About astrology (Part I: History)

Foundation member: Unknown
Date of foundation: There's no specific date
Definition: A method that uses the position of the planets, of the sun and of the moon, as signs to explain temper, life and destiny.
Philosophical bases: Occult believes have the vision of a connection between human kind and the universe by a mystique bound. That's why from the moment of his birth, man is a microcosm of planet models and the planets reflect his inside "I".


There's no tangible evidence about astrology birth but most historians believe that the Chaldeans are the ones who developed it. There's a speculation about how these antique people noticed the rhythmic movement of celestial corpuses in contrast with the steadiness of the most long distance stars. This movement seemed full of significance, so that's why they've attributed powers and the concept of divinity to the planets and made them houses of gods. Noticing the planets, sun and moon position in some regular moments and connecting them with the events on earth, they've confirmed the belief that the position and the events were actually cause and effect. They've attributed names and personalities to the planets and they've been told to lead some constellations. Mercury - the one that is moving fast - was considered a cheat and a messenger. Jupiter, known as Marduk was seen as the most powerful. As time passed by, the association between planets and constellations became stronger. This association continues today with Mars considered the Aries' leader, Mercury as Gemini's leader, Sun as Leo's leader etc. Later, the astrology outspread in different locations of the world, advancing differently in the East. The Greeks rejected the astrology to accept it later. Because the Greeks had put the accent on the individual’s personality, the astrology was used for the first time as an instrument for common people, not just for leaders and kings. The word "horoscope" has its origin in the Greek word "hora" for hour and "skopos" for keeper that literary means "the hour keeper". A map with the planets’ position at birth had the purpose to reveal a person’s destiny. They gave Latin names to planets as we know them today.