astrological influence
Stars affecting fate
Astrological influence is the supposed effect that celestial bodies—planets, stars, the moon—have on human affairs, personality, and events on Earth.
Astrology holds that the positions of heavenly bodies at the time of one's birth shape character and destiny: Mercury retrograde is blamed for communication problems.
The concept has no scientific basis but remains culturally widespread.
- sun signZodiac position at birth
- cosmic energyPower flowing through everything
- celestial bodiesObjects in outer space
- planetary alignmentWorlds sharing orbital plane
- Mercury retrogradeApparent backward planetary motion
rising sign · Mars · Venus · Uranus · Pluto · Neptune · Saturn · Jupiter · Mercury · fate and destiny · zodiac signs · natal chart · birth chart · star chart · house system
astrological influencescientific evidence
Data from systematic research
empirical data · statistical correlation · controlled experiment · evidence-based reasoning · natural law
astrological influencenatural law
Inherent moral principles
chemical reaction · gravitational force · random chance · free will · human agency
astrological influencenaturalism
Worldview excluding the supernatural
rationalism · skepticism · secular humanism · physicalism · empiricism
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