Fortune telling (Astrology) practices in correspondences between space observations and earthly events have influenced various aspects of human history, including world-views, language and many elements of social culture.
Among Indo-European peoples, astrology has been dated to the third millennium BC, with roots in calendrical systems used to forecast seasonal shifts and to interpret space cycles as signs of divine communications.
Until the 17th century, astrology was considered a scholarly practice, and it helped drive the development of astronomy.
It was generally accepted in political and cultural circles, and some of its concepts were used in other traditional studies, such as alchemy, meteorology, and medicine. By the end of the 17th century, emerging scientific concepts in astronomy, such as Heliocentrism, irrevocably discouraged the theoretical basis of astrology, which subsequently lost its scholarly standing.
Until the 17th century, astrology was considered a scholarly practice, and it helped drive the development of astronomy.
It was generally accepted in political and cultural circles, and some of its concepts were used in other traditional studies, such as alchemy, meteorology, and medicine. By the end of the 17th century, emerging scientific concepts in astronomy, such as Heliocentrism, irrevocably discouraged the theoretical basis of astrology, which subsequently lost its scholarly standing.
In the 20th century, astrology gained broader user recognition through the influence of common mass media products, such as newspaper horoscopes.
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