Consulting Astrologers Through a Mobile App - Convenient or Controversial?

Astrology predictions are as old as the time when man first realised that the events in his life were not happening randomly, but following some definite pattern and cycle. While earlier, this science was used to relate the cycles in the heavens to the cycles on Earth, it was gradually studied to describe and predict fate. Astrology predictions can be as basic as addressing the 12 personality types, based on date of birth through Sun signs or as complicated as predicting your destiny with the help of details like time of birth, place and date of birth. It’s a known fact that how much ever a person may be in a denial mode that he doesn't believe in any of these astrology predictions, he still would love to know what the future may hold for him. Hardly anyone ignores the newspaper or magazine column that forecasts his horoscope for that day, week, month or year. Many people have such a strong belief in astrology that they start the day based on what the stars foretell for the day, for them. Keeping the need of the hour in mind, technology today has made access to astrology predictions easy, by introducing astrology online. Astrology online is an emerging market compounded by the explosion of smartphones and the app economy. Just couple the knowledge of expert astrologers with the sophisticated astrological softwares that are developed and available; and we can have excellent apps for consulting astrologers in the comfort of our own surroundings, as per our convenience and wish. Imagine getting consultation on the GO! If you have to make up your mind about something, you just need to access an expert astrologer, available at your fingertips. Consulting an astrologer for advice ranging from career to marriages, is second nature to most people. What earlier was a tedious process of physically meeting an astrologer for consultation, is now a few taps away on our cell phones. Astrology online has picked up momentum since the last decade and today very smart apps are available that give you the monthly, weekly and daily horoscope readings based on your zodiac sign, when downloaded on your mobile. These forecasts can be shared with others for discussion. Astrology online has gone a step further and has apps that can be downloaded which lets you have access to professional astrologers in a Q & A style conversational format. The app promises privacy and security. Clients can ask questions ranging from career, business, love, marriage to health, litigation and immigration. They can get compatibility assessments, Chinese zodiac forecasts, customised charts and personalised readings. Some apps contain the current positions and influences of the planets in the universe and provide some Twitter feed. This luxury of consulting astrologers through mobile apps is very convenient for most clients. But some people find these apps controversial. They feel that the predictions made through apps are too generalised. The free horoscopes do not go much into details and the querent is left to ponder at the meaning of the prediction.