Your Guide to the Stars
By Janet SmithSince the beginnings of time, we have been obsessed by stars. The ancient pyramids of Giza in Egypt, and Teotihuacan in Mexico, were constructed in line with the stars of Orion’s belt. For stars, as well as twinkling prettily, coldly aloof in the land of the gods, they held meaning; fate, fortune, success, failure, life, death.They still do hold meaning for those who believe in astrology, and in many cultures astral readings are still consulted before important dates such as weddings, state visits, or voyages are set. A simplified horoscope based on signs of the Zodiac still appears in many UK publications.In praise of stars, constellations of poems, galaxies of songs, twinkles of books, and showers of prose, have been penned. ‘The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are the underlings.’ (Julius Caesar, Act I, Scene III, L 140-141).
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