Astrology is the pseudo-scientific study of the impact of celestial bodies on the Earth and its inhabitants.
An Astrologer is a person who practices astrology, predicts or determines the impact of the planets and stars on human affairs.
Astrology is one of the most ancient of the surviving magickal and occult sciences, with evidence of a highly sophisticated system existing in Babylonian and Egyptian cultures.
The zodiac is an imaginary belt in the celestial sphere, which extends about 8? on either side of the ecliptic, or apparent path of the Sun among the stars. The width of the zodiac was determined originally to include the orbits of the Sun and Moon and of the five planets, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, as these were the only planets known to the people of ancient times.
The names of the zodiacal signs are Aries, the Ram; Taurus, the Bull; Gemini, the Twins; Cancer, the Crab; Leo, the Lion; Virgo, the Virgin; Libra, the Balance; Scorpio, the Scorpion; Sagittarius, the Archer; Capricorn, the Goat; Aquarius, the Water Bearer; and Pisces, the Fishes. Each sign is associated with one of the classical elements (fire, earth, air, or water):