![]() The planets Mercury, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn has been discovered. The famous Tower of Babel is sometimes described as a Ziggerat.įrom 2800 B.C.E up until 500 B.C.E Astrology became more sophisticated. They built large observatories known as Ziggurats in order to study the movements of the stars and planets. As in most early cultures the astrologers were the religious priests who were also leaders of government. The Sumerians placed importance on three deities which were known as Sin the moon god, Shamash the sun goddess, and Ishtar the goddess of Fertility whose home was the bright star Venus. The ancient settlers known as the Sumerians studies the sky and began to notice a connection between the heavenly cycles and the plant and food growth. There was a region once known as Mesopotamia which consisted of Babylonia and Assyria. The roots of Western astrology can be traced back to the Middle East 4000 B.C.E - 125 B.C.E. "The placement of the celestial bodies in the heavens at any given moment in time reflects the nature of that moment, including the nature of an individual born in that moment." The History and Origins of Western Astrology ![]()
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