Since ancient times, across multiple continents, there has been an eagerness among humans to predict what the future holds. This eagerness is present in many legends and folklore across the world. Divination, astrology, and acromancy of various kinds, many of which have been scientifically proven wrong, were given prominence regarding knotty decisions. This is because humans try so hard to understand the world that they sometimes seek or create new answers for whatever they fail to comprehend. African tribes, like the Yorubas, consult their oracles or read their stars or palms, all in a bid to derive meaning or guidance. Often with the hope that someone out there is listening.
As humans, we persistently seek answers to our issues from our present, past, and future. We also seek to attribute meaning to strange phenomena around us. That is why we sometimes seek to give meaning, however illogical, to these happenings. If we look into history and the world around us, there is a lot of evidence. Take a look at the killing of twins in Calabar. They feared that one of the babies might be an evil spirit. Coincidentally, the Yorubas believe that the birth of twins brings wealth. This goes to show how unreliable these things are. Despite this, the belief in astrology perseveres.
The art of astrology has persevered from ancient Egypt to Babylon and then Greece. The Chinese, Hindus, Tibetans, and Burmese also had their own varied versions. Of particular interest are the Chinese, who named their own signs after animals. According to their chart, one can be a lion or a chicken. As it was then, it continues today. Western astrology has even replaced the native traditional oracles for most Africans. Although many people would like to feign ignorance about it or even make jesty comments about it, there is still a strong stench of this belief among us. Solid evidence from Times India and Statista has shown that about a quarter of adults worldwide still remotely believe that their fate was determined by whether Saturn was angry or whether Jupiter was hungry.
Many people have derailed their life ambitions and relationship dreams either because the rings of Saturn are not ringing or because their intended partner is a Capri-Sun. They also blame their individual shortcomings on their star signs, claiming to be a Taurus or a Cancer—a sure cancer to society, that is. As such, they take their hands off and let dubious signs dictate their lives. Even among students, perhaps it is because of a lack of something to do or the absolutely ridiculous desire to predict the future without expressly working for it.
The possibility of turning to star signs, astrology, necromancy, and any other form of metaphysical in times of difficulty is stronger for some people than for others. This is due to differences in background, upbringing and general dissimilarities in character. However, this does not excuse the fact that people need to be more hands-on and decisive when making decisions about their lives. This is prevent them from ruining their own lives(Click here)
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The field of astrology, stargazing, oracles, superstitions, palm reading, and every other related art is an interesting one, no doubt. There are a lot of intriguing facts and histories behind every lunar circle or planetary body. Many traditional stories and legends about the culture of the people are hidden in them. It is so powerful that it can and has served the functions of culture preservation and transmission from the past to the present and across different continents. But our belief in our stars should not make us believe less in our own ability to inspire and enforce change in our daily lives. Perhaps we are meant to take every day as an adventure and try to live it to the fullest, not seek to attach ridiculous meanings to things happening to us.
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