Tradition
Western Astrology
Era · ~2000 BCE — present (Babylonian → Hellenistic → modern)Region · Mesopotamia → Mediterranean → Europe → global
A symbolic language reading the heavens as a mirror of earthly experience — twelve signs of the zodiac, ten planets, twelve houses, and the natal chart as a portrait of the soul's particular angle of incarnation.
Core beliefs
- 01'As above, so below' — celestial bodies correspond to inner faculties.
- 02The natal chart maps temperament, vocation, and karmic themes.
- 03Transits and progressions reflect the timing of inner unfolding.
- 04Free will operates within — not against — astrological pattern.
Practices
- Natal chart interpretation
- Transit and progression work
- Electional and horary astrology
- Synastry (relationship charts)
Key figures
- · Ptolemy
- · Marsilio Ficino
- · Dane Rudhyar
- · Liz Greene
- · Steven Forrest
Bridges to other traditions
- Zodiacal archetypes ↔ Jungian archetypes ↔ Tarot Major Arcana
- 'As above, so below' ↔ Hermetic correspondence
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