Astronomy & astrology – both deal with the celestial bodies but are still different in names, why so?
To set the record straight… Astrology means the study of heavenly phenomena as they relate to earthly events, and especially to humans. Astronomy is concerned about measuring the sky, i.e. calculating the movements of planets, hypothesizing about the make-up and history of stars, the physics behind a changing universe, etc. Astronomy takes a materialistic (so called ‘scientific’) view while astrology maintains that heaven and earth are related on a level that matters to human lives. In fact, astronomy was part of astrology in the olden days because astrologers needed to calculate the positions of the heavenly bodies. It was only after the scientific revolution that the two disciplines separated. Today there is no substantial connection between astrology and astronomy. Astronomers in general have no knowledge of and despise astrology and astrologers, and astrologers have no knowledge of and care not for astronomy apart from chart calculations (save a distinct few on both sides). Moder
