All of this is summarised in a horoscope, a diagram of the zodiac, showing the position of the heavenly bodies at a given time. This belief originated over 2000 years ago in the sky-worshipping religions of Babylonia and was later modified by the Egyptians and Greeks. Perhaps we can view it as a deep and ancient expression of our human need to believe that our lives have meaning beyond our daily existence. Astrology has been tested many times, and no legitimate test has proven any astrological influence. A few positive tests have been reported, but when these tests were repeated by trained statisticians, astrology failed.
Some astrologers claim that astrology is a science.
They claim that it is based on scientific methods and quote elaborate theories about unknown rays from the planets, but there is no scientific evidence that astrology is valid. In fact, all scientific evidence argues against astrology.