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How People of the Past Predicted the Future, From Spider Divination to Bibliomancy
A new exhibition spotlights the ways in which cultures around the world have sought answers in the face of uncertainty ...
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The Controversy Over the Long Lost 13th Zodiac Sign
The word 'Ophiuchus' might mean nothing to most people, but to astrology aficionados it  could have been the 13th zodiac sign ...
Scientific American5d
What Is the Zodiac—And What Does It Mean for You?
The familiar zodiac constellations are defined by Earth’s motion around the sun, but they don’t define your fate ...
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Here’s the New Year’s resolution each zodiac sign should stick to
New Year’s resolutions have their roots in ancient Mesopotamia when some 4,000 years ago Babylonians began celebrating the new year (which for them fell in March and coincided with a religious ...
The Christian Post on MSN15d
What was the Star of Bethlehem that the wise men followed?
The star is mentioned twice, and the text implies the first sighting was at the time of Jesus's birth.
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The meaning of Epiphany in Matt 2: myth or reality?
I am reposting here my annual collection of resources on the Epiphany, the visit of the magi to the young Jesus, as recorded ...
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Did You Know? The Influence of Astrology on the Science of Astronomy along the Silk Roads
In fact, astrology was commonly accepted in political and cultural ... For example, astrological calculations by the ancient Babylonians led to new discoveries in geometry and observing and measuring ...
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Star of Bethlehem finally discovered: It’s moving through this point in the universe
Babylonian astrology, a most popular practice in the ancient world, could provide the key to the riddle of the Star of ...