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Unlocked: Myth of the Month 14: Astrology
Historiansplaining: A historian tells you why everything you know is wrong
Astrologers and Astrology in the West
By the early 16 hundreds, there were so called avisi or kind of warnings and information, being printed on broad sheets with astrological predictions. This was a growing presence by 16 20, 16 thirties. It also ran its way very deeply into literature, including popular literature. And you see these basic ideas like the preface of romeo and juliet, the star crossed lovers,. The idea that human beings go through cycles and stages corresponding to the powers of the different planets. But even as it became more popular, there was still a continuing connection to politics and the rise and fall of regimes.
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