astrologer:

(also ‘astrologist‘; plural: ‘astrologers‘; pronunciation: the letter ‘g’ is said with a ‘j’ sound as in “judge”)

‘astrology’ = the art of telling future weather condition or a person’s future on basing the movements of the stars in the sky or by calculating the time and date of birth of that person

‘Astrology’ comprises several important forms.  The main forms are: palmistry, numerology, vastu and horoscope.

astrologers of the past

 

a person who practises astrology;

(less commonly) a stargazer,

 

KK Dandia, Indian astrologer

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Astrologers, in the ancient times, acted as weather forecasters and the people, mostly the farmers believed them and followed them, but eventually, they spread their influence in social matters and got so powerful that even Emperors feared them and followed their orders to the dot!

It is a shame to note that most of the politicians, educated or uneducated, including people like Nancy Regan, consult astrologers before doing anything important.

In most countries in Asia, people go to astrologers and pay a lot of money just to know which date is auspicious to get married, and get married right on the time and date the astrologers sets, but unfortunately, most of them fail miserably in their married lives and some of them even become widows/widowers within a couple of years. (Then they blame it on ‘fate’!)

This very old art of astrology and the predictions of astrologers are not supported by science.  The natural scientists believe that astrology is an occult science or superstition  — unscientific, and the predictions of the astrologers are mere coincidences!

For more information, please go to “astrologer ~ astronomer” in Words Often Confused.


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