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The problem is that the statement "it must be a full-moon" is used often to explain certain types of behaviour, especially when there are more then one occurrence.
There is not enough proof to prove this argument, and it is used as a simple way to explain the unexplained. It is based on historical facts and stories rather than a true explanation. The source seems credible as it is the Washington Post, and a professional PHD professor was discussing it based on his extensive research on behavioural studies and the impact it has on us by the moon.

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Does the moon actually make people act crazy, or change human behavior in any way? I have a teacher who insists this is true.
Here's what science has to say:

Your teacher is mistaken, but they're in pretty good company. Because of historical beliefs and a lot of inconclusive and misleading research, plenty of folks assume that the moon has some sway over human behavior.

First, let's get the historical context out of the way. You probably already know that the word "lunatic" comes from the Roman moon goddess "Luna". In ancient Greece and Rome, philosophers posited that the water in the brain might be subject to the same kind of tidal motions as the sea, creating a wave of strange behavior whenever the moon was particularly full or large in the sky. Some version or another of this belief has survived through hundreds of years and countless cultural shifts. Even today, some psychiatrists continue to hold up this watery brain theory. But while humans are indeed made of mostly water, this theory doesn't hold any. From Scientific American Mind:

As the late astronomer George Abell of the University of California, Los Angeles, noted, a mosquito sitting on our arm exerts a more powerful gravitational pull on us than the moon does. Yet to the best of our knowledge, there have been no reports of a "mosquito lunacy effect." Second, the moon's gravitational force affects only open bodies of water, such as oceans and lakes, but not contained sources of water, such as the human brain. Third, the gravitational effect of the moon is just as potent during new moons - when the moon is invisible to us - as it is during full moons.

But even without a plausible physical cause, some still point to anecdotal evidence of higher rates of crime, emergency room admissions and surgical mistakes, just to name a few loony examples. One-off studies have occasionally shown one or another of these things to be "true," but remember: A single study means nothing. No one has ever been able to show consistently, with multiple studies, that the full moon has any effect on behavior.

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In fact, when researchers Ivan Kelly, James Rotton, and Roger Culver reviewed over 100 of these studies back in 1991, they found none of them to show a significant relationship between the moon and human behavior. Much of the research had been poorly conducted, they found, or ignored obvious variables (one study concluded that full moons increase the incidence of car accidents, ignoring the fact that nearly all the full moon nights used for data had occurred on the weekend - when car accidents are more likely no matter what).

Kelly, Rotton and Culver suggested that many of the study participants were swayed by certain cognitive biases. They might recall the full moon nights when strange things happened and forget all the gloriously mundane full moon nights they'd seen, or even be more likely to see an occurrence as being spooky or unusual because they knew a full moon was hanging in the sky at the time.

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"It is important to note that there are two hurdles to overcome before any findings on lunar variables and human behavior are deserving of public attention," the men concluded. "The first hurdle is that reliable (i.e., replicable) findings need to be reported by independent investigators. The second hurdle is that the relationship should not be a trivial one. The lunar hypothesis fails on both counts."

But full moons might make certain behaviors more likely even without any sort of freaky mind control. One of the more convincing studies on lunar madness showed that pets are more likely to be admitted to the vet with injuries after a full moon.

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Let's think about that one for a second. If someone told you that the consumption of ice cream puts you at a greater risk of drowning, would you believe it? Good, because it doesn't. But the consumption of ice cream does go up and down in the same patterns as death by drowning does, because both of those things happen when it's warm. When the moon is full, pet owners might be more likely to take their animals out at night. The bright light of an inviting moon could also explain upticks in crime (though there's no strong evidence that this actually occurs). Just as warm weather puts more people outside, interacting with others and sometimes getting up to no good, a well-lit night might help some folks end up in the wrong place at the wrong time.

The brightness of the full moon brings us to a possible explanation for all of the historical work on lunar lunacy. Some researchers believe that the full moon did create a kind of madness at one time - back before humans controlled their light exposure with indoor electricity and street lights. Those living outside or in shelters that did little to block the sky might have been kept awake by the full moon's intense light, making them act strangely or exacerbating any mental illnesses they may have suffered from.

So the next time your teacher tries to blame the rambunctiousness of the classroom on an upcoming full moon, feel free to correct them: It's not the moon. You guys are just a handful.
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Does the moon actually make people act crazy, or change human behavior in any way? I have a teacher who insists this is true. Here's what science has to say: Your teacher is mistaken, but they're in pretty good company.

