Star Signs and Compatibility

[Bizzmag]

I wasn't quite sure whether this fit into the Social category or the Psychology category, but... meh

I'd like to point out that I've never taken horoscopes seriously, and find them more vague and amusing than anything else. But I was pondering, can being being born at a particular point in the year have an effect on how well you relate to people born at other times of the year? The thought came to mind when I was on a particular Star Sign compatibility thing and the only two people who I'd had intense feelings for in the past fell into a particular star sign that suggested "True Love" (I hate using that expression).

To summarise my question, does a birth of two different people at a certain time of year determine how well you will get on with them, romantically?

Can anyone offer up a valid psychological theory/suggestion on this sort of thing?

[Sean O]

These two people you felt strongly about were just a coincidence, in terms of the correlation with astrology. That's how it works with astrology - people overemphasize the coincidences and forget the other things.

[callmemigs]

Astrology is bs, really. I just learned that I am a Scorpio moon and a Scorpio rising and it really did freaked me out instead of giving me self-confidence. And my sun sign, which is Cancer sounds too lame to me.

With regards to your questions, astrology only talks about how you get along with others through the energy you exude which would either repel or attract certain people you meet in the process. The more you focus on it, the more you get hooked up on who you really get close romantically.

That's just me talking.

[Freedom Geek]

Star signs have nothing to do with reality.

[Rudy]

If you want to do a real test, you'd have to have a large number of people whom you did not know the star sign of, then determine how you felt about them, then see what their sign is (in that order.) If you did so (and similar tests have been done,) you'd discover that sign has absolutely no bearing on anything.

[Orpheus]

I personally think the whole thing is BS. That being said, the description of my sign actually fits me. Eh, go figure.

[heyejanli]

Funny you should bring this up - one of my dreams when I have the time and money (e.g. retirement) I'd like to do a large-scale study of how MBTI type interfaces with astrological type. I'm not talking about just sun sign, but moon, ascendant, the rest of the planets, house cusps, aspects, and all the rest - really as much data as I could cram in there. I agree that rationally, astrology SHOULD NOT WORK. Yet if you take an in-depth look at a natal chart, it's usually an eerily accurate snapshot of a personality, much like the MBTI.

Perhaps most people think that astrology is complete crap because they don't look beyond the sun sign. About a month ago I exposited at length on this topic here (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.).

Anyhow, it doesn't matter to me if astrology is credible in some esoteric sense - what matters to me is whether it constitutes a useful tool for people to use. For many it's not, and they discard it. For me it is, ergo I use it.

As Nacht (on these boards) is fond of saying: "all models are wrong, but some are useful."





heyejanli added to this post, 7 minutes and 48 seconds later...

Can anyone offer up a valid psychological theory/suggestion on this sort of thing?

You probably want to look at a synastry chart, which overlays the two natal charts of the people involved in the relationship. It will show very quickly where the points of strength and of conflict are likely to be in the relationship, as well as what draws you together.

I like to think of natal chart analysis as personality profiling analogous to (but much more detailed and richer than) the MBTI. I believe it was Robert Heinlein who said, "the stars incline, but do not impel."

[Samoan Corleone]

I personally think the whole thing is BS. That being said, the description of my sign actually fits me. Eh, go figure.

That's odd, the description of my sign varies by source. We're quiet masterminds one place and flamboyant showman somewhere else.

[Harmony]

My sign actually fits me quite well... However, I know other Leos that are no where near the Leo traits...

According to my sign I'm supposed to get along with Sagittarius.... Yeah, let me tell you how well that worked. :p And my worst match is Cancer, yet it's my longest and best relationship...

[Hatsumomo1]

Star signs are BS in my case. I'm a Libra. Libras are said to be beautiful, feminine, social, romantic, and flirtatious. I'm none of those. They tend to be a bit moody too, and blame themselves a lot. I do not.

One of my best matches was supposed to be Aries. I was in a relationship with one, but it lasted just over a year. One of my worst matches, Capricorn, I'm in a relationship with now, and we're still going strong after almost a year and a half. I can safely say I've never been happier in a relationship before.

[Anreader]

That's odd, the description of my sign varies by source. We're quiet masterminds one place and flamboyant showman somewhere else.

Are you a leo?

I'm a Virgo and it fits me really well. And I think Astrology is useful whether or not it is BS. I want to marry a Capricorn type whether he is actually a Capricorn or not. The type is what I'm after.

[Antares]

My natal chart fits me in some aspects, but does not fit me at all in others. Apparently, my former object of infatuation was supposed to get along famously (and there are supposedly 'overwhelming chemistry'), but nothing between us ever occured. There was some chemistry, I believe, at one point, but but it amounted to nothing. Before anyone can say "but you never got a chance; do you really know each other?", I was his friend for quite a while.