Isn't astrology part of Jesus birth story?
Though it is , I have no confidence in it as practiced now.
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In the 1700's through the 1900's, there have been hundreds of studies of astrology done from a scientific perspective and like studies of mediums and poltergeists, not one has given any credence to these bogus ancient "sciences". The same is true of numerology.
So the Star of Bethlehem was either an actual miracle, an inexplicable scientific anomaly, or just typical superstition and hype. Try following a star sometime. You will find it impossible. The virgin birth of a male child would also have to be a scientific anomaly as well. Either you believe in miracles or you do not. Prophesies are subject to creative interpretation quite often.
If you look in the the daily horoscope from the Miami Herald, it will give different advice than the horoscope published by the Ft Lauderdale Sun-Sentinal: they are different syndicated columns. The fact is, of course, that the same positions of the same planets on the same individuals should be identical, and they are not.
Si I agree with you about astrology as used today. I question that it has ever been valid for anything other than telling farmers the best days to plant their crops, since the constellations are related to the seasons, and there really are better times to plant. I'd use the Farmer's Almanac before messing with astrologers, though.