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Mystical Energy belief is simply defined as being one with the universe, and the power that comes with it.
Stonehenge being built (for magic?) by Merlin the great and powerful sorcerer.

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Arguably the most recognizable pile of rocks in the northern hemisphere, Stonehenge has intrigued and enchanted mankind for centuries.

It has inspired countless novels, replicas, research projects, and even a song or two.

Archaeologists and laypeople alike have argued about its origins and its purpose for years, and they are not likely to come to any agreement any time soon.

This unlikely, ambiguous structure captures our imagination and adoration like few other monuments can.

The site itself is a sight to behold. It consists of a horseshoe-shaped arrangement of five central trilithons (each made up of two massive vertical stones that support a single, horizontally-laid third stone), the great trilithon, and the heel stone.

The heel stone, on the northeast side of the structure, is approximately aligned with the sunrise on the Summer Solstice.

This is why the heel stone is also known as the "Sun Stone." The entire site is also aligned with the opposing sunset on the Winter Solstice.

For this reason, many people theorize that Stonehenge holds strong spiritual or magical powers, and some historians believe that it was originally built as a ritual site.

Others argue that natural land forms that coincidentally lined up with the sun on the solstices were responsible for Stonehenge's configuration.

Here are some amazing facts and theories about Stonehenge:

Where exactly is Stonehenge?

Stonehenge is located in the county of Wiltshire, in South West England, roughly eight miles north of Salisbury.

It's located right in the center of an incredibly dense concentration of Bronze Age and Neolithic monuments- actually, the densest in all of England.

It's within the vicinity of hundreds of burial mounds.

Who built Stonehenge?

Because Stonehenge is so famous (and so intriguing), there are countless theories as to its origin.

The answer to the "Who built Stonehenge?" question varies dramatically based on who you ask, with vastly different theories coming from every field imaginable, from archaeology to magic to extraterrestrials to creatures thought to be mythological.

The earliest historians were all heavily influenced by the legends and folktales in their respective cultures, so it follows that their origin stories for Stonehenge would coincide with the mythology that was popular in their time and location.

Some of these early legends suggested that the legendary Arthurian wizard, Merlin, forced a giant to create Stonehenge for him, then magically transported it from Ireland.

Wace's version of the legend, adapted from Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae, tells of King Aurelius, son of Constantine, who, having conquered the usurpers Vortigern and Hengist, decides to erect a monument to the British nobles murdered by the Saxons.

Merlin suggests using huge stones that were brought by a giant from Africa to create a stone circle known as the Ring of Killaraus in Ireland. When the King is incredulous at this suggestion, saying that the stones are much too heavy to transport so far, Merlin replies that 'wit is more than strength'.

With the help of his magic powers, the stones are indeed brought back to the Salisbury plain by Uther and an army of men, who defeat the Irish on the way. The image [below] shows either a giant helping Merlin to erect Stonehenge or helping to take down the stones from the Giant's ring to be carted off to England - Source

Still others asserted that the Devil was responsible for the construction of Stonehenge, and that it was cursed.

The legend goes that an old Irish woman owned the stones. Coming across the stones Satan decided he had to have them for himself.

He tricked the old woman into selling them to him by telling her that she could get all the gold that she wanted, whilst he moved them.

Thinking that it would be nigh on impossible to move the stones, and at the very least a time consuming effort she readily agreed.

Of course Satan, with his evil powers moved the stones instantly before the hapless old lady could get her gnarled fingers on even one piece of gold.

The Devil had used his wicked cunning to get a large formation of rocks, for next to nothing.

Acording to this same legend the heel stone is so called because of a footprint in one of the stones. It is said that the devil had thrown this rock at a priest in a fit of anger, hitting him on the heel so hard that it forever left an imprint on the stone.

In 1655, an architect by the name of John Webb suggested that Stonehenge was initially a Roman temple that had been built as a monument for the ancient sky god.

Later theorists argued that the Danish had built it, and this was the accepted theory through most of the nineteenth century, though some proposed that the Druids had built it.

Radiocarbon dating suggests that the site's construction began as early as 3100 BC, with construction coming to a halt at around 1600 BC. These numbers have led to the death of the Druid construction theory, because Druids didn't come about until 300 BC.

In addition, the Romans didn't arrive in Britain until roughly 50 BC, so they could not have built Stonehenge.

