Unlocked: Myth of the Month 14: Astrology
Historiansplaining: A historian tells you why everything you know is wrong
The History of Astrology Through the Lenia
All our telling of history, even to day, is framed by astrology. It's a science of breaking time into units and fitting events into some sort of repeating narrative that unfolds through time. But it also has the idea that our fates are bound up with these great events that are beyond our control. So i'll discuss what happened and how astrology evolved through those four ages, ancient, hellenistic, islamic and modern. I'll talk about also the three modes or applications of astrology. There are 3 different ways, basically speaking, that one can use the supposed insights and tools of astrologers.
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