![]() ![]() We are now at a very accelerated phase of this cyclic wave, as it crushes on the shores of our unfulfilling cultural structures. It is this pollination from the wisdom of the past into the present, which gives us a renewed perspective about our inherent nature, the potential for our growth, and a deeper understanding of reality. These, together with new ways of seeing and understanding, such as through the modern lenses of psychological and scientific inquiry, have ushered novel perceptions and findings of age-old truths. In recent decades, many ancient forms of knowledge and practice have been slowly revived and reintegrated. ![]() This cycle appears to recur through history every time man is confronted by an anticipated existential crisis, whenever his actions seem to lead him into a blind alley. To grasp the significance of this revival, and to answer the questions raised in this article, it is important to see this resurgence as a part of a larger cycle. We have learned to appreciate not only the depth and richness of the original system, but also the underlying cosmological and philosophical underpinnings, connecting it to the prevailing schools of its time, as well as the heritage of this archaic wisdom. ![]() Since the late 20th Century we have witnessed its resurfacing through the cracks of time, through translations of surviving texts, uncovering ancient theory and practice and astrology’s various phases of development stretching over two millennia. In the astrological community, this was a direct follow-up to the fairly recent, and still ongoing, renaissance of ancient traditional astrology. Magic practitioners, astrologers, and academic scholars have been gradually rekindling the ancient art and are just beginning to grasp its importance in the history and development of philosophy, religion, and science. In recent years there has been a great resurgence of interest in astrological magic. Who knows how long it will take to bring them to life? It has taken two thousand years to kill them. ![]() The great range of responses that have fallen dead in us have to come to life again. Now we have to get back to the cosmos, and it can’t be done by a trick. The Sun strengthens us no more, neither does the Moon (…). Like western astrology, there are twelve zodiac signs and the stars in sky are also charted into twelve different locations.© Michael Ofek - published by The Career Astrologer, 2021 / It was closely related to Chinese philosophy and was greatly influenced by Yin Yang Theory and the principles of the Five Elements (Wu Xing). However, ancient astronomers were mostly astrologers.Ĭhinese Astrology dates from the Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties, and became popular during the Qin, Han and Tang Dynasties. In ancient China, people used astrology to predict the grand affairs of the country and the destiny of the emperor. A special astrological government organ was responsible for celestial observation. It's said that one's horoscope at birth is the potential basis of our life changes. An astronomical phenomenon, or celestial phenomenon, technically represents the locations of planets relative to one another. It was used to foretell fortunes on Earth according to astronomical phenomena that were thought to be the representation of Heaven’s will. Chinese Astrology is a horoscope system based on the Chinese calendar and astronomy. ![]()
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