Western astrology is the system of astrology most popular in Western countries. Western astrology was founded by Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos in the 2nd century AD, and forms a continuation of Hellenistic astrology and ultimately Babylonian astrology.
Western astrology is largely horoscopic, that is, it is largely based on the construction of a horoscope for an exact moment in time, such as a person’s birth, in which various cosmic bodies are said to have an influence. In modern Western sun sign astrology, only the location of the Sun is considered.
During the Dark Ages in Europe knowledge of astrology was lost along with much other learning. It was revived and extended by Arab and Persian scholars and reimported into Europe in the Middle Ages. In medieval Europe, important political and military decisions were often made in consultation with astrologers. Nowadays, believers in astrology use it primarily for making personal decisions or attaining information about an individual through natal astrology. Today, astrology has become distinct from astronomy and mainstream scientists in general dismiss astrology as a form of pseudoscience.
believers in astrology use it primarily for making personal decisions.
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Sonam Singh
1/11/2015 02:43:07 pm
Forms a continuation of Hellenistic astrology and ultimately Babylonian astrology.
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Suman Kotawal
1/11/2015 02:45:52 pm
Astrology has become distinct from astronomy and mainstream scientists in general dismiss astrology
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Riya Sharma
1/11/2015 08:06:17 pm
During the Dark Ages in Europe knowledge of astrology was lost along with much other learning.
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Somani Sakshi
1/15/2015 07:07:34 pm
Astrology, in its broadest sense, is the search for meaning in the sky. It has therefore been argued that astrology began as a study as soon as human beings made conscious attempts to measure, record, and predict seasonal changes by reference to astronomical cycles.
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Kamiya Goyal
1/15/2015 07:10:13 pm
Early evidence of such practices appears as markings on bones and cave walls, which show that lunar cycles were being noted as early as 25,000 years ago,the first step towards recording the Moon’s influence upon tides and rivers, and towards organizing a communal calendar.
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Radhika Agarwal
1/15/2015 07:12:19 pm
Many cultures have attached importance to astronomical events, and the Indians, Chinese, and Mayans developed elaborate systems for predicting terrestrial events from celestial observations.