Stars of Wisdom

 The word "zodiac" comes from the Greek ζῳδιακός (zōdiakos) — meaning "circle of little animals" or "animal belt in the sky." It got its name from the constellations resembling animals (or living beings) along that path. In other words, the zodiac is the celestial stage visible from Earth. To us it appears as if this stage is slowly turning, even though the opposite is true. We are the ones riding on a gigantic carousel called Earth, which spins around the Sun — and the effect is the apparent movement of the celestial dome. To make navigation easier, we divided this belt into 12 equal parts — zones — and named them after the constellations: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, and so on. Each constellation has one or more bright, prominent stars that help us recognize its shape. So now we have a background: a celestial stage that turns slowly and predictably, giving us a way to orient ourselves. In times without GPS, television, mobile phones, or telescopes — when calen...

Ancient peoples possessed not only advanced culture and technology that remains a great mystery to us today, but also a profound sense of wholeness with nature. This partly stemmed from the physical feeling that nature was a superior force, and partly because such a view was deeply embedded in the very foundations of their understanding of the world they lived in. It may seem normal and self-evident. Yet no matter how hard modern people try to recapture that feeling, we are nowhere near what ancient peoples felt toward nature and the world they inhabited. At the foundations of Western civilization are two very dangerous ideas: First – that man is the master of nature and that nature exists to be exploited by man. Second – that man is the pinnacle of evolution and the most intelligent being on Earth. On such foundations there is no room for respect toward nature and the world we live in, nor does a person from such a civilization feel that they are part of nature and that it is the supe...

 The word "planet" comes from the Greek πλανήτης (planētēs) — meaning "wanderer" or "one who roams." A celestial body that orbits a star, drawn by its gravitational pull. When we look up at the night sky, we see countless bright points of light. Most of them are stars and appear almost fixed on the celestial dome, moving only very slowly. But a few move noticeably faster — they seem to wander from star to star, as if searching for shelter in the endless universe. That’s why the ancient Greeks called these bodies planets — wanderers — and named them after their gods. Later, when the Romans became masters of the ancient world, they left their mark on the sky too, and today the planets bear the names of Roman gods. In astrology — regardless of astronomical definitions — all celestial bodies are called planets. The exceptions are the Sun and Moon, which are sometimes referred to as luminaries (from Latin luminarium — "that which gives light") or simp...

 Astrology, like any other human activity, has its roots right from the very beginnings of human existence on the planet we call Earth. The problem is that in most cases we lack material evidence that could prove the broken epochs of history reaching even deeper into the past. Sometimes there are only stories, myths, and legends that can fill in the missing link. However, the problem with today’s science is that it relies exclusively on tangible evidence. Another, less highlighted but equally important problem is the egocentrism of the West — the tendency to ignore or downplay the achievements of earlier epochs and civilizations, starting from the golden age of Islam and going further back. This alone could fill an entire book, and it can be seen clearly with nothing more than common-sense thinking and without much research or proof. That is why, in this text, we will explore the beginnings of astrology/astronomy using imagination, assumptions, and ideas that step outside the frame...

 Astrology not only teaches us, through knowledge and wisdom gathered over millennia, about the connection between humanity and nature, but also about the connection between humanity and the universe. Even more, astrology teaches us that each of us is a small universe, through which the great universe speaks. We too are infinite and vast, yet infinitely small in relation to the great universe. The natal horoscope is precisely the material representation of how the great universe is reflected in us and materialized in the form of our body and the life path we walk. Although the natal horoscope takes into account the planets of our Solar System — which form only a tiny speck of the Universe — they are powerful and influential enough to affect the course of our life and reveal the blueprint of our soul, our potentials. To some this may seem unfounded because there is no visible or measurable connection between our character, destiny, talents we possess, and the planets and their influ...

 Modern civilization has brought countless benefits—some of which would have seemed like science fiction to people from the past, even to those living just 15 or 20 years ago. At the same time, new ironies emerge in this era. Instead of inspiring us and opening new horizons, today’s trends increasingly close us off from one another and nurture fears of real social contact. Our gaze is directed downward: once we would stare thoughtfully at the asphalt beneath our feet while pondering an uncertain future; today we stare, captivated, at the colorful screens of our smartphones. That’s what they’re called now—no longer just “mobiles.” Imagine now a moment several thousand years ago: no streetlights, no city crowds, just you and nature. Blessed silence, surrounded by sounds you can only hear in the wild. It’s night, the sky flooded with stars—something unimaginable today in cities, or even their outskirts. Just you, nature, a few scattered people, houses far in the distance. You feel the...