Living with Fate: The Lifestyle of Contemporary Astrologers
Astrologers are assumed to be a group of people whose lives are dictated by the stars. This position has been encouraged by ad hominem twentieth-century polemics where the astrologer is portrayed as a person of questionable mental ability who takes no responsibility for their life. These assumptions...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Equinox Publ.
2019
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Journal for the study of religion, nature and culture
Année: 2019, Volume: 13, Numéro: 1, Pages: 31-43 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Astrologue
/ Modes de vie
/ Destin
/ Déterminisme
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| RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophie de la religion AG Vie religieuse AZ Nouveau mouvement religieux CF Christianisme et science |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Horoscopes
B Spirituality B Determinism B Astrology B Lifestyle B Polemics B Fate |
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| Résumé: | Astrologers are assumed to be a group of people whose lives are dictated by the stars. This position has been encouraged by ad hominem twentieth-century polemics where the astrologer is portrayed as a person of questionable mental ability who takes no responsibility for their life. These assumptions have been informed by the definition of fate from the Classical period of Marcus Tullius Cicero (106–43 BCE). In contrast, my research among English-speaking astrologers revealed that their lifestyle was one where beliefs about the nature of fate varied considerably from Cicero’s views and that they used their beliefs in three ways: as an aid for their spiritual development, as a tool for personal reflection, or as a means for life-planning. The astrologers in my research actively engaged with their lives using their beliefs about fate, understanding it like a life companion rather than a life dictator. |
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| ISSN: | 1749-4915 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of religion, nature and culture
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/jsrnc.38060 |