Zenith Astrology

ORIGINS OF ASTROLOGY PRE 4,000 BCE The origins of astrology could be said to date back as far as 15, 000 BCE, to the Stone Age, when humans carved markings on animal bones to record the lunar phases. Although a very basic form of astrology, it is evident that human beings identified a relationship with the movement of the ‘stars’ from a very early time. Prior to established civilisation, evidence exists that humans discovered a relevant connection between at least one other planetary body and mundane life, i.e., the Sun. Megalithic monuments found throughout Europe and beyond, including Stonehenge in England, Newgrange in Ireland, Nabta Playa in Egypt, Amazon Stonehenge in Brazil and many more, testify to this revelation. Further research suggests that the people responsible for building these colossal structures would have possessed astronomical and mathematical knowledge equivalent to that of Renaissance Europe. The majority of these monuments, constructed between 4,000-2,000...

Introduction It must have been a magical time, when the whole of society, including the most rational-minded person, believed in celestial deities - beings of higher power and wisdom who resided in the Heavens above watching over inferior mortals on Earth below. Of course, back then it would not have seemed ‘magical’ at all but an established and fundamental part of everyday life - gods and goddesses simply existed. But  why  did they ‘exist’? Or more appropriately, why did our ancestors adopt a belief in deities and celestial powers? When I began to explore mythologies from Earth’s many different cultures, I noticed similarities between certain gods and goddesses, wondering how peoples who had presumably never had contact would coincidentally create strikingly similar deities. Had they in fact exchanged knowledge? Had these gods perhaps really existed? Or did some far older culture predate all of these civilizations, seeding their beliefs across the lands of the Earth? M...