Astrology, then and now.

As I read Keickhefer I became very interested in the ideas presented on the subject of Astrology in the middle ages.  One thing that always would come to mind upon hearing of fortune telling and horoscopes is that many people still to this day focus on the same principles.  As stated in Keichefer (120) “the most basic use of astrology was in making horoscopes, which would indicate the influence that the stars and planets had on a person at birth or at any other juncture in life.”

 In this time the use of these horoscopes differ then from what they do today, kings would use Astrology to predict wars and their outcomes and even what their children were destined for in life.  The belief today is followed by many along these same lines with a few slight differences.  Although many read horoscopes they do not do so as fortune tellers for war or their destiny of what they will grow to become but to find a meaning to their life and which personalities are relevant to their astrological symbol.  Some followers even take this advice and put it to daily use. Does this mean that although we do not view it as magic, could these followers today have similar beliefs that the astrological symbols play some kind of supernatural role in their lives similar to astrological magic?