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I Used to Read Birth Charts and Horoscopes Until I Learned... | Occult to Orthodoxy Series (Part 16) | Ep. 130

I used to read birth charts and deeply identify with my zodiac sign — until I found my true identity in Christ. In this post, I share my honest journey from astrology into Orthodox Christianity, including the history of astrology, what Scripture and the Church Fathers say about it, and why even the Magi's encounter with a star points us away from the zodiac and toward Jesus.

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