Astrology is another science that has been trashed as mystic knowledge. It remains for niche clubs. We humans did not make an effort to understand astrology. There are many reasons. The subject assumes time cycles and planetary placement and its effect on a certain person or society as a whole. The astrology mystics can surprise you many times when they talk about Uranus, Jupiter and Saturn cycles affecting you. Finding a good astro adviser is as hard as stock picking but the idea of astrology being occult is sheer nonsense. Nostradamus contributed more than just some entertaining quatrains.
It was not very long ago charting was also mystical. A J Frost challenged the idea of charting being similar to falconry. Market Technicians Association was established in 1973 got the needed certification for its technicians in 2006. Elliott waves are still considered mystical.
Time is also on the short list. It is a mystery that the human mind is unable to solve. Time is the invisible presence which apparently governs everything, from the pulse of life in our heartbeats to the changing of seasons and generations. It is mysterious and controversial, unexplained and yet so natural. People have always wondered about the true nature of time and tried to solve its puzzle.
Is it just another dimension or is it a higher dimension which stands above everything? Is it an illusion or is it real? Is it linear or is it cyclical? Did time exist before us or did we invent time? As Carlo Rovelli says, “It is not reality that has a time flow, but our very approximate knowledge of reality. Time is the effect of our ignorance.” The mystery of the mystic.
