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A rudimentary form of electional astrology was used by the Babylonians beginning sometime after the 16th century BCE. This and other Babylonian forms of astrology were passed on to the Egyptians, and Persians; Early Vedic astrologers also used a sophisticated form of electional astrology known as Muhurta that was used for choosing the start of yajnas, travel, warfare, marriage and even ...
Katarchic astrology is the implementation of a type of horoscopic astrology in order to determine when would be most beneficial and rewarding moment in time to take a venture or undertaking, and is also known as electional astrology. Electional astrology is typically used to interpret the level of success of a moment that has already taken place.
Astrology is a range of divinatory practices, recognized as pseudoscientific since the 18th century, [1] [2] that propose that information about human affairs and ...
The main application of the term "katarche" in the Hellenistic and Roman period was to the branch of astrology now called electional astrology, or the art of choosing an auspicious time to begin a venture or an enterprise. Also included in this practice were techniques for analyzing an astrological chart drawn up for the beginning moment of an ...
Judicial astrology – Form of astrology for forecasting events; Locational astrology – Astrology that factors in locations on Earth; Medical astrology – Astrology of the human physiology; Meteorological astrology – Using astrology for weather forecasting; Mundane astrology – Branch of astrology dealing with politics, government, and law
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Psephology (/ s ɪ ˈ f ɒ l ə dʒ i /; from Greek ψῆφος, psephos, 'pebble') is the study of elections and voting. [1] Psephology attempts to both forecast and explain election results.
Detail of the Ishtar Gate in Babylon. Babylonian astrology is the earliest recorded organized system of astrology, arising in the 2nd millennium BC. [12] There is speculation that astrology of some form appeared in the Sumerian period in the 3rd millennium BC, but the isolated references to ancient celestial omens dated to this period are not considered sufficient evidence to demonstrate an ...