Home›Sources›A History of Western AstrologySourcesA History of Western AstrologyCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "A History of Western Astrology." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/a-history-of-western-astrology.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). A History of Western Astrology. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/a-history-of-western-astrologyCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-a-history-of-western-astrology, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {A History of Western Astrology}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/a-history-of-western-astrology}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXNicholas Campion's two volume history works from the historical record of what astrologers across centuries actually wrote and practiced, rather than assessing whether any of it works, a distinction the book itself insists on throughout. Its scale, tracing the practice from antiquity to the present in two full volumes, is itself part of its standing: shorter popular histories tend to skip periods this one covers in full. This record has not independently checked Campion's specific historical claims against the primary sources he cites for each period, so a claim resting on one narrow historical episode may be worth confirming against a primary text directly. It is a strong source for when and how a given astrological idea or practice arose and spread. It is deliberately silent on the question of astrology's validity, since that is outside a historian's remit, and a claim that astrology predicts anything real is not something this source, or any historical source, can support.FactsClaims Backed By This Source (2,066 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationAuthorWell-attestedNicholas CampionPublisherWell-attestedContinuumPublication YearWell-attested2009URLWell-attestedhttps://nicholascampion.org/a-history-of-western-astrology-volume-1/Source TypeWell-attestedacademic monographAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1An academic two volume history of the practice by a scholar of the field, cited here for what astrologers have believed and when rather than for whether their claims are true.NotesWell-attestedAcademic history of the practice in two volumes. Used for what astrologers have believed and when, not for whether it is so.Claims Backed By This Source (2,066 claims)This source backs 2,066 claims across the atlas. As facts: 946 well-attested, 10 scholarly debate, 1 open question. As cited relationships: 515 holds, 1 connected. Plus 593 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSabian Symbols, 720 claims: 360 holds, 360 general references.Religious Symbols, 291 claims: 179 well-attested, 63 holds, 49 general references.Articles, 245 claims: 235 well-attested, 3 holds, 7 general references.Decans, 180 claims: 144 well-attested, 36 general references.Planets, 114 claims: 80 well-attested, 10 holds, 24 general references.Arabic Parts, 80 claims: 48 well-attested, 16 holds, 16 general references.Aspects, 69 claims: 54 well-attested, 2 holds, 13 general references.Zodiac Signs, 63 claims: 39 well-attested, 12 holds, 12 general references.Categories, 51 claims: 42 well-attested, 9 general references.Days of the Week, 45 claims: 21 well-attested, 17 holds, 7 general references.Scripts & Magical Alphabets, 42 claims: 18 well-attested, 12 holds, 12 general references.Ages, 30 claims: 8 well-attested, 7 scholarly debate, 10 holds, 5 general references.Historical Figures, 28 claims: 21 well-attested, 1 open question, 2 holds, 4 general references.Houses, 24 claims: 12 well-attested, 12 general references.Numbers, 24 claims: 11 well-attested, 2 holds, 11 general references.Open Questions, 15 claims: 12 well-attested, 1 connected, 2 general references.Continents, 13 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 4 holds, 4 general references.Sources, 8 claims: 8 well-attested.Disciplines, 6 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 holds, 2 general references.Constellations, 4 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 1 general references.Esoteric Texts, 4 claims: 2 well-attested, 2 general references.Polarities, 4 claims: 2 well-attested, 2 general references.Sections, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.Sign Modes, 2 claims: 1 scholarly debate, 1 general references.Body Parts, 1 claims: 1 general references.Prophecies, 1 claims: 1 holds.Well-attested946AgesAge of AquariusAge of AriesAge of TaurusThe Great YearArabic PartsPart of BasisPart of ChildrenPart of CouragePart of DeathPart of ErosPart of ExaltationPart of FatherPart of FortunePart of MarriagePart of MotherPart of NecessityPart of NemesisPart of SiblingsPart of SicknessPart of SpiritPart of VictoryArticlesA Calculated PointA Calculated Point, Not a BodyA Classical PlanetA Classical PlanetA Classical PlanetA Classical PlanetA Cycle Rather Than a StageA Division That Does Not Come Out EvenA Minor AspectA Minor AspectA Minor Body in AstrologyA Modern PlanetA Modern PlanetA Modern PlanetA Physician Without a Doctorate, and a Prophet Who Denied the TitleA Plain Alphabet Made Esoteric by UseA Sign of the ZodiacA Sign of the ZodiacA Sign of the ZodiacA Sign of the ZodiacA Sign of the ZodiacA Sign of the ZodiacA Sign of the ZodiacA Sign of the ZodiacA Sign of the ZodiacA Sign of the ZodiacA Sign of the ZodiacA Sign of the ZodiacAlmanacs First: The Business of ProphecyAn Angle of the HoroscopeShowing 1 to 50 of 430 entities carrying this claim. NextScholarly debate10AgesAge of AquariusAge of AriesAge of PiscesAge of TaurusConstellationsZodiacContinentsAmericasSign ModesFixedOpen question1Historical FiguresPtolemyHolds515AgesAge of AquariusAge of AriesAge of PiscesAge of TaurusArabic PartsPart of BasisPart of ChildrenPart of CouragePart of DeathPart of ErosPart of ExaltationPart of FatherPart of FortunePart of MarriagePart of MotherPart of NecessityPart of NemesisPart of SiblingsPart of SicknessPart of SpiritPart of VictoryArticlesA Cycle Rather Than a StageEight Aspects the Older Tradition Mostly Never CountedThe Five Aspects Even Ptolemy Would RecognizeAspectsSemi-squareSesqui-quadrateContinentsGlobalDays of the WeekFridayMondaySaturdaySundayThursdayTuesdayWednesdayDisciplinesWestern AstrologyHistorical FiguresNicholas CulpeperNostradamusNumbers1236PlanetsChironJupiterMarsMercuryMoonNadirNorth NodeSaturnSunVenusPropheciesLes Propheties (the Nostradamus Quatrains)Religious SymbolsAquariusShowing 1 to 50 of 479 entities carrying this claim. NextConnected1Open QuestionsDoes any authority extend the classical astrological chorography to the Americas, and on what reasoning?General References593AgesAge of AquariusAge of AriesAge of PiscesAge of TaurusThe Great YearArabic PartsPart of BasisPart of ChildrenPart of CouragePart of DeathPart of ErosPart of ExaltationPart of FatherPart of FortunePart of MarriagePart of MotherPart of NecessityPart of NemesisPart of SiblingsPart of SicknessPart of SpiritPart of VictoryArticlesA Cycle Rather Than a StageEight Aspects the Older Tradition Mostly Never CountedHow Greek Astrology Named and Ranked the Twelve HousesHow Ptolemy's Own Text Assigns the Soul's Qualities to the PlanetsThe Five Aspects Even Ptolemy Would RecognizeThe Study of Planetary Hours: History and MethodWhat a Day Entry CoversAspectsBiquintileConjunctionNovileOppositionQuincunxQuintileSemi-sextileSemi-squareSeptileSesqui-quadrateSextileSquareTrineBody PartsAnklesCategoriesArabic PartsAspectsConstellationsDecansFixed StarsHousesPlanetsSabian SymbolsShowing 1 to 50 of 593 entities carrying this claim. 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