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To: dumbpolack1
The 1st week is likely to show problems involving deception, oil, gases, and water.

If I have a bad flatulence problem in the 1st week in August, does that count?

Btw, "professional" readings are just as completely worthless as any other. Maybe better written and longer, but they still operate on the principle of cleverly writing a generic description of anybody that can't help but apply to every one.

The Amazing Randi's demo when he speaks before high school classes is epic. Comes in without the class being told he's a professional skeptic, takes down all their birthdays, gives each a personalized astrological reading. The students are amazed at how accurate it is at describing them.

Then he asks each student to pass their reading to the person behind them. Of course, every student got the EXACT same reading.

12 posted on 07/03/2002 11:06:47 AM PDT by John H K
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To: John H K
I wouldn't go so far as to say it's completely worthless. Sure all the woovy groovy "signs and portents" stuff is BS. But what I have found is that for many people the work of interpreting the "reading" (whether astrological, tarot or any of the other popular silliness) helps them analyze their problems from a different perspective and gain insight into the solution. For people that can't do the mental gymanstics necessary to look at things from a different perspective on their own it's pretty handy.

Except for "channelers" and other "speakers for the dead" all of whom are vile people profiting from the greif of others and the sooner they are beaten to death with cricket mallets the better off western society will be.
20 posted on 07/03/2002 11:36:46 AM PDT by discostu
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