Astrology in Hellenistic Period

Astrology in the Hellenistic period (roughly 3rd century BCE) was a scholarly system that linked celestial movements to human affairs and natural phenomena. It combined Babylonian astronomical observations with Greek philosophical ideas, developing complex charts called horoscopes. Practitioners believed planetary positions at a person's birth influenced their personality, destiny, and life events. Astrology was integrated with medicine and philosophy, offering a framework to interpret life’s patterns through celestial signs. It sought to understand the universe’s harmony by correlating the cosmos with individual life, reflecting the period’s pursuit of knowledge connecting the macrocosm (stars) and microcosm (human life).