Today, many archaeologists believe that Stonehenge was a graveyard for the elite, while other researchers suggest that it was part of an ancient winter solstice ritual.

Others claim that extraterrestrials influenced the construction of Stonehenge for the same reasons that they may have helped create Easter Island and the Pyramids.

Why is Stonehenge famous?

Like other monuments, Stonehenge has earned its fame because of its ambiguity.

No one is certain where it came from, exactly when it was made (though we believe construction began roughly five thousand years ago), who built it, what purpose it served, or how it survived this long, so there is plenty of room for speculation and imagination.

Stonehenge is famous even among monuments because of our interaction with it- instead of providing answers, Stonehenge asks questions.

We don't know where it came from or why it is still here, and it is unlikely to cough up its secrets any time soon, so it is up to us to project our own beliefs and values onto its simple structure. Stonehenge is famous because, in demanding speculation, it holds up a mirror to the human psyche.

Our theories on Stonehenge say more about us than they do about the structure itself, and that is why it is so intriguing.
Who do you think created Stonehenge? Merlin, the Devil, Aliens or early civilizations of mankind?

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Stonehenge: Did Merlin Engage A Giant To Build It Or Was It The Devil? - Beyond I Am

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Arguably the most recognizable pile of rocks in the northern hemisphere, Stonehenge has intrigued and enchanted mankind for centuries. It has inspired countless novels, replicas, research projects, and even a song or two. Archaeologists and laypeople alike have argued about its origins and its purpose for years, and they are not likely to come to any agreement any time soon.

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Ideology is how a person could view the world through their beliefs and cultural up-bringings.
The world being flat until it was explored was a prime example of emotion connection and the unexplained.

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Simplicity is the belief that the more basic answer is the correct one.
The below website explains the simple explanation as to why it feels though there are some days where the everything seems a little strange. This can be through emotionally connecting to other individuals who are also feeling the same way, but rather than trying to explain it through logical process, the simple answer could be that there is a full moon out.

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BMJ: "The full moon and motorcycle related mortality: population based double control study."

Advances in Mind Body Medicine: "Psychiatric Presentations During All 4 Phases of the Lunar Cycle."

World Journal of Surgery: "Popular belief meets surgical reality: impact of lunar phases, Friday the 13 th and zodiac signs on emergency operations and intraoperative blood loss."

Current Biology: "Evidence that the Lunar Cycle Influences Human Sleep."

International Journal of Social Psychiatry: "Lunar cycle and consultations for anxiety and depression in general practice."

Sleep Medicine: "Association between lunar phase and sleep characteristics."

Neurology: "Lunar phases and seizure occurrence: just an ancient legend?"

Epilepsy Behavior: "Moonstruck? The effect of the lunar cycle on seizures." Donald Redelmeier, MD, professor of medicine, University of Toronto.

Rick Fienberg, PhD, press officer, American Astronomical Society, Washington, D.C.

Merrill Kaplan, PhD, associate professor of folklore and Scandinavian studies, Ohio State University, Columbus.

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Legends Aside, Moon's Health Impact More of A Myth

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BMJ: "The full moon and motorcycle related mortality: population based double control study." Advances in Mind Body Medicine: "Psychiatric Presentations During All 4 Phases of the Lunar Cycle." World Journal of Surgery: "Popular belief meets surgical reality: impact of lunar phases, Friday the 13 th and zodiac signs on emergency operations and intraoperative blood loss."

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Confirmation of Bias, is a red flag when a previous information is confirmed to be true based on another persons affirmation. This comes from the ideology of the unexplained, where the information wasn't fact checked to ensure it was correct.

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An American scientist has gathered new evidence on the link between left-handedness and intellectual creativity, confirming that "true left-handers" tend to be more intelligent and eloquent than right-handers, and better at solving problems.

An American scientist has gathered new evidence on the link between left-handedness and intellectual creativity, confirming that "true left-handers" tend to be more intelligent and eloquent than right-handers, and better at solving problems.

Dr Alan Searleman, from St Lawrence University, New York, presenting his findings to the American Psychological Association's annual conference, said: "Left-handers have a higher 'fluid' intelligence and better vocabulary than the majority of the population. This is perhaps why there are more of them in creative professions, such as music, art and writing."

Dr Searleman says that people who throw balls with their left hands, use their left eyes to look through peepholes and place their left ears against the wall to eavesdrop on conversations are twice as good at problem-solving and have wider vocabularies than their right-handed peers.

