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I was wondering if you have ever heard about there being esoteric consequences for divining ones fate through astrology? It's known that religion forbids such practice but is there anything else outside that context ?
This ask has been sitting in my inbox for months because I didn’t know how I wanted to approach it. I do think it’s an interesting topic and I do hold strong spiritual opinions on it. However, the more I think about it, a layman, logical approach is more helpful than saying something like “wishing ill on others puts karma on you threefold!” (If this is in line with what you mean by “consequences”)
I think many religions forbade practicing things like astrology simply because most people don’t know how to use spiritual tools for what they were intended for (I guess I don’t mean simply, this is the “esoteric” reason. Historically shamans, priests, and religious leaders covet and hide practices like these because they were exclusively used for strengthening their relationship with God/religion. It’s control too I guess). Generally divining one’s fate might be seen as devilish because it doesn’t really fall in line with being a virtuous person, in a lot of ways it’s seen as selfish.
The reality is, for many types of ‘fate’ we might determine for ourselves, we increase the probability of that fate by believing in it. This is, of course, not for everything, I don’t think an extremely low probability event can turn into a higher probability just by believing it’s fate. For certain things though, this is true. When we search for destiny, we recognize it’s opportunities whereas otherwise we wouldn’t have if we didn’t determine that fate. In a lot of ways, this is beneficial. It inspires a future for ourselves. On the other hand, if we determine a negative fate about ourselves, it could alter our behaviours in a way that shoots ourselves in the foot. For example, if someone determines a fate of loneliness, they might become more hyper vigilant in relationships, constantly questioning their partners and friends loyalty, asking when they’re going to abandoned, etc. The consequence being that their overcompensating behaviour fulfills the prophecy and people want to get away from their anxious attachment.
So both spiritually and literally you can be someone’s executioner when you claim to divine one’s immovable, unmoldable fate. Always with astrology, I recommend seeing things with a grain of salt and a complete control of one’s own destiny. And always if you need to point out someone’s fault, you need to provide a solution. There’s no dead ends in astrology.