How Astrologists Are Preparing for the 2024 Solar Eclipse

The solar eclipse on April 8 will bring an economic boom to the U.S., seeing increased profits in the travel and hospitality industries, and a potential traffic gridlock across the path of totality from Texas to Maine. But growing interest in the astronomical phenomenon is also bringing greater attention, and business, to a separate subset of the population: astrologers. Astrology—which studies how the movement of planets, stars, and other celestial bodies influences people’s lives—differs from astronomy, a field of natural science. Only about 34% of Americans believe in astrology, according to the Associated Press. But there are moments like this upcoming solar eclipse when the two intersect, causing a spike in intrigue about astrology, among even those who are only “peripherally-interested,” to watch online content, download apps, or seek other answers online. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Read More: Here’s What Determines How Long the Total Eclipse Will Last in Your Location “Eclipses are always a really big deal from the perspective of astrology because they both reveal and obscure,” Jessica Lanyadoo, who has been working as a full-time astrologer since 1999, tells TIME. “During the eclipse season, but also during mercury retrograde—which is coincidentally happening at the same time—these are times when people tend to reach out a lot more because in both of these astrological event...
Source: TIME: Science - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Uncategorized Eclipse News Desk Solar Eclipse 2024 Source Type: news
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