Astral Worship

by

J. H. Hill, M. D.







"Now, what I want is--facts."--_Boz._


INTRODUCTION.

In an article, entitled "Then and Now," published in the December
number, 1890, of "The Arena," its author, a distinguished Unitarian
D.D. of Boston, Mass., says. "Astronomy has shattered the fallacies of
Astrology; and people have found out that the stars are minding their
own business instead of meddling with theirs." Now, while it is true
that modern Astronomy has superseded the ancient system, and people
have ceased to believe that the stars are intervening in mundane
affairs, nothing could be further from the truth than the assertion
that "Astronomy has shattered the fallacies of Astrology;" and those of
our readers who will accord to this work an unprejudiced perusal can
hardly fail to be convinced that a large majority of the people of
Christendom are dominated as much by these fallacies as were our Pagan
ancestry--the only difference being a change of name. The dogmatic