New Posts For Thread: Kabbalistic / Jewish astrologyhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/51585/25549001/Kabbalistic__Jewish_astrologyHi all,I am studying "Jewish shamanism" with a well-known rabbi in California, and someone touched on Jewish astrology. I am kind of curious about this.My understanding is that astrology is permitted as long as you don't use it for divination purposeHi Pam,I would agree that astrology used as a divinational tool, i.e. the daily horoscope, is pretty much a waste of paper and time.I do have a couple of Jewish books on astrology, and it's pretty interesting. The purpose of studying it was to, for ehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/51585/25549001/Kabbalistic__Jewish_astrology?post_id=463152429#463152429Hi Pam,I would agree that astrology used as a divinational tool, i.e. the daily horoscope, is pretty much a waste of paper and time.I do have a couple of Jewish books on astrology, and it's pretty interesting. The purpose of studying it was to, for eMon, 23 Aug 2010 13:48:10 -0500That's about right - although personally I think its still pretty ridiculous (astrology). As for reliable sources - not many. Your rabbi/instructor can probably point you to a few books on the topic. Astrological study had a place in kabbalistic circhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/51585/25549001/Kabbalistic__Jewish_astrology?post_id=463122901#463122901That's about right - although personally I think its still pretty ridiculous (astrology). As for reliable sources - not many. Your rabbi/instructor can probably point you to a few books on the topic. Astrological study had a place in kabbalistic circMon, 23 Aug 2010 10:19:01 -0500Hi all,I am studying "Jewish shamanism" with a well-known rabbi in California, and someone touched on Jewish astrology. I am kind of curious about this.My understanding is that astrology is permitted as long as you don't use it for divination purposehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/51585/25549001/Kabbalistic__Jewish_astrology?post_id=460517401#460517401Hi all,I am studying "Jewish shamanism" with a well-known rabbi in California, and someone touched on Jewish astrology. I am kind of curious about this.My understanding is that astrology is permitted as long as you don't use it for divination purposeThu, 05 Aug 2010 11:40:46 -0500