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Originally Posted by Tedward
Interesting. So they predicted a drastic end, ceded all property and were bumped off to make sure said ceded property remained looted?
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Quite the opposite.
The astrologers accepted as payment their clients' property and other assets in return for information on how their clients could profit from or at least survive the dreaded day.
When the dreaded day came and went, and nothing out of the ordinary happened, their clients were a bit miffed at having been scammed. A few clients took drastic action. Soon there were a number of ex-astrologers, pushing up tulips...uh, daisies.
Nevertheless, after that and many other similar incidents, astrology continues to flourish in India.