Astrological signs are equal segments or divisions of the ecliptic, usually associated with the twelve signs of the zodiac. According to astrology, celestial phenomena reflect or govern human activity on the principle of "as above, so below", so that the twelve signs are held to represent twelve basic personality types or characteristic modes of expression.There are "sun" signs and "moon" signs, which both depend on your date of birth.
The above is the basic explanation for astrological signs from Wikipedia. Even nowadays, the astrological signs are still hot issues among adolescents. There was once news saying that a girl broke up with her boyfriend just because a book she read said their star signs didn’t match with each other. However, can the star signs really affect humans’nature? I believe you can find the answer after finishing reading this composition.
Every zodiac symbol has a description of this group of people’s personality. Teenagers believe that it exactly describesthem, so they begin to believe everything about astrology. It’s quite an irrational action. Some scientists carried out an experiment in which they handed out two types of questionnaires.One contained the so-called authoritative descriptions for each star sign’s personality; the other was the messy version. They asked the students to answer the question whether the description for their own zodiac symbol was correct or not. As what they hadexpected, the rates from two different questionnaires of students whose answer is “yes” were almost the same.This result could be explained by the following two reasons. Firstly, every one’s character is complicated, so one could find something quite correspond to his or her disposition in every description. Secondly, the descriptions were fairly vague, that is, they described the common individuality of human beings and they said most of the good things. That’s why astrological signs have gained such great popularity. There are also many common senses which are against the zodiac symbol. For instance, how can humans only have 12 different types in terms of personality?
Nonetheless, why individuals especially the juveniles are so crazy about it? The most important reason is probably that adolescents are in a stage of life where they start to find the meaning of life and the unique identity of themselves, but it’s a question with no answer and thus, they turn to an easily accessible way-astrology-to get the answer. For me, Ithink it shouldn’t be to blame too much because things like the star signs act as a good topic for conversation in modern world. It is not only for teens but also for adults to use as a diplomatic tool at some special occasions.In addition, apart from the use in astrology, constellations themselves arebeautiful and magic enough.
Actually I like constellations very much and nearly every day I would check for my star tendency. Though they are not logical but they really take happiness and motivation into my life. Sometimes the life everyday is similar but the star trendency will guide you a direction to make a change. Frankly speaking, the things such as constellations and Feng Shui are just superstitions, but they make people feel comfortable and console themselves. That is why this kind of things can be popular among people. Your blog is logical, organized and makes people convince. I always love your topic so much. Thank you for sharing it with me.
ReplyDeleteWrong spelling of "Astrological" in your title. I agree with Xiaoxu that belief in these signs is really superstition. But say what you like, people still believe in what the zodiac signs tell them. It`s mind over matter. You are what you believe.I suppose people need to have something concrete,explicit about themselves that will perhaps build some self-esteem, some self-worth. There`s nothing wrong about all this, but such beliefs should never take control of their lives.
ReplyDeleteFrom your blogs, I can tell that you are a good thinker. Your thoughts are always in a certain depth and they are always logical, which I admire very much. As for this blog, I have to say that I used to be a fan of astrology but not any longer now, for once I found that the so-called the prediction of the future for 12 star signs were almost the same! I try hard not to believe that those predictions are just flatteries that people are glad to listen to, but I still have that feeling. As a result, I believe part of them, which is regarded as positive motivations for my life.
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