Astrology Glossary

Philosophy, Ethics & Epistemology

30 terms with definitions, classical sources and practice notes.

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English: Academic History of Astrology

The historical research of astrology as an academic discipline; history of science and cultural context.

Astrological Ethics

A topic addressing ethical issues and professional responsibilities encountered during astrological consultation and practice.

Philosophy of Astrology

The philosophical foundations of astrology; a tradition of thought on universal order, symbolic language and the human-cosmos relationship.

The debate over whether astrology can be scientifically tested and its methodological issues.

Astrology and Religion

A topic examining different religious traditions' approaches to astrology, historical interactions and theological debates.

The Church's changing attitude toward astrology throughout history; from Augustine to Aquinas.

The debate on astrology's permissibility (halal/haram) in Islamic jurisprudence and the reality of historical practice.

English: Astrology and Neuroscience

Evaluation and research of astrological claims from the perspectiand of modern neuroscience.

Latin: Quod est superius est sicut quod est inferius / English: As Above, So Below

The fundamental principle of Hermetic philosophy; "What is below is like what is above, and what is aboand is like what is below." It expresses the cosmic parallelism between macrocosm and microcosm.

Latin: Augustinus contra Astrologiam

Saint Augustine's theological and philosophical critiques directed at astrology.

Roman orator and philosopher Cicero's critiques of astrology in De Divinatione.

Determinism and Free Will Debate

The question of whether fate or free will is determinatiand in astrology has bethe most one of the most fundamental philosophical debates since antiquity.

The tension between fate and free will in astrology; one of the deepest questions of ancient philosophy.

French statistician Michel Gauquelin's empirical studies testing astrological correlations.

Geoffrey Cornelius ve Moment of Astrology

A modern theoretical work developing the 'meaningful moment' philosophy of astrology.

Hermeticism and Astrology

Hermetic philosophy is the tradition that grounds the universe-human relationship and the idea of cosmic unity, one of astrology's fundamental principles.

A classic counter-argument directed at astrology through the different destinies of twins born simultaneously.

C.G. Jung's concept of meaningful acausal connections; a modern philosophical framework for astrology.

Fatum et Liberum Arbitrium / Fate and Free Will

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Greek: Katarchē — Başlangıç

The philosophical foundations of astrological inception moments; the relationship between time and fate.

Greek: Sympatheia

A Stoic philosophical concept proposing that all parts of the universe are interconnected and that affecting one part influences others; a philosophical foundation of astrology.

Cosmology and Astrology

Ancient cosmological models formed the building blocks of astrology; the system of planetary spheres and elements rests on this foundation.

English: Cosmos and Psyche — Richard Tarnas

Richard Tarnas's work correlating planetary cycles with major events in world history.

Greek: Makrokosmos / Mikrokosmos

An ancient philosophical principle that the structure of the universe (macrocosm) is reflected in the human being (microcosm), and that the human is a small universe.

Microcosm-Macrocosm Doctrine

The human being (microcosm) is a small reflection of the universe (macrocosm); this principle is a fundamental assumption of astrology.

Nous and Logos in Astrology

The concepts of Nous (cosmic mind) and Logos (universal order principle) in ancient philosophy, underpinning astrology's assumption of an ordered universe.

Richard Tarnas ve Cosmos and Psyche

A modern academic work correlating outer planet cycles with historical events.

The systematic critiques directed at astrology by the 2nd-century AD skeptic philosopher.

Sympatheia / Cosmic Sympathy

The concept of cosmic sympathy from Stoic philosophy, the idea that everything in the universe is interconnected and mutually influences each other.

Latin: Tabula Smaragdina

A short but influential text attributed to Hermes Trismegistus; the foundational manifesto of Hermetic philosophy.