Mundane astrology
Mundane Astrology is the application of astrology to world affairs and world events, taking its name from the Roman word Mundus, meaning "the World". Mundane astrology is branch of Judicial astrology and is widely believed by astrological historians to be the most ancient branch of astrology.
Many modern and ancient mundane astrologers believe correlations exist between geological phenomena (such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, etc.) and astronomical phenomena (the movement of celestial bodies in relation to the Earth).
In the Middle Ages it was more commonly known as the study of Revolutions - meaning the study of the revolutions of the planets in their apparent orbits around the Earth. The astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus proposed a complete reorganisation of the way these revolutions take place so that they orbited around the Sun in his major work, On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres (1543). The word revolution then took on its modern form meaning a major and fundamental change to the order of things.
Mundane Astrology had two purposes; one was to look back and explain history, looking for patterns and a sense of some greater purpose in apparently chaotic events such as the rise and fall of empires or religions. The other was to predict the future. Some philosophers believed that the world could be saved from disaster if future troubles could be predicted – and subsequently averted.
Although it was originally developed in ancient Babylon there have been three subsequent major periods of developments. In 120 AD the Greek astrologer Claudius Ptolemy set down the fundamentals of mundane astrology in his famous treatise on astrology, the Tetrabiblos. In the ninth and tenth centuries the astrologers of the Islamic world added many more techniques, particularly the use of the cycles of Jupiter and Saturn to identify the rise and fall of states and religions. The twentieth century saw a major proliferation of techniques mainly based on the use of planetary cycles rather than, as had always been the case the interpretation of planetary positions in horoscopes or natal charts.
Political astrology
Political Astrology is the branch of astrology dealing with politics, the government, and the politicians/laws governing a particular nation, state, or city. Certains countries have astrological charts (or horoscopes) just like a person is said to in astrology; for example, the chart for the USA is widely thought to be sometime during the day of July 4th, 1776, for this is the exact day that the Declaration of Independence was signed and made fully official, thus causing the "birth" of the United States of America as a nation. Indeed, July 4 is a major national holiday in America and unequivocally thought of as the "birthday" of the entire nation.
Generally Accepted Keywords of the Planets in Political Astrology
• Sun -- leadership, identity, national character, the President/Prime Minister/Chancellor, major events, authority, overall Weltanschauung
• Moon -- the people, national security needs, basic necessities, women, national mood, the Zeitgeist
• Mercury -- opinion polls, communications, transportation, literary interests, news media, all schools leading up to higher education
• Venus -- art-artists and musicians, entertainment, celebrities, fashion, culture, beauty, women, money
• Mars -- military, police, aggression, industrial concerns, generals, war, violence, bravery, riots, terrorism
• Jupiter -- the wealthy, prosperity, courts, religion, publishing, the desire to elevate or grow, higher education
• Saturn -- the system, institutions, economy, conservatism, bureaucracy, infrastructure, law, control
• Uranus -- revolutions, new technology, innovation, electricity, progressive or radical movements, countercultures
• Neptune -- oil, drugs, fraud, glamor, hope, idealism, covert actions, socialism, scandals
• Pluto -- financial or political power, factions, dictators, big business, death, catastrophes, nuclear energy
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