Horrorscopes - harmless fun? I can remember, back in my teens, enthusiastically reading the small paragraphs in the paper that would outline in deliberately vague terms what the week held in store for me. Here's a quick example from today's Telegraph:
"With your ruler Mercury travelling backwards through the area of your skies that rules your closest bonds, this is not the time to ask for favours or confide in another. The position you are in is stronger than you think, so relax and concentrate on social life until the planetary pattern changes. You could soon start to see your options in a different light."
Splendid stuff. There always seems to be something positive to glean from them. They're all rubbish of course, but I have to admire how cleverly they are written. Take the example above. I expect that there are plenty of people who were planning to ask a favour of someone in the coming week. Don't do it, people! DON'T! (No go on, you can really...)
Horrorscopes can be dangerous though. Steve Wright's excellent radio 2 show is let down for me because of the fact that he insists on wheeling out these dreadful astrologers to give advice to listeners over the phone. People call in wanting to know if they should quit a job, end a relationship, move house... and so on. These are big questions with no easy answers, and I find it sad that people will genuinely believe that the positions of the moon and planets holds the key. Please, please stop it!
Go Harry-Hewitt, go!
