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Astrologers rely heavily on a technique called cold reading to make their guesses seem psychic

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Your local mystic is just playing a high-stakes game of psychological guess-who. Astrologers use cold reading, observing your body language, age, and subtle reactions to tailor their vague predictions on the fly. It feels like magic, but it is really just an aggressive application of basic human observation.

Astrologers rely heavily on a technique called cold reading to make their guesses seem psychic
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