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Horoscopic astrology is a form of astrology
Astrology

Astrology is a group of systems, traditions, and beliefs which hold that the relative positions of astronomical object and related details can provide useful information about personality, human affairs, and other terrestrial matters....
 which uses a horoscope
Horoscope

In astrology, a horoscope is a chart or diagram representing the positions of the Sun, Moon, planets, the astrological aspects, and Angle at the time of an event, such as the moment of a person's Childbirth....
, a visual representation of the heavens, for a specific moment in time in order to interpret the inherent meaning underlying the alignment of the planets
Planets in astrology

Planets in astrology have a meaning different from the modern Astronomy understanding of Definition of planet. Astrology utilises the ancient geocentric model of the universe in its calculations and thus employs the term in its original geocentric sense....
 at that moment. The idea is that the placement of the planets at any given moment in time reflects the nature of that moment and especially anything which is born then, and this can be analyzed using the chart and a variety of rules for interpreting the 'language' or symbols therein.

One of the defining characteristics of this form of astrology that makes it distinct from other traditions is the computation of the degree of the Eastern horizon rising against the backdrop of the ecliptic
Ecliptic

The ecliptic is the apparent path that the Sun traces out in the sky during the year. As it appears to move in the sky in relation to the stars, the apparent path aligns with the planets throughout the course of the year....
 at the specific moment under examination, known as the ascendant
Ascendant

The ascendant , or rising sign, is the Astrological sign sign and degree that was ascending on the eastern horizon at the specific time and location of an event....
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Horoscopic astrology is a form of astrology
Astrology

Astrology is a group of systems, traditions, and beliefs which hold that the relative positions of astronomical object and related details can provide useful information about personality, human affairs, and other terrestrial matters....
 which uses a horoscope
Horoscope

In astrology, a horoscope is a chart or diagram representing the positions of the Sun, Moon, planets, the astrological aspects, and Angle at the time of an event, such as the moment of a person's Childbirth....
, a visual representation of the heavens, for a specific moment in time in order to interpret the inherent meaning underlying the alignment of the planets
Planets in astrology

Planets in astrology have a meaning different from the modern Astronomy understanding of Definition of planet. Astrology utilises the ancient geocentric model of the universe in its calculations and thus employs the term in its original geocentric sense....
 at that moment. The idea is that the placement of the planets at any given moment in time reflects the nature of that moment and especially anything which is born then, and this can be analyzed using the chart and a variety of rules for interpreting the 'language' or symbols therein.

One of the defining characteristics of this form of astrology that makes it distinct from other traditions is the computation of the degree of the Eastern horizon rising against the backdrop of the ecliptic
Ecliptic

The ecliptic is the apparent path that the Sun traces out in the sky during the year. As it appears to move in the sky in relation to the stars, the apparent path aligns with the planets throughout the course of the year....
 at the specific moment under examination, known as the ascendant
Ascendant

The ascendant , or rising sign, is the Astrological sign sign and degree that was ascending on the eastern horizon at the specific time and location of an event....
. As a general rule, any system of astrology that does not utilize the ascendant does not fall under the category of horoscopic astrology, although there are some exceptions.

Overview

Horoscopic astrology developed in the Mediterranean region and specifically Hellenistic Egypt
Egypt

Egypt is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Western Asia. Covering an area of about , Egypt borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Gaza Strip and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south and Libya to the west....
 sometime around the late 2nd or early 1st century BCE. In ancient Hellenistic astrology
Hellenistic astrology

Hellenistic astrology is a tradition of horoscopic astrology that was developed and practiced in Hellenistic Egypt and the Mediterranean, whose texts were written in Ancient Greek , sometime around the late 2nd or early 1st century BCE....
 the ascendant demarcated the first celestial house
House (astrology)

Most Horoscopic astrology systems divide the horoscope into a number of houses whose positions depend on time and location rather than on date....
 of a chart, and the word for the ascendant in Greek was horoskopos. This is the word that the term "horoscope" derives from, which in modern times has come to denote the diagram of the heavens as a whole.

Horoscopic astrology can essentially be summed up as the practice of casting astrological charts that reflect the apparent positions of a variety of celestial bodies and points from the perspective of the subject at any given moment in time. The most prevalent application of horoscopic astrology is to use it to analyze the birth charts of individuals in order to read character, psychological traits, and to some extent destiny. In theory, however, a horoscope can be cast for the beginning of any entity, including organisations, nations, animals, and even objects (for example ships, cars and airoplanes).

Branches of horoscopic astrology

There are four main branches of horoscopic astrology.

