Astrology's Reputation

In the modern age, Astrology's reputation has taken a lot of beating due to the commercialisation. It is much touted as the New Age mumbo-jumbo due to low-level magazine horoscopes as well as by all kinds of soothsayers advertising their telephone lines in the entertainment sections of many newspapers and magazines. The problem is, that most of these so called soothsayers have only the elementary knowledge about sun signs. This kind of popular astrology was brought into limelight by Linda Goodman, whose books about finding love through sun signs were major hits. No wonder then, that astrologer Dennis Elwell wrote that "one can only shudder at the idea of telephone consultations." In using astrological telephone lines you should, at least, make sure that you are talking to a competent astrologer.

    Astrology is a wild area. There do not exist any regulations as to who and what can constitute an astrologer. As far as can be seen, in many countries, all kinds of fortune-tellers or crystal gazers can put a sign at their doors and begin to call themselves astrologers. Thus the client is always the one who has to take care of the quality by choosing a qualified astrologer.