What we today take for granted, knowing the Earth to be a very small cog in the greater wheel of the universe, was - for the peoples of that time and age - a huge shift in consciousness. It’s literally impossible for us to imagine how chaotic and devastating this paradigm shift and “ideological earthquake” was to become or how effective it would be in rocking the religious world of the day.

Astrology was only one among a much larger group of metaphysical aftershock casualties of this mind bending paradigm shift. As a result of this “ideological earthquake,” the physical science of astronomy and the metaphysical art of astrology began the slow process of being split off from one another - and, for the first time, they became separate, often contrary disciplines. While astronomy blossomed under the watchful eye and blessing of the new Age of Enlightenment - mystically minded astrology was cursed and cast aside under its disdainful, disapproving glare... Once again, Western astrology began disappearing into the mist, shadows, and darkness. At the same time, it would be a mistake to say that the practice of astrology totally died out as a result of the Age of Enlightenment.

Around 150-180 years ago, astrology in Western culture slowly began rising up from the ashes once more and back into public favor, imagination, and consciousness.