yesterday i learned that there's a whole millennia-long debate about astrology in judaism and one of the positions is "astrology is true for everyone except jews because god gives jews more free will" and this is my new headcanon now
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maybe this means i should study astrology, as a helpless heathen goy far from god's light, utterly at the mercy of the stars
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eh, couldn't hurt; worst-case scenario you get access to some cool inside jokes and behind-the-scenes cultural symbolism
a good place to start would be the book Inner Sky imo; v beginner-friendly walkthrough
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I recommend Demetra George’s “Ancient Astrology in Theory and Practice.” She’s got workbook-style exercises in there which help reinforce the concepts.
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thanks! i'll add it to The Stack (i am very bad at clearing things from The Stack)
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