I once read that MBTI is astrology for people who make fun of astrology.
I have to my shame made fun of astrology in the past....it was out of ignorance
Although to be fair it was the sort of 'astrology' that is in magazines where you have some character like 'mystic meg' telling people stuff in a little soundbite like sized chunks about what is supposedly going to happen to them that week....you know the stuff: ''this week you are going to meet a tall dark stranger...''
I'm skeptical about that. I think they are employing the Barnum Effect (Forer effect) where they write something that is going to apply to pretty much anyone for example: ''this week you are going to experience concerns at your work place''
When i discovered MBTI by taking a test online that told me i was something called an 'INFJ'...whatever the hell that was. I looked into it and read descriptions about the type. I was shocked how accurate it was....i was even working in healthcare at the time and it said INFJ's are often found in caring professions etc
But i was aware of the Barnum effect and being naturally skeptical i read all the descriptions of other types to see if these would match me as well...they didn't
I think Carl Jung was an extremely insightful guy...i think he was pointing to truths that aren't always clearly defined, aren't always quantifiable but at the same time have enough people attesting to their veracity that they can be taken seriously.
There are clearly discearneable patterns in humans that are not only visible to the naked eye in terms of observing behaviours but can also be felt by individuals for example introversion and extroversion (an introvert may describe needing some alone time to recharge after socialising)
So i have no doubt there is something in the whole thing
Concerning astrology.....i would imagine the further you dig into the real 'science' of astrology and the further away from the manufactured magazine astrology the more interesting it will get
There is no doubt the planets have effects on us. The moon we know affects the tides. We also know the moon affects peoples moods and has been linked to lunacy (lunar). I worked in a mental hospital for a while as a student and if patients were riled up the staff would often say 'its a full moon tonight'
The sun makes everything on our planet grow by feeding us with energy
The twin sun of sirius affects earth and the Egypians called it the dogstar. At certain times when the dogstar was having a strong effect on the earth it would cause droughts, drying out crops and driving dogs wild. These were called 'the dog days of summer'
Saturn has a strange pattern on one of its poles. It is a hexagon shape. I have heard the very interesting theory that it might be created by sound.....a sound eminating from saturn (cymatics), which could be influencing our planet; the rings are actually part of this sound emitting process as well....kind of like a giant amplifier. The romans worshipped saturn as did and do many other peoples. They held festivals like saturnalia which has become modern day christmas. The 6th day in our week, saturday, was named after saturn
Our planet spins round creating a magnetic feild that deflects some of the radiation emitted form the sun....like a giant forcefield
So there are all sorts of things going on out there that are impacting on us so I'm going to try not to narrow my mind to possiblities concerning these planetary bodies and any field that looks at them and the effects they have on us