Knowra Astrology Astrology Astrology is a system of divination that interprets celestial positions and movements as influencing or corresponding to events and human affairs. It uses symbolic charts, especially those based on the time and place of birth.
Zodiac : A belt of sky divided into signs or constellations along the apparent paths of the Sun, Moon, and planets. Astrological charts place celestial bodies within zodiac signs to assign them symbolic meanings.
Tropical astrology : An astrological system that anchors the zodiac to the seasonal cycle, beginning Aries at the March equinox. This zodiac framework defines signs by seasonal positions rather than current constellations.
Babylonian astrology : An ancient Mesopotamian tradition that interpreted celestial phenomena as omens for rulers and states. Its omen practices helped establish the systematic observation underlying later astrology.
Astronomy : The scientific study of celestial objects, space, and the physical universe. Astronomy tests physical explanations of the sky, unlike astrology's symbolic interpretations.
Ecliptic : The apparent annual path of the Sun across the sky, corresponding to Earth's orbital plane. The zodiac is conventionally arranged around this apparent solar path.
Sidereal astrology : An astrological system that aligns zodiac signs with fixed-star positions, using an offset from the tropical zodiac. Its star-based zodiac differs from the season-based framework used in tropical astrology.
Hellenistic astrology : The Greco-Egyptian astrological tradition that developed from the late first millennium BCE onward. It shaped many chart techniques and concepts used in later Western astrology.
Scientific skepticism : A method of evaluating claims through evidence, reproducibility, and openness to revision. It provides standards for assessing astrology's claims about prediction and personality.
Astrological chart : A diagram showing the positions of celestial bodies for a particular time and place, interpreted through astrological conventions. It is the basic map used to apply astrology to a moment or birth.
Planetary rulership : An astrological doctrine assigning each zodiac sign a ruling planet with related symbolic associations. Rulerships supply interpretive links between planets and signs in chart readings.
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