fate
though used simply to refer to the outcome of an examination or trial, when I learn my fate, it has also the altogether more weighty connotation of long term prospects, as in destiny. In this latter sense some act of judgement may be involved weighing the life lived in this world as predeterminative of what will happen after death. There is resistance from Christians to any suggestion that an individual's life is controlled by planetary forces, as implied by astrology. This is seen as an abdication of personal responsibility to take charge of how each life is lived. Thus, horoscopes may be amusing distractions or suggestive invitations, but they only take on any determining force if we co-operate in granting them that authority.
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destiny