How did astrology evolve - and where from?

Originally, astronomy and astrology formed one science and were collectively depicted as one word. Largely this was due to the fact that all ‘sciences’ at that time were very closely amalgamated with religion. Ancient people considered everything that happens in the physical world as a direct consequence of spirits and their deeds. This view included not only the influence of the planets upon men (astrology), but also their orbits, rotation and trajectories (astronomy), as well as their chemical composition or physical structure (chemistry and physics).

I have to mention here in brackets that it is time for the ‘modern’ scientist today to get away from their rigid materialistic view of the Universe and to start learning more from this ancient wisdom. If they chose to do so, they would become aware of the fact that the reality behind ‘material substance’ is not ‘atoms’, ‘molecules’ or ‘ultimate particles’, as they believe, but is essentially spirit! The frequency of vibration of these particles, their composition and behaviour can be explained only, once we comprehend the nature of the spirits, creating and controlling them.

For example scientist today still do not have a suitable explanation of what is gravity. They can describe the gravitational law and measure it, but they still do not know what is creating that force, located at the centre of the Earth that is pulling all the matter towards itself. They only will become to comprehend this phenomena and (everything else for that matter) when they start looking at the world around us, not just as a mechanical composition of matter, but as made essentially from spirit, that is creating, modifying, moving and shaping that very matter.

With the advance of materialism, astronomy and astrology formed two separate branches of science. Astronomy specialized in studying the physical movements of the planets and their chemical structure. Quite the contrary, astrology is not interested in the mechanical or chemical build-up of the planets at all, but it studies the invisible energies emanated from the planets that influence people on an emotional and mental plane, which ultimately tends to shape their lives.

Astrology has several different branches. The most popular in the western world is what we call western astrology. This branch of astrology is very closely related to psychology. We all know, for example, that certain people can have a very high sexual drive, or others can always engage in dual relationships, or yet some others very rarely engage in any sexual relationship at all, due to inhibitions. Any type of such behaviour can always be seen in the chart. Astrology today can be used to find out the real reasons for this behaviour, which are often buried in the subconscious mind. Once this is done, ways can be found to dramatically improve oneself.

With the advance of technology, I believe that astrology will become more and more prominent science. Once equipment will be developed that will be able to accurately photograph and observe the subtle human bodies, such as the ethereal and the astral, a direct relationship will be found between the astrological chart and the structure of these bodies. At this stage, astrology will be recognised as an official science, used widely in every aspect in our lives  and will become a major subject of study at school.  

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