和出生地给他,通过对你出生图的研读,他就可以粗略地知道关于你的很多事情。再通过你本命盘与当前太阳、月亮以及其他行星的当前位置(行运星)的比较,你的个人信息就能被准确地描述——这或许会让你觉得诡异。将朴素自然的占星术虚张为超能力这是不 诚实的。但是有些通灵者却在这样做:用所谓的“读心术”来欺骗愚弄顾客,然而事实上这其中的玄机无非就是由你的出生图轻松获知的。类似这样的行为使得占星术偏离了它最真实的样子。实际上,最好的占星师(他们把“读心术”称作占星报告)从来都不说自己有任何特殊能力。
But the ones who have done the most harm to the reputation of astrology are those who practice under its very name. These are the perpetrators of false "daily sun-sign horoscopes." They associate astrology with Tarot and psychic readings. They even offer "pet horoscopes." They aggrandize the 12 sun-signs and shove the entire population of humans into 1 of those 12 compartments. They tell "All about Scorpio" in love, friendships, travel, business, and on and on. They make no mention of the fact that nobody's "all Scorpio," or all any one zodiac sign. No mention of the fact that we are each a unique, subtle blend of all the planets & signs in our birth chart. According to them, you are the same as 1/12 of the world population. Of course you know what they offer is bogus, phony, a sham. The result: you all think real astrology is a sham.
然而正是在这些在其恶名声下不断运用占星术的人一直损害着占星术的名声。“每日星座运势(太阳星座)”是一切误解的根源。他们将占星术与塔罗牌、读心术联系在一起。甚至还出现“宠物星座”。他们夸大了十二太阳星座的影响力并把人类的全部仅仅归结于十二宫的这其中一个。他们将某个人的爱情,友谊,旅行,商务以及其他很多方面潦草的下定义仅仅因为这个人是天蝎座。他们忽略了一个事实:没有人是“绝对的天蝎座”或是其他任何一个星座;他们同样忽略了一个事实:我们每一个人星盘中所有的行星与星座微妙的组合后所表现的唯一性。若像他们说的一样,你和这个世界上十二分之一的人是完全一样的。你当然知道他们所说的一切都是胡编乱造、信口开河、信口雌黄的臆想品,所以你的结论便是:真正的占星术不过是无稽之谈。
By offering free astrology information, we at Astrology Library hope to clear the bad rap that astrology gets. We hope to enlighten you to the usefulness and power of real astrology. Above all, we hope to show that astrology really is an empirical science, not a superstition. As a matter of fact, real astrology has always been used by powerful people. The late JP Morgan, one of the wealthiest bankers in America, is quoted as saying, "millionaires don't use astrology, and billionaires do." Astrology has lost all public integrity during the last 100 years, but powerful leaders at the top continue to use it in secret. We don't believe this powerful tool for self-knowledge should be kept secret. We believe all humans should have the opportunity to learn real astrology, for the outcome could lead to amazing advances in the world we share.
通过提供免费的占星学信息,我们在占星学图书馆希望改变占星术一直以来声名狼藉的状况。我们希望通过占星术的实用性及其真正的能力来让你明白。首先,我们要说明的是,占星术是一门经验主义科学而绝非迷信。事实上,一直以来,使用真正的占星术的人往往是那些强权在手的人。后期的摩根大通——美国最富有的银行家之一——引述道:“身家百万的富翁不用占星学,但家财万贯的富豪却会用。”在过去的100年里,占星术在公众前的已不完整甚至不真实,但是有权有势的塔尖人士仍在秘密地使用它。在我们看来,我们相信这样强大的工具不应该被雪藏。我们认为所有 人都应该有机会去了解、学习真正的占星术,通过我们的相互分享必定会引起这个世界惊人的进步。