William Lilly published his "Christian Astrology" in 1647. In those times it was a smart sales gimmick to turn astrology into something religious; it promoted the book and made it a success. Today the similar trick is to make astrology scientific, since science is the most fashionable religious faith today. Science is an authority that we don't discuss; once something has been established as "scientific", most people accept it. After all science has given us penicilin, it has flown man to the Moon and created the social media and made it possible for us to SMS and communicate by email.

But the nuclear bomb, pollution and uneven distribution of wealth may also be attributed to scientific discoveries. And science is fickle. It keeps changing. So far it has rejected astrology based on arguments from the Newtonian paradigm, according to which everything works in a mechanical way. If science accepts astrology in the future, it will happen, because astrology is in accordance with particle & quantum physics and can be explained with chaos theory. Science in itself does not have any moral values, and a totally worldly view inevitably leads to loss of purpose with life. All in all science is a good servant but a bad master.

To throw out religion entirely would to me be like throwing out the baby with with the bathwater. The guidance I receive from the spiritual world is just as important to me as working out astrological statistics. To believe in an after-life makes it possible for a human being to make the necessary sacrifices, which may not benefit him or her in this life, but instead preserves order in society now and in the future and eventually leads to wealth and abundance.

The discussion about whether astrology works or not has existed just as long as astrology itself. What if the answer isn't a "Yes" or a "No", but something in-between?

All male murderers share a specific "warrior gene" according to science. However, 33% of the male population share the same gene - without becoming murderers. Apparently the "warrior gene" only manifests itself as a "murderer gene", if the male in question has been abused or neglected during his childhood. In other words: It is the environment, which triggers the inheritance. It's not a choice between environment or inheritance.

Similarly, when an astrologer interprets a birth chart, he sees potential, which may have manifested itself into something concrete - but there is no guarantee. This explains how the following incident could happen:

"A recent Unsolved Mysteries aired a segment on astrology, in which an astrologer by the name of Carolyn Reynolds was asked to identify the horoscopes of four serial killers out of a total of 20 astrological charts given to her. Without knowing anything about the people or their charts, Reynolds was able to tell the viewers who the serial killers most likely were. These individuals included such infamous names as Jeffrey Dahmer, the Son of Sam, David “The Night Stalker” Ramirez, and Ed Kemper. All four of her predictions proved to be correct."

Source: http://www.therichest.com/expensive-lifestyle/lifestyle/15-actual-cases-that-could-prove-astrology-is-real/

My own research indicates that astrology isn't perfect, but if the skilled astrologer is presented with a limited options like in the above example, he or she can be very precise. Like: "Who does this male ressemble the most: Albert Einstein or Arnold Scharzenegger?" Most astrologers will be able to answer this question correctly.

With a highly specialized category (like e.g. top athletes) my astrological tools can narrow down the most likely members of the category to 10% of the population (even though the category comprises less than 1% of the population); and with a less specialized group the number might be 60-70%. It does not sound like a lot, but in a client session, where other factors play a role, it is sufficient to make the client satisfied.

Right now the world's top politicians have gathered in Paris to discuss the climate on planet Earth. People ask me: What do you think about the situation as an astrologer? My answer is that I don't think anything about the climate as an astrologer - but as a private person, I think that the last fool hasn't been born yet.

They say that the temperature is increasing on planet Earth, and they say that man is to blame for it. They say that the production of CO2 causes the climate to change. They say that the climate is the hottest ever since man started to measure and log the temperature on planet Earth, i.e. since the 1830's. They also say that the climate changes will cause havoc in the shape of flooding, starvation and more refugees coming to our part of the world.

But according to ice core drillings from Greenland the climate on the Northern hemisphere has been 2-3 degrees (Celsius) hotter than today several times in history - without causing the end of the world (see the below illustration). Please notice that here we are talking about a much larger time perspective than since the 1830's. And notice that these climate changes were not caused by an increase of CO2 in the atmosphere. Actually there is no mechamism between the level of CO2 in the atmosphere and the increase of temperature on planet Earth at all - it's a theory and a postulate, and it has never been supported scientifically.

