Astrology Has Its 'Past'

Astrology is an ancient science which is comprised of astronomy and psychology. Throughout the world astrology is known as the study of interactions among the Stars and the Planets that make our solar system and it is based on the mathematical cycles. Some people claim that in ancient civilization astrologers were the astronomers who used to study moment of planets against the constellations.

According to the astrologers, during the 1st millennium BC, there was formalization of division of zodiac into twelve signs. With the emphasis of zodiac signs on the individuals, there was beginning of psychological astrology. The astrologers started studying the impact of the planets on individuals and they began to cast horoscopes.

The history of astrology can be traced back to 2nd millennium BC which was the period of the ancient Babylonians. They gave rise to the principles and methods of astrology and later these were developed in Asia, Middle East, Europe and other countries like China, India, and Greece etc. Astrology was a constructive medium for the development of astronomy, psychology, mathematics etc and it provided the records of the movements of Sun, Moon and the Planets.

Astrology includes symbols like Planets, Signs and the houses in which these symbols are located. Planets represents the function of the individual's personality, the Signs describe the way in which the function of the individual is expressed and the houses defines the area of life which has impact of the planets. Planets make different angles with each other and it shows the interaction within us and also indicates our strength and talent. This knowledge helps us to understand our potential and our inner motivation.

Astrology is a method of forecasting our future and you will find that there are many astrologers who are still practicing it with the help of a birth chart. The humanistic astrology emerged in the late 1960s and it has developed into a complicated psychological tool which says that although individual's personality and existence is predestined but still he/she has freedom to make choices which will effect the result of his/her life.

While communicating with an astrologer, it is really very important to feel comfortable with them. There are different types of astrologers who forecast as per their knowledge like if you have some medical problem you may want to visit a medical astrologer. Once you visit the astrologer they will ask for your birth date to calculate your birth chart. The birth date, b

Birth time and place of birth are very important to set up the Rising Sun and placement of the Moon.

Astrology is still very popular in many countries despite the skeptics who are against astrologers from many years. Astrologers are smart enough to convince people with the help of the birth chart that they make. If you are looking for right job, right career or you are having a tough time with your partner; an astrologer might be the right person to help you out.