After watching countless hours of Santos Bonacci, Jordan Maxwell and CG Dahlin talk about Astrotheology, I gained quite a respect for the influence that astrology has on civilization, society, religion, language...etc.

I'm absolutely fascinated with Astrology as a historical phenomenon. I'm at a stage of understanding that Astrology is the basis for all major religions today.

The problem with being a history buff is it turns the mystical into the mundane. That's what it did for my understanding of Christianity, but I'm not sure Astrology is much different. I'm open to being swayed or pointed in a direction for more study, if you have suggestions.

It's my understanding that Astrology started simply as a way to predict or "divine" the seasonal shifts and to create a communal calendar for planned events like hunting, fishing, managing water reserves....etc. Of course, back in the ancient world, correlating the stars with seasonal shifts to create a calendar would be an extremely big deal for the prosperity and survival of a society. This would be a technology of "god-like" proportions.

With the evolution of the Shaman of the roaming hunter gather tribes, to the priest class with the advent of civilization thanks to agriculture, you'll notice a lot of interesting changes. One of the changes is the division of labor. Now everyone specializes in something rather than being a jack of all trades like a Shaman.

With specialization, you have organizations. What do organizations do? They grow and perpetuate themselves. They create rules and regulations. They create hierarchies. The organization eventually becomes a major hub of power and wealth that can then be used for one's personal benefit if you're good at "playing the game".

I don't see how Astrology can't be affected by this. It seems like Astrology has grown far beyond it's original, and relatively, mundane use. I'm not sure how to bridge this gap in a way the keeps the Astrology, of today, relevant.

When I read the history of Astrology (I'm a lightweight here), I just see a similar pattern that any organization would follow.