Astrology

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Astrology is the belief the positions of the stars and movements of the planets of the Solar System, and also asteroids and other stars, but not as much, have an influence on the events, lives, and behavior of people.

An astrologer looks at the planets' positions and tries to understand a person's character or tries to predict the future. Modern astrologers see astrology as a symbolic language.^[1][2] It is also seen as an art, or a kind of divination.^[3][4]

Astrology and astronomy started out as the same thing, but today they are very different.

Newspapers and websites often print or post horoscopes. These horoscopes claim to predict a persons future based on their birth sign. Curtain zodiac signs have different character trait, for example the Aries sign is assumed to be more aggressive, a Leo would be more extroverted and confident yet can be a showboat, and a Virgo would be more down to earth and organized.

1. ↑ Reinhold Ebertin (1994). Combination of Stellar Influences. Tempe, Ariz.: American Federation of Astrologers. ISBN 978-0866900874.
2. ↑ Alan Oken (November 1973). Alan Oken's As Above So Below. ISBN 978-0553027761.
3. ↑ "Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary". Meriam-Webster. Retrieved 2006-07-19.
4. ↑ ""astrology" Encyclopædia Britannica". Britannica Concise Encyclopedia. 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-12-12. Retrieved 2006-07-17.