You're a Scorpio? No wonder I couldn't trust you. Sagittariuses and Scorpios are natural enemies. Like Sagittariuses and Cancers. Or Sagittariuses and other Sagittariuses. Dammit Sagittarius! You ruined astrology!!

Geomancy is just applied numerology.

Probably exactly the kind you'd expect.

The stars of the profession?

People you shouldn't trust.

You know, I'm something of a galaxy-class expert astrologist myself.

A woman predicted the exact date Biden would step down a few weeks before it happened. She claims to be a world class astrologist. People sort of viewed this as a wow moment. Completely ignoring the fact that it's been talked about that he might not re run if he won in 2020 (which I think was actually a misquote, but ultimately irrelevant for this discussion). There had been a lot of talk and push for him to step down, especially in the month or so prior to it happening. That someone sort of recognized all this but claimed the stars gave them the exact date is such an obvious Occam's razor moment lol but people really did believe she was a master level astrologer.

Might be an idea to post the actual source rather than Wil Wheaton's tumblr post about it

https://www.clearerthinking.org/post/can-astrologers-use-astrological-charts-to-understand-people-s-character-and-lives-our-new-study-pu

Thank you very much. This sort of thing needs to be sourced.

"B******" however is strictly forbidden.

Yeah Bri'ish

I used to work in a shop that could easily be described as "New Age" and it has a tarot reader there. Having looked at the history of tarot but being a complete sceptic, I asked for a reading one time to see for myself how they go.

Afterwards I asked her "it's a light therapy session, isn't it?" She responded "mostly."

That's pretty much what it is, cheap, basic therapy to help you sort through your thoughts, and shares some similarities with CBT. I'd still recommend therapy if you need it, but I don't mind people going to a tarot reader if that's what helps them. But I still think the mysticism side of it can be a problem for a variety of reasons.

yeah and don't forget the placebo effect

"today's gonna be a good day for you"

I really hope this is true because I have met soooo many people in my personal life who seriously believe the position of the stars affects every little facet of your life.

"A meteor hit your car. I predict this will have a negative impact on your work life this week."

Nobody did better than 5/12. And looking at the average, most didn't even come close to that.