Friday, August 8, 2008

How Astronomy Can Benefit Astrological Accuracy

Astrology and astronomy used to be one. When the discovery was made that the planets revolve around the sun rather than the earth, scientists mistakenly dismissed astrology as not being valid. However, ancient astrologers used a heliocentric system, and this knowledge had been temporarily lost. When science rediscovered it, what should have happened is that heliocentric calculations should have been added to the existing knowledge of astrology, as they do indeed make astrology more accurate and complete. The astronomical discovery of the precession of the equinoxes has also enhanced modern astrology, because sidereal calculations can now be used to take precession in account.

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