Natal astrology

Natal astrology, also known as Genethliacal astrology, is the system of astrology
Astrology

Astrology is a group of systems, traditions, and beliefs which hold that the relative positions of astronomical object and related details can provide useful information about personality, human affairs, and other terrestrial matters....
 based upon the concept that each individual's personality or path in life can be determined by constructing a natal chart
Natal chart

In natal astrology, a natal chart is a horoscope/astrological chart drawn for the exact time of an Birthday at a particular place on Earth for the purposes of gaining information about the individual....
 for the exact date, time, and location of a person's birth
Childbirth

Childbirth is the culmination of a human pregnancy or gestation period with the delivery of one or more newborn infants from a woman's uterus. The process of normal human childbirth is categorized in three stages of labour: the shortening and dilation of the cervix, descent and delivery of the infant, and delivery of the placenta.....
. Natal astrology can be found both in Eastern and Western traditions.

Mundane astrology

Mundane Astrology (also known as political astrology) is the application of astrology
Astrology

Astrology is a group of systems, traditions, and beliefs which hold that the relative positions of astronomical object and related details can provide useful information about personality, human affairs, and other terrestrial matters....
 to world affairs and world events, taking its name from the Roman
Latin

Latin is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Through the Military history of the Roman Empire, Latin spread throughout the Mediterranean and a large part of Europe....
 word Mundus, meaning "the World
World

World is a common name for the planet Earth seen from a human worldview, as a place inhabited by human beings. It is often used to signify the sum of human experience and history, or the 'human condition' in general....
". Mundane astrology is branch of Judicial astrology
Judicial astrology

Judicial astrology is the art of forecasting future events by calculation of the planetary and stellar bodies and their relationship to the Earth....
 and is widely believed by astrological historians
History of astrology

The history of Astrology encompasses a great span of human history and many cultures. The belief in a connection between the cosmos and terrestrial matters has also played an important part in human history....
 to be the most ancient branch of astrology. Many modern and ancient mundane astrologer
Astrologer

An astrologer practices one or more forms of astrology. Typically an astrologer draws a horoscope for the time of an event, such as a person's birth, and interprets celestial points and their placements at the time of the event to better understand someone, determine the auspiciousness of an undertaking's beginning, etc....
s also believe correlations exist between geological phenomena
Geology

Geology is the science and study of the solid and liquid matter that constitute the Earth. The field of geology encompasses the study of the composition, structural geology, physical properties, dynamics, and History of the Earth of Earth materials, and the processes by which they are formed, moved, and changed....
 (such as earthquake
Earthquake

An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes are recorded with a seismometer, also known as a seismograph....
s, volcanic eruptions
Volcano

A volcano is an opening, or rupture, in a planet's surface or Crust , which allows hot, molten rock, ash, and gases to escape from below the surface....
, etc.) and astronomical phenomena (the movement of celestial bodies in relation to the Earth
Earth

Earth is the third planet from the Sun. Earth is the largest of the terrestrial planets in the Solar System in diameter, mass and density. It is also referred to as the World and Wiktionary:Terra.Note that by International Astronomical Union convention, the term "Terra" is used for naming extensive land masses, rather...
).

Electional astrology

Electional Astrology concerns itself with determining the most auspicious moment to begin an enterprise or undertaking, such as starting a business or founding an organisation. It takes into account the individual person or persons involved, and the place where the action is to be performed, to suggest the best time to perform the activity.

Horary astrology

Horary astrology is a method by which an astrologer attempts to answer a specific question by constructing a horoscope
Horoscope

In astrology, a horoscope is a chart or diagram representing the positions of the Sun, Moon, planets, the astrological aspects, and Angle at the time of an event, such as the moment of a person's Childbirth....
 for the exact time and place at which the question was asked. The answer might be a simple yes or no, but is generally more complex with insights into, for example, the motives of the questioner, the motives of others involved in the matter, and the options available to him.

Endnotes

See David Pingree - From Astral Omens to Astrology from Babylon to Bikaner, Roma: Istituto Italiano per L'Africa e L'Oriente, 1997. Pg. 26.

Sources

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See also


  • Hellenistic astrology
    Hellenistic astrology

    Hellenistic astrology is a tradition of horoscopic astrology that was developed and practiced in Hellenistic Egypt and the Mediterranean, whose texts were written in Ancient Greek , sometime around the late 2nd or early 1st century BCE....
  • History of astrology
    History of astrology

    The history of Astrology encompasses a great span of human history and many cultures. The belief in a connection between the cosmos and terrestrial matters has also played an important part in human history....