Fluffmeister
March 9th, 2005, 05:45 PM
I'm a little puzzled about the guidelines in this forum. I've done quite a few interpretations for people in here, as have several other astrologers - and from time to time we've discussed the charts of famous people too.
However, I see a post made by a friend of mine who is a long-time MW contributor, who specialises in mundane astrology, was pulled (it still shows up in the forum, but is marked as "moved" and isn't accessible) without the poster being given any explanation as to what the problem was.
The post, which I've seen in full, didn't seem to be at all controversial - he simply looked at aspects and stellar parans in the chart of a senior military commander, whose date of birth was the same as my friend's. He then compared the two charts to show how the same aspects can play out in different ways - his own chart being that of an astrologer, the other chart being of someone who is in a position of power.
Now, I know that forums take different approaches to chart interpretation - I moderate an astrology forum which discourages giving interpretations (in fact, we usually point people in the direction of Mystic Wicks if they ask for a reading). I'd always assumed MW was OK about giving readings, and also about looking at charts of famous figures - but perhaps giving specific examples and advice is seen as being unhelpful and is contrary to MW policy (this is certainly the case on the forum I moderate, so I appreciate the stance).
So could a moderator please clarify what the guidelines are for giving interpretations and analysing personal and public charts in MW? If giving interpretations for individuals or public figures isn't acceptable, then obviously I'll stop doing so and of course stop advising other people to ask for interpretations here - but there's nothing in the FAQ about this, so I had assumed this was OK.
Obviously, if this isn't acceptable and the mods would prefer that astrology discussions be kept general rather than specific, then I'll abide by that - but it would be useful to have a sticky explaining this somewhere.
I hope someone can clarify what the guidelines are - in the meantime, I'll refrain from giving specific advice and interpretations and apologise if I've been treading on toes by doing so.
However, I see a post made by a friend of mine who is a long-time MW contributor, who specialises in mundane astrology, was pulled (it still shows up in the forum, but is marked as "moved" and isn't accessible) without the poster being given any explanation as to what the problem was.
The post, which I've seen in full, didn't seem to be at all controversial - he simply looked at aspects and stellar parans in the chart of a senior military commander, whose date of birth was the same as my friend's. He then compared the two charts to show how the same aspects can play out in different ways - his own chart being that of an astrologer, the other chart being of someone who is in a position of power.
Now, I know that forums take different approaches to chart interpretation - I moderate an astrology forum which discourages giving interpretations (in fact, we usually point people in the direction of Mystic Wicks if they ask for a reading). I'd always assumed MW was OK about giving readings, and also about looking at charts of famous figures - but perhaps giving specific examples and advice is seen as being unhelpful and is contrary to MW policy (this is certainly the case on the forum I moderate, so I appreciate the stance).
So could a moderator please clarify what the guidelines are for giving interpretations and analysing personal and public charts in MW? If giving interpretations for individuals or public figures isn't acceptable, then obviously I'll stop doing so and of course stop advising other people to ask for interpretations here - but there's nothing in the FAQ about this, so I had assumed this was OK.
Obviously, if this isn't acceptable and the mods would prefer that astrology discussions be kept general rather than specific, then I'll abide by that - but it would be useful to have a sticky explaining this somewhere.
I hope someone can clarify what the guidelines are - in the meantime, I'll refrain from giving specific advice and interpretations and apologise if I've been treading on toes by doing so.