Astrology, Do the planets have power over us?

[Celtaur]

What do you think about Astrology in terms of influences?

What does as Above, so Below really mean in terms of Astrology?

Do you think the planets have power over us, as in sending us vibes, directing us, like the ancients felt they were the gods?

Or do you think they rather that they are mirrors, reflecting what's going on within our psyches?

Do you think, for those who read horoscopes, reading your horoscope has more of an internal influence on you by affecting how you think about your day because you have read it, than the planets have an external influence on you?

Do you feel that reading a horoscope gets you to project that psychological idea outward to see your day with those glasses on, or do you feel the planets are projecting influences towards you organizing synchronicities in your life creating circumstances and experiences?

[brifae]

planets are personalities
are deities/offices of cosmic beings/cells
are symbols
as we are also part of this, in terms of free will, it is influence i think, not written instone

But i think in terms of natal chart influences, sun sign readings are just too general generally.

[7he4uthor]

on a deeper level there are no plane`ts
the material plane is energy/consciouness
in this model the planets exist only as the result of consciouness
pure consciousness being energy
groups of beings create these planes as props for communion
playgrounds, fields manifest for mutual interaction

so it would depend on who you are
wherther the planets are affecting you
or you affecting [creating] the planets

the universe in pure consciouness/energy
heaven ... heaven is in your soul, soul is psyche in greek
so heaven up in the head [above] is manifest in the earth [below]
as above so below