1. © Adam vanLangenberg -MSSS

2.  Assyrians and Chaldeans used it 3,000 years ago  Babylonians created the 12-sign zodiac in 450BCE  The Greeks made it popular  Christianity slowed it down for a while  Renaissance picked it up again  The Chinese have their own version

3.  Tropical is based on the Sun  365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes and 46 seconds  Divides sky into 12 sectors  Sidereal is based on the stars  365 days, 6 hours, 9 mins and 9.5 seconds  More precise, has 13 signs

4. Sidereal vs. Tropical Astrology dates Which one is correct?

5.  When does birth actually occur?  Why is a star more important than the mother or family?  Why are the initial conditions more important than the current ones?  How on Earth does it work!?

6.  Gravity?  It affects the tides, why not us? ▪ We are 70% water ▪ Don’t violent crimes and suicide rates go up during a full moon? ▪ The stars exert almost zero gravity on us  Spirituality?  Are the planets concious bodies?  “Connectedness”