Although most people have a working knowledge of astrology, fewer know what alchemy and metaphysics are. Let's look at each one. Very few astrologers today are willing to claim that the planets actually cause events to occur, however there is a substantial correlation. The interaction of the planetary bodies in our solar system can make it possible to predict the activity of human affairs, and even define the very nature of our being.
Planetary energies do reflect the goings on in human affairs.
Through understanding their positions, movements and interaction, we can gain valuable insights. Similar to how genetic scientists can read the whole of the human body from a single strand of DNA, so can the astrologer read a birth chart. Patterns in the physical universe tend to repeat themselves in many different forms. Astrology is one method of deciphering these patterns. The ancients looked on this as the Gods in action.