Astrology is a form of divination of intense superstition.
Astrology is a form of divination which attempts to forecast earthly events and categorize people’s personality traits according to the alignment of stars. It began during the Babylonian empire (c. 2000 BC) during a time of intense superstition. At that time, people had two misguided beliefs about the stars: 1. That the stars rotate around the Earth and change their position in regard to the Earth with the seasons. 2. That the stars exert a powerful force upon the Earth. These two foundational beliefs resulted in two corollary beliefs: A. The belief that the stars have a profound impact on world events and personal fortunes. B. The belief that the stars have a formative effect on the shaping of the personalities of newborn babies. Let me briefly examine each of these beliefs. Firstly, the two foundational beliefs. 1. The belief that the stars rotate around the Earth and change their position in regard to the Earth with the seasons. Obviously, this is not true. It is the Earth’s orbit