The history of astrology dates back many years and was
actually used in ancient science. It is older than both psychology and
astronomy. Astrology has been studied
throughout the entire world for thousands of years. The basis for the study
includes the interactions amongst the stars as they coincide with the planets
based on complex calculated cycles.
Astrological records have been dated back to 1645 B.C. in
Babylon, with the earliest horoscopes dating back to 410 B.C. in several
different locations throughout the world including Egypt, which was one of the
first sophisticated developments of timekeeping and calendars known to mankind.
Other areas of the world where
horoscope was commonly used were Rome and Greece where powerful men and
women used the information to go about their day to day activities.
As the world became better educated and more people became
literate, more and more astrological almanacs were being printed and used by
the public to help predict certain aspects of their life. Notable historians
throughout our history have used astrology as a scientific aspect of their life
including Galileo and Copernicus who both practiced astrology and believed in
it as a science. Over time it began to lose its luster as many of the
predictions about certain aspects of their time period failed to happen as they
predicted.