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Sun sign astrologers take this basic twelve-fold division, then relate all the current movements of all the planets to each other, using traditional rules to divine meanings for each sign separately. Paradoxically, because the '' Moon '' has the fastest apparent movement of all the heavenly bodies, it is often used as the main indicator of daily trends for sun sign astrology forecasts. Despite its vast popularity with the general public (e.g. in the UK over 60% of adults are said to read their "stars" ''first'' on opening a newspaper, a slightly higher proportion in the USA), there is much argument about the validity of sun sign astrology, particularly amongst astrologers of different persuasions. The more traditional the astrologer, the more likely they are to dislike sun sign astrology. HISTORY Although William Lilly in the 17th century was the first Newspaper Astrologer (in fact some people believe that newspapers began as largely-astrological prediction-sheets), sun sign astrology was not invented until 1930 . An astrologer named R. H. Naylor was claimed by his newspaper to have predicted the crash of the R101 airship. This led to pressure on Naylor to come up with a simplified system of astrology suitable for a newspaper column. After some experimentation, Naylor hit on sun signs. SEE ALSO |
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