Book Review: The Bible Code, Michael Drosnin
Michael Drosnin claims that space aliens wrote the Bible. In the Hebrew text, they embedded secret codes that can only be detected with modern computers. These codes allegedly predict today's front-page news: the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin, the impact of Comet Shoemaker-Levy on Jupiter, the Oklahoma City bombing, earthquakes in Japan and Los Angeles, and a nuclear holocaust in the coming decade. And much, much more.

Did Robert Zoller Predict 9-11?
Robert Zoller is the self-proclaimed "world's leading proponent of Western Predictive Astrology also known as Medieval Astrology." Among his feats, he claims to have predicted the events on 9-11 no less than twelve months in advance. Better look into that one.

Free Horoscope!
Astrologers usually charge quite a lot for their services. Depending on the celebrity status of the astrologer, the bill can easily run into hundreds or even thousands of dollars. Not so here. You can get your own personal horoscope for free, no charge whatsoever!

Gravity It Ain't...
Astrologers have a hard time explaining what really is making astrology "work". Most claim it is gravity, based on the old analogy of the Moon causing the tides: If the Moon can cause the waters on Earth to move, then why not the water in our bodies? After all, we consist of about 70% water, so it follows that the Moon has a similar effect on us. So should the rest of the planets, the logic goes. How much of a pull is this anyway?

Guess The Celebrity!
When astrologers claim horoscopes work, they often point to celebrities, lay out a chart for them and interpret their (already known) lives as proof that astrology works. But what if nobody knows who the charted person is, yet is still part of our "common conciousness"? Can an astrologer tell something decisive about an unknown person?

Isaac Newton: Witness For The Defence Or For The Prosecution?
Astrologers often point to Newton as someone who, while being a scientist, also believed in Astrology. As usual when it comes to astrological claims, the truth is somewhat different.

John Hogue: Really Bad Prophet
John Hogue is a self-anointed prophet, born in 1955 in Hollywood, CA. He has a high-school degree, but claims to have read enough of his own to "become a Rhodes Scholar". He, of course, could not be bothered with the dumbing-down process of academia. Maybe that's why he makes uneducated guesses that turn out to be less accurate than he would have us believe.

Lion In The Sky...Or...?
Next time you meet an astrologer, ask what sign E.T. is. A Leo, a Spronx or a Zqlot?

Readings From A Chatroom
Three astrologers are tested, with the expected result.

A Royal Wedding Littered With Celestial Failures
On May 14th 2004 we finally saw the Danish Crown Prince Frederik married with Australian Mary Elizabeth Donaldson, under heavy media coverage, from newspapers, the weekly magazines, radio, TV - and astrologers. Countless articles about how the couple's horoscopes foretell what will happen in the royal circles have popped up like mushrooms. But what about the royal predictions the astrologers have pelted us with in the years before this? Here is a royal bouquet.

Sun Sign (in)Compatibility
One of the more amusing aspects of an astrologer's life is to predict who will be suitable as a partner for the client. This can be done in seconds: Merely compare the two persons' astrological signs and you have the answer. There are many astrologers who advocate this procedure, often very famous ones, so you would think that it really works. Hey, Astrologer X wouldn't be successful if it didn't work, right? Wrong.

Sylvia Browne: Failed Prophet in 1998
Comments on any and all prophesies made by Sylvia Browne concerning the year 1998.

Sylvia Browne: Predictions For 2000-2100
A good, hard look at Sylvia Browne's predictions for the next 100 years. It's rather depressing how little imagination she has, given the fact that she is in the lucrative business of presenting fantasies as facts.

Time Is Not On Astrology's Side
One thing immediately strikes the student of Astrology: The predominant feature is confusion. No consensus seems to be achievable on just how Astrology works. Sure, it's the planets that "influence" us humans here on Earth, but that's about where the agreement ends. And when we look at the basic piece of data that all Astrology centers around - the time you were born - it turns out that it isn't as simple as one might have hoped.