Comments on: Sri Lanka arrests astrologer for gloomy predictions http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/07/sri-lanka-arrests-astrologer-gloomy-predictions/ The official Derren Brown Blog Mon, 07 May 2012 09:24:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: ScreamingGreenConure http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/07/sri-lanka-arrests-astrologer-gloomy-predictions/#comment-13910 ScreamingGreenConure Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:20:19 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=3120#comment-13910 I sometimes wish I was a newspaper astrologer. I'd write the usual vague predictions as I was meant to, every day - but once or twice a year I would pick a star sign and put something crazy like "the calls are coming from inside the house! GET OUT NOW!" or "They know where you are. They like to watch you sleep." Then I would go back to normal. It would be great. I sometimes wish I was a newspaper astrologer. I’d write the usual vague predictions as I was meant to, every day – but once or twice a year I would pick a star sign and put something crazy like “the calls are coming from inside the house! GET OUT NOW!” or “They know where you are. They like to watch you sleep.”
Then I would go back to normal. It would be great.

]]> By: roz http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/07/sri-lanka-arrests-astrologer-gloomy-predictions/#comment-13900 roz Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:00:58 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=3120#comment-13900 this was certainly a valid concern in the old days--if the king didnt like yer predictions, you & all yer associates were dead meat, literally! this was certainly a valid concern in the old days–if the king didnt like yer predictions, you & all yer associates were dead meat, literally!

]]> By: Ms G http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/07/sri-lanka-arrests-astrologer-gloomy-predictions/#comment-13886 Ms G Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:37:16 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=3120#comment-13886 I don't think they take it that serious. Humans stay human (brain patterns are the same everywhere, although not always developped the same way, not at the same level). Only countries which dont cooperate with the rest of the world politics might still work more with this type of stuff. Lots of people consult astrologers, even western people, also in high positions. Maybe they did not want the guy to cause trouble/rumours among people, that's more likely. So much for freedom of speech. Most people are not that easy anymore in believing just anything someone writes. I think so at least. Astrology is quite interesting though. How it got developped, the use of psychological skills in it. Knowledge of the univserse, planets/stars. Way back already. I don’t think they take it that serious. Humans stay human (brain patterns are the same everywhere, although not always developped the same way, not at the same level). Only countries which dont cooperate with the rest of the world politics might still work more with this type of stuff. Lots of people consult astrologers, even western people, also in high positions.
Maybe they did not want the guy to cause trouble/rumours among people, that’s more likely. So much for freedom of speech. Most people are not that easy anymore in believing just anything someone writes.
I think so at least.

Astrology is quite interesting though. How it got developped, the use of psychological skills in it. Knowledge of the univserse, planets/stars. Way back already.

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