Astrology is the general discipline recorded in this atlas under the esoteric-text discipline value astrology, for texts that treat the heavens as a source of information about human affairs, without belonging to one regional system. Wikipedia describes astrology as a range of divinatory practices that propose that information about human affairs and terrestrial events may be discerned by studying the apparent positions of celestial objects, and notes that it has been recognized as pseudoscientific since the 18th century. This entity stands for the umbrella discipline, distinct from the separately recorded Western, Chinese, Vedic and Mayan astrologies. It is recorded as its own discipline entity so that the esoteric texts that belong to it can be grouped and compared in one place, while each text entry keeps its own facts and sources.
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Astrology is a range of divinatory practices, recognized as pseudoscientific since the 18th century, that propose that information about human affairs and terrestrial events may be discerned by studying the apparent positions of celestial objects.
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