Stars twinkle above us in the sky. Most of the constellations they create can be seen with the naked eye. At some point, people began to interpret them.
The dark and glittering expanses of space have fascinated people for thousands of years. Even in ancient Egypt people were preoccupied with the movements in the sky, but they had not yet been interpreted. The Babylonians are considered the inventors of astrology: they observed five planets visible to the naked eye, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, as well as the sun and moon. They saw divine signs in their movements and made political decisions accordingly.
Creation of the first horoscope
The Babylonians had already determined the signs of the zodiac in the 7th century BC. The oldest horoscope known to date was carved in stone for "the son of Shuma-usur" on April 29, 410 BC. However, these are only the positions of the stars, they have not yet been interpreted.
Astrology as we know it today was born around 500 B.C. under the influence of the Greeks and Babylonians who developed their art of interpreting the stars and began to read aloud the fate of individuals. The Greeks continued to refine astrology. For them, life was predetermined by the gods. But there were also critics: as early as the second century BC, the philosopher Karneades asked why thousands of people die in the same battle if they don't have the same horoscope.
The term astrology comes from the Greek and means "interpretation of the stars". With this rather pseudo-scientific method, astronomical events and constellations are linked to the character traits of people or events.
With the help of astrology, you can consciously and actively learn more about yourself and what the universe has determined for you. You are integrated into a kind of "higher power". In the horoscope, this power is symbolized by the endless outer circle.
The purpose of astrology is not to classify and define people, but rather to show them their inner wealth in a differentiated way and to give them suggestions on how to develop themselves more and more in a constructive and fulfilling way.
What is the difference between astronomy and astrology?
Astronomy is a natural science and studies celestial bodies (stars, suns, planets and systems) on an empirical basis. It relates them to each other according to location, path and distance from the earth. It explores the movements and nature of celestial bodies.
Astronomy is considered the oldest science in human history. People have always looked at the stars and wanted to understand what was going on there.
The universe as an infinite space is part of the study of astronomy. As an empirical science, it uses recognized methods of measurement derived from natural laws.
Astrology makes predictions based on the constellations
Astrology interprets the links between astronomical events and world processes
In the Middle Ages, astrology and astronomy were a science. Astrology was not yet considered unscientific.
Without astronomical knowledge, no astrology can be practiced.
On the basis of the interpretation of the stars, prognoses for science, politics and religion have been made. For example, the birth of Jesus is announced in the Bible by a star. There was no separation between religion and astrology. Well-known scientists such as Copernicus, Kepler and Galileo Galilei were astronomers, physicists or mathematicians, but also astrologers.
The importance of horoscopes in astrology
The horoscope shows the positions of the planets at a certain time in a certain place. From today's perspective, of course, we know that the sun and the moon are not planets and that the earth, from which the planetary positions are seen, is not the centre of the solar system.
However, since astrology is about symbolism, it has no bearing on the interpretation of a horoscope. Astrology is a centuries-old empirical science. Over this long period of time, the experience of what the personality structure of people born under a certain combination of planetary states looks like has been evaluated.
Horoscopes allow one to better know and understand oneself and others. This leads to a high degree of self-acceptance and acceptance of others.
Your horoscope shows the abundance of your disposition, like a genetic imprint, but only on the spiritual level. There are endless possibilities on how you can implement this potential and put it into your individual form.
Zodiac Signs in Astrology - An Overview
The constellations in the sky reflect the characteristics of the person who was born at the time when the sun had a specific position in the center of these constellations. There are 12 solar positions in the year. These were named after the signs of the zodiac that were currently visible at the time.
The zodiac sign is the position of the Sun in your horoscope. It symbolizes the basic behavior in life. The signs of the zodiac that we know today come from the twelve constellations from ancient times. In the ecliptic, the constellation of the sun, moon and planets, are uniformly arranged in a circle.
There is always an overlap of two zodiac signs on a single day. Each zodiac sign is assigned characteristics, each of which is defined by an animal or symbolic representative. The ascendant, on the other hand, defines the meaning of the zodiac sign more precisely. The date of birth is decisive for the respective zodiac sign.
How to visualize the position of the stars during a specific event, past, present or future?
It is possible to obtain the precise position of the stars at the time of your birth, for example, or at another date. The site http://www.mystarsmemories.com even allows you to create your own personalized star chart, and to receive at home a framed poster of the stars as they were arranged at the time and place of the event.
