Episode 344 features a discussion between astrologers Rick Levine and Chris Brennan about the future of astrology and how it will remain more or less poplar in the world.
This talk was recorded for a webinar organized by the International Society for Astrological Research to mark International Astrology Day on March 19, 2022.
The theme of the two-day webinars was to predict general trends in the world over the next decade, and so we decided to take a unique approach by trying to talk about and predict the future of astrology.
The basis for the discussion is that astrology has seen a rapid explosion in popularity in the west over the past 5 years, especially among young people, which has not happened since the late 1960s.
The main question we focused on was whether astrology would continue to grow in popularity and eventually reach new heights of acceptance, or whether it had reached a high water mark or somehow plateaued and we had to decline.
From a long-term historical perspective, the popularity of astrology has waxed and waned over the centuries, sometimes rising and other times falling, but it never remains constant.
During the episode, we try to describe and understand the important historical moment we are in, anticipate what will happen so we can better understand what we need to work on now, and finally, celebrate where the horoscope is.
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Time signs
Timestamps for the various topics discussed in the episode:
00:00:00 Login
00:00:34 Current popularity of astrology
00:01:03 Historical context of the current wave
00:03:06 Young astrologers
00:03:46 Is astrology still growing in popularity?
00:08:34 Reintegration with scientific thinking
00:11:38 Possible misuse of astrology
00:19:48 Parallel with massage therapists
00:20:56 The need for regulation
00:23:28 What might a decline in popularity look like?
00:27:53 Possible social media platform changes
00:32:01 Teaching astrology to children
00:33:02 Influence of Neptune in Aries
00:34:56 The role of skepticism
00:43:08 What can we improve?
00:50:51 Effects of astrology program
00:54:52 Parallel to using GPS
00:58:00 Access to other planets
01:07:34 New planetary bodies
01:08:55 Holographic animations
01:09:44 Cycles and waves
01:13:15 Deliberate choices as inheritance
01:17:05 Post-psychoanalytic emphasis
01:18:34 It’s a great time to be an astrologer
01:19:48 Space communication cycles
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