At that time, astrology was focused on what was currently happening in the night sky, as the future movements of the planets was difficult to predict. Around 70 cuneiform tablets from the 1700s BC list more than 7,000 celestial omens. There is some evidence for the practice of astrology in Babylon from as far back as the third millennium BC, but the oldest evidence for their organized system of astrology is from the second millennium BC. It is the Mesopotamian system, that emerged in ancient Babylon (modern day Iraq) around 5,000 years ago, that forms the basis of the astrology that is used in the West today. Different astrology practices emerged independently all over the world: in Mesopotamia, India, China, and Central America. The practice of deciphering these changing patterns and what they mean for life on Earth is also ancient. Paintings that mark the positions of the planets in the night sky have been discovered in Lascaux, France from around 15,000 BC.Ĭave painting featuring star maps, Lascaux, France. Human beings are also incredibly good at spotting patterns, so it is no wonder that we noticed the changing appearance of the night sky as the Earth and other planets revolve around the Sun. Mankind has always looked up to the sky and wondered at its beauty and secrets.
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