Astrology© Adam vanLangenberg -MSSS

History

Assyrians and Chaldeans used it 3,000 years ago

Babylonians created the 12-sign zodiac in 450BCE

The Greeks made it popular Christianity slowed it down for a while Renaissance picked it up again The Chinese have their own version

Tropical or Sidereal?

Tropical is based on the Sun 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes and 46

seconds Divides sky into 12 sectors Sidereal is based on the stars 365 days, 6 hours, 9 mins and 9.5 seconds More precise, has 13 signs

Sidereal vs. Tropical Astrology dates

Which one is correct?

Problems

When does birth actually occur? Why is a star more important than the

mother or family? Why are the initial conditions more

important than the current ones? How on Earth does it work!?

How does it work?

Gravity? It affects the tides, why not us?▪ We are 70% water▪ Don’t violent crimes and suicide rates go up

during a full moon?▪ The stars exert almost zero gravity on us

Spirituality? Are the planets concious bodies?

“Connectedness”