Astrology : Oldest Science Known to Man
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Its name is derived from the Greek word astron, which means “star” or “constellation” and -logia which means “study of”. It is said that the position of stars and planets can provide insights on personality, human affairs, past and present events and even the prediction of the future.
The first record of Astrology goes as far back as 1654 BC, predating astronomy and psychology. In its earlier days, the study of stars for counseling was well-known and generally appreciated. It was only during the Renaissance years, that astronomy – the more scientific counterpart – overshadowed astrology.
As the world revolved more towards the sciences, the art of reading stars became less popular. However, in 1930, a renewed interest in astrology was sparked with the birth of Princess Margaret. The London Sunday Express printed her astrological profile to celebrate her birth. That became the beginning of the modern newspaper horoscope section.
There are three main traditions that modern astrologers follow: Vedic astrology, Western astrology and Chinese astrology. All versions share a common heritage of using the horoscopic system – an astrological chart representing the celestial entities. The main difference is in reading the constellation. Vedic uses sidereal zodiac, the Western version relies on the tropical zodiac, while the Chinese version does not rely on the division of the sky at all, but rather by the equator.
Today, newspapers and online horoscopes feature 12 star signs that correspond to a person’s date of birth:
Aries – March 21 to April 19
Taurus – April 20 to May 20
Gemini – May 21 to June 21
Cancer – June 22 to July 22
Leo – July 23 to August 22
Virgo – August 23 to September 22
Libra – September 23 to October 22
Scorpio – October 23 to November 21
Sagittarius – November 22 to December 21
Capricorn – December 22 to January 19
Aquarius – January 20 to February 18
Pisces – February 19 to March 20
As the centuries progressed, astrology’s more scientific counterpart astronomy became the center of attention. Astrology faded in the background as a shadow of a new science. During the 11th Century, Persian astronomer Abū Rayhān al-Bīrūnī was among the first to clearly differentiate the semantics of astronomy and astrology.
In the mid-20th Century, interest in astrology and horoscopes has once again come to light with thinkers like Afred Witte and Reinhold Ebertin pioneering the use of astrological midpoints. Vedic astrology has also been strongly used in India and parts of Asia. In the early 1990s V.K. Choudhry created the Systems’ Approach for Interpreting Horoscopes to help those who are trying to learn the art of predictive astrology called Jyotish.
While horoscopes are now also used for entertainment – seen daily in newspapers and weekly in magazines – it is heavily rooted in a serious science that branched out into Astronomy. Horoscopes still remain a solid tool for generating good insight on the past, the present and the future.
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