That's a great article. I read astrology charts for a hobby, though I am skilled enough to do it professionally. I rarely read in person, and tend to read it f

That's a great article. I read astrology charts for a hobby, though I am skilled enough to do it professionally. I rarely read in person, and tend to read it from just the chart, via the internet (so very little telegraphing from voice tone and body language). One of the things that turn me off to reading for people in general are some of those things that the author brought up: - People have a limited range of issues: relationships, career advice. They need counseling, not an astrology reading. - The kind of readings I do or would like to do have little to do with what the person wants - There are actually multiple ways to read charts. For example, two popular house systems, Placidus, and Whole Sign House can give different apparent results. Some people get really mad when charts are read with a different house systems. - There was at least once when I used the wrong chart for someone's reading, and they seemed to relate to that reading. Having said that, there are enough unusual things that came out of the experience. I don't think it is completely worthless. I don't use the method the person described -- sympathetic magic, or word association. Nor do I base my astrology on the popular notion, that astrology is a science. It most certainly is not a science. I don't see it as a celestial clockwork that mechanistically produces results that are predictable (I have pissed off astrology enthusiasts who think that way). Instead, my view of astrology is a map for Consciousness (the idea that mind did not emerge from the mind, but rather, matter solidified from mind), and it is something I think many (but not not all) psychonauts can relate to. For those who are exploring things that way, it can be valuable map.