In the world today, there is a huge battle emerging whenever professional astrologers of the tropical and sidereal gather together. This appears to happen due to viewpoints based on the unproven vs. proven ideological in relation to the cosmos. The primary focus of this comparison and contrast will review both with a secondary cruise into the neglected and provisionary keys that affect the awareness herein. It’s time we move along in the stream of thoughts moving into the river of knowledge that carries humanity onto the oceans of quality life.
The May 2008 UAC (United Astrology Conference) in Denver, CO was quite the active event, one of the largest throughout the country and the history of them. Several professionals had attended in order to provide services, products, education, and more. There was a tropical astrologer from the AYA (Association for Young Astrologers) who wrote “It is this sort of indescribable feeling that is really addicting, and when the conference ends it leaves you with this weird sense of longing to experience it again” (Brenan, 2008, para. 18) about this event.
Many of the astrologers are often excited about large conference events, as if they gain a sense connecting more directly with the universe of the like-minded. Gathering together in the controversial debate leads to heated argument when a fact presented to cancel’s out a non-factual stance wrapped up in assumed belief. This was more than obvious with some of the professionals who cling to the tropical framework interpreting luminaries, planets, etc. that aren’t visible where they claim they are. Sidereal practitioners interpret the stars based on their actual viewable position that is provable with the use of a telescope.
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