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Astrology
Astrology
is the philosophy that studies the effect or relationship between
the stars, planets and our environment that surround us effects us.
Some say, Astrology is another way that God symbolically tells us
who we are based on the time &Day we were born.
Astrology is a way
of life for many people and cultures. Many people believe that we
can understand ourselves, others and life in general through the
study of Astrology. By making certain astronomical calculations
people can see the effect that energies in our universe have on us.
Astrologers are the people who study astrology. Like most scientist,
different astrologers have different ideas on how astrology works
and the effects light from universe effects us.
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Astrology, form of
divination based on the theory that the movements of the celestial
bodies—the stars, the planets, the sun, and the moon—influence human
affairs and determine the course of events. Celestial phenomena have
been the object of religious sentiment since earliest times (see
moon worship; sun worship). The Chaldaeans and the Assyrians were
the first to discard their sky gods in favor of a nondeistic system
of divination founded upon astronomy and numerology. They saw the
heavenly bodies as exerting an influence upon the lives of
individuals and the destinies of empires. Generally, future events
were believed determined beforehand by a universal order that was a
result of the motions of the planets and stars. The practices of
astrology spread throughout the ancient Middle East, Asia, and
Europe, but with the rise of Christianity, which emphasized divine
intervention and free will, interest in astrology subsided, although
astrologers continued to flourish. During the European Renaissance
astrology as a form of divination regained popularity, due in part
to the rekindled interest in science and astronomy. The European
astrologer, considered a scholar exploring the mysteries of the
universe through science and reason, was held in high esteem in the
community for many years. However, in the 16th and 17th cent.,
Christian theologists waged war against astrology. In 1585 astrology
was officially condemned in a bull of Pope Sixtus V, and in 1631,
Pope Urban VIII reinforced this with another bull. At the same time
the astronomical work of such men as Copernicus, Tycho Brahe, Kepler,
and Galileo was undermining the tenets of astrology. Astrology,
however, continued to be practiced. All of the aforementioned
scientists remained practicing astrologers, as did other great
thinkers such as Descartes and Newton; moreover, Copernican theory
did not find sudden and widespread acceptance. Gradually, however,
astrology declined, although this form of divination is still very
much alive. One's horoscope is a map of the heavens at the time of
one's birth, showing the position of the heavenly bodies in relation
to the 12 “houses” or signs through which they pass (see zodiac) and
their positions in relation to each other. Each house has as its
“lord” one of the heavenly bodies; the one in the “ascendant” is the
one of greatest significance to the inquirer, supposedly endowing
him with his temperamental qualities, his tendencies to particular
diseases, and his liability to certain fortunes or calamities |
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