What is Astrology?

The ancient connection between astronomy and astrology

Astrology & astronomy were a single discipline for thousands of years until the 1700s.

TWO WAYS TO VIEW THE COSMOS

Heliocentric View

The Sun is at the center of our solar system.

Heliocentric model

Geocentric View

Earth as the center - how we observe the sky.

Geocentric model

Perspective comparison

BOTH PERSPECTIVES ARE VALID FOR DIFFERENT PURPOSES

THE ZODIAC

The zodiac is a ring of 12 constellations that planets appear to move through from Earth's perspective.

Zodiac ring

Planets move across these constellations, completing a full circle through all twelve signs.

Planetary movement