ASTROLOGY PHILIPPINES

Resti Santiago's article was published by Rappler.com. A copy is provided below. Astrology: Alive and well in the Philippines Horoscopes, astrology...They are very much a part of our culture. How different - or alike - are they? By Resti H. Santiago July 03, 2012 http://www.rappler.com/life-and-style/7944-astrology-is-alive-and-well-in-the-philippines ASTROLOGY FRIENDS MANILA members at their first workshop. Photo by Edel Santiago MANILA, Philippines - Newspapers, local and foreign magazines, TV and radio shows regularly feature different kinds of horoscopes, from the sublime to the downright funny. In bookstores and bangketas, horoscope magazines still sell like hotcakes, especially at the start or end of a year, Chinese or not. Even local telcos cannot resist offering horoscope forecasts every now and then as a value-added service. You might think that this is astrology, but what proliferate are actually variations of Sun sign astrology, popularly known in th...

You are invited! Beyond the 13th Zodiac Sign Forum Making Astrology Work for You The Yuchengco Museum kicks off the year with an event entitled BRIDGING CULTURES: The World Views Forum Series with the first one focused on the recent media hype that dominated the social media and garnered international news mentions. This was about Ophiuchus which astronomer Parke Kunkle told the NBC news was the "13th zodiac sign" sending many into an astrological identity crisis. This pronouncement has created questions and more questions which only astrologers could answer. Upper Row: Henry Palacios, Resti Santiago Lower Row: Heber Bartolome, Miguel Mendano On January 28, 2011 Friday, at 5-7 pm, the first of several fora on the astrological worldview is entitled Beyond the 13th Zodiac Sign: Making Astrology Work for You. The science of astrology will be highlighted as three astrologers will come together to discuss the recent astronomical finding vis-a-vis the astrological pract...