He enlisted 1,200 people formemory, vocabulary and problem-solving tests. They were asked questions including: Do you hold a match while striking it with your right or left hand? Which ear do you use to listen to another person's heartbeat?Which eye do you use to look into a dark bottle to see how full it is? He found that people who were "true left-handers", who did everything on their left side, from kicking a football to picking up a glass of water, scored one-third more highly on vocabulary tests and twice as well on problem-solving tasks.

People who were found to be "mixed", using both their left and right hands, ears, eyes and feet for different tasks, achieved the same scores as "true right handers".

The research also found that more left-handed people were intellectually gifted, with IQs over 140, Dr Searleman said.

On the downside, left-handers were not so good at remembering things. "Although left-handed people had poorer memories they were twice as good at all the problem-solving tasks," he said.

Despite the fact that one in 10 people is left-handed, it was once seen as a sign of the devil. The word "sinister" means "left" in Latin. Youngsters used to have their left hands tied behind their backs by teachers to force them to write with their right hands. Left-handed people have struggled for years in a world of right-handed sports equipment and items such as steak knives, cheque books and pairs of scissors.

Previous research has suggested that left-handed people are less ticklish than right-handed people, are more clumsy, and have a shorter lifespan.

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Left-handers more 'creative but forgetful'

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Suppression by Authority is when information that is with held by people or a group of people that have the power to do so.
For example there are multiple theories about the attack of 9/11, where some individuals feel that there are things that are being with held. There were 4 plaines but only two of them were explained, what happened to the the other two? This Red Flag article talks about a few information that seems to be suppressed by the government.

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Ancient Wisdom is a compilation of ancient knowledge that has been passed down through generations. (http://ancientwisdomformodernproblems.blogspot.com/2009/10/what-is-ancient-wisdom-to-answer-this.html)
Astrologers feel that they have an ancient wisdom that has been passed down to them through the knowledge of reading astrology charts, a well-known red flag. Astrology Charts are claimed to be done scientifically by reading the stars which should disclose certain information about each individual.

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"I find my zenith doth depend upon
A most auspicious star, whose influence
If now I court not, but omit, my fortunes
Will ever after droop."
~William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act I, sc. 2

Astrology is the art and science of determining trends in a person's life based upon influences conferred by various celestial points and bodies. These trends have shaped human history, determining the timing of everything from the planting of crops to marriages among royalty to the conduct of wars. Today, the most familiar usage of astrology among the general public is the daily and weekly horoscope one finds in the local newspaper, but to those who know and understand the secret language of the stars, astrology can reveal important information about what is behind us, what is to come, and what we can do to avoid or attract crucial growth influences in our lives.

Credit for the basis of astrology as we understand it today can be split between the Greeks and the Babylonians. The ancient Greeks first codified the ideas of dividing the nighttime sky into 12 equal sections, each encompassing 30 degrees, and the observations of the planets that gave rise to the knowledge that celestial movements and geometric configurations between heavenly bodies affected terrestrial events. However, the Babylonians first established the precursors of the 12 primary astrological signs and assigned these signs their ranking and importance within the zodiac. It is a melding of these two conceptual models with Western astronomy that has given us the system of astrology that we in the West are familiar with today.

Astrology was also known to the Chaldeans, the Norse, the Mayans, Incas, Aztecs and the Phoenicians, to name just a few. Initially ancient cultures used it to predict weather patterns and so determined the ideal time to begin planting and harvesting crops. Soon other underlying patterns asserted themselves and humans began using astrology to impart a degree of order on their world, which otherwise appeared largely to be chaos. As these patterns became more evident, rulers around the world began to rely on the counsel of priests and sages who counted astrological lore among the occult sciences they had at their command. The casting of horoscopes and the wisdom of the stars became state matters, guiding the political and military futures of nations and forever reshaping the face of the planet.

Over time, the knowledge of astrology filtered down to the common people, at first through garbled interpretations of the teachings of senior priests and then with more refined and precise information. In the Western world, by the early 1500s European rulers, nobility and even commoners relied heavily on astrology for guidance on everything from financial matters to the most auspicious time to conceive a healthy child. Astrological influences were so profoundly felt that the poetry and culture of the time could scarcely function without referencing them. Shakespeare's plays often refer to astrological concepts and ideas, such as the infamous "star-cross'd lovers" Romeo and Juliet.

