Make then your forecasts, my lords Astrologers, with your slavish physicians, by means of those astrolabes with which you seek to discern the fantastic nine moving spheres; in these you finally imprison your own minds, so that you appear to me but as parrots in a cage, while I watch you dancing up and down, turning and hopping within those circles.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Astrologers and physicians who rely on fixed spheres imprison their minds. They are like parrots moving within circles while others observe.
- In plain terms
- Those who stick to old models are trapped. They act like trained birds.
- What can you take from it?
- Do not limit your mind with rigid models.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Are you trapped by old ideas?
- How do you test knowledge?
Another view
It dismisses useful tools like astrolabes entirely without acknowledging their historical value.
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