Relating to astrology, the belief system that celestial bodies influence human affairs and earthly events.
From Greek 'astrologia', from 'astron' (star) + 'logia' (study). Originally, astronomy and astrology were the same discipline - studying stars for both scientific and divinatory purposes. They separated during the Scientific Revolution when astronomy became empirical.
Astrology and astronomy were once the same field - ancient astronomers like Ptolemy made detailed star charts both to understand celestial mechanics and predict human fortunes. The split between 'scientific' astronomy and 'mystical' astrology reflects our modern separation of empirical and spiritual ways of knowing.
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