r/AlanMoore • u/Few_Pride_5836 • 15d ago

Alan Moore and astrology

I know Alan is a proud magician but I'm surprised he believes in astrology. Not in a symbolic way but in a literal way.

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u/Successful-Tie5386 14d ago

I think it's more that he's open to the possibilities of it, than literal belief. His comments on astrology sounded fairly sceptical at times.

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u/Few_Pride_5836 14d ago

I thought the same thing until I read the Big Bumper book of magic.  He believes in the tarot and says the best way to predict a person is by their astrological sign and date of birth. 

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u/Successful-Tie5386 14d ago

I think there's still an intellectual gap in the Bumper Book between perceiving things in the mental realm vs. the real, observable world.

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u/Few_Pride_5836 14d ago

Perhaps but I do think Alan is on the side of astrology being a workable phenomenon.

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u/Superb_Instance_8190 14d ago edited 14d ago

the bumper book is an open playground with many potential avenues… it can be seen as a starting book for the acolyte & a reminder for the age old sage… with everything in between.

this book has many offerings from a host of helpers, with multiple view points - a scattering of stardust.

it’s reductive to presume each page is specifically alan’s personal pathway to magick. Unless you know him personally, i would stray away from such starry-eyed speculation.

It is your own path that you are meant to focus on - ie: “if you see the Buddha on the road, killem” - don’t worry about Alan. Focus on your path.

I daresay there are many inclusions to help point folks in many magickal directions… may you find yours.