The basis of modern Western astrology revolves around certain points in the sky at a specific moment and as seen from a certain point on the Earth. These points are associated with different aspects of the human personality and specific qualities, as well as the four elements of creation. These points are:
The planets

The Sun

The Sun: Associated with the heart, fire, youth and strong masculine figures and influences, the Sun moves through the zodiac at a rate of roughly one degree per day. It and the moon are the only planets that never move retrograde, or in reverse relative to the perceived motion of the zodiac.

The Moon

The Moon: Associated with the emotions, water, childhood and feminine qualities, the Moon spends about two and one-half days in each sign, passing through the entire zodiac in 28 days.

Mercury

Mercury: Associated with communication, earth, ages 12-18 and thought, Mercury always stays within 28 degrees of the Sun and moves through the zodiac at about one degree per day.

Venus

Venus: Associated with love, air, ages 18-25 and romance, Venus is never separated from the sun by more than 48 degrees. Venus travels the zodiac in roughly 225 days.

Mars

Mars: Associated with warlike activities and sports that utilize weapons, fire, ages 42-58 and active masculinity, Mars averages about eight weeks in each sign, but may remain in a sign for up to six months depending on where it is at a given point in its cycle. Mars traverses the zodiac in 585 days.

Jupiter

Jupiter: Associated with power, air, ages 58-70 and fortune, Jupiter moves through the zodiac in 11 years and 11 months and thus spends about one year in each sign.

Saturn

Saturn: Associated with time, earth, old age and discipline, Saturn spends roughly two and a half years in each sign, traversing the zodiac in about 29 years.

Uranus

Uranus: Associated with eccentricity, fire, the brain and revolution, Uranus passes through the zodiac every 84 years, spending seven years in each sign as it passes.

Neptune

Neptune: Associated with mystery and psychic ability, water, the lower bodily processes and addiction, Neptune spends about 14 years in each sign, or nearly 168 years circling the zodiac.

Pluto

Pluto: Associated with hidden forces, sexuality and dictatorial personalities, Pluto is the slowest-moving planet, spending from 12-30 years in a single sign and taking 254 to circumnavigate the zodiac. However, since Pluto was demoted to a microplanet in 2006, some astrologers no longer utilize Pluto in their horoscope creation.

The Special Points: Consisting of specific points that occur in a given astrological chart, the Special Points indicate how a horoscope should be laid out. The First House is always located just above the nine o'clock point on the chart, also known as the Ascendant, and then follows the zodiac signs in their regular order (more on this below).

Ascendant

Ascendant: The Ascendant denotes the start, or cusp, of a person's chart and is based on what sign is on the eastern horizon at the moment of their birth or at the time the current chart is being cast for. It is always placed at nine o'clock. The sign directly above the Ascendant becomes the First House (see below) and the other signs follow this one in order.

Descendant

Descendant: The Descendant appears at the three o'clock position and is the cusp of the Seventh House, which indicates the sort of people to which the person may be attracted.

Medium Coeli or Midheaven

Medium Coeli or Midheaven: The MC forms the cusp of the Tenth House at the twelve o'clock position and is associated with one or the other of one's parents, aspirations and life goals.

Imum Coeli or Bottom of Heaven

Imum Coeli or Bottom of Heaven: The IC forms the cusp of the Fourth House at the six o'clock position and is associated with the parent not denoted by the MC. It also links with the person's deepest desires and foundations, both in life and in worldview.

Other Special Points may be included by astrologers depending upon the complexity and detail desired in a given horoscope.

The Houses of astrology form the backbone of modern astrology by creating a framework against which the planets may be measured. Each House is associated with one of the classical elements and a modality indicating how the House interacts with both planetary influences and the other Houses. Each House has special and unique meaning to an individual person, depending largely on which House is directly above the Ascendant, as the order of the Signs (see below) which comprise the other Houses follow from this starting point.

Signs: Of all the concepts of modern Western astrology, the Sun sign is probably the best known. Pick-up lines such as "What's your sign?" refer directly to the sign associated with a given person's birth month. However, as the chart below illustrates, months as they relate to Sun signs are different than calendar months. It is important to note also that one's Sun sign may not, and frequently does not, equate to the Ascendant or First House sign in a chart. The Sun sign imparts specific energies to an individual's chart, but these energies are enhanced, altered or negated by the relative strength or absence of qualities associated with the planets and the arrangement of the Houses.

