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My substitute last week posted an item on why she was “over” astrology, and she got this thoughtful response from “Willsea.”<\/p>\n

“Astrology, taken from the broad view, can create metaphors that lead us back to the self. It’s not about “accuracy” but the clues that we get about who we are. Just like the song on the radio, the vanity plate, or the church saying of the week on their sign, we get clues from the Infinite at just the right time to help direct our inward journey. And I am open to these clues everywhere, because the Beloved (a.k.a. God) is always speaking. And when God speaks, it’s always exactly what I need to hear.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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