The word astrology is derived from the Greek word, αστÏολογία, meaning star statement or star reason. Astrology deals with the interaction between the Planets and the various signs along with the relationships between them based on mathematics.
The astrology has many traditions. Some traditions have similar features as there was a transmission of astrological doctrines between many cultures. Other traditions have unique identity as they are developed in isolation. ...
Even before the mankind's earliest written records began, the concept of astrology has been there in one form or the other. Its history has a great span of many cultures....
In Babylon, astrology was an integral part of the Babylonian polytheistic religion. Babylonian priests used the connections between our planet and other planets with the gods to predict the future....
The astrological history in Europe and the Middle East are linked together as there was an influence of each other over time. It was in the middle of the 4th century BC, the Babylonian astrology is believed to have entered the western culture. ...
The Greeks and later the Egyptians carried both astrology and astronomy far beyond the limits attained by the Babylonians. ...
The Arab astrologers revived the learning of the ancient Greeks in astronomy, astrology, mathematics and medicine which Europe had forgotten. Damascus and Baghdad became the centers of learning in astrology. ...
The influence of astrology can also be seen in Medieval medicine with the physicians being educated with the basics of astrology to use in their practice. ...
Astrology being regarded very highly in China is believed to have originated around 3rd millennium BC. ...
United States saw a great surge of popular interest in astrology between 1900 through 1949. Evangeline Adams was a popular astrologer based in New York City. ...
