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Astrology is a range of divinatory practices, recognized as pseudoscientific since the 18th century, [1][2] that propose that information about human affairs and terrestrial events may be discerned by studying the apparent positions of celestial objects. [3][4][5][6][7] Different cultures have employed forms of astrology since at least the 2nd ...
Detail of the Ishtar Gate in Babylon. Babylonian astrology is the earliest recorded organized system of astrology, arising in the 2nd millennium BC. [12] There is speculation that astrology of some form appeared in the Sumerian period in the 3rd millennium BC, but the isolated references to ancient celestial omens dated to this period are not considered sufficient evidence to demonstrate an ...
Astrology consists of a number of belief systems that hold that there is a relationship between astronomical phenomena and events or descriptions of personality in the human world. Astrology has been rejected by the scientific community as having no explanatory power for describing the universe. Scientific testing has found no evidence to ...
Psychological astrology, or astropsychology, is the result of the cross-fertilisation of the fields of astrology with depth psychology, humanistic psychology and transpersonal psychology. There are several methods of analyzing the horoscope in the contemporary psychological astrology: the horoscope can be analysed through the archetypes within ...
Astrology and astronomy were archaically treated together (Latin: astrologia), but gradually distinguished through the Late Middle Ages [1] into the Age of Reason. Developments in 17th century philosophy resulted in astrology and astronomy operating as independent pursuits by the 18th century.
The twelve signs. In modern Western astrology the signs of the zodiac are believed to represent twelve basic personality types or characteristic modes of expression. The twelve signs are divided into four elements fire, earth, air and water. Fire and air signs are considered masculine, while water and earth signs are considered feminine. [11]
The signs enumerate from the first day of spring, known as the First Point of Aries, which is the vernal equinox. The astrological signs are Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces. The Western zodiac originated in Babylonian astrology, and was later influenced by the Hellenistic ...
Agricultural astrology – Electional astrology for horticulture. Katarchic astrology – Historical form of electional astrology. Horary astrology – Form of astrology for answering questions posed. Judicial astrology – Form of astrology for forecasting events. Locational astrology – Astrology that factors in locations on Earth.