Episode 156 - The History of Astrology

2025-05-20

Text Abby and AlanThis week Abby sits down to discuss all things Astrology. From the earliest uses of star divination in ancient cultures, to Mercury in retrograde, and everything in between. SourcesTime Magazine article: Where Do Zodiac Signs Come From? By Olivia B. Waxman. Academic Paper from Richard Fitzpatrick as part of the physics department at the University of Texas, Austin: Ptolemy’s Almagest: Fact and Fiction. National Geographic article by Catherine Caruso: What are the ancient orig...

Text Abby and Alan

This week Abby sits down to discuss all things Astrology. From the earliest uses of star divination in ancient cultures, to Mercury in retrograde, and everything in between.

Sources

Time Magazine article: Where Do Zodiac Signs Come From? By Olivia B. Waxman.
Academic Paper from Richard Fitzpatrick as part of the physics department at the University of Texas, Austin: Ptolemy’s Almagest: Fact and Fiction.
National Geographic article by Catherine Caruso: What are the ancient origins of your zodiac sign?
14 Famous Predictions by Nostradamus by Robert Johnson.

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