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And now, a brief pause from the usual activities at this astrology dating site to discuss Satan and grave-robbing...

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I've often wondered why astrology seems to work as well as it does. According to one viewpoint, it may work so well because astrology is the work of the Devil. Case in point...

Over the last few months there have been several cases of vandalism at a number of cemeteries in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. For the most part, it's been the usual tale of idiots and jerks doing the usual stuff... tombstones have been broken, someone tried to break into a chapel, and a bunch of severed chicken heads have been left lying around. Six months ago, a circle of candles was found near one local cemetery. And in one case, the remains of a child who died in 1962 were stolen.... in other words, the usual activities most often associated with drunken teenagers rebelling against Mommy and Daddy's religious worldview before they sober up and go take their Business Administration courses and eventually become "respectable" members of society.

I don't think I'm making any bold statements here. For decades the public and public officials alike have cringed in horror at tales of Satanic Cults abducting entire schools full of small children for weird abuse and engaging in wholesale corpse theft. And for decades, investigation after investigation has concluded that any given example turned out to be hysteria. That, and "drunken teenagers." (This, to me, is an argument against "drunk students" being responsible for Crop Circles. Crop Circles are creative and complex. Drunk students tend to be pretty predictable.)

That's more than likely what's happening in Lancaster right now, except that astrology has been mysteriously pulled into the mix. According to Professor Johnny Purvis, who is described as "an occult consultant and professor from the University of Central Arkansas"

According to AOL News, Purvis says "if the theft of [the child's] remains is connected to the occult, than astrology and numerology were probably factors that were considered when selecting her.

"[The child] was born in 1962 and she was nine years old," Purvis said. "Nine is a multiple of three, something they might consider important. It could be her date of birth, death, what numbers add up to in her name. You have to look for a lot of things. This is why a lot of occultists consider what they do more of a science."

I did a little digging into Mr. Purvis and his credentials. Yes, he is a professor at the University of Central Arkansas. Specifically, he's Professor of Leadership Studies there. And according to their web site, "The Doctor of Philosophy in Leadership Studies will prepare scholar leaders for academic positions and for leadership roles in complex organizations found in education, healthcare, government, and non-profit settings. These scholar leaders will understand their roles in conserving, expanding, and transforming the discipline of leadership studies and their responsibilities for informing the world of practice."

I'm no Leadership Studies professional, but that last quote (to me) translates roughly as "People taking this course will learn how to apply what they learn, and will tell people they've learned what they've learned." That's the big difference between Ritual Magic and Business Education, I suppose: one uses strange sounding mumbo-jumbo to achieve magical results... and the other one grants doctorates.

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The reason I'm bringing this up here is to demonstrate that a lot of the negative attitude that Astrology gets really has nothing to do with astrology. My next few blog entries will show some other, less obviously foolish objections to astrology... and why those don't count either.