Powers of the stars (1)

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Seneca, Naturales Quaestiones 2.32.7-8:
Since everything in nature moves according to the same laws of fate, all things may be signs for him who can read them … Now the observations of the Chaldeans take into account the powers of the five stars, but surely all those thousands of stars do not shine for nothing. What else is it that introduces such great errors into the work of those skilled in casting natal charts except that they allot so few stars to us? One star influences one person, another influences another. They carry on their work in duties that have been distributed among them. However it is more difficult to know what power they have than to doubt that they have power.

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Seneca, Naturales Quaestiones 2.32.7-8

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Amar Annus

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