I receive a weekly newsletter from a Vedic astrologer by the name of Carol Allen. Vedic astrology, for those that aren't familiar, is an astrology system from India that is similar in some ways to Western astrology (houses, transits, etc.) but differs greatly in its interpretation and setup. Allen specializes in astrological love relationships, so its always fun to get one of her newsletters and get a whole new viewpoint about dating.
What intrigued me this week was Allen's opening line:
"Did you know that women who are chronically single have observable combinations in their charts that cause them to be and often stay that way?"
Fans of Allen's know that this is something she discusses often: that we all have markers in our astrological charts that 'tell' us what we'll struggle with and what will come easily to us throughout our lives. There's even a seven-year stretch in Vedic astrology that we all go through at some point in time at least once in our lives, where everything you try to do just plain doesn't work, and relationships are a struggle even under the best of circumstances. (read more: Cycles of Saturn)
But I digress. What interests me most about Allen's statement is that, she feels, we can predict being single based on our birth date, and a host of other information that spawns from that information. Allen even goes so far as to say in her newsletter that she can tell if a client is single before they meet face to face, just based on their chart.
A few months back I took a better look at Allen's system, and ordered the Single Syndrome package she's got for sale. Its expensive ($150 USD for the cheapest version), and I need to review the package fully here for all of you. But did it tell me if I was single or not, or what I struggle with in my dating life? Yes. There were quite a few calculations I had to do myself, but when I was done, it was clear as day where I stood relationship-wise -- and almost shockingly so in some parts. Allen also provides ideas on suggestions on how to work through any issues that crop up in the analysis.
So my question to you is this: do you think someone can predict being single based on an astrological chart? And, if singleness can be predicted, do you think its fixable if its 'in the stars'? Why or why not?
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I don’t know, Bonny. Next time you see a bottle of water think if you want a sip or not and then do the exact opposite. Stars could not predict that.
I am very intuitive. I have always known since about 10 yeras old that my destiny is to be single. And I have no problem with it. I am now 42 and never been married. I would rathet be by myself and struggle then to be with someone and miserable. I am a cofident business owner, and a full time college student. with 2 degrees in the making. I beleive that woman should take some time to find out who they are before they get married. It took me 20 years to find out who I was and what my purpose on earth is. I have fallen deeply in love and the person fell in love with me that is all that I have prayed for . For god to give me the opportunity to experience what I desired most and now that my prayers were answered I must move on alone and ahppy to do so.
That’s absurd! How many people have you known that have been single for their entire adult life? For instance, I am single now so the astrologer would say that it was written in the stars but I’ve had boyfriends in the past. Were my stars different then?
On the other hand, I guess this story was a great way for Allen to get publicity!