What do star signs and spells have in common – well they both deal in the unknown, and they are both unproven science, if you can call either a science. Tarot cards, runes and psychic healing are all subjects that deal with the other side of human nature and power. The unseen forces that seem to move our lives in directions we seem not to be able to control. A quick search on the Internet will show thousands of sangomas, traditional healers, fortune tellers, herbalists and witches selling spells and potions and offering to heal and curse – and get rid of hexes and voodoo.

The power of the runes is touted by some as a force that helps us in our lives – in our quest for discovering our own inner power -Tarot is seen as a way to look into the future and to see where and what will become of us. All forms of esoteria is widely popular around the world – star signs is one of the more popular forms of esoteric practises. In Africa we have a very different form of spirit belief and spirit world connections. While Wicca witchcraft is practised in the west – African witchcraft is the primary belief in many Africans’ lives – even those who follow Christianity in Africa have a very strong belief in the traditional African spirit world. This is the world of witches, witch doctors and the tokoloshe. Sangomas and traditional healers hold great sway amongst the population of Africa – and in some case hold a powerful and evil influence. For the most part though the true sangoma is a calming and helping influence on the people – dealing with every day problems that face the people around him or her. While star signs may seem a long way from African witchcraft, they both share similar aspects – There are no such thing as African start signs, but both practises draw on a mixture of dogma, tradition, myths and ancient knowledge.

To read star signs a astrologist will take into account your past, your birth date and what is happening in you life here and now. Astrology will, by looking at the position of the planets when you were born, be able to make certain predictions and draw certain conclusions about your life. A spiritual healer from Africa uses very much the same information, although they will claim that the knowledge comes from the ancestors or spirit world. Psychic healers will use their powers to get the same information …. and in many cases, all of these practitioners may have a positive influence on your life. The other side of this coin is that the world is filled with con men and filled with gullible people – and these two together make for a booming industry – especially in the world of the Internet – the number of healers, sangomas, voodoo sorcerers and the like are plying their trade – offering love spells and revenge spells .. and in fact a spell for anything you desire. Astrologers are offering to tell your future while fortune tellers claim to be able to tell you what will happen in your life tomorrow.