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sʜᴀɴɢ ʏᴜ ♈︎ ([personal profile] zooming) wrote in [community profile] prismatica2020-03-23 01:50 pm

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so, i know that there are people here who are familiar with zodiac signs. but someone mentioned earlier that it was all fake and something created to "con idiots into doing things". i don't know how true that is.

does anyone else know much about that?

it's a pretty important part of where i come from but i hear from other people that the zodiac is more of a joke?
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[personal profile] topoiran 2020-03-23 03:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, it is possible that the stars and constellations might not have as much of an influence as they do in our world. But if somehow legends of ours reached other worlds, and people expected the constellations to have power but discovered they did not, people would disparage such talk, I think.

That does not make things a joke to us. Only to those who are not touched by them as we are.
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[personal profile] topoiran 2020-03-29 04:20 pm (UTC)(link)
People don't always know as much as we do, A-Yu, and in their worlds, that may be all it is. I know that it may be upsetting, because some of the things are obvious to us, but people can only know what they could learn.

Have you met someone specifically with whom you argued, or is this a general impression?
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[personal profile] dvine 2020-03-23 04:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[If Midorima ever heard someone call zodiac and horoscope a lie, he'd go ballistic.]

Depends from where it comes, I guess?
Magazines and newspapers can sometimes blow it out of proportions just for fame, you know?
That's why most people don't believe in it.

But there are some people/things that can predict horoscope with crazy accuracy.
You just need to find those
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[personal profile] dvine 2020-03-23 08:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Publicity has a lot of impact on people. If they start writing lies about their horoscope signs (which they usually do when they don't have what to write) people stop believing

I didn't really follow it before, but my friend does, very religiously. You'll have to ask him. I think he follows a radio/tv program here?

Back home it was called "Oha Asa", I can't remember what the name of it here. Not as accurate, but close
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[personal profile] downswing 2020-03-23 09:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Some also think spirits foolhardy.
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[personal profile] downswing 2020-03-24 04:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Their mind and skill.
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[personal profile] downswing 2020-03-24 07:12 pm (UTC)(link)
To each man, his god.
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[personal profile] downswing 2020-03-28 02:01 am (UTC)(link)
Would my belief change your own?
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[personal profile] whitehairedprettyboy 2020-03-24 02:31 am (UTC)(link)
Assuming you're referring to the Chinese zodiac, it's the source of some of the most incredible powers I've ever lain my hands on. Rather impressive for a joke, I'd say.
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[personal profile] whitehairedprettyboy 2020-03-24 04:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, in that case, I haven't a clue; I couldn't tell you a single thing about the other zodiac, except that I'm a Capricorn. I'm sure it must have some variety of magic associated with it, though. Everything else seems to.

It's not so much that the zodiac itself has powers; rather, the powers come in the form of a set of talismans modeled thereon. Dragon talisman, sheep talisman, and so on. For having been created by the most pestiferous demon ever to slither the earth, they're a remarkably good time.
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[personal profile] whitehairedprettyboy 2020-03-24 09:40 pm (UTC)(link)
The next... thousand years? You may be working on a slightly larger scale than I am, but I appreciate the knowledge nonetheless. And yes, your zodiac's abilities do sound rather similar to the way the talismans function. You realize, of course, that now you'll have to tell me what this enviable power of Cancer's might be.

It's a fair question, but personally, I lean toward the side of "it depends on the user". I myself have had some particularly positive experiences using the talismans, but my enemies have proven just as capable of stealing them and harnessing their powers for themselves.
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[personal profile] whitehairedprettyboy 2020-03-28 08:35 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, all sorts! Off the top of my head: fire blasts, invisibility, levitation, speed, strength... No petrification, to my knowledge, but one can't have everything. Which of your zodiac's powers do you wield, then, or is that a secret as well?

In my experience, most magical artifacts don't tend to have much of a preference who wields them, but when they do, they won't be shy about letting one know. I hope you've never had the pleasure of sharing your body with a being of evil whilst trying to handle a box composed of good magic. The two don't mix.
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[personal profile] noenvy 2020-03-24 03:02 am (UTC)(link)
I've never heard about that. It's normal to consult the zodiac for a lot of things.
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[personal profile] noenvy 2020-03-25 08:31 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe they consult nothing?
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[personal profile] noenvy 2020-03-29 12:34 am (UTC)(link)
I'm probably not the best person to ask... I've never been known to do things properly.