astrologer
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Explanation
Astrologers study the stars and planets to make predictions about the future. To an astrologer, the positions of various celestial objects at the moment of your birth can reveal a lot about your personality. Don't get astrologers confused with astronomers, scientists who study outer space. While astrologers are just as fascinated by our solar system, their methods aren't scientific. Western astrologers use the 12 signs of the zodiac, from Aries to Pisces, along with the position of the sun, moon, and planets, to divine the future and offer guidance about important decisions. Astrologer derives from the Greek astron, "star."
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“Uranus is the planet of sudden shakeups—it might feel like there’s an energy of instability,” said astrologer and energy healer Kesaine Walker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
Born Mary Alice Kemery, Goodman became, with the publication of Sun Signs in 1968, the first astrologer ever to climb the New York Times Best-Seller List.
From Slate ● May 5, 2026
"The plot is very Moliere-esque," said the Quebec native, adding that the name of the father's astrologer, Pseudoramus –-- a pseudo-Nostradamus -- was "a clever invention by AI".
From Barron's ● May 4, 2026
I’m not an astrologer, but I know a lot about it and I love it — to me, it’s an art form.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2026
Kepler stood at a cusp in history; the last scientific astrologer was the first astrophysicist.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
In his celestial makeup astrologers see a big-promising, fast-talking, rule-breaking risk taker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
The bathing dates and auspicious times are decided by astrologers, based on the alignment of specific planets and constellations.
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2025
Regardless of what stock market analysts, political pollsters and astrologers might say, we can’t predict the future.
From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2024
Astronomers and astrologers pin the popularization of moon epithets to the rise of the internet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2023
It also turns out that astrologers cannot even agree among themselves on what a given horoscope means.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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