When the climate changes on planet Earth two other explanations exist, even though they are ignored and suppressed:

• Our solar system moves through the universe with a high speed. Sometimes it is in an area with a lot of dust, which causes the climate on planet Earth to cool down. At other times the solar system is in an area with less dust, which causes the climate on planet Earth to become more hot.
• The activity in the Sun varies; sometimes the Sun burns a lot of energy thereby causing the climate on planet Earth to become more hot, at other times the energy level in the Sun is low, thereby causing the climate on planet Earth to become more cold.

The idea that man can change the climate on planet Earth to change is a religious faith, which unfortunately has attracted many followers - and nobody seems to question it. I don't understand why, but one of my friends have come up with the following explanation:

• Because we have invented modern technology like the computer and the smart phone, we tend to believe that we can control nature. But the future will show that it is just another case of hybris and nemesis - like when a flee believes it can control the dog.
• Politicians hate to feel powerless - it's their job to give an impression that they are in control, that something can be done to change status quo.
• Science has been corrupted by politics and money. If you don't join the hysterical climate fools, you don't have a career in science. In most of the science conducted in this area the conclusion is given in advance.
• For mysterious reasons some people have a need to feel guilty about being human beings - just like the flagellants in medieval times. The flagellants believed that by lashing themselves they could stop the Black Death from spreading.
• Most people are followers. Science has shown that if 5% of a population has a strong religious faith, they are capable of controlling the majority.

I am not worried about the climate, and any money invested in so-called climate technology are wasted. The money should instead be spent on feeding the starving, healing the sick, housing the homeless and teaching the illiterate. Apart from that I recommend my clients to enjoy life.

While astrology and astrologers have been routinely attacked and criticized by members of the established scientific institutions the previous years, the same has not happened to psychology and psychiatry, probably because they are generally viewed as more "respectable" disciplines. This situation has changed this autumn, when Jupiter entered Virgo and Saturn entered Sagittarius, from where they challenge Pisces, representing psychology and psychiatry. Jupiter came from Leo, and Saturn came from Scorpio, from where they had challenged Aquarius, which represents (among other things) astrology. Jupiter stays in a sign for 11 months on average, while Saturn stays in sign approximately 2.5 years. Jupiter and Saturn are the giants in our solar system, and they have great influence on the matters, which are under debate at any given moment.

At The Guardian you can read an article about how the medical company SmithKline Beecham is responsible for several suicides among young people. The company produces and sells the antidepressant drug Seroxat (also known as Paroxetine), which according to tests do not benefit young people with depressions, but instead encourages suicide thoughts. According to Danish professor Peter Gøtzsche in a Danish article in MetroXpress the drug has the same negative effect on adults. The scandal is that SmithKline Beecham has known about the drug's negative potential since 2001 - and nevertheless continued to market and sell it.

At Alternet you can read about "10 of the Worst Abuses of the Psychiatric and Psychological Professions in American History". The 10 headlines are:

1. Project MKUltra, in which CIA experimented with using drugs to break down individuals - with the collaboration of psychologers and psychiatrists.
2. American Psychological Association Assistance in Interrogation/Torture.
3. Pathologizing Homosexuality and Disempowering Gay Americans
4. Enabling Genocide of Indigenous Americans
5. Enabling Racism and Subjugation of African American
6. Subverting U.S. Soldiers’ Resistance to the Military-Industrial Complex
7. Enabling Authoritarian Standard Schooling
8. Depoliticizing Normal Reactions to Dehumanizing Employment
9. Medicating Noncompliance and Marginalizing Anti-Authoritarians
10. Controlling Uncared about and Discarded Populations

Of course you can also find dramatized examples of abuse of psychology and psychiatry, like the movie "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" from 1975 with Jack Nicholson as the protagonist.

Why are psychology and psychiatry abused? They were meant to be healing, right? To me the explanation is easy to see: Psychology and psychiatry are based in a rational, scientific and materialistic paradigm, according to which the soul doesn't exist except as a biproduct of the body's chemistry. Astrology is - according to Richard Tarnas - based in "romantic" paradigm, in which the soul exists as an independent entity, which can survive the body's death. According to this paradigm it does not make sense to treat a disorder in the soul with chemistry or surgery. Other remedies are needed here, like meditation, hypnosis or healing. I don't recommend going back to exorcism, but I know for certain that sending out positive thoughts or giving love while being in a dialogue with the patient do have a beneficial effect on him / her.