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Astrology is a group of systems, traditions, and beliefs in which knowledge of the relative positions of celestial bodies and related details is held to be useful in understanding, interpreting, and organizing information about personality, human affairs, and other terrestrial events.
Astrology sees mankind as being not only influenced by hereditary factors and the environment, but also by the state of our solar system at the moment of birth. The planets are regarded as basic life-forces, the tools we live by as well as the basis of our very substance. The aspects formed between the planets describe these relationships, the positions of the planets in relation to the place of birth tell us of their expression in the spheres of life depicted by the astrological houses. By interpreting the roles of these players (the planets) and their qualities (the elements, signs and houses) and creating a synthesis, astrology is able to present a complete and comprehensive picture of the person and his potential, based on the natal horoscope.
The word astrology (Jyotish) is taken from the Greek word astrologia, which literally means star study. Astrology is a long and well established process of exploring ourselves, our relationships and our place within the world. It works by taking a look at the important environmental influences working in a particular place at a given time - as uttered through the horoscope in the symbolic relationships of the heavenly bodies. Astrology, is also called the science of the stars, the can give us insight into all manner of situations, from the private to the political and from the most cherished to the most routine.
Astrology, in its customary form, is a type of forecast based on the theory that the positions and movements of extraterrestrial bodies (stars, planets, sun, and moon) at the time of birth intensely influence a person's life. In its psychological outline, astrology is a type of new age therapy used for self-understanding and personality study (astrotherapy). In both forms, it is an expression of magical thinking.
Astrology is the science that influences the distant cosmic objects, generally stars and planets have on human lives. The location of the sun, stars, moon and planets at the time of people's birth (not their conception) is said to form their personality, influence their romantic relationships and forecast their economic fortunes, among other divinations.
Like several other subjects astrology is also a hot topic of discussion whether it is science or not Astrology is a contentious issue for many scientists. They often think that its claims are unwise, dangerous even, and have been contradicted. Unfortunately these arguments are hardly ever based on genuine research. In fact there has been very modest serious research into astrology and its claims and what work has been done has produced mixed results.
Some astrologers assert that astrology is a science because it is based on experimental evidence: skill and observation. Quite simply, it appears to work. According to customary definitions of science, astrology is scientific because it is a discipline which uses set rules to explain natural phenomena
Also, the Greek word 'scientia' simply means 'wisdom'. Some astrologers think that traditional astrology is a science, while others want to create a new scientific astrology different from traditional practices.However, present scientific method normally needs that theories be tested through experiments under controlled conditions.
Although astrology has had no concrete scientific position for some time, it has been the subject of much research among astrologers since the beginning of the twentieth century. In his landmark study of twentieth-century research into natal astrology, vocal astrology critic Geoffrey Dean noted and documented the burgeoning research activity, primarily within the astrological community.
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