Astrology

Page comparing different astrological traditions and looking at the function of the planets and space scientifically through astrogeology and other planetary sciences (because i am curious)

List of Astrological Traditions

Astrological Traditions:

Western Astrology - Uses the tropical zodiac and position of the sun at birth

"...It is historically based on Ptolemy's Tetrabiblos (2nd century CE), which in turn was a continuation of Hellenistic and ultimately Babylonian traditions..."

Vedic Astrology - Uses the sidereal zodiac and emphasizes Nakshatras and celestial bodies

Chinese Astrology - Follows a twelve-year lunar pattern

Mayan Astrology -

Tropical/Solar year -

Sideral Year -

Sideral Time -

Orbital Period -

Books

Campion, Nicholas (1995). The Great Year: Astrology, Millenarianism, and History in the Western Tradition. Penguin. ISBN 0-14-019296-4. Geneva, A. (1995). Astrology and The Seventeenth Century Mind: William Lilly and the Language of the Stars. Manchester University Press. ISBN 0-7190-4154-6. Holden, James Herschel (2006). A History of Horoscopic Astrology (2nd ed.). Tempe, Arizona: A.F.A., Inc. ISBN 0-86690-463-8. Hoskin, M. (2003). The Cambridge Concise History of Astronomy. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-57600-8. Hunger, Hermann; Pingree, David (1999). Astral Sciences in Mesopotamia. Koninklijke Brill. ISBN 90-04-10127-6. Lawrence, Marilynn (n.d.). "Hellenistic Astrology". Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Retrieved 2024-01-09. MacNeice, L. (1964). Astrology. Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-05245-6. Maxwell-Stuart, P. G. (2012). Astrology: From Ancient Babylon to the present. Amberley. ISBN 978-1-4456-0703-0. Newman, W. R.; et al. (2006). Secrets of Nature: Astrology and Alchemy in Early Modern Europe. MIT Press. ISBN 0-262-64062-7. Oestmann, G.; et al. (2005). Horoscopes and Public Spheres: Essays on the History of Astrology. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 3-11-018545-8. Rochberg, F. (2004). The Heavenly Writing: Divination, Horoscopy, and Astronomy in Mesopotamian Culture. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-83010-9. Tester, J. (1989). A History of Western Astrology. Ballantine Books. ISBN 0-345-35870-8. Wedel, T. O. (2005). Astrology in the Middle Ages. Dover. ISBN 0-486-43642-X. Whitfield, P. (2004). Astrology: A History. British Library. ISBN 0-7123-4839-5.