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Astrology in modern times

 

In the West, Newtonian physics largely eradicated the widespread belief in astrology. In countries such as India, however, where only a small intellectual elite has been trained in Western physics, it manages to retain here and there its position among the sciences. Some Indian universities offer advanced degrees in astrology.

 

Recently in the West, however, astrology has gained a large popular following, and there have been attempts to reestablish a firm theoretical basis for it, notably by the French psychologist Michel Gauquelin, although with results that are at best inconclusive. The divisions of the year governed by the 12 zodiacal signs (which are derived from Hellenistic astrology) as depicted in newspapers, manuals, and almanacs are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attempts have been made to incorporate into the general astrological scheme the planets discovered since the Renaissance and to find some sort of statistical relation between planetary positions and human lives. None of these attempts appears to be at all convincing, however, and no serious explanation seems to exist regarding the alleged spheres of influence of the planets, the alleged nature of their influences, or the manner in which they are received.