Many people make the mistake of thinking that astrology foretells the future. This is not precisely true. Astrology is rather a divinatory technique, presaging trends and dynamics which may influence one's outlook, perceptions or interactions with others. The difference between fortune-telling and divination is that the former says something must and will happen and there is nothing anyone can do to avoid it, while the latter says something most likely will occur unless appropriate steps are taken to attract or repel these influences. Therefore, one's natal or progressed chart need not determine one's entire future. Only you can choose which qualities and trends to embrace and enhance or reject and allow to wither, because neither the stars nor any other means of divination can override or trump free will. Keeping this important distinction at the forefront of one's mind, we can see how astrology can be a powerful practical tool for seeing how one is progressing spiritually, physically, financially and in one's dealings and romantic affairs with others, as well as highlighting areas of needed change or further consideration.

However, all this information is relatively useless without having a precise method for identifying and analyzing how the various astrological trends and influences fit together. Fortunately, just such a method for making sense of and applying the concepts of astrology to a given person's life exists, as everything included in this article is the basis of the horoscope, or the distilled essence of all these elements into a chart which predicts the basic characteristics of a person and how those characteristics might shape or change one's destiny, if one desires to do so.

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ASTROLOGY - The Art And Science Of Determining Trends In One's Life - The Art Of Ancient Wisdom

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"I find my zenith doth depend upon A most auspicious star, whose influence If now I court not, but omit, my fortunes Will ever after droop." ~William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act I, sc. 2 Astrology is the art and science of determining trends in a person's life based upon influences conferred by various celestial points and bodies.

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Red herring is defined as a topic that takes the attention away from a different issue. (https://literarydevices.net/red-herring/)
The best examples of these are generally of mythical creature sightings, for example the Kraken. The ancient giant squid that comes into media like the "Pirates of the Caribbean". Perception and Observation can make a true believer play mind games, where they may have seen sightings of the creature.

Proof of its existence in the picture below.

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When individuals make up their own free choices, by assigning meanings and intentions to things that cannot be seen.
Agenticity is one of the more common pseudoscience claims towards the unseen yet explained phenomenons. UFOs a red-flag that have an over-whelming amount of evidence as claimed by some and nothing really substantial, claimed  by others. In this object this individual truly believes in UFOs, and has mentioned many high ranking individuals and their beliefs as evidence.

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UFOs... whether you're a believer or a skeptic, there is actually a mounting body of evidence regarding the UFO phenomenon that can no longer be ignored. If you look past all of the alien horror films, the fake blurry UFO videos, and the Ancient Aliens memes, you'd be surprised at how many former high ranking government officials, scientists, and military contractors believe that UFOs should be taken more seriously.

Former Canadian Minister of National Defense, Paul Hellyer, believes we're already being visited: "At least 4 alien species have been visiting Earth for thousands of years." In 2016, Hillary Clinton stated on Jimmy Kimmel that she would search for more UFO files if elected. Hillary's former campaign manager and former Chief of Staff to President Bill Clinton and Obama, John Podesta, has repeatedly said he believes the UFO phenomenon is something very serious and worth investigating. Before Podesta left his position at the White House, he tweeted, "Finally, my biggest failure of 2014: Once again not securing the #disclosure of the UFO files. #thetruthisoutthere"

10-year-NASA contractor, Rob Bigelow, who develops space habitat pods, gave this shocking statement during a 60 Minutes interview: "There has been and is an existing presence, an E.T. presence. And I spent millions and millions and millions - I probably spent more as an individual than anybody else in the United States has ever spent on this subject." Those millions of dollars Bigelow spent was authorized by the Pentagon's top secret UFO research program called the Aerial Threat Identification Program. Rob Bigelow was the sole contractor.

Bigelow continued to explain that you don't have to go anywhere to find ET life because it's right underneath our noses. He also said he's had his own close encounter with an ET. He declined to go into further details. In The New York Times article " Glowing Auras and 'Black Money': The Pentagon's Mysterious U.F.O. Program " they mentioned Bigelow even has recovered UFO debris and metal alloys stored in one of his facilities in Las Vegas. They stated, "researchers also studied people who said they had experienced physical effects from encounters with the objects and examined them for any physiological changes."

When former Nevada senator and co-founder of the UFO research program, Harry Reid, was interviewed about the debris on CBS 8 Las Vegas, he said he knew nothing about it. However, he was glad that they declassified the program because, "now we have scientific evidence". What scientific evidence is Reid referring to? Whatever the case may be, the Pentagon spent nearly $110 million dollars on the program, proving our government takes UFOs seriously.

