| Mankind has long had a fascination with the stars in | | | | fields and stars in relation to Earth. As each branch |
| the sky. The orbiting bodies of the planets aligning with | | | | discovered new patterns, stars or planets, they would |
| Earth in a way to influence our very behavior have | | | | publish their findings. It was through the combined |
| long been a topic of debate. Is there a way to divine | | | | intellectual talent of both groups that real progress was |
| what is going to happen in our lives by studying the | | | | able to be made. |
| cosmos? | | | | What does alchemy have to do with astrology? |
| The viewpoints on astrology are as diverse as the | | | | Alchemy and astrology, in particular Babylonian-Greek |
| readings themselves are and it ultimately comes down | | | | astrology, both believe that the planets hold dominion |
| to knowing the history of it. In this article we will cover | | | | over parts or elements of the earth. In alchemy it is |
| some of the fundamental questions that concern it. | | | | believed that each planet rules over a metal. The metal |
| Is astrology different from astronomy? | | | | is specific to that planetary body. Alchemy and |
| For many years astronomy and astrology were | | | | astrology still function in tandem with each other. |
| essentially the same. Both branches were studying the | | | | What is the relationship between astrology and tarot |
| stars and trying to come to a conclusion on how they | | | | cards? |
| related to Earth. It began to divert from astronomy | | | | It is not so much that tarot cards affect astrology as it |
| around the time that Isaac Newton published his | | | | is astrology affecting tarot cards. A tarot deck usually |
| hypothesis on celestial gravitation. | | | | has 78 cards. Some are made up of the 12 signs of |
| It began to center around how the stars, planets and | | | | the zodiac. Others are a mixture of what is known as |
| lunar nodes affected human behavior. Astronomy | | | | Major and Minor Arcana cards. The cards take from a |
| deals, predominantly, with how celestial bodies are | | | | variety of different cultures ranging from India to Egypt. |
| formed, age and their affect on the physical properties | | | | Is it true that it affects our psychological wellness? |
| of Earth. | | | | No one knows for sure if it does have it right when it |
| Who first discovered astrology? | | | | comes to planetary bodies affecting our psyche. Even |
| It is unknown who first began studying the stars at | | | | the renowned astrologist Carl Sagan stated that not |
| night to determine behavior or even the future. Isaac | | | | enough is known to come to a conclusion. There are |
| Newton is attributed to studying how gravitation | | | | advocates on both sides, astrology and psychology, |
| affects the entire universe. | | | | that agree with Sagan. |
| But astrologists and scientists alike have not come to | | | | How has astrology affected mankind? |
| a conclusion if Newton's theories actually helped | | | | Without a shadow of a doubt it has had an impact and |
| develop the field of it. There have been recent | | | | affected mankind. Even withholding the idea that |
| discoveries of scrolls and drawings recovered from | | | | planets, the sun, or the stars affect and influence our |
| the Babylonians which would date it around 2000 BCE. | | | | daily lives, without its input much of the information we |
| Why were earlier astronomers interested in it? | | | | have on the solar system would not exist. Astrology |
| The fundamentals of astronomy and astrology are the | | | | and astronomy were intertwined for many, many |
| same. Both require a study of planets, gravitational | | | | years. |