posted December 23, 2007 02:06 PM              

I know my own delivery was 10 days later than expected, and as such it makes some significant changes to my natal readings. It makes me curious.

Regardless, I have never heard such a thing, and find it a bit incredulous; so I wonder if anyone has heard (or professes themselves) a similiar view. If so, why? What would be the importance?

posted December 23, 2007 04:43 PM            

In Devil Advocate's perspective:

Most of the scientific community,academic community,and mental health community professionals believe that Astrology is BS. There is very little scientific evidence to support the validity of Astrology. that's the same thing with metaphysical,psychic,paranormal phenomena

but that doesn't mean that those things are BS.

I feel the same about asteroids in Astrology.

posted December 23, 2007 06:43 PM            

23 hour labor(induced)
born the day before, I could have Moon in Aquarius and not Moon in Pisces,but I was meant to share same moonsign as my father and maternal grandfather.

posted December 24, 2007 01:23 PM            

Yes, I was 23 days late - supposed to be born on May 31 and instead I procrastinated until June 23rd. This was back in the good old 70's before inducing labour was as common as it is today.

posted December 27, 2007 10:49 AM              

My lil brother was supposed to be pisces but he's aqua, my sister was due late aug but she's a Leo

posted December 30, 2007 05:03 AM            

Putting my head on the block I'll guess it derives from a dislike of medical intervention in pregnancy bordering on the irrational.

posted December 30, 2007 05:52 PM            

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http://www.elysian.co.uk/askastrologerarchives3.htm#

"If a person is born prematurely, does it affect the sun sign they should use in drawing up their horoscope?"

Well, for a start, the sun sign is not the be all and end all of astrology; as explained elsewhere it is but a small part of anyone's total astrological make-up. Therefore being one sun sign instead of another is really neither here nor there. Most astrologers, myself included, believe that a soul itself decides when the moment is right for its birth, be that 'when due' or early, or late. Therefore premature or late births are entirely correct in the astrological scheme of things, and that baby's astrological inheritance is entirely right for him or for her - 'due dates' are for adult convenience only, and really have no bearing on astrology.

The issue of spontaneous (as in not induced or surgical) birth versus caesarean or induction is an interesting one. If we take the belief stated above that the child's soul chooses its time of birth, then where does that leave the souls of little ones who are denied that choice? Well, the difference in my experience seems to stem from the reasons behind the surgical birth. If it is an emergency caesarean, as in the birth of my own daughter, where the child may well not have survived without that intervention, then we take that as being the 'right time' for that child's birth, and treat it exactly the same as a spontaneous birth, even if it is very premature, as my daughter's birth was.

On the other hand, if the surgical birth is chosen for the convenience of the mother and/or hospital staff then clearly the issue of the soul's own choice no longer applies. In this case, it is true that there may be a very slight anomaly in the child's personality, perhaps best described as wearing a shoe that it slightly too big. As most 'elected' surgical births take place quite close to the 'due date' in any case, however, the anomaly is so small as to be insignificant - the differences in the astrological chart the child is born with and that which it might have chosen for itself will be outweighed by the child's life experiences, and he or she will grow up to be entirely comfortable with his or her astrological inheritance after all.

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What if yours is a borderline case and the doctor decides a section is the wisest option (so s/he doesn't get sued) and you decide to go along with it (not knowing s/he is really thinking about the hospital budget)?