The last time the government publically had this level of interest in UFOs was in the 1950's when UFO sightings were all the craze and were being investigated by the U.S. Air Force under Project Blue Book. After 17 years of research, Blue Book ended in 1968 when the Air Force concluded that most of UFO sightings could be debunked as Venus, satellites, birds, and swamp gas. But here's what most people don't know. In 1993, declassified documents from 1952 revealed that the CIA's Psychological Strategy Board made it a mandate to purposefully debunk all UFO reports for national security concerns. They concluded that when it came to the subject of UFOs, the American people were dangerously gullible and prone to, "hysterical mass behavior". They feared the Soviets would use UFOs as a distraction to overload intelligence channels and then carry out a genuine attack on American soil.

These documents also revealed that the CIA planned on partnering with the mass media, Hollywood, business clubs, and even the Disney Corporation to discredit all UFO research. How effective they were at implementing that plan is unknown. However, the CIA was successful at debunking UFOs using Project Blue Book.

After reviewing 6 years of data in only 12 hours (just 1% of all the research), the CIA made a hasty conclusion that most of the UFO reports could be explained and that further investigation was not worth the effort. The CIA then ordered the Air Force to stop talking about UFOs and begin a debunking campaign to lessen public interest.

U.S. Congressional hearings in the 1960's later revealed that Project Blue Book was completely incompetent. Personnel were using improper scientific methods, they were completely understaffed, and were horribly trained. Scientific advisor to Project Blue Book, J. Allen Hynek, an initial skeptic of UFOs, later admitted the Air Force were improperly labeling UFO sightings as explained, despite the absence of any substantial evidence. After Blue Book, Hynek became a ufologist and said that the UFO phenomenon deserved serious scientific examination.

Regardless of the backlash, the CIA and Air Force's debunking campaigns still worked. UFO research became taboo, people became disillusioned, and the media covered UFOs less and less. The influence of these disinformation campaigns have even discouraged government officials from speaking out. The former governor of Phoenix, Arizona, Fife Symington, during the 1997 Phoenix lights event is a perfect example.

The Phoenix lights were witnessed by 20,000 people or more. Shortly after the sighting, the governor made a huge joke about the event during a national press conference. He had a handcuffed man in an alien costume enter the room and said people are taking all of this too seriously. The explanation given at the time was that the lights were flare exercises conducted by the Air Force. However, in 2011, the governor later came forward in the documentary "Secret Access: UFOs on the Record" and confessed that he saw the lights right above him near his house. On CNN he said, "it was probably some form of an alien spacecraft". Symington explained at the time he was driven to give an explanation instead of just saying "I don't know" and admitting to complete vulnerability. He continued to say public officials need to be more open and more courageous in dealing with issues like this and that it's time to square up and do the right thing. The Air Force's flare explanation was later debunked because they conducted their exercise at 10pm. Thousands of people were reporting the lights as early as 8:30pm.

The UFO ridicule factor, created by the CIA, has succeeded in deterring citizens and public officials from the public discussion of UFOs. However, in the last two decades, more than 500 former government officials, scientists, and contractors have come forward about their concerns over the phenomenon. Hundreds of declassified and leaked UFO documents can be found online, thanks to FOIA requests and tireless researchers. Hopefully more people will learn the truth on the government suppression of UFO research and begin to study the UFO phenomenon with proper scientific methods and an open mind.

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UFOS: The Evidence No One Is Talking About

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UFOs... whether you're a believer or a skeptic, there is actually a mounting body of evidence regarding the UFO phenomenon that can no longer be ignored. If you look past all of the alien horror films, the fake blurry UFO videos, and the Ancient Aliens memes, you'd be surprised at how many former high ranking government officials, scientists, and military contractors believe that UFOs should be taken more seriously.

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The Ideological Support is usually connected to magic and religious beliefs by a group of people.
There are many places that study Astrology, however, in India, there is a way to study it at The Indian Institute of Astrology. Some religious for example Hinduism are tied to astrological readings.
The 2 pseudoscience theories that apply are Patternicity as well as Emotional connections. In my example of Astrology it focuses on the need to know the future occurrences as well as playing on peoples fears.  It puts together patterns that are found in a group of people, combined with a group of people's pure need of knowing the future. However this depicts more of a red-flag, tham a true belief.

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The Barnum Effect - Why People Believe In Astrology And Psychics