Astrology

Astrology refers to any of several systems, traditions or beliefs in which knowledge of the apparent positions of celestial bodies is held to be useful in understanding, interpreting, and organizing knowledge about human affairs and events on earth. A practitioner of astrology is called an astrologer or, less often, an astrologist.

The word is derived from the Greek αστρολογία = άστρον, astron, "star" and the English suffix, -ology, "study or discipline". -ology is in turn derived from the Greek λόγος, logos, which has a variety of meanings in English but generally related to "systematic thought or speech".

Although the two fields share a common origin, modern astronomy as practiced is not to be confused with astrology. While astronomy is the study and observation of celestial objects and their movements through space, astrology is the study of the supposed correlation of those objects with earthly affairs. There is as yet no accepted evidence that astrology has a falsifiable, scientific basis. In other words, astrology is not scientific, rather it relies on the beliefs of the individual to gain importance in an individual's life.